Poplar Hill & District Lions Club

Welcome from the Poplar Hill & District Lions Club

Lest we forget (Remembrance Day)

Come and remember those fallen with the Poplar Hill & District Lions Club. Social Distancing will be in effect.

The future Dog Guides! These adorable puppies took time from their training to pose for the camera and create a fantastic calendar for 2021. You can order them online now and they will be shipped to us in December. We will have a pickup day or, if you wish, we can drop them off to you (within 20km of Poplar Hill). This calendar is the answer to your Secret Santa gift even before you draw names! Get more information and your calendar at https://www.superpupcalendar.ca/phlions

The Poplar Hill & District Lions Club is thrilled to offer these amazing Calendars filled with pictures of Future Service Dog Puppies, the Green Capes. Get more information and your calendar at https://www.superpupcalendar.ca/phlions... The calendars are big (12x12) and have a cute pup for every month. You can order them online now and they will be shipped to us in December. We will have a pickup day or, if you wish, we can drop them off to you (within 20km of Poplar Hill). They make great gifts, so you can knock off some of your Christmas list right now!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM US ALL AT THE POPLAR HILL & DISTRICT LIONS CLUB! The world is really stressful for so many in our community right now and without the usual support, there are many lonely people, some even surrounded by family Give thanks and make someone's Thanksgiving be special. Sometimes, the best way to help someone is to just be near them.

VERY HAPPY! I can now that share that as of 11am today a new contract agreement is officially in place with Zurich (the bonding company) that will allow work to... resume so we can complete the work on the East Lions Community Centre!!! Work schedules now have to be arranged of course, but the legal barriers are (finally) cleared! See more

Poplar Hill & District Lions Club Pancake Breakfast in the Park - CANCELLED! Sunday September 20th Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in the area and in the interest of community health, the Poplar Hill & District Lions Club have regretfully had to cancel the Pancake Breakfast in the Park, that was scheduled for this Sunday. All those who have ordered tickets online will be fully refunded. We are truly sorry for the inconvenience. ... Stay safe! See more

POPLAR HILL LIONS PANCAKE BREAKFAST IN THE PARK - CANCELLED Sunday, September 20, 2020 Poplar Hill Park CANCELLED!... Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in the area and in the interest of community health, the Poplar Hill & District Lions Club have regretfully had to cancel the Pancake Breakfast in the Park, that was scheduled for this Sunday. All those who have ordered tickets online will be fully refunded. Sorry for the inconvenience. Stay safe!

The Poplar Hill Lions still have some tickets available for the Chicken BBQ dinner on Saturday Sep 5. Your support would be appreciated. Details are below. The Poplar Hill & District Lions Club is proud to present its (belated) Annual BBQ Chicken Dinner! Saturday, September 5th between 5:00 and 6:30pm Poplar Hill Park... The menu includes:- A HALF Bbq chicken, Baked Potato with sour cream, Cole Slaw, A serving of veggies with salad dressing, A roll & butter, Dessert (cake) and A bottle of water The cost for this years event is $20. Tickets are limited and we are only selling in advance. Unfortunately, this year, we will be doing a drive up / pick up service in the park. Because of COVID-19 health concerns there will be no dining spaces available at the pavilion - Its disappointing for us too! - Since this is the first food event in the park since the pandemic started we decided to keep it simple. The good news is that you can buy your tickets right now! All of our ticket sales are online at Click here for tickets https://poplarhilllions.square.site/ After you order, you will have a receipt emailed to you. THAT RECEIPT BECOMES YOUR DINNER TICKET(S), SO BRING IT ALONG WITH YOU. The receipt will have these and other instructions on it as well.

The Poplar Hill & District Lions Club is proud to present its (belated) Annual BBQ Chicken Dinner! SOLD OUT! Thanks to everyone for supporting our event. Saturday, September 5th between 5:00 and 6:30pm Poplar Hill Park... The menu includes:- A HALF Bbq chicken, Baked Potato with sour cream, Cole Slaw, A serving of veggies with salad dressing, A roll & butter, Dessert (cake) and A bottle of water The cost for this years event is $20. Tickets are limited and we are only selling in advance. Unfortunately, this year, we will be doing a drive up / pick up service in the park. Because of COVID-19 health concerns there will be no dining spaces available at the pavilion - Its disappointing for us too! - Since this is the first food event in the park since the pandemic started we decided to keep it simple. The good news is that you can buy your tickets right now! All of our ticket sales are online at https://poplarhilllions.square.site After you order, you will have a receipt emailed to you. THAT RECEIPT BECOMES YOUR DINNER TICKET(S), SO BRING IT ALONG WITH YOU. The receipt will have these and other instructions on it as well.

On the August 11 Executive meeting, Bill Winegard, lead consultant of Municipal Strategic Planning Associates, kindly spoke to the club about his role in the 2020-2025 Strategic Plan for the municipality. The development of this plan relies on input from the community and we have been encouraged to participate in the Middlesex Centre Community Survey of Issues & Priorities by clicking on this link. . . https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MC_Community_Survey_2020 Each member of the community is asked to contribute the one thing they feel important to help shape our future. Please read our Mayor Aina DeViets message on the page and help make our future community a better one.

We might not be smack bang in the public eye at the moment but the Poplar Hill & District Lions Club are working in the background to support our community. L-R: Captain of the ship Lion Rick Castle stands with Lions Ian MacDonald and Jerry Bergsma at the brand new Hillbilly float being built. Much bigger and better the previous vessels, there is sure to be a Queen at the launch of this champagne smashing beauty! But being No.1 of the world like the previous float will be a hard act to follow.

The food drives continue. Wednesday evenings in Parkhill and Thursday evenings in Lucan. Last week Poplar Hill Lion Ian MacDonald set a sign out at the road in Parkhill. People kept coming all evening for a good collection. This week, he arrived about 15 minutes early and had 5 donations by 7pm. One person came at 8:30 as he was packing up. She said shell see him next week for sure. Over 200 kg of food was collected, making it well worthwhile.... Two of the younger children donors and Mom and Dad cycled over with them in tow. They then went for a tour of the fire engines that were out for their regular check-over. Thanks to the fire-men who provide entertainment making it doubly rewarding for the donors.

The Poplar Hill and District Lions wish everyone a safe and happy Canada Day!

At our last event of 2020 standing tall is the Poplar Hill and District Lions Clubs Lion Vicki Zavitz who has become our first lady President! Congratulations President Lion Vicki. To the far right is Lion Earl Crisp, our President at the time of Trivia. We thank Lion Earl for his Presidency through these difficult times! In the background, the Poplar Hill Lions Club has still operated on a smaller scale and remotely. Well be back on a larger scale as it become safer to socialize. Be safe everyone!

The funeral for Cynthia Barnard (Greywolf) is today Monday May 25 from Dennings in Strathroy. Past and present Scouts and leaders from the area and from the wider Great Lakes Region are forming an honour guard between Dennings funeral home and poplar Hill Cemetery to show respect and appreciation for Cynthia. The Poplar Hill Lions have been invited to take part. The attached email (below) from Dale Hoose outlines the online funeral service and the honour guard. The Polar ...Hill Lions will support Lion George and his family as well as to honour Cynthia. Poplar Hill Lions held the Charter ie: sponsored the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers in Poplar Hill for well over 20 years where Cynthia was not only a leader but also played a major roll in the group committee and was part of the greater Scouting movement. ================ Elise Cooper and Kelly Fleming have come up with a fantastic idea to honour Cynthia Barnard (Greywolf) prior to her funeral Monday May 25. From Kelly: As we all know of Cynthias passing I had another member of Scouting reach out and ask about a procession of honour. Monday May 25th 2020 12:45pm Elise has reached out to Dennings to confirm and started the ball rolling and I am sharing with the group. Any Scouting members, past or present who would like to send Grey Wolf off to rest can stand along Metcalfe St heading towards Poplar Hill Cemetery (sorry unsure of street name for the cemetery if that is closer to you). The funeral coach will le ave the funeral home (Dennings Strathroy) at 12:50 to be at the cemetery for 1:20. If you would like to take part we suggest to be along the route for 12:45. Remember to maintain 2m social distancing. Any questions I will try to answer or get them. Kelly Fleming My suggestion is that participants space out at least three car lengths not only to facilitate social distancing and to avoid the appearance of a gathering but also to make the Procession of Honour longer. Uniforms are of course welcome but if your uniform days are long behind you could wear a neckerchief if you have one. People spaced out leading out of Strathroy on Metcalfe St. will be a thing to see. At the Poplar Hill end of the journey the best place to stand would be alongside Ilderton Road outside Poplar Hill Park. Current Cubs and Scouts and families are welcome. Please remember proper social distancing. Apologies to those who receive this twice or more. Thanks again to Kelly and Elise and anyone else involved in coming up with this idea. Yours in Scouting, Dale Hoose

At our last event of 2020 standing tall is the Poplar Hill and District Lions Club's Lion Vicki Zavitz who has become our first lady President! Congratulations President Lion Vicki. To the far right is Lion Earl Crisp, our President at the time of Trivia. We thank Lion Earl for his Presidency through these difficult times! In the background, the Poplar Hill Lions Club has still operated on a smaller scale and remotely. We'll be back on a larger scale as it become safer to socialize. Be safe everyone!

Poplar Hill Lion Rick Castle did us proud by collecting empties on his front porch in conjunction with the Delaware Lions Bottle Drive for Hunter Weston a 3 year old cancer patient. Lion Rick thanks everyone who dropped off empties and we can thank Lion Rick for his caring consideration.

https://www.strathroytoday.ca//mount-brydges-lions-may-my/

Lion Barney Lawn has also been an important part of the Poplar Hill Lions team, having served as President, Membership Chair and until this year, head of the Trivia Challenge committee. Over the years, Barney would miss meetings at times and disappear on business in the far north. Now we have him full time, although we know he will be putting his family first and enjoying much of his fee time for other pursuits. For his retirement, Lion Barneys wife Cathy organized a surpri...se party. Cathy contacted all his friends, relatives, co-workers and the Poplar Hill Lions for a Drive-by party. All lined up in cars, at 2pm Cathy got Barney out on his front lawn as the cavalcade drove by with horns blaring. Each one slowed down and shouted CONGRATULATIONS (at a distance). In all, there were over 45 cars and an estimated 74 people who attended the party. It was a complete surprise for Barney - well done Cathy. Although not everyone could make, it showed the wealth of friends Barney has earned over the years. Thanks to Lion Ian for the article from our great Bulletin. See more

Thats a lot of empties there on your front porch and truck Lion Rick lol. Poplar Hill Lion Rick Castle kept busy collecting empties in conjunction with the Delaware Lions Bottle Drive for Hunter Weston a 3 year old cancer patient. Thank you to everyone dropping off empties. Great work Lion Rick!

Baconfest cancelled. Looks like well see you all next year.

Congratulations!

Little Hillbilly fun.

Poplar Hill & District Lions applaud our healthcare workers and have donated $2000 to help protect them. Wed like to thank you all for all your efforts and sacrifices!

SMGH EMERGENCY COVID-19 FUND 50/50 Raffle $1,000 Early Bird Draw April 20th 9:00 AM 50/50 Draw May 14th 7:00 PM 10 for $10, 60 for $20 and 200 for $50... The Hospital is well equipped to handle the day to day needs of its patients with the best possible patient care equipment available. But these are extraordinary times and I am asking you to consider making a gift to help the Foundation fund the vital equipment that the hospital, its physicians and staff need to weather this pandemic. SMGH Foundation is dedicated to continuing to raise funds for the delivery of quality healthcare to the people of Strathroy-Caradoc and surrounding communities In Middlesex and Lambton Counties. There are so many ways to help the hospital and no gift is too small. Every donation matters and you too can make a huge difference. PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS:- https://smghraffle.5050central.com/Home/SelectTickets

The following items have been determined as immediate need for Strathroy Hospital

Poplar Hill and Coldstream residents. Lets cheer on our health care providers and essential worker. Its our small way of letting them know our appreciation for all they do.

Poplar Hill & District Lions Club appreciates the hard work of the Ailsa Craig & Area Foodbank & Thrift Store and we have donated $5000 to help boost their stock. If you have anything to donate, please read the article. Its a trying time for all of us but hopefully there is something you can give. Stay safe!

Thursday March 26, our President Earl Crisp and his wife Lion Ev will be celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary. CONGRATULATIONS from us all at the Poplar Hill & District Lions Club!!

Please take this COVID-19 very seriously! It has been Mothers Day in the UK today. Here are ways to keep in touch with the ones you really love while we practice social distancing. Stay safe everyone. The Poplar Hill & District Lions Club hope to see you soon. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51968122

Lions meeting is cancelled March 17th. Poplar Hill & District Lions Club wish everyone good health. https://www.redcross.ca//covid-19-tips-for-staying-healthy... https://www.redcross.ca//tips-to-help-families-cope-during

Last night at a Knights game as a group. The Poplar Hill Lions enjoyed the win with friends and family.

Port Stanley Lion Shawn Buchanan alongside Poplar Hill & District Lions Rick Castle and Jeff Zavitz:- 3 Lions, 38 Teams, 266 Participants: Childcan goal $50,000 - so far $99,039.71 (Childcan website). Freezing cold day, really warmhearted gesture by the brave Lions and all the other participants. What better way to spend the day on Sat March 7,2020?

Poplar Hill Lion Rick Castle , lion Jeff Zavitz and Cousin Shawn Buchanan going in the lake for childcan

Today in Port Stanley Polar Bear Dip. Poplar Hill Lions Rick Castle, Jeff Zavitz and cousin Shawn Buchanan .

Little Stella with Poplar Hill Lions and Stella Strong Team before the Polar Dip...

Poplar Hill & District Lions Club have a few great value tickets remaining for LONDON KNIGHTS v OSHAWA GENERALS BUDWEISER GARDENS 6pm Sunday March 8th 2020 ***** Scotiabank Hockey Club Suite *****... Tickets $30 each until they are all gone! Call George at 519-666-1027 See more

Congratulations to the 2020 winners. . . 1. The Bumbling Idiots 2. Dackless Attack 3. Lets Get Siri Us

Special thanks to Chris Soares (black hat) of myFM Strathroy for MCing our event. He does a great job every year! Poplar Hill & District Lions Club would like to thank the ladies who marked the results in the backroom, the kitchen volunteers who delivered amazing hot snacks and of course we would like to thank the teams who came and enjoyed themselves while supporting our community!!

Our amazing Silent Auction items

We would like to thank all our generous sponsors for your donations to our event. Your kindness is very much appreciated!