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2008 SPRING HOME AND LEISURE SHOW
HAS BEEN CANCELLED
The Beausejour Lions Club has regretably had to cancel this year's Home & Leisure Show. For reasons not directly
under the control of the Club, the vendor registration numbers were insufficient for the Show to be viable
for everyone concerned. The Beausejour Lion's Club has since received numerous comments from various sources.
They all generally state that they are looking forward to the 2009 Show and want to participate next year.
But no decision has been made on, nor any planning done for, the next BEAUSEJOUR HOME & LEISURE SHOW.
Next spring's Home & Leisure Show
would then still be the 7th Show. If it is decided to carry on once again it would still likely be held in early April.
So Stay tuned!
Our new idea that was to be introduced at the 2008 Show, the USED BOOK & PUZZLE SALE, will still be carried out during
the coming year at a date(s) and time(s) that have yet to be decided. So Stay tuned for that as well!
For information purposes, the 2008 entry form is available by clicking here or from the Home & Leisure Show 2008 website.
The 2008 entry form is in PDF format, ready for you to copy.
If you have a new computer with the VISTA O/S and Adobe Reader Version 7.0, it is unlikely you’ll be able to read standard PDF files. The solution is to obtain the latest release of Adobe Reader - Version 8.1.1 has been updated to work with the VISTA O/S. The new version of Adobe Reader is available at http://www.adobe.com/downloads/
If, after updating to Adobe Reader V 8.1.1, you are still having difficulty please let us know via the ‘contact us’ link on the Home & Leisure website.
Computers running XP and using Adobe Reader Version 7.0 or 8.1.1 will continue to have no difficulty.
2006 ACTIVITIES
Our year started off as a busy one with plenty of activities planned. Early on, our club hosted a hot dog and drink stand at the 2006 Manitoba Winter Games. From April 21 to 23, 2006, our club hosted yet another very successful Home & Leisure Show at the Sun Gro Centre curling rink in Beausejour. CNIB raffle tickets were also offered during this event and sales were brisk.
After a lovely summer, it was back to work for our club members as they once again organized the annual Double B Rodeo parade - always a hit with children of all ages.
Each fall, our club also organizes a food drive to collect much needed non-perishable food items for the local food bank. After teaming up with the local Air Cadets and Scouts, this year's food drive was one of the most successful ever, as we collected over 1,600lbs of food.
In addition to our regular fall activities, our club assisted the local Grade 5 students as they planted new trees on the grounds of the Nolan Thomas Playspace.
Throughout the year, our club once again supported many important initiatives and projects through monetary donations. Some of these included our local Christmas Hamper campaign, North Eastman Health Association East Gate Lodge, MidWinter Convention Door Prize, Journey for Sight, the Zaborniak Family, Saddling up for Dog Guide Event, Western Canada Blind Golf Assoc.,
2005 ACTIVITIES
Our club was honoured to be able to provide financial assistance to a young family whose daughter required a hearing aid. We contributed $400 towards the cost of the hearing aid.
Two members of the Beausejour Lions Club attended the Mid-Winter Convention and Lion Dick Critchley helped with registration.
We helped to support the Journey for Sight snowmobile run and the Mid-Winter 5M-11 Convention by purchasing books of tickets in our Club's name and we also donated to the South Asia Tsunami Disaster Fund.
Several members of our club once again assumed the duties of manning the canteen at the annual Canadian Power Togobban Championships, helping to raise $800 for the Club.
We once again held a very successful Home and Leisure Show in early April. This event has become our Club's major fundraiser, helping to support the philanthropic activities of the Club.
During the May long weekend, our Club sponsored and served breakfast for thousands of Air Cadets during their annual Golden Falcon event, which was held in Beausejour this year.
Follwing a break over the summer months, and as the Christmas season approached, our club began organizing our annual Senior's Christmas Supper event where club members served Christmas dinner to all residents of the Lions Lodge.
Lion Rose and Lion Don also spearheaded an individual Christmas Hamper campaign that was once again very successful and pleasure to be involved with.
2004 ACTIVITIES
Lion Rose and Lion Don spearheaded a Christmas Hamper for a selected family. They donated items and used a budget of $226. An additional $200 was also donated to Christmas Hamper Fund.
Our club helped boost the Christmas spirit by hosting a Seniors Christmas Supper at Lion Lodge in December. We also enjoyed a visit from the District Governor on November 24 when he installed new member Rose Marsh.
Two members attended the Mid Winter Convention and were delegates for our club. Report presented on their return. Were unimpressed by the voting and elections protocol.
Our club has sold 14 CNIB calendars.
Our club supported Lion Kim MacAulay's nomination for Women Entrepreneur of the Year in the Contributing to Community category.
We worked the pit canteen for the spring Canadian Power Toboggan Championships and contributed 62 Lions hours earning $800.00 for our club.
The Home & Leisure Show is over for another year. Hundreds of hours of Lions hours earned appoximately $6,200.00 profit. This is obviously our club's major fund-raising project.
Our club was able to sell $1,183 of CNIB truck raffle tickets before and during the Home and Leisure Show.
We have been working to organize several activities for the fall including Journey for Sight, CNIB canvass, Peace Poster contest and Project Pride through two local schools.
2003 LAST QUARTER ACTIVITIES
We welcomed two new members to our club: Randy Melnick and Scott Skipper. Lion Waldo Klassen will be transferring to Winnipeg Beach.
The Lions Vice District Governor, representing District Governor, attended our 55th Birthday celebration on November 9th.
We awarded 100% attendance pins to eleven of our members for the 2002-2003 season.
On behalf of the Beausejour Lions Club, a wreath was laid during the Remembrance Day Service.
Our club's operation history for the past nine years has been officially compiled.
Thanks to a grant from the Brokenhead River Community Foundation, we purchased a new table for the common are at the Lions Lodge.
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