The Thanksgiving Project was completed before we could stop to think about it. We packed a turkey dinner complete with stuffing, mashed potatoes, cake mix, cranberry sauce, veggies and yams for 30 families as well as milk, bread, eggs and butter. Also were included peanut butter and jelly, pasta and sauce, soups, Mac & Cheese and Ramen Noodles. The sorter and packers on Friday afternoon went straight to work, brushing their hands off for a job well done within 2 and half hours. The Pick-up and Delivery Haulers of the School Food Drives moved a lot of food. Ten Teams arrived at the “packing house” on Saturday morning ready to move the boxes onto their trucks and move out. Within an hour, all were traveling to their destinations. It was a tremendous team effort both days.
Noted donations were approximately 7000 items received from Rocky Hill Middle School Food Drive, 3300 items from Damascus High School (they split theirs with the Lions and Help), Homemade Pumpkin Bread from Mark and Karen Goldstein, approximately 150 food items collected by Lion Rick Kendall, dinner rolls, yams, cranberry sauce and Ramen noodles by Haung Distributing, boxes by Eagle Components and Moyer Moving and Storage and apples from Rock Hill Orchard.
Forty–one Lions worked approximately 150 hours; and the project had a cash cost outlay of $1,037.
It was an awesome accomplishment. Those less fortunate this Thanksgiving had a great meal to look forward to as well as some lunches for the children. Thanks Lions for a great job of serving our community.
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The Fall Pancake Breakfast and Bake/Craft Table event was held Saturday, October 17, from 7-11am at Damascus United Methodist Church Dining Room. On Friday, October 16, Bob Newlin, George Hibbard, Bill Mahylis, Dave Davidson and Warren Schwab set up the Dining Room ready for Saturday morning. Carol Richards of Carol’s Creations brought flowers for the tables.
The sixty–fourth Charter Night was held on Oct 6th at the Red Horse Restaurant, Frederick Maryland, with seventy–five Lions and guests in attendance.
My Grandmother would say, “As the Ole Fellows said” and she would quote an old saying. So I say, “Since it is too wet to plow, I think I will talk with the Lions!”