Mr Urquhart (66) is a former president of Taieri Lions and remains a board member of that more rurally focused club, having been a member for nearly 40 years.
He is making something of a habit of helping keep community groups vibrant, remaining active as a convener and former president of Athletics Taieri.
Many service clubs in the area had been affected by falling membership, because of many factors, including work pressures, the demands of raising young families and by an increase in alternative activities, Mr Urquhart said.
About two years ago he had been asked to help the Mosgiel club as a mentor, after it was badly affected by declining membership, a situation that had become ''quite a sad'' saga, Mr Urquhart said.
He had discussed matters with the about 11 remaining Mosgiel club members, conducted a survey among them, and then helped develop a collaborative plan for the future.
Two years later, the club's fortunes were looking up, membership having risen to about 18 - close to its previous 20-strong level - and some experienced Lions also having since transferred to the area and joined the club.
The club's morale had also improved, and members were working together enthusiastically.
Mr Urquhart said he was impressed by the strikingly high level of activity being undertaken for community benefit, in a ''very, very good'' resurgence by the re-energised club.
Over the past year the club had been involved in a mass of activities, including regular fundraising barbecues run outside The Warehouse in Mosgiel, and fundraising for four schools and preschools in the area, as well as food bank drive activities, and donating ''distraction bags'', including games and toys, for the children's ward at Dunedin Hospital.
He was now ''very happy'' about the club's progress. The club was ''humming'' again, with a ''very sound future''.
