Toronto Central Lions

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