The blood drive for March 12th has been cancelled. Please check back for future times and location.
Lions Visitation: Cape Coral
February 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
by Lion Tuck Warfield
Lion Eloise and I attended a Cape Coral,FL, Lions Club meeting Thursday Feb 02, 2012.
Here are some pictures of the club.
In the standing picture are Lions Eloise, Geradine Fleischer – President of the Club, Tuck, and PDG Diana Pinto Sect.
It was a great meeting, very much asDamascus conducts a meeting and good food at Perkins.
Christmas Wreaths Hung
December 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
By Lion Tony Barry
Lions Del Mayhew, John Washington, Tony Barry and Barbara Barry installed 46 Christmas wreaths and bows on the light poles in Damascus on Friday November 25, 2011. The lions were assisted with the task by friends of Lion Charlie Hertel; CJ Muise, Ryan Muise, Michael Blatzhein, Rob Golden and Lion Tony’s Son, John Barry. The weather was warm which made the task enjoyable for all. The wreaths look nice and add a festive atmosphere to the town.
November 2011 Lions Tale Newsletter
November 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The November 2011 Newsletter may be found HERE.
Dec. Holiday Giving Project 2011
October 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Damascus Lions Club annual December Holiday Giving Project -December 14-18. Please scroll down this page for the project timeline.
For Christmas, we will do things a bit different this year. The Tradesmen Motorcycle members are sponsoring a Jingle Bell Blues Toy Run and Concert this year and are collecting toys and money from the participants. Should any Lion like to join the Tradesmen in their motorcycle run, contact Mary Frances for more info. (And, no, I am not riding in the run.) The Tradesmen joined with us last year and donated many nice toys for the children along with a monetary donation. The committee wants to inventory the collection from the Jingle Bell Run before we purchase additional toys for our children. We are asking Lions to bring Stocking Stuffers to the December 6th meeting in lieu of purchasing toys. A list of items needed will be handed out at the November 15th dinner meeting. Also we would encourage Lions to bring mittens and stockings for children, teenagers and adults to the Christmas Party on December 13th and we will decorate a tree with them. A Shopping Team will purchase an outfit for each child spending approx. $30 per child. We will also purchase a family gift. Again we will pack up to three food boxes for delivery along with the gifts for each family. Check the TimeLine printed elsewhere for specific dates.
Unlike a few of the other organizations involved in the Giving Project, the Lions prefer to deliver the food and gifts to their respective families. It has become a part of experiencing the spirit of the Holidays for us. We encourage you to sign up to support this meaningful project. Should you have any questions, please direct them to Lion Barbara Barry or Lion Mary Frances Gosnell
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HOLIDAY GIVING PROJECT TIME LINE |
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Damascus Lions - 30 – 35 families |
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ACTIVITY |
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Nov. 1 |
Sign up sheets for sorting and delivery Teams for Thanksgiving |
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Nov. 12 |
Tradesmen MC Jingle Bell Blues Toy Run & Concert |
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Nov. 15 |
Give out Stocking Item List for Lions to purchase |
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Nov. 17 |
3:00 PM |
Pick up food from Rocky Hill Middle School |
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Nov. 18 |
2:00 PM |
Pick up food from Damascus High School |
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Nov. 18 |
1:00 PM |
Sort food and pack boxes at Hyatt B & S |
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Nov. 19 |
8:00 AM |
Delivery Teams pick up food baskets at and deliver them |
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Nov. 30 |
Shopping Spree to purchase clothing for children |
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Dec. 6 |
Sign Up Sheets for duties and Delivery Teams for Christmas Delivery |
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Dec. 13 |
For the Christmas Party, Lions bring Stockings and mittens |
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Dec. 14 |
12 Noon |
Pick up food from John T. Baker Middle School |
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Dec. 14 |
2:00 PM |
Pick up food from NRC |
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Dec. 14 |
2:00 PM |
Move food to Damascus UM Church |
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Dec. 14 |
8:00 PM |
Sort food at Damascus UM Church |
| Dec. 15 |
Noon to 5 pm |
Teams Pack food for families and Wrap gifts at Damascus UM Church |
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Dec. 16 |
Noon to 5 pm |
Teams Pack food for families |
| Dec. 17 |
8:00 AM |
Delivery teams pick up food and gifts from Damascus UM Church and deliver to families |
Nov – Dec 2011 Activities Schedule
October 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Nov 1 Dinner Meeting – Wesley Grove UMC
Nov 8 Board Meeting – Gladhill Bros
Nov 15 Dinner Meeting – Spouse Night @ Wesley Grove UMC
Nov 18-19 Holiday Giving Project @ TBD
Nov 21 Blood Drive @ DVFD Activities Center
Dec 1 Senior Birthday Party @ Damascus Senior Center
Dec 6 Dinner Meeting @ Wesley Grove UM Church
Dec 13 Holiday Party @ Damascus UM Church
Dec 14-18 Holiday Giving Project @ Damascus UM Church
Dec 20 Board Meeting @ Gladhill Bros [NOTE CHANGE OF DAY]
Basket and Pottery Bingo
September 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Mark your calendars for Friday, September 30, 2011! That is when the Damascus Lions will sponsor their annual Basket Bingo to benefit the V. Ray Simpson Scholarship Fund. DOWNLOAD INFORMATION FLYER
Damascus Volunteer Fire Department Activities Center
10211 Lewis Drive
Damascus, Md
Doors open at 5:30 pm – Games begin at 7:00 pm
Food by the DVFD will be available to purchase.
Tickets are $20.00 in advance and $25 at the door – this includes 20 games and 4 specials.
Bring a pair of used eyeglasses or hearing aids for the Lions to recycle and receive a FREE 3 game card and a chance to win a Retired Medium Storage Solutuions Basket donated by King Lion Vicki Dotterer.
Filled Baskets – Raffles – Door Prizes
Tables will be reserved – Advance Reservations Recommended.
For reservations call Shirley Barnard 240-315-8999 or Lion Mary Frances Gosnell 301-829-1002
Ice Cream Dipping
September 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
What a beautiful day to be a Damascus Lion and to be involved with ice cream dipping at the dairy barn.
A great time was had by all dipping ice cream at the Montgomery County agricultural fair on Tuesday, August 16, 2011. Everyone did an outstanding job. We all worked very hard. We had only 45 volunteers who worked over 250 hours. This again was a smaller work force from the previous year. We only had 14 Lions work this day. The rest of the work force was made up of the Rocky Hill Middle School Leos Club, the Damascus High School Leos Club, friends and family. Thank you so much!!! Lion Gary Rogers from the Damascus Club ran the ice cream parlor again this year. He did a great job. This will be his last year. He will be stepping down after 6 years of service.
There are a few other people I would like to thank for making the ice cream dipping go smoothly: Lions Tony and Barbara Barry for stocking the freezers on Thursday night, along with their son, John; past Lion, Marvin Myers, for all his help.
It was a record year all around. The clubs combined collected over $60,000 and we collected $9,000 on our day. It was especially nice to see some of our members just come and hang out that day.
It is estimated that our lions club will bring in some where around $1,900.00 for our single day at the fair. What a great job we all did!!! Thank you for your continued support and your large portions.
Mark on your calendars Tuesday, August 14, 2012 this is next years ice cream dipping.
SEE YOU THERE!!!
