Ongoing Events


    The Local Lions Clubs along with the Peterborough Lioness Club will be hosting the 15th Walk for Dog Guides in     September 2012. This is a chance for people young and older to walk their pets (or not) get pledges from a number of merchants in town and come and enjoy a 5 or 10 KM walk on the rotary tail. All money collected will go to The Lions Foundation of Canada to help purchase dogs for blind and seeing impaired, hearing, physically challenged, special needs, and autistic people. A better quality of life for these unique people with disabilities.

    Three times a year the Peterborough Lions Club works with the C.M.H.A to sell passes and man the doors of the hockey arena and help present trophies. We also at the same time host a spaghetti supper. This is a great fundraiser for our club.

    Once a year we have a charity raffle with the money going to designated charity in our city. Watch for our members in the malls, home shows, and in the community selling these tickets.

    June is Dragon Boat Races time. We in partnership with the Peterborough Lioness and East Peterborough Lions Club run refreshment booths for the many patrons attending this event. Another chance to give back to the community.

    The Peterborough Lions Club is most fortunate to be one of the groups who volunteer at the Kawartha Club Bingo Hall on designated Saturday Nights. We have been a member of the Kawartha Bingo Association for 20 years. It is our pleasure to be part of the lists of volunteers who come out to service the people of Peterborough with the funds going back into the community.

    The Peterborough Lions Club is known for many ongoing projects: We collect used eye glasses, hearing aids, and pop tabs. The glasses and hearing aids are refurbished, and graded. The glasses sent to third world countries for those who need them. The hearing aids are sent to the Canadian Hearing Society for disbursement. The pop tabs are sent to Scouts Canada to help with their projects for youth.

    We are involved in Vision and Hearing Screening in the schools for youth Sr. Kindergarten to Grade 1. An opportunity to test the quality of sight and hearing in our youth. A form is sent home to the parent for permission to screen and report a report on any failures are also sent to the parent for them to follow up. This program has had a great success and many success stories.

    Our District Lions Club are proud to host a Youth Exchange Program. The youth can apply to go visit another participating country for a youth exchange. We will host youth from other countries in the summer months, giving them a chance to explore our area with a host family. This also includes two weeks of camping and touring.

    T.G.I.F Thank Goodness It's Friday: The Peterborough Lions host a supper: Varied main course, dessert, tea and coffee (a bar is available) for the Peterborough Community and Lions. Come and enjoy an excellent meal, fellowship and fun for $12.00. The second Friday of each month.

    April is convention month for the Lions of District A-3. In 2012 the Peterborough and Keene Lions will be hosting the convention. The convention each year is held in Kingston at the Ambassador Hotel and is a great time for Lions and Lioness to relax and enjoy the program. A time to meet and visit with friends and family, and be entertained.