Damascus Lions Club of Damascus, Maryland
The Damascus Lions showed up on a rainy Saturday morning to support the Lions Cycling for Sight cyclists.
(The purpose of Lions Cycling for Sight is to promote Lionism and raise funds through the sport of bicycling to Prevent and Cure Blindness around the world. You may visit their website at http://www.lionscyclingforsight.org/)
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Photos from the June 8, 2009 Golf Tournament Fundraiser are posted below and in the Photo Gallery.
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A quick posting of some photos taken during Installation Night at the Damascus American Legion.
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KL Eloise sent in some photos taken during the presentation of the 2009 Boy Scout Charter to Boy Scout Troop 445.
The Damascus Lions Club has sponsored this troop since 1948!
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Photos of the Damascus Lions Club picnic are now posted in the Gallery.
Lion’s club members may send photos for posting on the website to Cindee Rogers at admin@damascuslions.org . (I need a member volunteer to do photo captioning – easily done online via your own computer.)
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New photos added to the gallery include additional photos for Youth Night, photos taken at the Lions Convention in Dover, DE and from the Memorial Day service at the American Legion. View the Gallery.
Come and join your fellow Lions for a Night Out at the Keys Game on Tuesday, July 14 at Harry Grove Stadium in Frederick. The game starts at 7 pm.
Reserved Seat Tickets are $ 8.00. Reservations need to be made by July 1 with Lion Tom Jackson or Lion Mary Frances. Make checks payable to Mary Frances Gosnell, as she is reserving the tickets.
The Keys are playing Kinston that evening. We will have our Damascus Lions name on the tickets and we will be announced as being in attendance.
You need to provide your own transportation. The food court offers hot dogs, hamburgers, sausage, pizza, chicken and fries.
So bring your family and your friends. The Keys will know that the Damascus Lions are there.
Looking forward to a fun night at the ball game!
Damascus High School Athletic and Track Field was an array of purple and gold. Had you not know what you were attending; you would have thought it was a Lions event. Cancer Survivors wore purple – a color of survival, the Relay For Life Committee wore Gold. And then there were the purple and gold Lions.
The event Opening Ceremonies was very emotional with heart jerking testimonies. The DUM Church chorus provided beautiful music. The Survivors were the first to walk around the track entering under an arch of purple balloons. Some were on crutches and wheelchairs, some waking slowly, some rode a gator while others walked at a fast gait. Students presented each walker with a purple carnation and those attending applauded the survivors’ efforts and winsome ways.
There were over 50 teams who had received pledges and donations, one of which had collected over $23,000. They were the Dos Amigos, a team formed in memory of two best friends who died within months of each other. The entire Relay was estimating that they would reach $200,000 for the Damascus Relay event.
All for the benefit of finding a CURE!
The Lions shared a canopy with the American Cancer Society. The Cancer Society handed out fruit while the Lions handed out snacks and water. Although a few walkers had no problems stopping by frequently, most walkers had to be encouraged to take something free.
The cost of the event to the Lions was $138. Leftover snacks were donated to the Lions Golf Tournament Goody Bags.
Thanks to Tom Jackson, Bill Mahylis, Pattu Durairaj, Fran Burlas and Midge Tench for their help in setting up, packing up and giving out snacks.
June wraps up the year for me as your President, King Lion of the Damascus Lions Club. It’s been a special year for me and I have enjoyed the challenges that I have experienced.
In the month of May on Tuesday the 5th we held our annual Lions Youth Night at the Damascus UM church. We provided cash awards to many youth organizations. This will help them to do projects and activities in the local communities. My thanks go to Lion Ray Molesworth for doing the program for the meeting.
May was also a time to do our spring White Cane fundraiser. Lions participated by collecting in the community and raised a total of $1,645.62. This includes $139.96 from the Clarksburg Branch. Citizens in both Damascus and Clarksburg surrounding areas were very generous helping us with supporting this worthy fundraiser. Thanks to all that collected and to Lions Wayne Marr and Mike Bowersox for making arrangements for setting up at the different locations. On May 17th-20th six people from the Club of Damascus attended the Multiple 22-C Convention, Lions Secty. Tuck Woodfield, PDG Jim and Mary Belcher, VP Mary Frances Gosnell, Asst. Lion Tamer Martin Carr and myself, President KL. Eloise Woodfield. all headed for Dover Delaware. What a treat.
I had a chance to meet and greet the International President Lion Al Brandel and his spouse, Dr. Maureen Murphy as they arrived at the Dover Downs Hotel. Both spoke at meetings and were with us at other activities during their time at the convention. They are exceptional individuals and a pleasure to know {a real down to earth couple} doing a job well done, “WE SERVE”
Our club received two awards, the Five Star award, for 100% achievements and 3rd in collection of eye glasses, a total of 4,568 pairs and 24 hearing aids.
Memorial Day at the American Legion on Sunday May 24th was a beautiful afternoon where we remembered our heroic fellows. Lions attended and Lion Tuck and I presented a basket of Red, White and Blue flowers from the Damascus Lions Club remembering the beloved fellows from the area. The Lions Memorial Day Parade was held in the Nations Capital on Monday May 25th. Lions carried club banners making a sea of purple, thanks to Lions Marcia and John Holpuch, Damascus Lions were represented by their club banner in the parade. It was wonderful to see everyone coming together to celebrate our American Heroes.
Don’t forget the annual lions Golf tournament on June 8th. Thanks to Lions John, Bobbie Warfield, and Mike Thornett. It will be another successful day. Come join us.
We had a very good year, I will tell you more at the Installation Night to be held on June 16th. This will take place at the American Legion building with dinner and new officers being inducted by PDG Mike Bleything.
June 2nd, tonight as we enjoy our Lions picnic meeting at the home of lions Charlie and Tammy Hertel, Lion Gary Bellison will be cooking and side dishes will be provided by Lions and partners in service for us to enjoy. Thanks to everyone. The Program for the evening is, “Eat Plenty/ Fellowship” and Remember, Lions “together we can make it happen…. and “WE DID”
Thanks for a GREAT year!
President, King Lion Eloise Woodfield
