The Roar

Lynn Oborne | Mar 22, 2023

The LOL Lions Club are very excited to present our newest project, The Speakers’ Forum. This idea has been in the making for several months. Recently, the Cloyne District Historical Society (CDHS) joined in with us. We are being sponsored by the County of Lennox and Addington.

The idea behind the Speakers’ Forum is to invite experts in various fields of interest to share their knowledge and expertise on many different subjects for our community free of charge. Our first engagement will be on Wednesday April 12th. This date will start outside (weather permitting) with the dedication of the Lions Friendship Arch to the Charter Members who established the club on January 22, 1969.

You may have noticed the Arch as it was placed in the front yard of the Club a few months ago. The Arch, which started as a symbol of friendship between nations was first erected in 1966 between the US and Canada borders ( The Lions Club of Abbotsford B.C. and the Sumas Lions Club of Washington ) symbolizes now the friendship and a commitment of the Club to show kindness and serve the community that it is part of.

This ceremony will commence at 6:15 pm with the cutting of the ribbon. The names of the Charter Members will be read out and plaque with their names will be placed on the Arch. As a nod to the historic meaning of the Arch and a link to the memory of the Charter Members, attendees will be receiving a brief History Booklet of the Club.

The rest of the evening will be indoors where our first speaker, Ray Charbonneau, will present his talk on Art Restoration at 7 p.m., lasting approximately 1 hour, followed by questions and answers. Refreshments will follow.

Mr. Charbonneau has been in the Fine Arts industry for over 40 years as an Art Consultant throughout North America and beyond. He has worked with galleries, curators and artists as an Art Restorer and has many interesting stories to present.

This event is free of charge, but space is limited so you do need to pre-register by going to https://lolspeakersforum.eventbrite.ca or call Nawar 778-384-3381 or Ken 613-336-3211.

We will be having a new topic on the second Wednesday of every month through to September.

Hope to see you there!