About the Hyde Park and District Lions Club

Our Lions Club meets twice a month at the Riverside United Church. The second Monday of each month is our business meeting, beginning at 7 p.m. Our dinner meeting is held on the fourth Monday each month, also beginning at 7 p.m.

We raise funds by selling fireworks for the Victoria Day on the May 24th weekend and then again for the July 1st holiday. In the spring we run a yard sale at Van Horik's Greenhouse and we barbecue a lot throughout the year. We have our own barbecue on wheels that is pulled behind a car or truck as well as tents, tables and accessories that may be needed for an event.  We even barbecue at private functions. We always manage to have a lot of fun working together.

In the summers of  the past three years, we have hosted a weekly cruse night for people who collect and/or enjoy classic cars and trucks. We call our event the "Country Cruizin" and hold it on Thursday evenings at Steve Plunkett's "Fleetwood Farm". In 2008, we were proud to be able to donate $14,000.00 to SARI (Special Abilities Riding Institute). All of this was thanks to the generous donations and support of our weekly participants and visitors. In 2009, we supported the Lions Foundation of Canada and its Dog Guides program. Last year, we donated the funds raised to the London chapter of Autism Ontario. The Hyde Park Lions are running this event again next summer and it would be nice to have you join us some Thursday evening. You are sure to enjoy yourself and come out often.  You can learn more about this at www.countrycruizin.com

Our Lions Club supports many of the Lions Programs involving sight prevention, Guide Dogs, and Diabetes (the leading cause of preventable blindness). We also support a number of local initiatives and enjoy participating in projects with our friends and neighbours in the Hyde Park area. We always have fun working the Adopt-A Highway program where we clean up a section of Highway 22 twice a year. There are great times to be had with the folks at Scarecrow Days in Hyde Park. We like to be in the parade, have people guess the weight of our giant pumpkin and of course serving more barbecue delights. At the end of November, we sponsor the Hyde Park Christmas parade, a  community parade with a tremndous small-town spirit.

There's more to tell, like manning the Salvation Army Kettles, fund raising draws, the Boat Show, visitations, the Dog Walk, and more. If you are interested in being part of this, you may want to contact our Membership Chair, Lion John at john@mclachlin.com. We would love to meet you.