Club Activities Scheduled for 2023-2024

The members of the Lions Club of Russell are an active group. Not only do we organize a significant number of fundraising events each year, we're also active participants in our community, Russell Township.

This year's events are listed below. If you have questions about any of the events, just send us an email.

Canada Day Celebrations 2024 Another favourite – small town Canada Day celebrations! A fun day for the whole family with great entertainment, kids games, fireworks, and more! See you at the Russell Lions Ball Park! Click here to see our dedicated Canada Day page.

For more information about any of the above events, just send us an email.

FFor decades, the Russell Lions Club has collected non-perishable food items and donations for our local Good Neighbour’s Food Bank.

This year, with assistance from members of the Russell Township Fire Services, we will be holding our Annual Food Drive on Saturday, June 1st at Russell Foodland.

Click here to go to our Food Drive's dedicated page to find out more detail on how to donate.

Another favourite – small town Canada Day celebrations! A fun day for the whole family with great entertainment, kids games, fireworks, and more! See you at the Russell Lions Ball Park!

Click here to see our dedicated Canada Day page.

For decades, the Russell Lions Club has walked door to door to pick-up non perishable food items and donations for our local “Good Neighbour’s Food Bank”. Because the village of Russell is booming so we've decided to change this event up! This year we will be parked at the Russell Foodland in a one-stop drop off location. But that’s not all!

We recognize that many members of our community may have mobility issues or are incapable of driving to see us at the Russell Foodland. For that reason, we are offering in-person pickup at your residence for people who fall under these categories. If you'd like to have a Lion come to your home to pick up your donation, please send us an e-mail at FoodDrive@LionsRussell.com before the 17th with your name, phone number and, most importantly, your address. If you don't want us knocking of ringing your doorbell, simply put the items in a bag or box at your front entrance (with some indication on it that it is for the Lions Club) and we will just pick it up without disturbing you.

Click here to go to our Food Drive's dedicated page to find out more detail on how to donate and how to arrange for our special in person pick up service!

The Russell Lions Angel Trees

The Russell Lions Club Angel Trees are now up! They are located at the Russell Home Hardware and the Downtown IDA Pharmacy. The Angel Trees will be up until December 11th, 2023. The demand is higher this year and we need the generous people of Russell to help out.

For more information, click here.

Don't miss your chance to win!  $5,000 in cash prizes will be drawn throughout 2022.  Be sure to ask a Lion you know or go to the various retail outlets to get your calendar!

Click here to go to our dedicated Lions Cash Calendar page top see our list of monthly winners.

Our first ever cookbook! Click here to read all about it!

It’s with sadness that we must announce that that this year’s Lobster Feast will not take place. Many factors were considered and, in the end, we were forced to make this difficult decision. From residual COVID elements to economic factors, we believe this is the best decision for this year.

The Russell Lions Club thanks you for your patience, understanding and your continued support.

Click here to go to our dedicated Lobsterfeast page.

The Russell Lions Angel Trees

The Russell Lions Club Angel Trees are now up! They are located at the Russell Home Hardware and the Downtown IDA Pharmacy. The Angel Trees will be up until December 7th, 2022. The demand is higher this year and we need the generous people of Russell to help out.

For more information, click here.

(September 10th, 2022)

Yes! The rumors are true! The Russell Lions Club is proud to present the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride. A Canadian tradition since 1876, a troop of 32 scarlet coated “Mounties” on majestic black horses present a 30 minute show of intricate figures and cavalry drills choreographed to music.

Take advantage of this truly Canadian experience and see one of our national treasures perform live at the Russell Fair Grounds (1076 Concession Street, Russell, Ontario) on September 10th, 2022. The excitement starts at 5:00 p.m.!

Tickets will go on sale soon and will be $10 for adults, $5 for youth (between 5 and 13 years of age) and FREE for children under 5! We will be listing here the locations where tickets will be sold soon.

Come back here for more information as the date gets closer. We have a page dedicated to the Musical Ride here.

With all of the recent COVID-19 restriction influencing our normal fundraising activities, the Russell Lions Club is trying something new... a monthly online 505-50 lottery!

Tickets will be available on the 1st of every month. The monthly draws will be held on the 30th of each month with the exception of month of February (which will take place on the 28th). The monthly winner will be announced at 1 pm on the date of the draw.

To buy your tickets and for rules of play, go to www.Lions5050Draw.ca.

Pancake Breakfast with the Easter Bunny -CANCELLED-

• When: -CANCELLED-
• Where: at the Lions Den, 24 Legion Lane, Russell (upstairs)
• What: Pancakes, syrup, sausage, coffee, tea, juice
• Cost: $5.00/person, kids under 5yrs FREE

A perennial favourite! Every year, the Club has its annual Lobsterfeast, which is held on the last Saturday in May at the Russell Arena.

Entertainment will be provided and, of course, there's the all-you-can-eat lobster and roast pork. Famous far and wide, the Lobsterfeast sells out early – very early – so drop us an email to reserve your tickets.

Click here to go to our dedicated Lobsterfeast page.

Another favourite – small town Canada Day celebrations! A fun day for the whole family with great entertainment, kids games, fireworks, and more! See you at the Russell Lions Ball Park!

Click here to see our dedicated Canada Day page.

More activities will be added to the schedule in the weeks and months before Canada Day, so stay tuned!

Though we are still far away from the Christmas season, we have received a few requests for and questions about our annual sale of Christmas fruit cakes and chocolates. Now is as good a time as any to share the unfortunate news that we will not be selling Christmas cakes and chocolates to the public this year. We came to this decision due to the financial commitment we’d have to undertake and the delicate matter to how to sell cakes on a large scale while mitigating the COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines.

Despite this sad news, we want to reassure everyone that, though we won’t be selling cakes to the public, we will still be giving out Christmas fruit cakes to the handful of local residents who we have traditionally given cakes to. This is a long standing Christmas tradition for our club and it will continue, albeit in a way that respects COVID-19 health guidelines.

The Lions' will come a-knockin' and we'll surely prove yet again that Russell is an incredibly generous town!

Some of you wait all year to greet a Lion at your door and some of you simply leave boxes and bags on your doorstep filled with food (so we don't interrupt much deserved sleeping-in)!

Remember: non-perishable food, bath & hygiene supplies are preferable.

The Russell Lions 2019 Angel Trees

The Russell Lions Club Angel Trees are now up! They are located at the Russell Home Hardware and Urban Country. The Angel Trees will be up until December 9th, 2019. The demand is higher this year and we need the generous people of Russell to help out.

For more information, click here.

(June 1st, 2018)

Yes! The rumors are true! The Russell Lions Club is proud to present the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride. A Canadian tradition since 1876, a troop of 32 scarlet coated “Mounties” on majestic black horses present a 30 minute show of intricate figures and cavalry drills choreographed to music.

Take advantage of this truly Canadian experience and see one of our national treasures perform live at the Russell Fair Grounds (1076 Concession Street, Russell, Ontario) on June 1st, 2018. The excitement starts at 5:30 p.m.!

Tickets will go on sale soon and will be $10 for adults, $5 for youth (between 5 and 13 years of age) and FREE for children under 5! We will be listing here the locations where tickets will be sold soon.

Come back here for more information as the date gets closer. We have a page dedicated to the Musical Ride here.

Russell Lions 4 Person Scramble Golf Tournament (Saturday July 22, 2017)

Come swing your clubs for our club... the Russell Lions Club!

This year, we will be hosting our annual golf tournament at the Casselview Golf and Country Club (844 Aurele Road, Casselman) on Saturday July 22, 2017. Here are the details:

• Registration fee: $100
• 18 holes of Golf & cart
• Dinner: hot roast beef or chicken dinner
• Putting contest & other challenges throughout the day!
• Registration: 11:30 am, shot gun start: 1:00 pm
• Dinner: 6:00 pm (extra meal tickets: $28)

For more information, contact Lion Diane Lacroix at 613-370-0707 (dianelacroix@rogers.com).

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