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Navan, Ontario, Canada
Our small but vigorous club has been serving the community of Navan, near Ottawa, since 1952.
This is where to find out about the services we can provide, including support to other community organisations.
Most of our activities involve fundraising and giving the money to individuals in need or to larger causes.
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Navan Lions thank all who enjoyed our signature “burned to perfection” offerings and especially those who donated to Fallfest at our tables.
President: Tony Fiorentino
Secretarial Team: Mark O’Donoughue and Chris MacPherson
Treasurer: Bob Noakes
T he Navan Lions were busy once again organizing parking. We are immensely grateful to the volunteers who braved the exceptional heat to support our parking fundraiser. As in previous years, this was made possible by the generous permission to use the parking lots at Navan Autopro, The New Oak Tree and PhysioSpace. Our welfare fund has benefited by the raising of over $6610 and we estimate that about 1250 families were saved from a long trek back to the car in the severe heat.
We use this event as the principal Fundraiser for the Hannah Billings Fund. A 50/50 draw, has been a feature of the Demo Derby for many years. This fund which Is managed by the Lions, is targeted at helping families with terminally or seriously ill children. This year, we are proud to say that we raised approximately $1400.
Most fun of all is our participation in the fair parade. Once again, the creativity of Navan Lions allowed us to win the Best Entry in the Parade, with our float and walkers. This float supported the theme “Muddy Boots and Country Roots”. Walkers wore sunflower costumes with boots and roots and the float featured a vegetable garden with fresh carrots an potatoes.
The Navan Lions have been working with the Fair Board to introduce Indigenous Peoples participation at the fair and this was the first year that a Land Acknowledgement was given during the opening ceremony. The Legacy of Hope Foundation participated in the parade – handing out many free items – and staffed a vendor table with workshops making medicine pouches. The Lions also had a vendor table for information and to create an opportunity to meet Indigenous guests from our friends at Odawa Native Friendship Centre, Isaruit Inuit Arts and Indigenous Clean Energy. The Inuit participation included drumming and drum making opportunities.
The Club is glad to announce the year’s winner of the Herb Deavy bursary, Lexi Bender. Lexi is presently enrolled at Carleton University, undertaking a Bachelor of Journalism. Lexi hopes to pursue a career as a content manager for a company or sports team. Lexi has extensive volunteer experience within the community, having served with the Fall Fest, Nifty Fifty Seniors Club, the Bradley Cup as well as off-street parking with the Navan Lions Club. She is a very deserving candidate for the Herb Deavy Bursary and the Navan Lions Club were proud to provide her with a bursary cheque for $1,250.
The bursary is intended to assist students (with a local connection) who are in the process of pursuing higher education at university, college or are learning a skilled trade. Only one student is generally selected each year; however students are encouraged to re-apply even if at first, they were unsuccessful. An ad-hoc committee (made up of several members of the Navan Lions Club) reviews each application without knowing the identity or the address of the applicant. The committee considers criteria including the applicant’s volunteer experience, scholastic achievement/s, extra-curricular activities as well as non-scholastic award/s that the applicant may have earned.
Wooden top with folding metal legs. 96” long X 29´wide X 29” high
$15 for one, $10 each for more than one
Contact Lion Fred Hyde 613-601-3331 or Navanlionsclub@gmail.com
Special Thanks to the Friends of Mer Bleue for financial support in the design of this website.
Photo credits; Tom Devecseri, John Ladds & Alan White