King City Lions Club
Many things have changed since the first meeting of the King City Lions, which took place in the former Masonic Lodge (Robertson Lodge, No. 292, King) on May 14, 1952. The official Charter Night would follow soon after on July 9, at The Graystone’s, in neighbouring Aurora, thanks to the support and sponsorship of the Oak Ridges Lions Club. Since those early days, the population of King City has risen from around 650 to over 8,300, making it the largest community in King Township; the number of households in King City has gone from a few hundred to almost 3,000; and, with each passing decade, the agricultural economy that once denied King City, is redefined as a new and highly desired suburban frontier.
But a few things have remained the same
Since 1952 King City Lions have been working to help in our community and around the world. With the help of the community King City Lions have raised over $1.5 million dollars to support new community buildings, hospitals, sports leagues, parks, the blind and hundreds of worthwhile charities.
Skate With Santa
On December 16th, the King City Lions hosted Skate With Santa at the King City Lions Memorial Arena. Entrance was free to all, but we asked for a food donation to the food bank. Each child was given a ticket for a hot dog and hot chocolate. A great time was had by all and we even had a visit from our very own Santa.
Poinsettia Delivery
King City Lions were out delivering poinsettias to seniors in the community on Dec. 16th.
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This year we delivered over 100 plants.
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Pictured in the left photo is Lion Rob Payne making a delivery.
On Tuesday December 12th the King City Lions were at King City Lodge hoping to brighten some of the residents by singing Christmas Carols. Wanting to make the visit as safe as possible we set up our cover outside the front door. With the help of Alissa Mortley who is a music teacher at King City Secondary on the Piano we were able to sing carols outside and have the music played inside on speakers. A great big thank you to Alissa who has braved the cool weather with us for the past three years.
Carol Sing at King City Lodge
Reverse Advent Calendar Food Drive
For the Month of November, King City Lions along with Nobleton and Schomberg Lions have requested township residents to support the King Township Food Bank buy donating a food item for each day of the month. On Dec. 2nd, donors can bring their collections or a monetary donation to locations in King City, Nobleton and Schomberg. The Lions collect the donations and deliver them to the Food Bank. This year we collected almost $10,000 worth of food plus a substantial amount of money to assist the Food bank in their ever increasing needs. King City Lions took this opportunity to deliver a cheque for $1500 to the food bank.
Seniors Roast Beef Dinner
November 25, 2023
On November 25, 2023, the King City Lions hosted a dinner at the King City Seniors Centre to help raise funds for the Seniors Organization. It was a well attended event with over 80 Seniors enjoying a Roast Beef dinner with all the trimings.
NobleKing Minor Hockey BBQ
On September 9, 2023, King City Lions in conjunction with NobleKing Minor Hockey provided hot dogs, drinks and snacks to all participants coming to their first day of hockey for the new season.
Seniors Corn Roast
On September 8th 2023, the King City Lions held a corn roast and barbeque for approximately 100 members of the King City Senior Centre. We also took the opportunity to unveil a bench dedicated to the memory of King City Lions Members that have passed away.
King City Lions helped the Residents of King Township celebrate Canada Day in Kettleby Park. We cooked hamburgers, hot dogs, and Lion Burgers and sold pop, water and Popcorn.
There was a wonderful fireworks display put on by King Township at the end of the evening in honour of Canada's Birthday
