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District Lioness 25 Year Pin - 1982 to 2007 - we presented these pins to our current
Lioness members as well as past members and dignitaries at our celebration. A
definite must for your Lioness / Lion pin collection - ask any Sooke District
Lioness how to obtain your pin. | |
25 years ago
(1982), the Sooke Lioness Club was started, sponsored by the Sooke Lions Club.
Our first President was Anne Scott. Anne was one of the many original members
to attend our party, and entertained us with a history of the Club's early activities.
According to Anne, the #1 fundraiser was "Henrietta's Poop Parlour _ $1.00
a square" (ask Anne about that one). They also sold handmade personalized
Easter eggs, blackberry pies (members ended up buying most of them !), handpainted
Christmas ornaments (again mostly purchased by the members). They
provided Christmas hampers to needy families, organized "Toys for Kids",
assisted the Sooke Lions with their Seafood Suppers and at work parties at Camp
Shawnigan, assisted at All Sooke Day with activities such as the baby show, registered
and weighed babies at the Well Baby Clinics, made and delivered treats for Meals
on Wheels. Anne
and the Sooke Lioness even entered a railway pump car race ! Did they win - I
don't know - ask Anne ! |
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What
would a celebration be without a cake - it was delicious !
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Pins
on sashes at left were donated to Sooke District Lioness by Anne Scott and another
original member of the Sooke Lioness, Shirley Vowles. |
After
entertaining everyone with her lively history of Lioness activities in Sooke,
Anne Scott presented the Sooke District Lioness Club with a display of all the
Lioness Club pins in District 19-I. |
Sooke
District Lioness President Ellen Martin welcoming DG Sid Roemer and LDP Mary Hall. |
Honorary
Lioness Shirley Vowles (there is a Lioness letter "L" on the fountain
in the Sooke Lioness garden at Camp Shawnigan, thanks to Shirley), Sooke District
Lioness Pres. Ellen Martin and SDL member Lioness Jean Whiffin. Jean is displaying
the SDL Club brochure for 2007 - 2008. Jean's brochures have won awards at the
annual District 19-I Conventions. |
SDL
Sue Waring with guests Lion Charles Mowbray and Lion Bill Koski (Lioness Liaison).
Lion Charles and Lion Bill both spoke about their involvement with the SDL over
the years. | 
Past
District Lioness President Mary Hall with District Governor Sid Roemer and his
wife, Lioness Bobbie. Lioness Mary spoke about what volunteering means in Lionism.
DG Sid and his wife presented all of the Sooke District Lioness with lovely yellow
roses. |
Sooke
Lions President Don Mayo, Ken Young and Greg Sadler, with Jane Beddows, wife of
ZC Al Beddows. | 
Zone
Chairman Al Beddows of the Sooke Lions Club spoke about the value of Lioness in
Sooke and our association with the Sooke Lions Club. |
First
Sooke Lioness President Anne Scott with Lioness Joan P., friends from the beginning
of the Sooke Lioness and to this day.
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Anne
Scott, Bobbie Roemer, Treasurer Barb Young, Secretaries Jean Conway and Sue Waring,
Pres. Ellen Martin, and Tail Twister Jo Bohn - back row Jean
Whiffin, Isabella Nickel, Joan Putney and Heather Nuttal - middle row Vice-Pres.
Gail Nash and DG Sid Roemer - front row
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