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 Executive for 2023-2024 is:
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Chair |
Betty Ann Robson |
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Vice Chair/ C2 Rep |
Tyler Bray |
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Past Chair/Director |
Tom Hodgson |
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Secretary |
Terri Robson |
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Treasurer |
Melodie Franko |
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Finance Chair/ Member At Large |
Dennis Stevenson |
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C1 Rep |
Derwin Bartlett |
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Jack Riley |
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C2 Rep |
Leslie Storch |
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1st Yr Directors |
Chris Howells |
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Greg Holmes |
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Suzanne Leshchyshyn |
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Darryl Rawleigh |
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Anne Kennedy |
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Barb Riley |
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Kathryn Mackenzie |
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Francis Lui |
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2nd Yr Directors |
Vi Gibb |
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Bob Booth |
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Terry O’Callahan |
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Bruce Paterson |
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Peter Braithwaite |
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Ted Mikkelsen |
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Kevin Van Lagen |
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Phil Dube |
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Michael Henning |
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Thomas Cheuk |
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Advisors |
Bill Webber |
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Jack Isaman |
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Patti Hill |
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Public Relations |
Bob Booth / Brent Johnson |
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Bill Webber Fellowship |
Melodie Franko |
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Tax Receipts/Sight Fund |
Melodie Franko |
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Dr. Jack Dobush Fellowship |
Dennis Stevenson |
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Dr. Patti Hill Fellowship |
Derwin Bartlett |
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Dr Greg Powell/STARS Fellowship |
Betty Ann Robson |
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Legacy Scholarship |
Bill Webber |
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Sight Bursary Fund Applications |
Bob Booth |
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Lions Quest |
Tom Hodgson |
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Website |
Bob Booth |
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Lions Eye Research Fund (LERF) |
Bill Webber / Derwin Bartlett / Dave Leshchyshyn |
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Nominations |
Tyler Bray / Bruce Paterson / Anne Kennedy / Suzanne Leshchyshyn |
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Casino Chairperson |
Chris Howells |
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Bylaws |
Greg Holmes |
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Policy Manual |
Tom Hodgson / Tyler Bray /Anne Kennedy / |
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Suzanne L / Betty Ann Robson / Terri Robson |
Fellowship and Scholarship Information can be obtained from the following Lions and/or any of the above directors.
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
Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization with more than 1.4 million members in approximately 46,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas around the world.
