Thanksgiving is my favorite celebration time of the year!  No pretense – just a time to reflect on life itself and be thankful for so many different things while enjoying the holiday with family and friends.  O course, good food enters into the equation as well. 

Many holidays are not celebrated worldwide and Thanksgiving is one of them.  It is truly an American Holiday.  I didn’t stop to realize that until my Granddaughter said she had to work Thanksgiving Day and would late for dinner. “Why?” I asked.  And she explained that she worked with investments and equities worldwide, therefore had to be available for a designated time to serve all their clients.  We Americans have so many blessings; so many meaningful celebrations. It is time to stop and be thankful.  Now that the harvest has been reaped and preserved, the trees and plants need to take a rest from their labors and we are free citizens, we need to pause and gives thanks for our forefathers for giving us our freedom and wisdom so that we might  live  and experience great lifestyles in this wonderful country, United States of America.

As usual the Lions have experienced another busy month.  My thanks and appreciation goes to -

• Lion Charlie Hertel for another successful Blood Drive.
• Lion Tony Barry for coordinating the Hanging of the Greens. The bows and lights are new.  Lion Tony also did all the refurbishing for us.
• Lion Martin Carr for coordinating the effort of sending 8500 used eye glasses to Monrovia, Liberia so others may see.
• All Lions who delivered Certificates of Appreciation to 48 businesses.  14 were presented at the Business Appreciation Night.  Another way to stay connected to the business community. We asked so much from them – time to say thank you!
• The 41 Lions who assisted with Thanksgiving Basket Project for 30 families. Blessings!

What a wonderful outpouring of concern and love we have demonstrated in accomplishing these projects.

Thanks to all!

As the Christmas Season approaches and we are involved in this part of our Holiday Giving Project, I wish to express my gratitude to each of you as members of the Damascus Lions for being a team player in serving our community.  As we heard at Business Appreciation Night, there are so many things you do as Lions that are behind-the-scene jobs.  You just automatically perform them in the best interest of the Damascus Lions.  And, I, for one, express my sincere appreciation for all you do in the name of Lions in serving our Damascus Community and surrounding areas.  You are SPECIAL FOLK – EVERYDAY HEROES!
Enjoy the Holidays!   Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!