by admin | Sep 15, 2023 | Events
A Little History
What began as three cottages with dialysis being performed in the back of a converted school bus has evolved over the past 45 years to include a state of the art medical facility, a recreation centre including a heated indoor pool, 14 cottages, 15 efficiency units and 6 trailer sites with bath/shower house. The result is a unique vacation opportunity for dialysis patients and their families in the heart of cottage country.
In 1972, the Hamilton East Lions rented cottages in Parry Sound for two families living with dialysis. A third cottage was rented to house the dialysis machines. In 1973, six families were brought to cottages in Dorset for a relaxing get away. By 1974, they brought twelve families to Dorset, but with funds exhausted, another 30 families were left on a waiting list.
The idea for Lions Camp Dorset came about at the 1974 International Lions Convention. Lion Sandy Ailles of Dorset and Lion Herb Walpole of Hamilton East had a chance meeting. The Dorset Lions had obtained 380 acres of crown land in the early 70’s as part of a plan to build baseball diamonds. However, after hearing of Hamilton Easts’ dialysis retreats, the idea of building a full scale camp emerged. Soon after, Hamilton East Lions and the Dorset Lions began to raise funds for the building of the camp.
On April 17, 1978 construction began. In the first year, 3 cottages were completed and the next year, 5 more were completed. Lions Camp Dorset acquired the property lease later from the Dorset Lions. The property was then bought by Lions Camp Dorset Corporation from the Ministry of Natural Resources.
With some assistance from corporate sponsors and various government grants, the Lions of Ontario have developed the Camp into a unique facility. Most of the construction was completed by Lions, Lioness’, Leo’s and other volunteers. The largest share of the funding for both construction and maintenance comes from members of the Lions family across Ontario. The camp is mortgage and debt free, thanks to the funds provided by Lions clubs across Ontario.
Lions Camp Dorset is a non-profit organization which is recognized by the government as an Independent Health Facility. It continues to be supported by the Lions clubs of Ontario. Volunteers from clubs around the province continue to give their time and expertise to help upgrade and maintain the facilities.
by admin | Aug 23, 2023 | Events
Table Tennis Tournament will be held on September 24, 2023 at Markham Wesley Centre in Markham. The 12th Edition of our tournament will be held from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm that day. This year, thanks to a joint effort with our event beneficiary, we have targeted to raise $25,000 for the Centre for Immigrant and Community Services (CICS). On tournament day, Grand Parade will start at 12:45pm and Opening
is scheduled at 1:00 pm.
Our 2023 tournament continues to provide a platform to players of different levels, different ethnic groups, and different ages to communicate and foster friendship through competition. We are
expecting to have 44 teams with over 200 players participating in 11 different categories this year to accommodate both rated competition and recreational players. Singles categories are Under 800,
Under 1800, Evergreen, Harmony, CICS VIP, Wesley VIP. Team categories are Community, Dynamic Doubles, Inter-school, Lions Invitation and CICS Invitation. We are thankful to HKETO for sponsoring the Alumni Cup for the HK Inter-School Alumni Team category. We are also thankful to Olympia Wholesale Inc. for sponsoring the Olympia Cup for the CICS VIP Singles category.
The City of Markham and the City of Richmond Hill are the Tournament Sponsors.
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto) is the Prestige Sponsor. Markham Wesley Centre is the Venue Sponsor. Stentronics, Olympia Wholesale Co. and TD Canada Trust are the
Diamond Sponsors. Subway, National Bank Financial – Mark Law and Paul Leung are the Gold Sponsors.
Danny Leung is the Prize Sponsor. Nogi Sushi and Hello Tomato are the Food Sponsors, VIP Sponsors include ReMax – Esther Wong, National Bank Financial – Hugo Mak, CIBAC, MRHVCBA, RBC Wealth
Management – Sam Ip, Rotary Club of Toronto – Forest Hill, Markham-Unionville Rotary, Rotary Club of York, SEAS Foundation, SYRCBA, The Hum Law Firm, and Sharp Electronics of Canada Ltd.
The organizing committee is very grateful for the interest and strong support from these and other sponsors.
For more information, please visit www.newhorizonlionsclub.org or contact:
Peter Lau peter.lau@newhorizonlionsclub.org
Danny Leung danny.leung@newhorizonlionsclub.org
Tony Chan tony.chan@newhorizonlionsclub.org
Beneficiary
受惠機構
加港新里程獅子會今天宣布，第12屆年度慈善乒乓球錦標賽將於2023年9月24日在萬錦市萬民衛斯理中心舉行。 第 12 屆比賽將於當天上午 9:00 至晚上 9:00 舉行。 今年，在與活動受益人的共同努力下，我
們的目標是為移民和社區服務中心 (CICS) 籌集 25,000 元。 比賽當天，大巡行將於中午 12:45 開始，開幕時間定於下午 1:00。
我們2023年的賽事繼續為不同級別、不同種族、不同年齡的選手提供一個通過比賽交流、增進友誼的平台。 我們預計今年將有 44 支球隊、超過 200 名選手參加 11 個不同類別的比賽，以容納競技和休閒選
手。 單打類別有800分以下、1800分以下、Evergreen、Harmony、CICS VIP、Wesley VIP。 團隊類別包括社區、活力雙打、校際、獅子邀請賽和 CICS 邀請賽。
我們衷心感謝香港經貿辦贊助香港校際校友隊組別校友杯Alumni Cup。 我們還感謝 Olympia Wholesale Inc. 贊助 CICS VIP 單打類別的奧林匹亞杯 Olympia Cup。
賽事贊助 Tournament Sponsors: 萬錦市 City of Markham, 列治文山市City of Richmond Hill。
尊貴贊助 Prestige Sponsor: 香港經濟貿易辦事處（多倫多）Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto)。
場地贊助 Venue Sponsor: 萬民衛斯理中心 Markham Wesley Centre。鑽石贊助 Diamond Sponsors: Stentronics、Olympia Wholesale Co. 和 TD Canada Trust 。 金牌贊助 Gold Sponsors: Subway、National
Bank Financial – Mark Law、 Paul Leung 。
獎項贊助 Prize Sponsor: Danny Leung。 食物贊助 Food Sponsors: Nogi Sushi 和 Hello Tomato ，VIP 贊助包括 ReMax – Esther Wong、National Bank Financial – Hugo Mak、CIBAC、MRHVCBA、RBC Wealth
Management – Sam Ip、Rotary Club of Toronto – Forest Hill、Markham-Unionville Rotary Club、Rotary Club of York、SEAS Foundation、SYRCBA、The Hum Law Firm 和 Sharp Electronics of
Canada Ltd.。
組委會非常感謝這些及其他贊助商的關注和大力支持。
如欲了解詳情，請瀏覽www.newhorizonlionsclub.org 或聯繫:
Peter Lau peter.lau@newhorizonlionsclub.org
Danny Leung danny.leung@newhorizonlionsclub.org
Tony Chan tony.chan@newhorizonlionsclub.org
