Club News

Effective Speaking Contest

We would like to thank all of the schools in the Pelham area that sent students to our Effective Speaking contest on February 24. Thanks to all the contestants, your speeches were informative and entertaining. In our eyes you were all winners. To the parents thank you for encouraging your children to take part in […] Read more…

There’s Something About Being a Lion!

In celebration of our 73rd Anniversary Lion Steve Pellerin organized a special program of storytelling at our April 3rd regular meeting. During the past year our Fonthill Lions Club has enjoyed a reemergence that with a 50%+ increase in our membership. The evening of reminiscing was a wonderful opportunity for our newer members to learn […] Read more…

Presenting our 73rd Annual Salute to our Local Farming Industry

Exploring the State of the Modern Family Farm Join us for our 73rd Annual Fonthill Lions Agriculture Night, Tuesday April 17th 7pm at the Fonthilll Legion. Guest Speaker for the evening is Dylan Wiens, a third-generation tender fruit farmer in Niagara On the Lake and Operations Manager at Kai Wiens Family Farm, a 160 acre […] Read more…

Congratulations to Lions Effective Speaking Contest Winners

We would like to thank all of the schools in the Pelham area as well as the Welland French Schools that sent students to our Effective Speaking contest on February 25. Thanks to all the contestants, your speeches were informative and entertaining. In our eyes you were all winners. To all the parents thank you […] Read more…

The ” Fonthill Lion’s Lift”

We are excited to be sponsoring the accessibility Elevator at the Meridian Community Center. We’re already affectionately calling it the ‘Fonthill Lion’s Lift’. The MCC is the realization of a community dream that has been 25 years in the making and we’re thrilled that our contribution has given a lift to the entire process. The […] Read more…

Inaugural SLIDERFEST a Huge Success

Especially for winners of the cook off, Chef Raymond Haymes and Paul Fedj of Churchill Natural Meats who took home the coveted BEST SLIDER trophy. The sun shined down upon Pelham’s first ever local slider throw down, hosted by the Fonthill Lions Club to fund raise for their community service. Attendees at the event savoured […] Read more…

Fonthill Lions/Lioness Canteen – A Pelham Canada Day Tradition

700 hundred lbs of potatoes later we still are catching our breath after another very successful Canada Day canteen at Harold Black Park. Thank you to the many, many #Canada150 celebration attendees who supported our Fonthill Lions Club & Fonthill Lioness with your purchases of Burgers, Hot Dogs and our ever popular hand cut Lions […] Read more…

Sewing the Seeds of Change in Zambia

Our Fonthill Lions Agriculture Night Guest Speaker, Aaron Breimer is part of a humanitarian mission that helps farmers in Zambia improve their community through agriculture. As an agronomist with Veritas Farm Management Services, a farm business consulting company, Aaron Breimer works with Ontario Farmers to implement the latest in agricultural techniques and practices. He never […] Read more…

Thank You Effective Speaker Participants

We would like to thank all of the schools in the Pelham area as well as the Welland French Schools and Home School that sent students to our Effective Speaking contest on February 22. Thanks to all the contestants, your speeches were informative and entertaining. In our eyes you were all winners. To all the […] Read more…