COURTICE LIONS CLUB was chartered on Sept. 3, 1997, and incorporated on Nov. 25, 2003. We were sponsored by the Bowmanville Lions Club.

Courtice (population 35,000) is part of The Municipality of Clarington (population 80,000), Ontario, Canada. It is located 50 km East of Toronto, on the North shore of Lake Ontario, along Highway 2 (King Street), between Oshawa to the West, and Bowmanville to the East. The Darlington Nuclear Plant is located in Courtice.

We have completed the first phase of the upgradeing to the Courtice Lions Millennium Trail, with the assistance of a $15,000 Ontario Trillium Grant. We have applied for a second grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to put in a pedestrian bridge.

DISTRICT OFFICERS-Present & former members who have served in District Cabinet.
Jack Fisher-Cabinet Treasurer-A-3 (2007/8) Jack Fisher-ZC-District A-7 (now A7/11), currently MDA Treasurer (2008/9-)
Gord Sutton-ZC-District A-16 and District A-3 twice
Colleen Harwood-ZC-District A-7 (now A7/11)
Evelyn Fisher-ZC-District A-3

SPECIAL LIONS AWARDS to our present & former members.

INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENTS CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION AWARD
Steve Shanks, presented by International President Ashok Mehta in 2006.
Evelyn Fisher, presented by International President Jimmy Ross in 2007.

MELVIN JONES FELLOWSHIP
Brad Anderson
Evelyn Fisher
Jack Fisher
Bud Lambert
Ferd Longo
Gord Sutton

BRIAN STEVENSON FELLOWSHIP
Dorothy Sutton
Steve Shanks

HARRY A NEWMAN DIABETES AWARD
Evelyn Fisher-she is the first recipient of this award.

EDWIN A. BAKER FOUNDER AWARD
LIONS/CNIB PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
Bud Lambert

HELEN KELLER FELLOWSHIP
Jack Fisher
Bill Odynski
Gord Sutton
Murray Walton

100% PRESIDENT
Lion Ferd Longo received a 100% Presidents Award for 2005-6.

100% SECRETARY
Our secretary, Lion Billie Grozelle, received a 100% Secretary Award for the year 2005-6.

BULLETIN AWARD
Our bulletin editors, Lion Georgie Major and Lion Cathy Major, received the award for Best Bulletin in the District for 2005-6.
For the three years in a row, our bulletin editor Lion Georgie Major, received the award for Best Bulletin in the District for 2006-7 and 2008-9.
Best in district and overall MDA Bulletin Award in Ontario Lions District.


TESTIMONIALS
Adrian Foster, Councillor, Municipality of Clarington
"The Lions Club of Courtice should be congratulated on being an active and integral part of Clarington. The group displays all of the characteristics that you'd expect of Lions, whether they are providing 'sweat equity' in our neighbourhoods or fundraising for a worthy cause, the spirit of generosity and care for community is always evident." Subsequent to providing this testamonial, Adrian Foster has joined the Courtice Lions Club.

Don MacArthur, Former Councillor, Municipality of Clarington
"One of the things that makes Clarington such a great place is the level of volunteer involvement and the scope of their community minded work. The Courtice Lions Club is one such group of people who give of themselves tirelessly with such projects as sponsoring guide dogs, the VIP programme in the schools, the eyeglass collections and diabetes awareness programes. All of these, and many other things the Lions do, make our municipality better. Their efforts do not go un-noticed and are much appreciated by council and the citizens of Clarington."

PAST EXECUTIVE OFFICERS-1997-2008
YEAR...PRESIDENT.........SECRETARY..........TREASURER
2008-9 Georgina Major......Evelyn Fisher...........Steve Shanks
2007-8 Georgina Major......Evelyn Fisher............Jack Fisher
2006-7 Colleen Harwood....Billie Grozelle..........Jack Fisher
2005-6 Ferd Longo..............Billie Grozelle..........Jack Fisher
2004-5 Steve Shanks...........Billie Grozelle..........Jack Fisher
2003-4 Evelyn Fisher........(Estelle) Billie Grozelle..Jack Fisher
2002-3 John Wells...............Steve Shanks..........Mary Calhoun
2001-2 Jack Fisher................Steve Shanks..........Mary Calhoun
2000-1 Gord Sutton.............Jack Fisher..............Jack Fisher
1999-0 Ann Mailer..............Gord Sutton..............Jack Fisher
1998-9 Louise Chasles........Gord Sutton..............Cheryle Brathwaite
1997-8 Jennifer Petch..........Carole Anderson......Ann Mailer

We sell Nevada Tickets at the Courtice Flea Market, each Saturday and Sunday at 9am-4pm.

Adopt-A-Road Program-We've adopted Trulls Road, from Bloor St to King St., Courtice, for clean up.

Shopping Spree: We are selling tickets for this event.
Prizes are:
1st: $1000 Shopping Spree at Loblaws Bowmanville
2nd: $200 gift certificate from Home Depot
3rd: $100 gift certificate from Loblaws Bowmanville

We are contuinuing our leading in the 3rd Annual Free Kids Skate with Santa, Craft and Bake Sale at the South Courtice Arena on Sunday, December 7/08. Thanks to Lion Georgie, the lead organizer of this event. We still need vendors, bakers and Door prizes. Click on the link above for more information

Our second Purina Walk for Dog Guides will be held on Sunday, June 1, 2008. The assembly point will be Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School on Courtice Rd S. For more info on dog walks, go to www.purinawalkfordogguides.com.

We are doing Vision and Hearing Screening at several schools in Courtice will begin April 2009.

Our second year of sponsoring Effective Speaking in the schools was a success. One of our students-Madeline Perrault, from Emily Stowe Public School, placed second in the District Effective Speaking contest. in 2008-9, we expect 8 Courtice Schools to participate

Newfie Dance
Plans are underway for our annual Newfie Dance to be held on Saturday, June 14/08 at the Rickard Recreation Complex at Highway 2 and Region Rd 57. Tickets are available from Lion Bernie at 905-433-8838.

VIP
Lion Bud will once again be presenting VIP medalions to the Grade 6 classes in the local Courtice schools this spring and early summer.

MedicAlert-No Child Without
A new partnership has been formed with the Lions Clubs of Canada and MedicAlert to provide a MedicAlert braclet and membership to all school kids in Canada up to age 14 at no cost to the students. MedicAlert will administer the program and the Lions Clubs will provide some of the financial support. Past International Director Lion Terry Graham is heading up the Canadian program, Lion Janet Marissen is the MDA representative and CT Lion Jack Fisher, of the Courtice Lions Club, is the District A-3 representative. More information on this program is available on the MedicAlert web site at www.nochildwithout.ca/lcc.

The Environment
Lion Bill Odynski is our environmental champion. He has been very active for several years collecting used eye glasses (over 11,000 so far) for reycling to third world countries, pop tabs and cans, and now, with the help of Lion Jane Squair, they are collecting glass bottles.

MDA Lions

Municipality of Clarington