The Dryden Trillium Lions Club and the Dryden Lions Club are giving back to the community.
Wendy Wiedenhoeft is with the Trillium Lions and says each year they host a truck and boat draw as a part of a fundraising endeavor.
Tickets from this year’s event were completely sold out, and Wiedenhoeft says as a result, they are able to spread out $46,000 to local charities and ones across the province.
Both the Trillium Lions and the Lions Club received half, which is $23,000, to present to charities and organizations that they believe are in need of the money.
The recipients of the Trillium Lions Club donations are:
– Neighborhood Legacy Group ($1,500)
– Mayors Committee For Children and Youth ($2,500)
– Dryden Diabetes Education Centre ($1,000)
– Dryden Trillium Lions Club Medical Assistance Fund ($5,000)
– Dryden Trillium Lions Club Pennies From Heaven Fund ( $500)
– Dryden Regional Health Centre Room Refurbishing ($4,000)
– Dryden Regional Health Centre Shake Your Booty Fundraiser ($500)
– Canadian Red Cross Dryden and District Branch ($500)
– Dryden Youth Soccer ($1,000)
– DHS Eagles On Track Project ($1,000)
– Community Living Dryden-Sioux Lookout ($500)
Other recipients include:
– Camp Quality ($1,000)
– CNIB North Region ($1,000)
– CNIB Lake Joseph Transportation Project ($1,000)
– Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre Cardiac Centre ($1,000)
– Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides ($1,000)
