Welcome to the web page for the online auction of the Conservation Dinner, a charity auction of the Exeter Lions Club and Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation.
The Conservation Dinner Committee is pleased to host the Conservation Dinner in person on Thursday, April 20, 2023.
We were overwhelmed by the generous support of the watershed community for our virtual Conservation Dinners, held in 2021 and 2022.
The funds raised support important projects in our community such as maintaining nature trails, providing conservation education to youth, family nature programs, aquatic species at risk programs, and tree planting programs.
The Exeter Lions Club has been a partner for more than three decades in the Conservation Dinner. The Exeter Lions Club, chartered in 1937, is part of the world’s largest and most active service organization. It is a group of service-minded men and women banded together to do things which cannot be done by individuals working alone. The club has actively fundraised for projects including development and maintenance of South Huron Trail, MacNaughton Park, and other nature and conservation projects. These are just some of the examples of their service in action.
Projects supported by the Dinner include community work by the Lions Club and community work by the Conservation Foundation. These projects, supported by auction sponsors and donors and bidders and volunteers, are many.
These projects include parks and conservation areas; accessible nature trails in Bayfield, Clinton, Parkhill, Lucan, Arkona, Exeter, and Varna; outdoor nature education; a $1,000 student environmental bursary for students in local communities; a summer job at Ausable Bayfield Conservation for a senior secondary school student; turtle monitoring in Port Franks and Ailsa Craig; aquatic habitat studies in Old Ausable Channel at Grand Bend; and others.
The Exeter Lions Club and Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation appreciate your generous support in improving nature appreciation, environmental health and conservation awareness for the children and families in our community.
Conservation is our future!