Kincardine Lions hosting barbecue to celebrate completion of Splash Pad project

The Kincardine and District Lions Club is holding a community barbecue at the Lions Park, beside the Davidson Centre in Kincardine, Saturday, Aug. 12, at Noon, to celebrate the completion of the Splash Pad project and to recognize 100 years of Lionism.

The $650,00.00 Splash Pad project, aimed at developing "a premier destination for families," was completed in three phases:
 

• Phase I, completed in 2015, was focused on opening the actual splash pad component so the children could play in it.
• Phase II, completed in 2016, resulted in the construction of Facilities Accessibility Design Standards (FADS)-compliant washrooms and change rooms.
• The recent landscaping, and installation of the Lions Friendship Arch and flagpoles, represent the final phase of the project.

The Kincardine Lions plan to recognize "Lions 100 Years of Service" with the formal completion of this community project.

Although the Kincardine club was chartered in 1974, it was in 1917 that Melvin Jones, a Chicago businessman, promoted the idea of a service group aimed at benefiting the community without regard to politics, religion, race, or in any way the personal interests of the members.

March 12, 1920, saw the organization of the very first Lions Club in Canada at Windsor, and being the first club outside of the United States, entitled the association to call itself the International Association of Lions Clubs.

The Kincardine Lions ‘serve’ through sponsoring local programs, community donations and projects, such as the northside boardwalk, Lions Park playground, the band shell at Victoria Park, school crossing-guard shelters, and the lighthouse staircase.

The club is proud of this recent addition to Lions Park, the Splash Pad, and is very appreciative of the community for the financial support received in partnering with the Lions to create a "premier destination for families" in Kincardine.