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Page HERALD Wetlisadajr May ByNEILMILLfcK HeraM Special was started in in Chicago when Jones and a small group of business men ed to start up a club dedicated to helping their fellow man In 1920 became interna when the first club was founded in Windsor Ontario Today is earned on by million Lions in 39 clubs in 166 nations Lions International as it is known has its headquarters in Oakbrook Illinois where it oversees Lions Clubs all over the world sending out information in official languages For more efficient operation the organization is broken down into smaller groups Acton Belongs to Multiple District A which includes On tario Quebec Labrador and New All Lions proudly wear the Lions emblem a gold L on a purple background surrounded by two lions profiles facing away from the centre representing both past and future Proud of the past confident of the future The objects of Lionism which ail Lions try to live up to are To create and a spirit of understanding among the peoples of the world To promote the principles of good government and good citizen ship To take an active interest in the civic cultural social and moral welfare of the community To unite the Lions Clubs in the bonds of friendship good fellowship and understanding To provide a forum for the open discussion of all matters of public interest provided however that partisan politics and sectarian religion shall not be debated by club members To encourage service minded men to serve their community without personal financial reward and to encourage efficiency and promote high ethical standards in commerce industry professions public works and private endeavors Acton Lions Club was chartered on March when a group of Georgetown Lions decided to come to Acton and talk to a group of Ac ton men about starting up a service club On March 1960 at a banquet arranged in the old Legion Hall on Main St Acton the following men took their oath of office and the Acton Lions Club was borp Charter President Alex Johnson Charter Members includ Allen Raymond John Doherty George Gold Anthony Ironside Sydney Lam Philip Lawrence Victor Morris Thomas Mullen Peter Frank Swift Frank Terry and Henry Of this original group only Peter Papillon remains in the club Friday evening he was recogniz ed for his 30 years service with his Peter left an original charter member of the Aclon I ions Club receives congratulations and a framed certificate from Elliot in recognition of his years of community service with the Acton Lions Club SHOP LOCALLY WIN Acton Lions Club celebrated its 30th year as a com service club Friday evening at the Acton Legion and a host of dignitaries was on hand to join in the celebration Pictured above from left to right Bfll Paterson representing Turner lions Club District Governor George Carpenter In ternational Director of the Lions Club International GU Constantln Acton Lions Club President Tim Price Hills Mayor Russ Miller and WaltEMot Herald photos 30year pin and was honored by his fellow members who bestowed on him a life membership Looking back over the years Ac ton Lions have assisted in a multitude of projects One of the first was a donation to the Acton Community Centre to assist with the installation of ar tificial ice This was later followed with donations of hockey nets tables and chairs and later the Zamboni Ice Shaver The Lions have been a faithful contributor for over 20 years to the Lake Joseph Camp for The Blind Here visitors are amazed to see blind people water skiing and tising archery The Lions had a commis for presentation to the Ac ton Library and sponsored the campaign in Acton for many years Acton Lions have sponsored ball and hockey teams for years for several years sponsored the Husky dog races at the high school and held teenage dancing for several years Acton Lions sponsored the Golden Age Club supplied the public schools with Elmer the Safe ty Elephant and Elmer Flags which flew from the flag pole at half mast if a child was injured Oddly enough Elmer down the street in a little red wagon in the Fall Fair Parade was the hit of the show with the children in 196970 Acton Lions had the north and northwest shores of Fairy Lake graded after the lake was dredged so they could be used as parkland and had a culvert in stalled so it was possible to walk over from Lakeview Subdivision Manv residents will remember taking part in the minstrel show held annually At one time the Lions owned a complete set of costumes The club had a Western Roundup Show in 1966 and practiced for weeks in the Anglican Church and were the first club in Acton to have a horse on stage in the Acton arena The Lions had Maurice Rocket Richard as guest speaker at a din in the old Legion and packed the arena with more than peo ple several times to dance to the down eastern music of Harry and The Shrimp Cocktail One of our greatest ac was getting a swimming pool for Acton along with the help of all the citizens of Acton the council and staff of the school board One of our big disappointments was buying the Acton Railway Sta and not being able to move it to the park We first incurred the wrath of the Subdivision residents by trying to get permis to put it on parkland on that side of the lake We finally received permission to put it at the point of the park where the new pumping station is presently located This proved financially unfeasable and we had to demolish it We had a dead line for demolishing it and filling in the basement The Queen was touring Canada and it had to be done before she came through This was barely accomplished and with a huge crowd by the tracks the train roared through with the curtains tightly drawn We are proud to be life members of Canine Vision Canada which with financial and moral support of Lions of Canada was established in in 1985 to tram guide dogs In 1988 a second project involved hearing ear dogs This training establishment also trains the recipients in the use and handling of their dog Dogs are matched to the reel pients presonahty and take about two years to train the cost to the blind person is absorbed by Lions Clubs through donations This training establishment has combined its training program with a similar establishment in St Madeline Quebec In recent years projects have eluded hockey and ball teams talking books for the library and Camp Dorset where campers can have dialysis treatment regularly is open to all men and for the last two years women Membership is by invitation and anyone wishing to be invited may ask any Lion for sponsorship The member will submit a proposal for membership The Acton Lions are cooking up a storm in the park at BAck to Ac ton Days Sat June 23 See you there LUCKY LICENCE NUMBER HERES HOW TO WIN Each week The Herald will select a licence number from the parking lot of a different Halton Hills retailer and publish that num In this feature the owner of that vehicle then has seven 7 days to claim his her prize of a FREE Lube Lube Oil and Filter PLAY THE GAME WIN A LUBE OIL FILTER FROM Super THIS WEEKS NUMBER PHL997 Prize Includes the HERALD Home Newspaper of Hills Established I UP TO LITRES OF10W30OIL OILFILTER LUBElfReqd NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Georgetown District Memorial Hospital We are pleased to advise fnends of the Georgetown District Memorial Hospital that the Annual General Meeting of the Hospital will be held on June at 30 p in the Bennett Health Care Centre Mr Andy Barry Host of the Andy Barry Show on CFRB radio will be our guest speaker Mr Barry has discussed many issues relating to health care on his program and also serves as a Director of a Toronto Hospital In order to qualify as an annual voting member one must either pay the Annual Membership fee of 5 00 by May 1 during business hours at the Hospital or a donation of 1 00 00 qualifies the donor as a Life Member Please join us Mark Rochon Executive Director Graeme C A Chairman rTf