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Roblin District Lions Club history honors centennial year
The Roblin and District Lions Club began in winter 1975 and was chartered October 24 1975 with 20 members. Sponsoring clubs were Birtle and Rossburn Lions. charter president George Giles and secretary Wil Sutton led a growing group including stalwarts Allan Martin Lloyd Weeres and Eric Carlson. Women joined in 1998 boosting activity and leadership. The club funded community projects from the Community Centre to schools and care facilities, supported disaster relief and eradicating preventable blindness, and hosts the Journey for Light snowmobile ride for the Lions Eye Bank of Manitoba and Northwest Ontario. Membership decline in the 21st century threatens future continuity.
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Roblin and District Lions Club
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Allan Martin
Lloyd Weeres
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Keystone Pioneer Museum
Roblin and District Lions
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Journey For Light
Roblin & District Lions Club