Community Collections for Operation Christmas Child 

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 occ@samaritan.ca
Main Project page = ​magrathlions.com/christmas-boxes

Our annual Magrath No Cost Clothing event will be held last week of August this year! See the ​magrathlions.com/no-cost-clothing project page for latest details.

Magrath, AB 4 Jun 2022 
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!

Please mark your calendars:

Drop offs: we will be collecting your items for donation; starting May 1 2022 (Mon-Fri during day or by prior arrangement) at the Lions collection van to be parked in front of the Magrath Pharmacy
    ** and then ** 
​Our annual Lions Community Garage Sale .. will be held: Sat 4 Jun 2019 8am - 1pm .. again this year INSIDE, at the Magrath Ice Arena (north door) .. Proceeds to local Lions Club Projects. 

​See you all there! Info:see PDF flyer here.

Magrath, AB May 2022 - A big thank you to everyone for your support of our annual food drive. 1500 flyers were sent out the week ending 6 May. Despite some conflicts with other events, this year our volunteers collected 4400 lbs of food that was delivered to Lethbridge Food Bank by 1pm on Sat 7 May 2022! Some of  you were missed in the pickup process and so we apologize. If you still wish to donate, we will be collecting donations at the Magrath Pharmacy one more week until Fri 13 May 2022. Just drop it by or call us to arrange pickup. Lion Roger Davies 403-388-4332

Magrath, AB The Magrath Community annual Food Drive will be held the week ending Sat 7 May 2022. The Magrath Lions Club in conjunction with local churches and volunteers will be holding our 17th Annual Community Food Drive during the week ending Sat 7 May 2022. 

From: Allan Hunt
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2022 12:44 PM
Subject: Ukraine
Good afternoon, regarding the situation in the Ukraine, you will see a response from the Manager of Global Grants which is  reasonably self-explanatory. For those of us in Canada, we can direct donations to: www.lionsofcanadafundforlcif.ca  . You can click on the donate button and carry on with your donation. Indicate that your donation is for Refugees in Ukraine. You can donate in Canadian Funds and you will receive a Canadian Tax receipt. As always, every dollar donated goes towards those in need. This information has also been posted to Facebook, please share it.
Regards

Regarding the situation in Ukraine, we wanted to update you at a high level on LCIF’s response. 

• LCIF already has a “Refugees and Displaced Persons” fund set up so it can take donations.  The link is HERE and note the cause is “Refugees and displaced persons”. This has been posed to LCIF’s Facebook page.  For giving that isn't online, it is the usual method of sending with a notation that it is for that fund.

• LCIF has received inquiries from Lions in Romania and Poland about potential grant support for refugee relief.  Staff are working with leadership in each country to develop a project plan where LCIF would support Lions led distribution of immediate needs relief goods.  Think care packages with food, water, hygiene items, clothing, etc. Initial grant target amount is US$15,000 per country, for Romania and Poland.  After these initial grants, we will continue to work with Lions in the adjacent and surrounding countries to evaluate needs and potential LCIF support for Lions to help address them.  Lions in Ukraine are understandably not able to participate in relief work at this time, but may be able to in the future, to address some needs of internally displaced people.  They may also collaborate with Lions in adjacent countries in immediate needs relief activities.

• LCIF and LCI marketing and communications teams are collaborating on a wide range items to allow an efficient and consistent response to inquiries received from Lions related to the situation and messaging of this information outward via social media, website, etc.

Do not hesitate to contact us if there are any questions.

District Governor 2C DG Michelle Harris message Jan 2022 ..

A message from our new 2022 International President: Douglas X. Alexander