Ormeau Lions Club
The Ormeau Lions Club is the only Community Service organisation in the area. We meet at 7pm every 1st & 3rd Monday night at Shearers Arms Tavern, Peachey Road, Ormeau.
The purpose of our meetings is for fellowship and business, often with interesting and informative speakers on a range of topics.
Lions are actively involved in a wide range of community activities, giving help to our young and the elderly, the disabled and the disadvantaged locally, nationally and internationally.
Members of Ormeau Lions Club can be seen regularly on Saturday mornings outside Super IGA Ormeau sizzling sausages and bacon & egg rolls, having fun while raising funds for various community projects, including Lions Haven Home for the Aged at Hope Island.
Lions' first "event" each year is the World's Greatest Shave. All funds raised go to the Leukaemia Foundation. 2010 year will be the third time Lions have hosted this event.
In August the annual Lions Ormeau Fair is held at Brien Harris Oval. This is a 2 day event bringing together displays, live entertainment, school choirs, market stalls, sideshow alley rides and novelties, food, drinks, a movie and fireworks, just like a mini Ekka - best of all, there is free admission!
Businesses and market stall holders pay a site fee, and local businesses sponsor the Fair in exchange for an excellent way to market and publicise their services and products. This year will be the 4th Fair, and already site bookings are numbering in excess of 50. This is the major fundraiser of the year for the Club.
In October 2009, Ormeau Lions assisted the Cancer Council with the establishment of the first Northern Gold Coast Relay for Life, held at Saint Stephens College Upper Coomera. This event will be held in October 2010, again with Ormeau Lions playing a major role in the organisation and planning.
Ormeau Lions also are responsible for the running of the Driver Reviver Stop provided by the Qld Main Roads Department, and rely on a number of volunteers to help fill the roster to keep this important life-saving initiative manned from 8am to 8pm throughout long weekends and holidays.
We welcome new members and are always looking for generous people who are willing to give their time and expertise to a worthy cause. The funds we raise gives hope and happiness to many throughout the area and it is a highly rewarding experience.
If you want to help out, whether it is with the Driver Reviver, weekend BBQs or in helping to organise our major events, you do not need to become a Lions member to do so. Please contact us to express your interest we truly appreciate any help on offer!
Key Contacts:
Club President - Norm Jessen, Phone 0411 645 520
Club Secretary - Boyd Evans, Phone 0413 997 644
Information on joining Lions Club - 0411 589 443