The Palmerston Lions Club was chartered on Sept. 27, 1939 and the club will celebrate 75 years of serving the community on Sept. 20 at the Palmerston Community Centre.
The evening’s festivities will feature a dinner at 7pm with a large display of photos and memorabilia from the last 75 years.
The club’s special guest for the weekend and featured speaker for the evening will be past international director for the Lions, Dr. Patti Hill from Alberta. Hill is also a candidate for international 2nd vice-president.
The public is welcome to attend the dinner and tickets are available by contacting any Lions member or phoning Lion Dave Wilson at 519-343-2317. Cost is $40 per person. Tickets must be reserved before Sept. 15.
Also on Sept. 20, the club will unveil a plaque to honour the memory of Lion Tom Gipp in Lawrence Park. Gipp was the driving force behind construction of the original wading pool and ball diamond at Lawrence Park in 1943. Tragically, he passed away at age 29 before all the work was complete.
Members of the Gipp family will be on hand for the ceremony which is scheduled to take place at 11am in Lawrence Park.
The club will also unveil a book entitled, A Pride of Lions, a History of the Palmerston Lions Club. The book, written by local Lion Dave Wilson, covers the entire 75 years of Lions serving the town, as well as lots of local history. Copies of the book will be available shortly in locations around town or from any Lions member. All proceeds from the sale goes to Lions projects.
