I had the pleasure of attending the 60th Anniversary celebration of the Beausejour Lion’s Club this past weekend. Support for this event not only comes from current Lions members, but also past members of the Lions and from Lions Clubs in other communities such as Lac du Bonnet, Steinbach, Winnipeg and other clubs around the province. The Beausejour Legion had the honor of hosting this event. The food prepared by the Legion for the dinner was second to none.

The 60th Anniversary celebration was an important event, not only to the Beausejour Lions Club, but also to our communities of Beausejour, the RM of Brokenhead, Tyndall and Garson as well. The influence and the benefits of the good work completed by the Beausejour Lions Club is felt throughout out the entire region.

The Beausejour Lions Club built the first seniors housing project in the Town of Beausejour. Lions Lodge is an important seniors housing facility and was a catalyst for the construction of other seniors housing projects in Beausejour, Tyndall and Garson.

The CPTC is the longest running annual national sporting event in Canada and there is not one other community the size of Beausejour anywhere, that has successfully hosted a national sporting event as long as the Beausejour area. This did not come about easily. It requires hundreds of volunteers each year to be successful, and the Beausejour Lions Club volunteers have been there every step of the way.

The Beausejour and area Food Bank was established in 1991 and was the first rural food bank in Canada. The Food Bank relies entirely upon our community for support in terms of food supply and volunteers, and since 1991 the Beausejour Lions Club has always supported the Food Bank with funds and food drives. Without the support of the Beausejour Lions Club and others, the Food Bank could not continue to operate.

These are just some of the good works that the Beausejour Lions Club has been involved with.

The members of the Beausejour Lions Club are volunteers, and as volunteers, they have made our community a better place to work, to live and to raise a family – and for that I thank them.

What’s happening in the Lac du Bonnet Constituency

Pinawa invites the world

Summer 2006Â in the Lac du Bonnet ConstituencyÂ

Gerald at the 2006 Powerview-Pine Falls Parade

Gerald at his home town of Whitemouth during the 2006 parade.

 Manitoba Manufacturer’s Awards Banquet

Gerald with Manitoba Manufacturer’s Hall of Fame Honouree Bob Hamaberg

 2006, Year of the War Bride

Hazel & William Campbell and daughter Lisa Merke with Gerald at the Legislature honouring Hazel as a War Bride.