All our regular meetings, held the first and third Tuesday of each month, are dinner meetings. Before our meetings we get together at Silver Lake Market Building, 320 St. Patrick Street, 5:30 P.M. for a social hour, providing members an opportunity to discuss matters of interest and to just mingle in an informal environment. The Dinner meeting 6:45 P.M. is held at St. Paul's Parish Hall 302 St. George Street. The dinner is followed by our business meeting, committee reports and guest speakers from time to time. Our members are asked to visit clubs in the local Region, to maintain good relations and to share ideas about community needs.

Our October 2009 meeting took on a special significance when Lion Chief Jack presented Long Term Volunteer Awards issued by the Province of Ontario and our MPP Toby Barrett.
Congratulations to the following Lions who were recognised:

          Walt Long 60 years
          Sonny Lowe 54 years
          Gordon Johnson D.D.G. 50 years
          June Chithalen 42 years
          Doug Mummery 41 years
          Leith Stetson 40 years
          Stanford Morris 39 years
          Richard Essletine Z.C. 37 years
          Lee Buffin 37 Years
          Ozzie Stahl 34 years
          Stuart Brown Z.C. 31 Years
          Robert Ryerse 30 years
          Wayne Roberts 28 Years
          Robert Borthwick 27 Years
          John Hall 21 years

These 15 Lions represent 571 years of Lionism and community service.
Note: D.D.G. = Deputy District Governor Z.C. = Zone Chair

In January of 2008 over 800 years of community service pins were presented to club members. Five Quarter Century pins and plaques were presented as well as noteworthy years of service pins as follows; two for 30 years, four for 35 years two for 40 years, one 45 years, two 50 years of dedicated service to community and Lionism, as well, many pins for under 25 years of service were presented. We are proud of our members and the services we provide to our global community.
A number of Lions were recognised in 2008, by Lion Chief Jim Fekete, with the President's Outstanding Service Award for their demonstrated leadership and sustained commitment to Lionism and Community Service. Congratulations Lions Marty, Bill, Peter, Doug, Herb and Walt; your leadership has been inspiring.

Melvin Jones
Fellowship Awards

Congratualations!

The highest award Lions can earn is The Melvin Jones Fellowship Award. Following is a list of Lions who have earned this prestigious award by displaying dedication to Lionism and community. Being recognised by your peers for excellence is an honour and a rewarding experince.

Lion Marty Forsyth was presented with the Malvin Jones Fellowship award for his years of dedicated service to the community and Lionism. Lion Marty has been involved with too many projects to mention and provided an enviable example to all about dedicated volunteering. Thank you for your leadership and sacrifices for the betterment of our community.

Lion Herb Rogers was presented with the Malvin Jones Fellowship award for his contributions to Lionism. Lion Herb has managed the Silver Lake property for many years but also gets involved with projects as often as he can. The recognition is but a token of appreciation for years of good works. Congratulation Lion Herb for this well deserved award.

Lion Peter Slaman was presented with the Malvin Jones Fellowship award at the December 21^st 2010 meeting. Lion Peter has been instrumental in many well managed Lions projects, including the Community Sports Complex.
Congratualations Lion Peter and thank you for all you do for our community.

Lion Dave Lewis was presented with the Malvin Jones Fellowship award at the June 19^th 2012 meeting. Lion Dave chaired the successful Antiques show for many years as well as being a vlued contributor to various Lions projects and actively involved in several community projets.
Congratulation Lion Dave for your contribution to Lionism and our community.

Lion Dennis Pascoe was presented with the well deserved Malvin Jones Fellowship award. Lion Dennis has done a great job of managing the Lions Silver Lake property and actively supporting the Saturday morning Silver Lake Market. Lion Dennis is not only a hard working Lion but also participates in many community projects.

Annual A-2 Friendship Convention

District A-2 traditionally holds an annual Friendship Convention the last weekend in March (timing occasionally varies). The convention is a three day affair. Friday night is dedicated to hospitality suites by each club having a candidate running for elected office. Provides candidates an opportunity to share their visions with all comers in an informal environment. Candidates usually perform colourful, clever skits to woo voter support at the Saturday morning parade of clubs and cndidates. All in all the convention is a lot of fun with a great deal of business mingled in with the entertainment and guest speakers. Election of officers for the coming year is one of the major accomplishments of the convention. Conventions are a wonderful opportunity to meet Lions from across the land, sharing ideas while having a great time.

A-2 Friendship Convention 2025
March 21^nd to March 23^th St. Catharines Holiday Inn

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Lions International Conventions

2025 July 13 - 17 – Orlando, Florida – 107^th annual convention.

2026 July 3 - 7 – Hong Kong – More details to be added as it becomes available.

2027 July 2 - 6 – Washington, DC, USA – More details to be added as it becomes available.

2028 June 23 - 27 – Singapore – More details to be added as it becomes available.

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Lions Celebrations

The Port Dover Lions dedicate the last meeting in June to Ladies night. Ladies night is a semi formal affair that allows Lions to share the evening with spouses, includes a great dinner with some entertainment. We also include our loved ones in the annual Christmas celebration, hosted by the Lion Chief.

Youth Exchange

Annually the Lions sponsor a Youth Exchange program. Local youth get an opportunity to visit far away places taking in the beauty, learning about culture and customs of the places visited. Youth from around the world come to visit our country and partake of our culture and hospitality, while sharing a great time with youth from around the world, for two weeks. Many life time friendships and bonds have come out of these exchange visits.