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Food Drive 2024

17/3/2024

Magrath 2024 - Thank you for all your generous support in years past with our annual community food drive. WIthout the service provided from the town and local churches, these drives would unlikely be very successful. This upcoming 2024 event will be our 19th! In 2024, after consulting with local helpers, we have set the date for this food drive to the week ending Sat 2024 Apr 20th - often still cold weather, but after last Dec, who knows?

Magrath,AB - We are happy to continue our traditional annual community food drive this year to be held the week ending Sat 20 Apr 2024.

donate food items via our annual food drive, or
donate cash directly to https://lethbridgefoodbank.ca/donate-now/
or any other worthy cause of your choice
new this year: Sorry, no plastic bags are available to purchase now so we are asking donors to provide own bags/boxes ..

The links below are to current year poster and handouts in PDF format:

Peace Poster Contest 2024

1/1/2024

For 2023-2024 we are gearing up for a new project .. to run the 2024 Lions International Peace Poster Contest in our local community at the Magrath School. see magrathlions.com/peace-poster.html for details.

THE 2024 CONTEST THEME is "Dare to Dream" To a young person, a dream isn’t just a wish, hope or desire — it’s a path, a goal, an ambition. But achieving that dream takes hard work. So this year, we’re asking young people to show how they’ll turn their dream of a peaceful world into reality.

Kindness Bingo 2023

30/11/2023

UPDATE Dec 2023: CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR ONE OF A KIND BINGO DRAW WINNERS!
Magrath Lions Club Hometown Christmas Kindness Bingo 2023

Brittany K Blackout Draw $100
Tamara P Bingo Draw $50
Michelle R SASH Day Program $50
Alyssa E Bingo Draw $50

Winners will be notified by email or phone and can pick up their prizes at the Magrath Pharmacy!
Please consider supporting our local Magrath businesses who help us help you. Thank you.

ATB Financial
Roosters Country Marketplace
Magrath Pharmacy
Blue Goose Gas
Home Hardware Magrath
SASH / SASH Pizza
Town of Magrath

#MagrathKindnessBingo Our 'Hometown Christmas Kindness Bingo' event starts Nov 2023.

Get a card.
Enter completed bingos by 30 Nov!

SPONSORED by the Magrath Lions Club and supported by many kind local businesses.
more info: magrathlions.com/kindness-bingo

Christmas Box Project 2023

18/11/2023

Magrath, AB Nov 2023 Thank you to all who got boxes from us and who returned filled boxes for delivery to Lethbridge this weekend. 28 boxes were dropped off at the Magrath Pharmacy and we did a few more ourselves. Others donated directly to Lethbridge. We were able to take 46 completed boxes this year to the Lethbridge drop off location. Yay Magrath!

Annual Christmas Box Drive 2023

31/8/2023

Request: "Lucky 19! For the 19th consecutive year the Magrath Lions Club is sponsoring Operation Christmas Child. Boxes and packing information can be picked up at the the Magrath Pharmacy any time during regular business hours starting 19th Oct and must be turned in by 6pm Friday 17th Nov 2023 (the last day we accept collections here in Magrath). Typical items for the boxes include simple things like a toothbrush, facecloth, school supplies and a few small toys and gifts. Completed boxes can be dropped off at the Magrath Pharmasave collection area and the Magrath Lions Club arranges the delivery to the Lethbridge drop off site. Thank you for your participation and Merry Christmas to all!

No Cost Clothing Event 2023

1/7/2023

Town of Magrath/Lions Club No Cost Clothing Event will be held Sat 26 Aug 2023 at the Ice Arena. The annual Community No Cost Clothing event, is sponsored by the Magrath Lions and headed by Lion Shauna.
The collection drive this year is Jul 1 through Aug 24 and sorting and setup will be Fri 25 Aug at the Magrath Ice Arena.

Then: On Sat 26 Aug 2023 9-2pm the event will open to public (for FREE distribution).

Schedule

Clothing donations: drop offs weekdays 9am-6pm Mon-Fri 1 Jul 2023 through Thu 24 Aug 2023 near Magrath Pharmacy 9am-6pm (watch for the white Lions collection van parked out front)
Tables setup - Thu 24 Aug 2023 morning at Ice Arena
Sorting - Fri 25 Aug 2023 (calling all volunteers 9am-evening)
Open to to public Sat 26 Aug 2023 9am-2pm (for FREE distribution).
Cleanup and Table take down Sat afternoon after 2pm.

Magrath Lions Club Garage Sale 2023

1/5/2023

Magrath, AB week ending Saturday 3 Jun 2023
Magrath Lions Club Annual Fundraiser
Do YOU have STUFF? Sure you do!

You could donate some of that STUFF to the Magrath Lions Club Garage Sale and then come by to buy back some new exciting STUFF!

Drop offs: we will be collecting your items for donation; all month starting May 1 2023 (Mon-Fri during day or by prior arrangement) at the Lions collection area in front of the Magrath Pharmacy

2023 Food Drive Results

13/4/2023

Magrath, AB 29 Apr 2023 - Another great big thank you to everyone for supporting our 18th annual food drive. 1500 flyers were sent out this past week and this year our volunteers collected 4731 lbs of food valued at $15,186! We rented a 20ft U-Haul this year and filled it about 3/4 full. Saturday donations were delivered to Lethbridge Food Bank by 1pm on Sat 29 Apr 2023! AND to the guy in charge of the weather today - Great Job!
So sorry, however, that some of you were missed in the pickup process on Saturday. If you still wish to donate, we will be collecting donations at the white van parked in front of the Magrath Pharmacy. We are also starting our Lions Garage Sale Collections at same location throughout the month of May 2023. Just drop it by or call us to arrange a pickup. Thanks again! Lion Roger Davies 403-388-4332

food drive 2023 .. we got pics at start and end but got busy in between somehow!

a nice thank you from the Lethbridge Food Bank facebook feed .. May 2023 rd

magrathlions.com for lethbridgefoodbank.ca FOOD DRIVE Sat Apr 29th, 2023

* Get your donations ready - watch for the flyers * ( your flyer info should appear at your doorstep the week of Apr 23-28 .. donations will be picked up between 9-10am Sat morning on Apr 29 ) Benefiting the Lethbridge Food Bank. Sponsored by local churches, supported by you, and coordinated by the Magrath Lions Club.

Thank you in advance for all your donations this year in our 18th annual food drive! Magrath Lions Club

Happy 2023 Upcoming Events

7/1/2023

Monthly Club Meeting - Thu Jan 26 2023 7pm See invitaion at http://evite.me/mB3eHa73bD

Upcoming Events
* Casino Fundraiser 16-17 Mar 2023
* Community Food Drive week ending Sat 29 Apr 2023
* Lions Garage Sale Spring 2023 tba

Magrath Christmas Box Drive 2022

6/9/2022

Community Collections for Operation Christmas Child

20 Christmas boxes were prepared and delivered to Lethbridge collection point on Sat 19 Nov 2022. Thanks to everyone for helping out!

Background: Reminder - the drop off deadline is quickly approaching! From end of Oct through mid Nov (**must drop off by 6pm on Fri 18 Nov 2022 at the Magrath Pharmacy this year**) the Lions Club collects completed Christmas Gift Boxes to donate to Operation Christmas Child. Perhaps your family or community group would like to join in the fun with us! In addition to the boxes themselves, we encourage you to to include $10 per box to help cover shipping/delivery costs.

Although you can provide your own boxes, we also have a few pretty green and red empty cardboard boxes available for pickup at the Magrath Pharmacy and other locations around town .. Thanks Everyone!

Helpful Links
Frequently Asked Questions
How to Pack a Shoebox
Have questions or suggestions? Contact a member of the Lions Club or Email [email protected]
Main Project page = magrathlions.com/christmas-boxes