Poplar Hills & District Lions Club Wheelchair Swing Fundraiser The Poplar Hills and District Lions Club thank all donors to their wheelchair-accessible swing fundraiser. Here are some recent donors. You can find the link to donate at phlions.ca.
frozen treats in addition to ice cream, it’s hard to comprehend what a rare treat ice cream used to be. Not until well after the war ended in 1945 did home appliances start to become available at affordable prices. The ice cream had to be bought and eaten on the spot or wrapped in a blanket, rushed home and consumed quickly before it melted. As a result, it was a treat enjoyed only a few times a year. Aty McNair operated a daily route delivering milk from local farms to Silverwoods Dairy in London. On picnic day, he would pick up the ice cream which came in two and a half gallon pails. These pails were put in cylindrical, insulated containers that could hold up to three stacked on top of each other. The ice cream would still be firm when opened that evening. The perfect dessert was a large piece of dark chocolate cake nestling beside two large scoops of icy-cold, silky-smooth vanilla ice cream. Finishing off the picnic supper with this queen of desserts – and tomorrow was the beginning of the Summer Holidays! Things couldn’t get any better than that! Some games and races for the kids while the adults visited together concluded the event by nine o’clock. Families made their way to their cars, the kids calling good-byes to each other. In many cases, we wouldn’t see each other until September and for grade eight graduates, it was off to high school and a whole new adventure. Graduation ceremonies for public school students were still in the future when consolidated schools came into being. Nobody thought of any special treatment because you were simply doing what was expected of you. Summer Holidays started tomorrow and that was enough.
The Poplar Hill and District Lions wish to send a big thank you to Sherry and Tom Schofield from Colden Homes https://coldenhomes.ca/ who recently donated $1,000 to the wheelchair-accessible swing project. The photo shows Sherry and Tom Schofield (center) presenting the cheque to Barney Lawn (far left) and Jamie Zavitz (far right) from the Poplar Hill & District Lions Club. The cheque presentation took place in Poplar Hill Park near the future location of the swing. This donation puts us one step closer to achieving our fundraising goal.
John Caverhill is the younger son of the late Ernest Caverhill and Susie Boyd of Lobo Township. John’s writings often reflect his experiences and observations of growing up on the family farm, attending the one room school, S. S. No. 7 Lobo (Bear Creek School), and Vanneck United Church. John’s sense of humour and story-telling skills are legendary. His keen observation skills have augmented his repertoire .
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President Jamie Zavitz of the Poplar Hill and District Lions Club (left) is delighted to announce a generous donation from Doug and Wendy Durnin for the construction of a wheelchair-accessible swing in Poplar Hill Park. Doug and Wendy, esteemed members of our community and owners of Saratoga Homes, have once again shown their unwavering support. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to them for their continued dedication to the Poplar Hill and District Lions.
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Harrison Crossan would like to thank Matt, Sherri and the Family of Precision Homes London for purchasing his 2023 Ilderton Fair Class-Winning Market Steer! See you this year at the Ilderton Fair Market Livestock Show & Sale.
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