Lions Club of Winnipeg

South Sudan: All of the members come from the Ma'di region of South Sudan, according to CTV. Many of these refugees came to Canada escaping violence in South Sudan. A group of more than 30 refugees are starting their very own Lions Club chapter called Ma'di. "We are working together to involve, to service our community in the City of Winnipeg," said Akeri Isara. The Lions Club of Winnipeg presented the group with their charter at a ceremony Saturday night. They have come here through various refugee camps and through other countries on their way here, and when they arrived here, they decided that they wanted to do something to give something back to the community that welcomed them, said Whitson. Alan Whitson of the Lions Club of Winnipeg has worked with the group to set them up as a chapter of the Lions Club. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.