DID YOU KNOW?
THAT the Damascus Lions Holiday Giving Project consumed some 400 hours of time from 30 Lions, 5 Partners-In-Service, 4 Family Members, 1 DHS Leo., 6 Troop 445 Boy Scouts and their 2 leaders, 11 friends and all the employees of an “open for business” business!
THAT the Damascus Lions Club served 29 families consisting of 49 children, 20 teens and 61 adults in the 20872 and 20871 zip code areas by delivering food, clothes, toys, school supplies, tooth brushes and paste, towels, hats and gloves and gift cards to teens and gift cards to families for perishable foods.
THAT the Leo Clubs from DHS, CHS RHMS and JTBMS along with the employees and retirees of NRC donated over 6000 nonperishable food items! 2000 plus items were donated to the Damascus HELP Food Closet!
THAT the Tradesmen Motorcycle Club members donated over 300 toys, games and crafts including 3 bicycles, 1 tryke and 2 scooters. We shared some of the toys with Toys For Tots at Gladhill’s collection box for distribution in the southern Frederick county area!
THAT Butlers Orchard donated apples, Damascus Dental donated toothbrushes, Safeway donated boxes of candy canes for each family and Starbucks donated coffee for the Saturday delivery! Kohl’s gave 30% off on the clothing and towels!
THAT the Lions members purchased hats, mittens/gloves for all the children and teens!
THAT Santa was with 2 teams while they delivered the bicycles! Santa had a DVFD Uber driver for his sleigh!
THAT assisting families in need at Holiday time has been a tradition since the beginning of the Damascus Lions some 73 years ago!
THAT the Damascus Lions has again served the community – the members gave of their resources, their time, their energies, their talents and their love unconditionally to bring a LIONS SHARE of Holiday Spirit to 130 community residents! A ROAR for the Damascus Lions! And a SHOUT of appreciation to all!
Lion Mary Frances Gosnell