It was senior day and the seniors were not going to pass up there ice cream. I was working outside with Lion Martin Carr around 9 am and a gentleman asked us what time we open. I said, 11 am. I see him about an hour later with ice cream coming out of the Dairy Barn. I asked what gives to Lion Gary Rogers of Damascus, he said the seniors just started coming in and we could not stop them.
Our Damascus Lions that came to help really stepped up and did a great job. I can’t thank them enough for making it all work out. The Leo’s clubs and partners in service did awesome. We were worried with the new age requirement that we were going to miss our middle school age volunteers however our 9th-12th graders did awesome. Everyone did an outstanding job. We all worked very hard. We had 15 Lions, 60 volunteers, who worked over 300 hours. I would like to thank Lion Gary Rogers for all his hard work and taking over after Lion Bill’s wife had a heart attack. There are a few other people I would like to thank for making the Dairy Barn run successfully. Lions Doug and Gerda from Laytonsville. The cashiers were awesome, Lion Christine, Lion Ronnie, Lion Mary Francis, Lion Barbara, Lion Patricia, Lion Dale, and Lion Tessie for working the cash registers all day long. Lion Martin in the morning to ready the Parlor with me. Along with Lion Ray, Lion Joe, Lion Tony for all their hard work behind the freezers. Lion Bob Snapp for just hanging out and Lion Warren for sitting out front greeting everyone and bringing in customers. Everyone asked about my parents, Thank You So Much. They missed because they had chiggers and were itching. I also could not do this without my wife, Tammy. She organizes the whole day with emails and phone calls. She then trains all the youth and Leos as they come in, handles all the passes and community service hour questions. She helps with all the little issues that come up during the day and always has a smile on her face. I love you. We now have a washer and dryer in the Dairy Barn for the aprons and rags. As the day is getting towards the end. We are all starting to tire. Lion Wayne came in this year as a replacement for Lions Charlie and Carol as the cleanup crew. Great Energy. We walked out 4 minutes before midnight and the Dairy Barn was ready for the Lions on Wednesday. I would like to personally thank all the Lions that came out and helped and to my daughter Candice and Ivo, my son Lee along with some of their friends that were so much help on the late shift. If I didn’t mentioned your name we still appreciated all your help. We don’t have any numbers or know our profit yet. I will update you in the future when they become available.
Thank you to all who participated and making this an absolutely fun day.
Lion Charlie Hertel