Hannah Krzeminski
Feb 10, 2025
“Our club celebrates our members’ ability to contribute to society by creating opportunities for them to use their gifts to help others, and empowering them to develop their own leadership skills.”—Club president Lori-Ann Zemanovich
“Our focus is not simply to bring light, awareness and advocacy for the needs, adversities and challenges of the special needs community, but also to welcome them as contributing members,” said Zemanovich, the club’s president. “Our club celebrates our members’ ability to contribute to society by creating opportunities for them to use their gifts to help others and empowering them to develop their own leadership skills.”
One of the club’s largest annual service projects is a school supply drive that benefits up to 300 underprivileged students in the Montreal area. Lions raise more than CA$6,000 to purchase items for students, pack everything together, then distribute the supplies to local schools.