Toronto Central Lions

Toronto Central Lions history
Toronto Central Lions organization meetng
Organization of the Toronto Club
Toronto Central Lions organization poem
Lions Magazine - New Clubs
Charles H. Leslie picture
Toronto Central Lions Charter image
Toronto Central Lions Poem about Executive Meeing
Toronto Central Lions The Cub magazine cover
Toronto Central Lions The Toronto Lion magazine cover
Toronto Central Lions Certificate from the City of Toronto
Toronto Central Lions services
  • Camps for Children 1920s to 1960s
  • 1st Car Draw 1932
  • Well Baby Clinics 1930s
  • Fred Sloman Rail School 20s 30s
  • Newsboy Boxing 1920s to 1960s
  • St. George House for Vets 40s
  • Sick Kids Donations 1940s
  • Christie Street Hospital Bingos 40s
  • Jitterbug Contest MLG 1940s Duke Ellington writes the Toronto Thump
  • Blind Bowling 40s to 70s
  • Flying club visits to other cities 40s and 50s
  • Track and Field 1950s
  • Christmas Cakes 1957
  • Deaf and Hearing 1960s
  • Lake Joe cnib 60s
  • College Bowl Parade 1960s (now Vanier Cup)
  • Effective speaking 1960s to present
  • Talking books 1960s 700+
  • Trusts and Foundations 1970s
  • Leadership development 70s to present
  • Art display case king and yonge subway 1975
  • Moss park arena 80-2000s
  • University endowments 1990s to present
  • Peewee Baseball 2000s to present
  • Youth exchange 1960s to present
  • Cops and Kids 2000s - 2010s
  • Scadding Court diversity awards 2000s to present
  • Santa Claus and Easter parades 2000-to present
current
  • National & international aid
  • Refuges and Missions
  • Social workers for individuals
  • Feeding and clothing projects
support
  • Numerous district, mda and international conventions 20s to present
  • Numerous district cabinet and MDA councils 20s to present
  • Numerous club visits and charters nights 20s to present
  • Host visitor Lions to Toronto every year
Toronto Central Lions leadership
  • Harry Newman 2nd vp 1920-1921
  • Harry Newman 1st vp 1921-1922
  • Harry Newman Int. Director 1922-1924
  • Harry Newman Int. President 1924-1925
  • Fred Ketcheson District Governor 1920-1921
  • Fred Reed District Secretary 1922-1923
  • Jack Connell District Governor 1928-1929
  • Stanley Moss District Secretary 1928-1929
  • Jack Connell Int. Director XO 1929-1931
  • Jack Connell Int Director 1931-1933
  • Reid Murdock District Governor 1935-1936
  • Gordon Moss District Secretary 1935-1936
  • Reid Murdock Int. Director 1937-1939
  • Ken Rogers District Governor, Chair of Board of Governors 1944-1945
  • William Tredway District Governor 1960-1961
  • William Tredway District Treasurer 1962-1965
  • Larry Carlisle District Secretary 1968-1983
  • Bob Townsend District Governor 1979-1980
  • Don Burlton District Governor West Hill Highland Creek 1986-1987
  • Norman Tsui District Govenor Hong Kong 2000-2001
  • Dick Peel District Governor A16 2007-2008
Toronto Central Lions Milestones
  • Organized May 14th, melvn jones 1920
  • Charter with LCI May 18th, no sponsor recorded 1920
  • Attend organization meeting of Hamilton 1920
  • Member Harry Newman 2nd IVP Denver July 1920
  • Member Newman charters LCI Ontario July 1920
  • Member Newman presents charter to Hamilton Sept 1920
  • District A created at Toronto October 1920
  • Member Fred Ketcheson Toronto first DG appointed 1920
  • Toronto gets its charter oct 12 1920
  • Toronto Host 1st District A Convention February 1921
  • King Edward Hotel meetings 20st to 80s
  • Cub and Toronto Lion Bulletin 1920s to 1980s
  • Radio Broadcasts 1920s
  • Member Harry Newman becomes President 1924
  • Member Harry Newman introduces Helen Keller to Lions 1925
  • Toronto hosts Int. Convention 1931/42/64/2014
  • Member Gordon Moss MDA Secretary of Records 1930s
  • Member Charlie Ring donates Lou Marsh Trophy 1930s
  • Member Gordon Moss District Secretary of Records 1938-1941
  • MDA Offices in Toronto 1942 to 1990
  • City of Toronto Recognition 1940s
  • Happy Gang show at club meetings 1940s
  • Guests Mary Pickford, Barbara Ann Scott, Melvin Jones visit 1940s
  • Members Tom Newman and Bill Delaurentis 1940s tp 2000s
  • City of Toronto recognition 1949
  • Member Jack Ayre of the Dumbells, 50s to 70s
  • Member Sandy Air world hockey champion 50s
  • Member Bob Townsend 50th Anniversary Book 1970
  • Weekly to bi weekly lunch meetings 2000s
  • Member Ray Charbonneau MDA Historian 2004 to present
  • Member Jim Telfer olympic torch bearer 2010
  • Alternating lunch and dinner meetings 2010s
  • Webpage, facebook and whatsapp 2010s
  • LCI Centennial flag raising 2017
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Toronto Central May 18, 1920Hamilton Central July 18, 1920 *
Oshawa July 1920Belleville Oct 1920
Oakville Mar 6 1924Port Credit Oct 4 1927
Sudbury Sept 24 1924 *North Bay Mar 2 1925 *
Toronto Mount Dennis 1929 - 1932
Toronto North Nov 12 1930 - 1962East York Danforth Aug 13 1931 - 2018Toronto Beaches Jan 18 1935Scarborough Central May 1 1940Agincourt Oct 26 1946Scarborough Bendale Feb 26 1957
Toronto Midtown Apr 28 1950
West Hill Highland Creek Sept 22 1944Rouge Hill Pickering May 1951
Scarboro Eglinton May 28 1984Toronto Metro Deaf March 1973
Scarborough Cedarbrae 1987Toronto Paragon
Leaside Jan 23 1929 Forest Hill Nov 26 1952
Don Mills Nov 15 1955
Newmarket Feb 13 1931Richmond Hill Feb 28 1938Aurora Apr 12 1944Schomberg Mar 20 1947
Richvale Jun 27 1963
Thornhill Mar 1946
Maple Feb 25 1948Nobelton Jan 10 1962
Woodbridge Mar 23 1954Thistletown Feb 24 1965Tottenham Feb 9 1969
Oak Ridges Mar 14 1950King City May 22 1952
Victoria Square Apr 29 1959
Mount Albert Oct 28 1968
Georgetown Feb 6 1931Brampton Feb 23 1931Weston Feb 18 1941
Streetsville Jan 24 1952
Chinguacousy July 16 1971
Erin Jan 23 1951
Acton Jan 12 1960
Heart Lake Jan 20 1981
Port Hope May 22 1931 *
Lakeshore Jul 23 1931Runnymeade Mar 31 1938Parkdale Feb 10 1942Rexdale Jan 1955
Etobicoke Queensway
Etobicoke West Mar 4 1967
Toronto Phillipino Mar 15 1976
York Aug 7 1935
Malton 1947-1965
Tonbridge England Mar 16 1950 *
Toronto Columbo Mar 16 1950 - 2017 Toronto Bathurst Aug 15 1972
Toronto Cathay Jan 16 1975 *
Toronto Hong Kong Oct 19 1986 *
Toronto Doctors 1988 *
Toronto Midtown 2001 - 2003
U of T Campus 2009
Toronto Royal Leo 2020
Clubs no longer fuctioning
* incomplete