LIONS OF ALBERTA FOUNDATION

Lions of Alberta Foundation was created to facilitate a body of individuals to unite the Lions Clubs of Alberta to better serve the communities of our province. The Board of Directors that governs this Foundation are representative of all the Lions clubs in Alberta. Where one individual club might not have the resources to full fill a project on its own, with the assistance of L.O.A.F. that project might become a possibility with the assistance of other clubs in the province.
With the ability to issue Tax Deductible Receipts (TDR) the Foundation assists Lions Clubs within the Multiple District to help raise funds for Canadian community projects

Lions of Alberta Foundation (L.O.A.F.) was created in 1980 as a supervisory and directive body, approved January 05, 1981, by the Province of Alberta, to form a society to serve the Lions Clubs of Alberta.

Every club, in good standing within Alberta is a member of the Foundation. Any Lion in good standing, in a club in good standing can be voted onto the board of the Foundation. Each club has one vote at the Annual General Meeting, which is held in the fall of the year. Special meetings of the Foundation are held several times either in person or via Zoom, as business dictates.

 

L.O.A.F. held their annual meeting on October 15th, 2023, at the Sylvan Lake Lion's Den. Twenty-four Lions were in attendance.

Chair Betty Ann handed out the Director’s Handbook. This handbook contained the newly approved Bylaws of the Foundation, applications for the Fellowships and Scholarships that the Foundation handles.

The business of the foundation was attended to, and a new board of directors was elected.

The Executive for 2023-2024 is:

Chairperson

PCC Betty Ann Robson       

Past Chairperson

PCC Tom Hodgson

Vice Chairperson

PCC Tyler Bray

Secretary

Lion Terri Robson

Treasurer

PDG Melodie Franko           

Finance Chairperson

PCC Dennis Stevenson       

 

C1 Reps

Lion Derwin Bartlett

 

Lion Jack Riley

C2 Reps

PCC Tyler Bray

 

PDG Leslie Storch

 

Board of Directors

 

1-year Director

Francis Liu

 

Kathryn MacKenzie

 

Barb Riley

 

Frances Sawiak

 

Anne Kennedy

 

Darryl Rawleigh

 

Suzanne Leshchyshyn

 

Greg Holmes

 

Chris Howells

2-year Director

Les Storch

 

Vi Gibb

 

Bob Booth

 

Ted Mikkelson

 

Terry O’Callahan

 

Thomas Cheuk

 

Lion Bruce Paterson

 

Lion Peter Braithwaite

 

Fellowship and Scholarship Information can be obtained from the following Lions and/or any of the above directors.

Bill Webber Fellowship for Sight

PDG Melodie Franko

Dr Jack Dobush Fellowship for Diabetes

PCC Dennis Stevenson

CNIB Jack and Denise Isaman Fellowship

CNIB Edmonton

Dr Greg Powell/STARS

PCC Betty Ann Robson

Dr Patti Hill Fellowship for Lions Eye Research Fund

PDG Kris Kozoriz

Lions Legacy Scholarships

PID Bill Webber

LOAF Sight Fund

PDG Melodie Franko

LOAF Bursary Application

Lion Bob Booth

 

The next meeting of the Foundation will be held in the October  2024.

There will be a LOAF display at the District Conventions in January and February, stop by and have a look and we will answer questions that you may have.

Donations should be made Payable to:

"Lions of Alberta Foundation"
and mailed to:

 

LIONS OF ALBERTA FOUNDATION
c/o PDG Melodie Franko
PO Box 2716, Station Main
Stony Plain  AB  T7Z 1Y2

 

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