{"id":17302,"date":"2017-05-17T11:48:16","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T15:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=17302"},"modified":"2017-05-17T11:48:16","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T15:48:16","slug":"aurora-lions-to-leave-legacy-with-100-trees-for-100-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/aurora-lions-to-leave-legacy-with-100-trees-for-100-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora Lions to leave legacy with 100 trees for 100 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n

After 100 years it is hard to miss a Lion.
\nIf you haven\u2019t had an sight or hearing cheque from them, picked up a stack of pancakes or three at Sheppard\u2019s Bush, or let them wrap your Christmas gifts in exchange for a nominal fee, the yellow vests Lions Club members wear when they do their rounds can be a dead giveaway.
\nTheir hard work in each of these areas \u2013 and then some! \u2013 continues but as Lions Clubs International marks its first century of service in 2017, the local Lions den is looking to leave a lasting legacy this month.
\nNext Saturday, May 27, the Aurora Lions will be fanning out through the Aurora Community Arboretum to plant 100 Trees for 100 Years. Picking up the gauntlet thrown down by Lions International to mark the Centenary by carrying out Centennial Community Legacy Projects to \u201cgive clubs an opportunity to connect with their communities\u2026by giving a lasting gift to the community,\u201d they hit upon planting trees as a project which will endure for generations to come.
\n\u201cWe have been planting trees for years, but we thought on this anniversary, planting 100 trees for each year would be something different,\u201d says Don Lewis, Past President of the Aurora Lions.
\n\u201cIt is something different for the community,\u201d adds long time Lion Cliff Davies. \u201cWe need trees. We need oxygen to live and the more trees we plant the better off we are.\u201d
\nThe Lions have also maintained that the more members they have the better off the community will be as well. Over the past decade or so, the venerable service club \u2013 which is nearing its own 75th anniversary here in Aurora \u2013 had seen membership wane. But through concerted outreach and undertaking activities to increase their visibility, they have seen their numbers steadily rise over the years.
\n\u201cWe have done a lot for the community over time,\u201d says Lion Kathi Lewis. \u201cA lot of people still do recognize us and we are trying to get our name back out into the community so we are able to help more individuals in Aurora, with the help of the Town. That is why we think it is important to do something like this for the Town so they can continue to recognize us and help us help more people in the Town.
\n\u201cThe Lions are very involved in education and youth. We have a program called Lions Quest where we go into the schools and there is a training program for teachers to help at-risk youth. It is one of only two Lions Foundations in Canada. The other is our Dog Guide Foundation. We\u2019re very involved in sight, as we have always been, and we do vision screening and now we do hearing screening at all senior kindergarten levels.
\n\u201cYou will hear when you walk around town, \u2018Oh, you helped me at some point and I will help you,\u2019 or, \u2018You told me I had bad eyes as a child and, as a result, I got glasses.\u2019 If you\u2019re in a family who can\u2019t afford glasses, Lions will help pay for them as well.\u201d
\nIf you would like to help the Lions Club pay it forward next Saturday, May 27, by planting the Lions Grove they are always looking for more volunteers. The planting will begin at the Aurora Community Arboretum, located at Optimist Park (Berkshire Drive and Skipton Drive) from 9.30 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine. Everyone is welcome and high school students can collect community service hours in the process.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After 100 years it is hard to miss a Lion.
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