Golf Tournament June 4
Spring time means cutting grass, flower and vegetable gardens and to the Lions, our 9th annual Golf Tournament. The tournament will be held again at the Glade Valley Golf Club, Walkersville, MD, on Monday June 4th at 9:00am with a shotgun start. This is a beautiful setting in the valley with the Catoctin Mountains in the background, a short ½ hour drive from Damascus.
Once again, we are looking for players, hole sponsors, door prize donations and volunteers to help on tournament day.
The player’s fee of $80 (no increase from last year) includes the green fee, cart, range balls, buffet luncheon, 2 beverages and prizes. Also available will be a putting contest, the ever popular “Circle of Fun Hole,” 50/50 and mulligans.
For more information call 301-253-6397.
Flea Market July 14
As part of the Celebrate Damascus Days, The Damascus Lions Club has been invited to host a Flea Market at the Damascus Volunteer Fire Department Activities Building, 10210 Lewis Drive on Saturday July 14, 2012.
Space is limited so please submit your form early; postmarked no later than July 3, 2012. Spaces will be assigned on event day on a first-come first served basis. Vendors are welcome to begin setting up at 6:00 AM as we anticipate early shoppers. No vehicle parking allowed in vendor space; unloading will be allowed until 8:30 AM; parking in vendor parking only. All vendors are encouraged to open for business by 9:00 am and stay until closing time 4:o0 PM. Tables and chairs will NOT be provided.
2012 Spring White Cane Days
The Damascus White Cane fundraiser runs from Wednesday May 2, 2012 through Saturday, May 5, 2012. Look for us around Damascus!
Monies collected are used to support programs and services for people who are blind or visually impaired as well as for sight conservation.
History of the White Cane [Read more...]
President’s Message April 2012
A few days ago, I decided to check out the Lions International website because I hadn’t been there for awhile. What I found there really impressed me. I thought I would share it with you, even though you might have read it, too.
Whenever a Lions club gets together, problems get smaller. And communities get better. That’s because we help where help is needed – in our own communities and around the world – with unmatched integrity and energy.
Our 46,000 clubs and 1.35 million members make us the world’s largest service club organization. We’re also one of the most effective. Our members do whatever is needed to help their local communities. Everywhere we work, we make friends. With children who need eyeglasses, with seniors who don’t have enough to eat and with people we may never meet.
As I thought about what the two paragraphs said about us as individuals and a group, I realized we are problem solvers and our intention is to help our community be better. We have engaged in service activities that were a lot of work, but were fun, too!
Our challenge, as individuals and a club, is to continue working in our community with unmatched integrity and energy. We all have things other than Lions club stuff to do. And we are not the only service organization in our area. But the words written and ideas expressed on the Lions website gave me a new perspective on our service. We don’t just serve people, we make friends! We make friends with children, adults and even people we may never meet!
Our lives are often very busy and complicated. But as Lions, we really do serve with energy and integrity. We sometimes put aside things we need and want to do for the sake of others through our projects. There are many people who need our help. And our community can always be better.
So I commend us as people who have served. And I challenge us as Lions to continue to serve whenever needed.
Damascus Lions Tale April 2012
Damascus Lions Tale Feb. Issue
The February 2012 issue of the Damascus Lions Tale is now available.
NBC4 Health & Fitness Expo
By Jerry Mallack
We had thirteen participants from the Damascus Lions Club go down to the NBC4 Health & Fitness Expo at the Washington Convention Center on Saturday morning, January 14, 2012.
Despite Metro’s tartness, we arrived to find the LCOF Vision and Hearing Bus in full swing in testing vision, hearing and pre-school screening.
Two of our members Lion Gary Rogers and Lion Mike Thornett are trained for the pre-school screening and during our time slot, 9 children under the age of 6 were tested.
Our other members worked at various stations including eye testing, hearing testing; sign in table and pre-school sign in table and those that worked at directing people to the various stations; and those that answered any questions from the general public.
Lion Tony Barry brought our Lion’s costume and Lion Charlie Hertel dressed in the costume and had a wonderful time walking around the convention center greeting people; as in all our costume appearances; the younger our audience the greater the interaction; which is thrilling to watch and experience and great exposure for our Lions organization.
I wish to thank all those that attended: Mary Frances Gosnell, Gary Rogers, Mike Thornett, Barbara Barry, Tony Barry, Victoria Barry, Ken Phillips, Chris Fletcher, Carol Stone, Charlie Stone, Charlie Hertel and Tammy Hertel. We had a great time and look forward to participating in the Health and Fitness Expo next January.
