We are delighted to participate in the York Region Police (YRP) International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2024.  It was a wonderful day to meet with different organizations and community members, learning more of our community and neighbours, and celebrate this special occassion together!

Congratulations to Grace Tan and Dev Kochhar the winners from our club Effective Speaker Contest.  In the District A-16 Effective Speaking Contest held on Mar 23 in Newmarket, Dev have the 2nd place in the English senior division contest.  Grace have 1st place in the French senior division.  Grace will be proceeding to the Multiple District 'A' ESC to be held in St. Catherine on May 24-26.

The Heritage Lions held the 17th Effective Speaking Contest on Mar 3rd 2024 at Markham Civic Centre.  There were 28 contestants from grade 4 to grade 10 participated in the contest.  It was a great day to see the youth in our community showcasing their communication skills and community engagement. Thanks to all the contestants, parents, educators, judges, volunteers and Lions helped making it happen!

The Heritage Lions jointed force with the Angus Glen Lions serving in the Spirit of Life Chinese New Year gathering.  Families with developmental challenged children in Spirit of Life were enjoying the game booths set up by Lions from the two clubs.  It was a joyful experience to working alongside with our fellow Lions in different club and serving the families in the festive season.   

The Heritage Lions is proud to announce the addition of our two newest members Lion Alex and Lion Karen.   Thanks to DG Lion Sudha, our two new members was inducted on Dec 28 in the club Christmas gathering.  It was a joyful evening the Heritage Lions had with families and friends.  We look forward to serving together in the new year 2024!

The Heritage Lions was having an eyeglasses collection booth in Joy Beyond Vision Community's (JBVC) an Unconventional Christmas' public music event on Dec 17th in Pacific Mall.   Partnering with the visual impaired service group, the Lions collected over 200 pairs of glasses in the event. 

The Heritage Lions support the Operation Christmas Child this year.  11 lions and families got together on November 11.  We prepared 12 shoeboxes filled with gifts and daily items for children in needs.  It was a great weekend to kick off the festive season by getting together to serve.

The Heritage Lions has the Fall Park Clean up at Toogood Pond Park on November 11th, 2023.  4 Lions participated the clean up today. 

The Ontario York Region Heritage Lions Club held the Mental Wellness Expo on Oct 28th, 2023 in Amberson High School in Markham. There were more than 150 people attending the event.  Speakers from 5 different services organizations provided seminars on various mental health related topics during the Expo. Participants were enthusiastic to ask questions to the professionals during the seminars.  20 community organizations jointly participated and had booths to showcase their services in the event to residents in the neighborhood. There were attendees expressed gratitude for having the opportunity to discover the mental health and wellness services being offered by various organizations in the community. 

The expo was also being interviewed by various media in the community.  More Pictures are available in the below link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1B9rm93tKByxKLnv-xB9BwTYn8M5QDKbo

The Heritage Lions and our friends and families visited the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides open house on Sept 30.  It is always amazing to see the dog guides in action demonstrating how they serve in the different programs (Vision, Hearing Aid, Service, Seizure Response, Diabetic Alert, Autism Assistance and Facility Support).  It is an extraordinary day that the younger children in our Lions family have the unique opportunity to learn about the dog guides and pet the puppies!

The Heritage Lions is proud to announce the addition of our two newest members Lion Aicha and Lion Queenie.   Thanks to Past MDA Council Chair Lion Tim Cheung, our two new members are inducted today, and the club officers of 2023-2024 are being installed as well.  It is a new year that we look forward to, with more new service, and continue to serve.

The Heritage Lions continus the used eyeglasses collections throughout the year of 2023.  With the support of our community partners, we have collected over 1,000 pairs of eyeglasses, 300 pairs of sunglasses and 1,000 pcs of lens in 2023 as of July.  The vision service is one pillar of our services continuing through these years and will keep going on.

OYRHLC has the Summer Park Clean up at Toogood Pond Park on July 9th, 2023.  7 Lions with their families and friends participated in the clean up today.  It is a refreshing start of the new Lion year for the Heritage Lions!