Club Activities Scheduled for 2011-2012
The members of the Lions Club of Russell are an active
group. Not only do we organize a significant number of
fundraising events each year, we're also active participants
in our community, Russell Township.
This year's events are listed below. If you have questions
about any of the events, just send us an
email.
2012 Lions Cash Calendars
(on sale now)
Don't miss your chance to win! $5,000 in cash
prizes will be drawn throughout 2012. Be sure to ask a Lion you know
or go to the various retail outlets to get your calendar!
Click
here to go to our 2011 Lions Cash
Calendar page top see our list of monthly winners.
An Evening with
the Russell Lions
(February 25, 2012)
Location: Russell High School
Time: Doors Open 6pm – Cocktails
Dinner: 7pm – Sit Down Roast Beef Meal (round tables of 8) Tickets $40
each
Live and Silent Auction
Trivia Questions and Prizes – Featuring the Trivia Queen herself: Connie
Johnston
Door Prizes
All monies go to Russell Lions Club to support the many organizations and
individuals we assist during the course of the year. For more
information or for tickets, please contact Lion Peter Marr at 613-445-5223
or by e-mail at
Peter.Marr2@sympatico.ca.
Lobsterfeast 2011 (Saturday May 28, 2011)
A perennial favourite! Every year,
the Club has its annual Lobsterfeast, which is held on
the last Saturday in May at the Russell Arena. Entertainment
will be provided and, of course, there's the all-you-can-eat
lobster and roast beef. Famous far and wide, the Lobsterfeast
sells out early – very
early – so drop us
an email to reserve
your tickets.
Click here
to go to our 2011 Lobsterfeast page.
Canada Day Celebrations
(July 1, 2011)
Another favourite – small town
Canada Day celebrations! A fun day for the whole family with great entertainment, kids games, fireworks, and more! See you at the Russell Lions Ball Park!0
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2011 Schedule of
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8:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
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Free Breakfast (hosted by the
Russell Legion at 24 Legion Lane, Russell) |
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12:00 PM - 11:00 PM |
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Beer Garden |
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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
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Kids Games & Activities - Hair
Painting, Free Popcorn, Corn Box, Inflatable Bouncers etc. |
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12:30 PM |
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Volleyball Tournament - Teams of 6 (at least 2 female
players per team). Registration at 12:00 noon onsite. |
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1:00 PM |
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Hot Dog & Jello Eating Contest |
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1:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
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Pitching Machine |
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1:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
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Eddy & the Stingrays |
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2:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
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Russell Scouts BBQ |
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2:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
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Russell Fire Department Giant
Water Sprinkler |
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3:30 PM |
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Legion Presentation of Colours |
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4:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
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Russell Lions Rib Feast |
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4:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
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Ginette Hamilton & the 4 Gs |
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6:30 PM - 8:30 PM |
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The Castor River Boys |
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9:00 PM - 11:00 PM |
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The Odd Man Out |
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10:00 PM (dusk) |
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National anthem, followed by FIREWORKS at Ecole St-Joseph
(Russell).
Donations graciously accepted onsite. (rain date is July
2rd) |
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Schedule may
change without notice |
More activities will be added to the schedule in the weeks and months
before Canada Day, so stay tuned!
For more information about any of the above events,
just send us an email.
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