Apr 01, 2015


Serving breakfasts to over 100 Saturday morning diners has been a regular happening for the Sharbot Lake and District Lions over the last few months. Lions member, Linda Zwier, who has been heading up the monthly event said, “This is one of our best fundraisers and it makes us feel good because people are really getting something for their money.”

This year was the first that the Saturday morning $7 all-you-can-eat breakfasts have taken place regularly at the Oso hall and they have attracted on average over 100 diners each time. For members of the community, the breakfasts became not only a great way to start their weekend but also a chance to enjoy a meal and socialize with friends and relatives. ”People have started to attend regularly on the last Saturday of the month and I think that that is because we started advertising for them.”

Now that the breakfasts have come to an end for the year, the Lions are focusing on a number of other upcoming fundraisers. On Sunday, April 26 the Lions will be holding their annual Spring Jamboree Country Music and Dance event at the Land O' Lakes Public school in Mountain Grove. The event, which will be hosted by Fred Brown and his band, will feature many notable musicians including local young fiddler Jessica Wedden, Debbie McLean, Charlie Lemmon, Lyle Van de Bogart, Paige Rombough and the beloved Old Habits. The $10 ticket will include light refreshments, and numerous door prizes. The fun begins at 1PM and tickets can be purchased by contacting Dawn Hansen at 613-375-6318 or Linda Zwier at 613-335-2053. Something new this year for the Lions is a huge community yard sale that will take place at the Oso hall on Saturday May 16, coinciding with the first Saturday of the Sharbot Lake Farmers Market. There will be 25 tables for rent at a cost of $15 per table. The yard sale is a great opportunity to get rid of unused and unwanted items that have been gathering in basements, cupboards and sheds over the years. The Lions will be serving a light lunch at the yard sale for a reasonable cost and will hold their usual 50/50 draw. Because it is happening indoors, the sale will go on rain or shine. Interested vendors can contact Linda Zwier at 613-335-2053.

Zwier also would like to remind the public about the Lions bottle shed that is located at the Crow Lake waste site on Wemp Road, where members are collecting empty beer and liquor bottles. Visitors to the site can drop off their empties at any time during regular hours. To date the Lions have collected over 20,000 empty cans/bottles at a value of over $2500.

Proceeds from the Saturday breakfasts 50/50 draw were donated to the Crow Lake Community Association and while their regular breakfasts have now come to an end, the Sharbot Lake and District Lions are working hard to find new ways to raise funds for the many services and programs that they support, and which benefit the local community.

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