Kenora Lake of the Woods Lions Club
Archived List of 2003 Events

Kenora's Lions have been involved in this fund raiser since its inception almost 20 years ago. This program raises funds for the Lions Foundation of Canada's Dog Guide program. Thanks to Lions clubs like ours, each year nearly 100 individuals with disabilities are given new mobility when they graduate with a dog that is trained to assist their visual or hearing impairment, or with their various physical disabilities.

The foundation raises and trains guide dogs at the Sir James Dunn facility in Oakville, Ontario. The guide dogs are then matched with a handicapped Canadian at absolutely no cost to them. Dogs are trained to assist the vision impaired (Canine Vision Canada); the hearing impaired (Hearing Ear Dogs of Canada); and the physically impaired (Special Skills Dogs of Canada).

Through the past 19 years, Kenora citizens have responded to the Walk for Dog Guides, raising an average of $2,500.00 per year by asking their friends and neighbours to pledge money as they walk the 5 km route. This year's walk was held Sunday, October 5th.

This draw is one of the two primary sources of funding for the Kenora Lions Club's charitable contributions in the community. All proceeds from the draw will go to Lions Club community projects.

The draw took place during Kenora's Harbourfest Celebration on Monday, August 4th at 4PM at the Kenora Harbourfront.

• First Prize was a 2003 Ford Mustang Convertable
  Won By Alexander Frechette
  Supplied by Dingwall Ford
  
  
  
• Second Prize was a 2003 SeaDoo Watercraft
  Won By Darlene Delleridge
  
  
  
• Third Prize was a $500 Gift Certificate
  Won by Jennifer Carten
  Supplied by Kenora Safeway

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Kenora CNIB/Lions Dinner 2003

Lions across Canada have always enjoyed a close affiliation with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB). This friendship comes in several ways: direct financial gifts, canvassing, purchase of specialized equipment and many other ways.

In Kenora, the Lions along with the Air Cadets canvassed the residential areas during the CNIB's annual canvas for funds. When manpower ran short, we set up an outlet for Nevada tickets with the proceeds going to the CNIB. In recent years, the club has made straight cash donations from the proceeds of our twice-a-year lotteries.

Lion Helen Oneschuk who sits on the Kenora advisory board of the CNIB brought a fresh idea to her club, something slightly different than financial support. Her idea was to hold a special evening for local blind clients of the CNIB. The evening would include dinner and a short program of local entertainment. Also invited are local board members as well as CNIB staff members from Thunder Bay. The first CNIB client dinner was held in 1996 and was a great success. So much so, that the event has been held ever since.

This year's dinner (the seventh) took place on May 13. A short general meeting followed the CNIB evening.

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