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N HIUKSUN LIUNS CLUE Student collects eye glasses for Lions C Last summer, when Hickson â€" and a Lions‘ hat in appreciation of o o. t 0 o . o e t Cl 0 Central Public School Grade 1 _ his contribution. “‘val,' ue . © }&Q: student Mac Alexander was given Mac _was. introduced ~and L Ga ow u§ 10. 0 Mss t . c oe the challenge for his ‘Who is thanked in the summer of 2011 at | P o o 1. onl g se aal_ : 1;:; Nobody‘ project â€" at â€" school, the Lions‘ annual charity auction _|\ _ . _ _ uie . ~ > J +8 »fi"?fi”k o o collecting used eye glasses for â€" held in conjunction with the Lions | _ _ â€" . ailll@MI < °o o o c . on 5 iss ;ndlerpl\r/ilvileged people was his Daze weekend. In attendance |. . _ * };}?w‘“‘ PSE 3'\_ oal. Mac wears eye glasses were his family, including his |. C609 â€" . k alors e himself and thought he would grandparents, wÂ¥10 "have a%ways for : ol )w’v’%ih e %i‘%‘\d ‘ help someone who needs glasses â€" been great supporters of our club," |_ \ se o . > y3 2 and could not afford them. Mr. Smith said. * 'W~ c333 h § : Mac, son of Scott and Heather Mac, now 7 years old, is a Grade | . ooo t z> e 3 Alexander of Hickson, then a â€" 2 student with Mrs.Strickler, who | _ io oo wfi{n Ts student of Mrs. Ross, sent out . was also involved in last year‘s | . h‘ Hees es [ ts t letters to his schoolmates, family â€" projects. dA s e :+ / s > y and friends, asking for used _ "As Lion members of a small | . | ; glasses to be donated to the. club you sometimes wonder if you se ?% es g? Hickson and District Lions Club. are getting the message out to |. . esfoaaly.| ~; s a While working on this, Mac also â€" your community that ‘We Serve, [ o oriop en ns o2 s / # one. > came across a round, vintage Mr. Smith stated. "Our. hopes : {PP Fl‘ e e e ns 0\) \\5’!\ a Lions‘ metal storage container sometimes are buoyed by small || _ f.‘LjL;( utie: 5 ~ _ es .. S @ p&’% that he purchased and used to events. During the spring of 2011 | \ _ _ esd 2" > \ E NCA l hold his donations. His parents we realized that, yes, the %%%K@*Wg o. es 0o said it is one of his most prized _ community is indeed listening." o 3:5%‘“ $ s o ~dore s ,«»\ possessions. Here‘s hoping that Mac‘s | _ 2 > ie > t es\ Mac then visited with Brad enthusiasm _ for â€" community | _ _ : s ~â€" éxraeacys. m}w»\w’r" Smith, Past President of the service continues in later years. | _ _ es inCc ;“‘@7 e i Hickson & District Lions Club, "Wearecertainlygoingtokeepan â€"| ‘A _ f ~_ _~_~~_ ty ,}‘@fyéw y > and presented him with 40 pairs eye on him to be a future Lions‘ m & e _ _ _ _ m O _ aell _ ;zszefilaissfiwlférgigfighfi;nafig mem’;)er, Mr. Smith said. e Hickson Lions past president Brad Smith with Mac Alexander. F d in Hi i A our students compete in Hickson Lions j e : o Annual Effective Speaking Contest . On Tuesday evening, February . pairraoreee oooooges ol oo 29, 2012, the Hickson Lion‘s Club ; _ .. â€""% k‘%i%"?g *:@ s 1 y t .. held their â€" annual Effective |.0 > >s. k _ _ ¢0 C m nc es i e +. [ ts Speaking Contest at Hickson _ â€".â€" - m ~ s s c oo o7 o. B : + s,‘; United Church. / ie m . . t ts 5| wl e o They started the night with %-%?%35 eapargl es . 0 _ 1 ce & i o pizza and ice cream forall of the ||; _@i wat‘ > k: o 1 s éig;fl‘;%‘, 3F") e oo speakers and their families. kA o ol oi > Css. e ~~ e â€" 099 »%%’fl?’ < ue . 4 uts There were four speakers, all [ fls & > _’,:@v_\s :': ?:l'?% o h -"'é' aps from Hickson School. Placing first _ | W O o s %a igr mss i . .f â€" sls o e was Ryan Louie who spoke on | is s . ' _ s ts _ . "Global Warming." Second place | | _ _ _ & se n 2l e 4 * _ W is was awarded to Jacob Van Boekel . in in smm o es . -«”ég, Pao d who spoke on "Coca Cola" | ® e t tm E. é%fi S > Honourable mention was given to | _ _ P es e [A y â€" S s s Kira Pretty who spoke on "Mt o | | . $ O e f ts nsm s Everest" and Emily Van Boekel u. ~Copocee 357 ‘-‘;er;;; l is fi;fm ~af who spoke on the "Calgary ,r,n 37 ‘ajsv fipeia e o Arrrroaeeieens 2‘??& 3 Stampede." The first and second â€" [X 33 °.c ~ ~â€" e wA c e e o. *"g s 3: place winners are invited to attend 7. â€" vos â€" o8 C iess «4 ts _ the Aâ€"15 District competition held | [\SD Â¥ k > > i in Guelph on March 31st. eR w‘ x oX @ §5 g’%? o K x > The Lions Effective Speaking |. _ [ /\ s ; e : s program organized by MDA has | . un t es e ::,fi 2 ; been serving schoolâ€"aged children _| ‘ ‘a _ i omm éfl c Pss eb ces a _ 4 Mn We sneot for over 60 years, and has : wl e ie ol n e Nee We on en se fsses generated confidence and civic |Obitdepaitoheeshe ds Smith and Effective Speaking chairperson Diane Clark with contestants Ryan Loule, pride in many youth. Jacob Van Boekel, Kira Pretty and Emily Van Boekel. ‘ Merreals PMAK‘‘ T m Db P m.........._ ht s ce osnunaae. m _ ~Ameefueen ie it ce *