Kingsville Lions Club
23 Mill Street West N9Y 2G1 Kingsville, ON, Canada

Pet Valu Virtual Walk for Dog Guides' Mascot Name Contest Help us welcome to the Dog Guides family our first ever Pet Valu Walk for Dog Guides Mascot. Its name...... that's up to you to help us find out! We are asking for you to lend us a paw and help us select the name for our mascot. Get those tails wagging and creative juices flowing. To submit your name suggestion, please send an email to [email protected] with the subject line of the email "Mascot Name". Feel free to include one line explaining why you choose the name as it will help us narrow down the list. Contest entries will close on Thursday, April 29th at 3:00pm with the winning name being announced Friday, April 30th. The entrant with the winning name selection will also receive a Garmin Fitness tracker along with bragging rights for picking the mascot’s name! Photo description: Pet Valu Virtual Walk for Dog Guides' mascot is of a yellow Labrador retriever wearing a red harness with Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides logo and a Pet Valu Virtual Walk for Dog Guides bandana around its neck. #WalkforDogGuides #PetValu #ContestAlert #contest

Happy Earth Day! Do something nice for the earth today.

Meet the trees!! All week long you are welcome to take a Sugar Maple tree to a new home! We're accepting donations for the Essex Region Conservation Foundation to plant more trees! Happy Earth Week everyone.

Are you up to the challenge?

Community organization needs and volunteer roles are changing rapidly as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Join Kingsville Lions Club to help us meet those needs. Join on-line: https://www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/kingsvilleon/page-6.php

Lions got a little crazy at the Burmester Virtual Bar last night.

Through it all, Lions and Leos continue to serve.

For 15-year-old Valentina Matiku, life involved walking miles away from her home in the blistering heat to find water for her family every day. Fortunately, a US$77,000 grant from LCIF gave Valentina and other villagers what they needed most. Full story https://bit.ly/3u55NH6

It's not too late to register! Head over to www.walkfordogguides.com to register or donate.

By donating used eyeglasses and hearing aids, you are not only helping the environment, you will change someone's life by giving them the opportunity to see and hear properly. Lions collection boxes can be found at these locations in Kingsville and Harrow. Call or message first to confirm they are open and accepting donations at this time. Kendrick Funeral Home Ltd. (519) 733-4111... 91 Division St S, Kingsville, ON EYES - Dr. Abby Jakob (519) 733-3766 30 Main St E, Kingsville, ON Dr McCormick, Dr Molzan & Dr Mockler (519) 733-3560 375 Main St E, Kingsville, ON Kingsville Optometry (519) 733-7644 59 Main St E, Kingsville, ON Dr. Bradley Sanger, Optometrist, Optometrist (519) 738-6692 41 Centre St W, Harrow, ON #WeServe #sight #vision

Post 1 of 12 My name is Troy and I have just been paroled after serving 22 years within the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC). A major part of my person...al growth came through participating in Prison Puppies with Leader Dog. I feel a responsibility to share with others how meaningful this program is for those incarcerated. Some in the Leader Dog Community might not be familiar with how Prison Puppies works, so here are the basics: Every prison facility operates a little bit differently based upon the administration running it. However, every facility screens someone before they are allowed into the program. Once approved by the facility, the person waits for an opening before being assigned to a puppy raising team. Once a position opens and the person gets an okay from Leader Dog, they begin their puppy raising journey! Each team usually consists of two people and a puppy. One person signs the contract, just like they do with puppy raisers in society, and the other member is listed as a secondary handler. Some facilities have three-person teams where inmates are housed in cubes. Cubes are like office cubicles, but these are in pole barns. I started puppy raising in a cube but finished in a cell with one other person and our assigned puppy. The three-person team I began on was with two strangers who later became good friends. Puppies do that; they bring people together from different social settings, cultures, races, you name it. My first puppy was a silly little 3-month-old golden retriever named Truth! I loved it! As the third person on the team, it was my job to absorb everything I was being taught by my teammates, E and T-Mac. All three of us were disciplined, dedicated and competitive, which made us a good team. We wanted to be good at everything that we did whether it was puppy raising, college, or sports. Guys like us push ourselves abnormally hard toward success. Our dedication resulted in raising obedient, well-mannered puppies for Leader Dog. Most of the guys in the program have become phenomenal people through the hardship of incarceration. There are things common to many of our stories, so I’ll share some of them. Sidenote: Prisons are overcrowded. The cubes were originally intended to be temporary pole barn settings with each cube only housing 4 people. Now that number has doubled to 8 a sad fact which has come to light again when COVID-19 began spreading inside the facilities. Read more about our Voices of the LDB Community initiative at: https://www.leaderdog.org//introducing-voices-of-the-lead/ Photo description: A man with a shaved haircut and goatee wearing a blue button down and the same color pants is standing next to a light-colored golden retriever which is standing with three paws on a blue training step and the fourth on the concrete next to it.

Post 2 of 12 Those of us who have committed crimes live with that one moment defining us for the rest of our lives. We did something that hurt others and must ...own it. Once we do, we have to figure out how to move on. In many cases, even though most of us are guilty of committing crimes, overzealous prosecutors and judges have made overcoming our experiences more difficult by stating things on the record that are simply false. When this happens and it often does it becomes common for the ones who committed the crime to develop victim mindsets. These mindsets become habitual through the systemic mistreatment by the system. Sadly, our minority communities know this challenge all too well. Yet, to be successful at rehabilitation, the victim mindset must be overcome. Not only do returning citizens have to face their criminal records now, but they must face the lies and exaggerations within the narratives of their stories. Many assume judges and prosecutors are honest and upstanding, but the reality is that they are just like everyone else humans with character flaws. As we mature in prison, we eventually shed our victim mindsets and realize that the lies and exaggerations used by the system are simply ways for those who manipulate it to hurt us back. Some were our victims, some are state employees who disdain inmates, but either way we have no one to blame but ourselves! Once we confront that truth within, it becomes easier to ignore the common mistreatment that we all face during the various stages of incarceration. Most of the time we caused the situations to begin with! So, that is the cold hard reality of an incarcerated individual! Read more about our Voices of the LDB Community initiative at: https://www.leaderdog.org//introducing-voices-of-the-lead/ Photo description: A man with a shaved head and goatee wearing a blue shirt, the same color pants with a white long sleeve under the top shirt is kneeling with his left hand on the back of a young yellow Labrador retriever puppy wearing a blue Future Leader Dog bandana.

Post 3 of 12 As prisoners, when we overcome the initial impact of our crime, get sentenced and sent to prison, we usually begin turning our lives around. As we ...do, we carry huge chips on our shoulders! By committing crimes, we placed ourselves in a marginalized social group. Because of this, we work extra hard to pull ourselves back up. Though often unspoken, we live like we have something to prove, BECAUSE WE DO! We live to prove our worth to ourselves, to each other, and ultimately to society. Prison puppy raising gives us an opportunity to prove our value to everybody else. Over time we work to regain the trust of those close to us and meet new people. Eventually we discover that our experiences, though painful, forged exceptional qualities that have a powerful ability to assist humanity in ways that only the marginalized can. There are many good people in prison who have discovered for themselves that they have become exceptional. For downcast people, the challenge is overcoming a negative self-image. However, once prisoners realize they have something valuable to offer because of their experiences, they have a social impact that the average person doesn’t seem to have. Most prison puppy raisers are people who have become, or are becoming, exceptional in comparison to the average person in society. They become inspiring people, they’re my people, and I love them! Just that one statement that prisoners become inspiring people will bring out the haters! Prisoners face that daily. There are people that will always hate anything positive that prisoners do with their lives. If the victim mindset isn’t overcome, the haters will continue to stifle the growth of an inmate. Overcoming suppressive people is a challenge common to every incarcerated individual in the United States. The very nature of incarceration is to suppress. Many of the guys in the Leader Dog program have already proven to be exceptional before being allowed in and some carry the potential to be. If a prisoner makes it into Prison Puppies, somebody already saw potential in that individual. From my perspective, raising puppies in prison is just as much about the prisoners raising them as it is about the puppies. Everyone, if not harmful to others, deserves a chance to grow. The program helps us exchange our victim mindsets for growth mindsets as we grow with our puppies! I met many exceptional people in the 4 years I spent raising puppies in prison. All of them became my teachers. Yet, I want to thank the ones I recently left. Every single one of them are unique, valuable, and worthy to teach. When we live together in such close quarters with our puppies, we always learn from each other. These are the teams I just left: Huck & Wood, Stew & JX, Ghost & D, Rick & John, Jason & Tommy, JR & Arnold, Opie & Slow, Bas & Miles, Tim & Tiger, D & Chat, Big Danish & Joe, Mark & E, Dr. Fu & Dave, Rio & Chris. Thanks guys! Don’t lose sight of the big picture! Keep being exceptional! Read more about our Voices of the LDB Community initiative at: https://www.leaderdog.org//introducing-voices-of-the-lead/ Photo description: Four men in a line each with a dog (one golden retriever, one black and two yellow Labrador retrievers) on a leash held in their land hand. Each dog is standing with all four paws on a colored training step on the left side of each man.

The Lambeth Ontario Lions Club looking for your help in supporting our veterans. They are selling lawn poppies (see photo) to raise at least $50,000 for our ve...terans. 100% of the profits will be given to the Royal Canadian Legion to be allocated where needed. The Poppy Design is a registered Trademark of the Royal Canadian Legion, Dominion Command and we are using it under license. The poppies are 12 in diameter and about 24 tall. They sell for $10 each, 3 for $25, 6 for $50, etc. Presales must be completed prior to July 30 with delivery in late September. They will be reusable for several years. We are only able to deliver in London. All others must be picked up. Our Wartime Veterans bravely accepted the duty and responsibility to protect our rights and freedoms; it is now we who must accept the duty and responsibility to protect and honour them. Contact Lion Gary [email protected] to place your order. See more

Camp Huronda, in Ontario’s beautiful Muskoka area, is the only camp facility owned by Diabetes Canada. They may not have been able to run programs last year but they still have expenses. Kingsville Lions are thankful that Chances Leamington made it possible for us to give Camp Huronda a little financial support. Camp Huronda #WeServe

If you missed this year's District A-1 Convention, you missed the making of history, our first ever VIRTUAL DISTRICT CONVENTION.

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This year, we may not be able to walk together in person but we can still make an impact by coming together for Dog Guides! Register, fundraise and log those kilometres so that together, we can walk across Canada to create awareness about Dog Guides and fundraise to assist Lions Foundation of Canada in providing life-changing Dog Guides to Canadians with disabilities.

Can't wait to hear the stories!

Today is World Sight Day. Lions serve to prevent avoidable blindness and improve quality of life for people who are blind and visually impaired. Eyeglass collection boxes can be found at these locations in Kingsville and Harrow:... Eyes - Dr. Abby Jacob 30 Main St E Kendrick Funeral Home 91 Division St S Kingsville Eye Care - Dr. Molzan & Dr. McCormick Optometrists 375 Main St E Dr. Mastronardi, Dr. O’Connor Optometrists 59 Main St E Movati Athletic 313 Main Street East, Kingsville Square Chartwell Royal Oak Long Term Care Residence 1750 Division St N Southgate Residence 38 Park St Chartwell Kingsville Retirement Residence 240 Main St E Law Firm of Karl G. Melinz 41 Centre St W, Harrow, ON Dr. Bradley Sanger, Optometrist 41 Centre St W, Harrow, ON #WeServe #kindnessmatters #preventblindness #WorldSightDay #fightingblindness

Kingsville Lions assisted Mayor Nelson Santos place "Slow Down" signs provided by CAA at the arena today. Left to right: Lion Joe Gibson, President Debbie Cross, Mayor Nelson Santos and Region Chairperson Joan Cope. Well done Lions!!!!

Be a Breast Cancer Trivia Hero during the month of October! Participate in the Ontario Breast Screening TRIVIA contest and gain knowledge about the services av...ailable to women in our region. Answer 5 trivia questions correctly for the chance to win a $100 grocery gift card here: http://ow.ly/2kV350BFIXe

Looking for ways to serve your community? Message our page to find out how Kingsville Lions serve!

Community needs for October. Any donations are much appreciated Hours of Operation Tuesday and Thursday 9am-12:45pm Wednesday 5-7

Erie Shores HealthCare is looking for public feedback on offering chemotherapy services.

It's time to break out the pink!! October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Canadian Cancer Society CIBC Run for the Cure #ResearchMatters #DressForTheCause

Thank you Kingsville & surrounding area. Thanks to you Kingsville Lions contributed 280 pairs of shoes to the Soles4Souls Souls program! #WeServe #KingsvilleStrong

Pumpkins, Dog Guides Puppy Calendars, Fruit Cakes and Re-Usable Utensil Sets will all be available at each location. Support Local. Support Kingsville Lions programs and charities.

Pumpkins big and small. We've got them all and we'll be selling them at Migration Fest Marketplace on Oct 17th and Jack Miner's Oct 18th. Proceeds benefit Kingsville Lions programs and charities.

Have a bit of extra time and feel like giving back to your community? Lions International has new ways to be part of the Greatest Service Club in the World. Maybe meetings aren't what you are looking for....perhaps serving your community virtually would work better for you. Kingsville Lions are meeting and serving virtually. Message us for more information.

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