Recent Feedback
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Reading the results of the recent Effective Speaking Contest in the July 10, 2025 edition of Your Community Voice brought back many fond memories. When our children were younger, my wife and I entered them annually in this contest at the Stittsville Lions Club. It was an incredible experience. The skills that they developed at an early age, preparing speeches and presenting in front of judges and audiences have paid dividends for them. In their respective careers, each of them is regularly required to speak in front of others and they use the skills that they learned. We have seen the benefits of this contest firsthand.
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Standing up and presenting in front of others can be very intimidating. Unfortunately, I learned the hard way, on the job as a young adult. The Effective Speaking Contest provided by the Lions Club provides students at a young age the opportunity to develop and fine tune these skills. At some point in time, we are all asked to communicate to a group of individuals either formally or informally. Many careers require this skill. A contest such as this at an early age provides an excellent foundation for lifelong learning.
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When I saw the advertisement for the “Lion on the Beach” fundraiser to support the community, we did not hesitate to purchase a ticket. It was our way of thanking the Lions Club for organizing the Effective Speaking Contest again and thereby providing this unique opportunity for the youth in Stittsville, in addition to the many other initiatives that the Lions support.
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Alan Gervais
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Effective Speaker Results
We're ROARING with excitement to announce that our Effective Speaking Contest winner in Stittsville took the first place championship at the District A-4 level competition and went on to place 2nd at the Multiple District Competition in Toronto. ​
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This success highlights what our Lions Club speech program is all about: building confidence, developing communication skills, and promoting youth in our community to become leaders.
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Join us in congratulating our champion speaker as they continue to inspire us all with their remarkable talent and dedication.
The Stittsville Lions remain committed to fostering youth development in our community through programs like the Effective Speaking Contest. When our young people succeed, we all win!
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Below is first place finish photo at the Lions Club in Stittsville.
Your Donations At Work in the Community!
$5454. Cheque for the Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre presented to
Cindy Manor, April 23, 2025.
$500.00 cheque for the Queensway Carleton Hospital presented to Katie Barrett, April 23, 2025
$485. Cheque to Quick Start Autism presented to Suzanne Jacobson,
April 23, 2025
2025 Bursary Applications are now being Accepted
The Stittsville District Lions Club is accepting Bursary Applications for 2025 that supports Academic Achievement. - by awarding Bursaries to (5) first year College or University students of $1000.00 dollars each.
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Visit our Club Projects page (top menu) and click on Scholarships / Bursaries for more details and application forms.
Lions 2025 Annual Fundraiser (AFR)
The 2025 AFR has begun already!!
The Stittsville Lions Club is excited to announce our annual fundraising event for 2025. This event is a cornerstone of our efforts to support the vital programs and initiatives that strengthen our community. We are reaching out to you, a respected business in our area, to invite you to partner with us to make a significant impact.
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Your Lions’ club collects funds and 100% of these funds are in turn used to support community-based charities and programs supporting Cancer, Alzheimer's, Humanitarian aid, Vision, Youth, Diabetes, Hunger and so much more!
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Starting in 2025, we offer a range of sponsorship opportunities - see our new Sponsor page.
1. $1,000. or more (Gold Sponsor) – Name of Business, address, brief description with logo, & key contact;
2. $500 - $999 (Silver Sponsor) – Name of Business and key contact;
3. $250. to $499. – Name of business.
We welcome all donations big and small, cash, in-kind and gift cards. We would be grateful for your support and appreciate the opportunity to discuss your sponsorship options further with you. By partnering with the Stittsville District Lions Club, you will be investing in a stronger, more vibrant future for all residents.
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Donations can be made by:
• Canada Helps link is https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/stittsville-district-lions-club-charitable-foundation/ , receipt will be automatically emailed. The default option is for this year’s annual fundraiser.
• E-transfer to fundraising.stittsvillelions@gmail.com, and request a receipt if one is needed. Password to use: donation
• mail a cheque to the Stittsville District Lions Club:
4 - 1339 Stittsville Main St
Stittsville, ON
K2S 1C6
• Please let us know you require a receipt for income tax purposes by sending an email to stittsvillelions@gmail.com with the amount, name, address, etc.
• Call Lion Graham Amey at 613-558-5485, if you require a Lions member to pick up your donation.
Thank you in advance for supporting the Stittsville District Lions Club's Annual Fundraising Campaign.
Lion Graham Amey
Chair 2025 AFR