Lions Hall.

In the late 1800’s the hall was used for making moulds for shipbuilding. Later moving pictures were shown here.

Royal Canadian Legion

The Cardigan Community Hall became the home of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 19 in the early 1950's. The Legion has made many worthwhile contributions to the community, not the least of which has been to sponsor Red Cross Blood donor clinics. Many remember the dances sponsored by the Legion.

The Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Legion was formed in 1964. The first presi- dent was Kay Gardiner. The women worked with regular Legion members to provide community services.

The Legion and the Auxiliary continue to be active in the community.

Lions Club

The International Association of Lions Clubs is the largest service club in the world, having more than one million members.

The objectives of the Lions Club are: to create and foster a spirit of understanding among the people of the world, to promote the principles of good government and good citizenship, to take an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community, and to encourage service-minded men to serve their community without personal gain.

The Cardigan Lions Club received its charter from International Lions on Jan. 14, 1974, with a membership of 23. The first president was John W. MacDonald.

The Cardigan Lions Club held it’s meetings in the Cardigan Legion Hall. In July 1977, the Lions Club acquired the hall from the Cardigan Legion with the provision that it be kept as a community hall to be used at no cost to local organizations except for money-raising projects.

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