Damascus Lions: Congratulations! We raised $2,210.26 last month during our Fall White Cane fundraiser. Twenty-nine dedicated Damascus Lions performed storefront collections over thirty-eight two-hour shifts. Every one of those Damascus Lions is to be commended for their sacrifice. Please visualize the word “Lion” in front of every name in this article. Otherwise, in order to pay the fines I would have to cancel my cable television and go back to rabbit ears.
Special Recognitions:
– Five Over-$100-in-One-Shift Club recognitions go to:
- Woody Ward, who collected $152.00 at CVS on Friday afternoon;
- George Hibbard, who collected $107.15 at Tom & Rays on Saturday morning;
- Barbara Barry, who collected $107.15 at Safeway on Thursday afternoon;
- Julie Sain, who collected $103.20 also at Safeway on Thursday afternoon; and
- Warren & Joy Schwab, who collected $101.70 at Safeway on Thursday afternoon.
– Ten Lions worked multiple shifts (indicated with a “(2!)” or “(3!)” following their names below). Some of these “extra shifty” Lions brought in over $100 total when you sum up all their shifts. Were it not for Lions working multiple shifts, we would have collected about $580 less.
– The Bert Lahr Special Award for Most Courageous Lion goes to Carol Stone, Charlie Stone, and Ronnie Poland because, at the Lions meeting on the evening before the fundraiser began, they added their names multiple times to the schedule so that all schedule shifts were filled. This was the first time in my memory that we filled all shifts on the schedule!
Here is the total list of Damascus Lions who gave of their time for one or more storefront collection shifts (multiple shifts in parentheses): B. Barry, Burlas(3!), K. Cook(3!), Fletcher(2!), Gill(2!), Gladhill, Gosnell, C. Hertel, T. Hertel, Hibbard(2!), C. Holpuch, M. Holpuch, Howarton, Jackson, Mallack, Molesworth, Newlin, Peters, Poland(2!), Sain, J. Schwab, W. Schwab, Snapp, Suddath, C. Stone(2!), Ch. Stone(2!), Thornett, Ward(2!),Washington. As always, special thanks go to our committee members who served as Managers of the Day and/or Money Counters: Ken Phillips, Del Mayhew, Tom Jackson, George Hibbard, and Vi Hibbard (Lion Spouse!).