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From YouTube: JUNE 23 2020 Statements John Yap
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
5th Session
41st Parliament
A
Remember
for
Richmond
Steveston
Mr
Speaker
I
rise
to
highlight
the
extraordinary
work
of
the
Vancouver
diamond
Lions
Club
I'm
pleased
to
acknowledge
this
volunteer.
Our
organization
now,
as
a
clubs
previously
scheduled
visit
to
our
legislature
in
late
March,
had
to
be
canceled
founded
in
2007
and
kudamon
is
the
largest
Lions
Club
in
Western
Canada,
and
has
raised
close
to
two
million
dollars
for
various
charities.
Over
the
years.
Diamond
Lions
have
assisted
with
relief
projects
for
major
disasters
such
as
the
Australian
bushfires,
the
Haiti
earthquake
and
the
Japan
tsunami.
A
During
the
29th,
the
covert
19
endemic,
the
club
has
contributed
surgical,
masks
and
nitrile,
gloves
to
st.
Paul's
Hospital
and
delivered
250
bags
of
jasmine
rice
to
assist
isolated,
seniors
needing
support
in
Richmond
striving
to
uphold
the
Lions
motto
we
serve.
Members
of
this
club
have
conducted
many
fundraising
activities
for
various
local
charitable
causes,
including
BC
Cancer,
Foundation,
Canadian,
Diabetes,
Association,
Covenant
House,
and
both
the
Vancouver
and
Richmond
food
banks,
notably
in
2018.
A
The
club
raised
over
$500,000
in
donations
for
the
Vancouver
General
Hospital
UBC,
Hospital
Foundation,
to
acquire
a
state-of-the-art
surgical
navigation
system
to
save
and
improve
lives,
and
in
2017
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
was
raised
for
a
much-needed
laboratory
cell
analyzer
for
the
Canadian
Breast
Cancer
Foundation
and
Richmond
Hospital
I'd
like
to
extend
thanks
to
the
Lions
current
president,
clara
chao
incoming
president
Jackie
Lee
and
charter
president
PI's
Chen,
all
of
them
constituents
of
mine
for
the
club's
remarkable
contributions.
Their
commitment
to
charity
and
good
works
is
at
Merville.