Meet your Lambeth Service Club Presidents
projects are being planned, and we have members on the environment committee for our district. Rotary has seven areas of focus, of which the environment is one. The others are peacebuilding and conflict resolutions, disease prevention, water and sanitation, maternal and child health, basic education, and economic development. The aim is to improve lives and to create a better world through service projects and initiatives. We socialize a bit, and we try to organize group trips to the theatre, a day at the races, a backyard BBQ, or our president’s dinner which celebrates our incoming and outgoing presidents. International projects we have supported in the past 2 years are Polio+, Avoidable Blindness, AMPO Orphanage, and the Kenya water project. Local projects and charities we have supported include Kids Country Club, London Community Chaplaincy, SARI, L’Arche, Lambeth Community Cemetery, Salthaven, Ark Aid, T/V Science and Engineering Fair, St. Joseph’s Hospice, Harvestfest, 519Persuit, ‘Hope for the Homeless’ Project, ReForest London, Meals on Wheels, Teen Challenge, and RYLA Seminars for Leader. In the community, we have a real success story in the collaboration in the ‘catch the ace’ lottery with the Lions and the Legion. This allowed all three groups to distribute thousands of dollars to local charities. Age of members requirement: over 21 Wanted: anyone who wants to make a difference in this world. lambethrotaryclub.ca/ facebook.com/londonlambethrotaryclub-canada
Beyond the province, we support international programs to eradicate hunger, diabetes, support families battling childhood cancer, vision and care for our environment. We also provide disaster relief, support international exchange and help with other communities, provincial & global needs. Over the last three years we have been fortunate enough to turn over $30,000 to various community charities or projects. Most recently there was the refurbishment of the bleachers at the Optimist Park ball diamond. This is in addition to our service projects such as the adopt-a-park cleanup at two Lambeth Parks. We also host breakfast with Santa in December of each year and have started an annual Family Day Skate at the Lambeth arena. In addition to all of our current commitments, we plan to hold an Easter Egg Hunt at the Lambeth Community Centre on March 18th at which Food Bank donations will be accepted. We also plan to promote Canadian patriotism by selling Canadian Flag lawn signs with all proceeds going to youth mental health. The type of people we are actively looking for to join the Lions are those willing to give whatever amount of time they can spare to serving the community while having fun doing so. Our membership chair is Jayne Dill, who can be reached via email at Jaynedill13@gmail.com or by phone at 519-652-3834.
James Shields, Lambeth Harvestfest james@tommysmotors.com
I have lived in Lambeth since I was six years old, and am the owner-operator of Tommy’s Motors. I love and support any way I can. I got involved with Harvestfest in 2021, and took on the President’s role as the community event was going to end as there was no executive to run it. A number of amazing people and I put together an executive and are about to start setting up our fourth Harvestfest for 2025.
Darlene Webber, Lambeth Lions Club I joined the Dorset Lions in 2012 where I served as
a Director at Camp Dorset, a camp that provides dialysis care to patients suffering from kidney disease. I also served as President of the Dorset Club for one year. I moved to London in 2018 and joined the
This community event brings together what is great about both the past and present about the Lambeth area and keeps a long tradition running of a small-town Mardi Gras and fairs. It gathers the whole community together with all its varied events. Our gift is giving the families in the surrounding area a sense of community through fellowship. Our 2025 Harvestfest is set to be our biggest to date with new events along with making room for some even bigger events, such as a talent show, artisan market, pancake breakfast and community dinner, corn hole tournament, car show and shine, adult and teen dances as well as one of the best parades anyone has ever seen. That’s just a few of the amazing things we have planned. None of this can happen without volunteers and we need a lot of them, as well as going forward people to take over executive positions so that this legacy continues. Anyone with a good community focus is welcome no matter what your skill set or age. To get involved, we meet every fourth Wednesday of the month at 7 pm at the Lambeth 501 Legion or contact me at james@tommysmotors.com.
To advertise here, please contact Gloria@villagerpublications.com The Lambeth Lions Club was formed in 1977 with Claire McLean as its first president, and since the beginning, we have and continue to have numerous projects that we support. We are honoured to work with Lions Homes for Deaf People to build homes across the Province of Ontario for people who are deaf, deaf/blind or deaf with multiple handicaps. We are very active in the Lambeth community by supporting various causes, Brownies, HarvestFest, local hospitals, foodbanks, as well as the Royal Canadian Legion with our Poppy Program. Our Memory Box Program supports families who have lost a child at the Children’s Hospital in London, because the hospital serves a large geographical part of the Province of Ontario, our club has a strong provincial reach in our work. Lambeth Lions Club. I am presently serving my second term as President of a club that I am extremely proud to be part of. We are a small group of like-minded men and women whose sole purpose is to give back to the community. Our purpose is simple, “We Serve”
Lambeth Villager • April 2025 • Page 9
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