Dec 11, 2019


Stop! Don’t toss that beer can! Don’t break that rum bottle! Since June 2013, the Sharbot Lake & District Lions Club has been collecting empty beer, wine and liquor bottles and cans from Central Frontenac’s Wemp Rd and Parham waste sites. They then transport them to the Beer Store to collect the deposit. As we approach the end of 2019 the total number of bottles and cans returned is nearing 250,000! A staggering number! Whether it’s thirty above in July or thirty below in January, the Lions will faithfully make their Tuesday dump runs. Not only is this good for waste management by diverting all this glass and aluminum away from the local dumps, but it has also helped the Lions Club to do more service and help more people in the community. Over these past five and a half years the club has realized well over $25,000 from this project. As with all Lion’s projects, every cent goes to help someone in need and there are no administration costs as all Lions members are volunteers. For example, the Sharbot Lake club is the number one donor to the local Salvation Army Christmas Hamper campaign and also donates to the Frontenac Food Bank and the Sharbot Lake Christmas Dinner. The Lions Club is very thankful for the help and cooperation it has received from the staff at the C.F. waste management sites and the Sharbot Lake Beer Store. Please help the Lions Club with this project. Drop your bottles and cans off at the designated Lion’s sheds at these two waste sites. And if you have a large quantity you would like to dispose of, we can arrange to pick them up for you. Call 613-375-6318 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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