Helensburgh Lions Club Scotland
Serving our community for 60 years
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Don MacDonald, following a successful Presidency of Helensburgh Lions Club, hands over the chain of office to the new President Tom Dunn, a retired manager at IBM. Don wished Tom every success for the coming year which is the Centenary of the founding of Lions International.
Tom is one of the longest serving members of the Club, joining in 1977 and this will be the third time he has led the club.
The Queen’s 90th Birthday was celebrated in some style on Wednesday 15 July 2016 when over 60 local senior citizens attended a special tea organised by the Helensburgh Lions Club.
Following a delicious “Ritz” style tea, prepared by the Buffet Shop, the Queen was wished a Happy Birthday and toasted with a wee glass of prosecco
Glorious sunshine and a course in really superb condition greeted 150 golfers when they arrived at Helensburgh Golf Club to play the 27th annual Helensburgh Lions Club Charity Golf Day last Thursday. Teams from the local club were joined by many visiting teams from across the West of Scotland.
The stableford format made for an enjoyable day which produced excellent scoring, seven teams accumulated a excellent 47 points and the winners were decided on count back.
Local teams took the first three places. The winners were the Monster Squad, Mark Birnie , Stewart Jenkins and Alan Birnie, in second place the Golf Buddies, Jim McKenzie, Phil English and Jamie Francis, and third The Ups and Downs, Phil Armstrong, Jack Armstrong and Gareth Rollings.
The Easter Egg Raffle has been a feature of the club for some five or six years now and is a successful fundraising event. Large eggs are purchased from Thorntons who decorate them with the Club details.
Our raffle this year had twelve eggs placed with local pubs and restaurants and while in previous years we have had as many as eighteen eggs we managed to make the same profit of over £800.00.
Many thanks to those businesses and their customers who supported the cause and this money will be put towards the upcoming Queen’s Birthday Tea.
Helensburgh Lions Club annual Senior Citizens lunch has been held at the Masonic Hall for many years. The hall was again offered to us but as our usual caterer was not available a new venue with catering was sought.
The Management Committee and members of Helensburgh Golf Club kindly made their facilities available and on Saturday 27th February. Nearly 70 senior citizens enjoyed a delicious three course meal prepared by the Clubs resident chef. The Golf Clubs bar team were kept busy serving a full range of drinks to the Lions Club guests.
Over £1200 was allocated to four local groups –
Helensburgh Lions Club will hold their annual Senior Citizens Lunch as usual at the end of February and are arranging a Race Night to generate funds.
On Wednesday 9th September 2015 Helensburgh Lions Club held their annual late summer tea for Senior Citizens from Helensburgh and the Peninsula. Over 70 guests enjoyed a delicious tea provided by the Buffet Shop.