Lions alive and well in Strathmore

Times Contributor      

 

Every year the Strathmore Lions Club holds an amazing town Christmas party at the Civic Centre.

This Christmas party, according to the club, “is to give small businesses in Strathmore a place to have an office party with music, good food, and a holiday atmosphere. The Strathmore Lions Club decorates the hall, caters the meal, runs the bar, and cleans up after it. We serve a Christmas turkey and ham buffet for close to 400 people. This takes a 100 per cent club effort to pull this project off.” 

Many of the local businesses participate by buying tables for the event. Tickets go on sale immediately in January for the coming year.

This past year (2013) the entertainment for the evening was a 14-piece band that was spectacular, and certainly put people in the Christmas spirit.

The monies from the event go toward community projects that are not funded by either provincial or federal governments, and the Lions Club happily is able to fill the hole for these special projects. In the past the money has gone toward the development of the Aquatic Centre attached to the Strathmore High School and the Civic Centre. This year the focus will be on projects including a new lawn bowling court for the upcoming 55+ summer games, and a new fitness park.

The group will also be holding a supper and auction night on April 5 and with purchased tickets for the dinner you also will get a bidding card; a toonie bar will be provided for the evening as well.

The Strathmore Lions will be celebrating their 75th Charter Night on March 8. 

Anyone interested in joining or checking out the club is welcome to attend a meeting. Their regular meetings are held every first and third Thursday of the month at 6 p.m., with supper to follow in the Chuck Mercer room at the Strathmore Civic Centre at 120 Brent Boulevard.

This coming year the Christmas event will boast a blues and jazz band for the entertainment and will be held on Saturday, Dec. 13. Tickets can be purchased at PJ’s Appliance. For further inquiries contact www.strathmorelions.ca.