Happy Holidays Damascus Lions!
The weather sure got cold quickly! We have our wood stove running and it is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas!
December is always a busy month for everyone, but it is especially busy in the Barry house. We have 3 birthdays, Elizabeth is December 14, and Tony & Victoria are December 17! (Plus we have a niece in Ireland also born on December 17). December is also probably the busiest month for the Damascus Lions Club. Our holiday basket program requires many Lion hours. The many tasks include shopping, collecting food from local schools and organizations, sorting food, packing boxes, wrapping presents and delivering the finished product to people in our area. I really enjoy the Saturday before Christmas when we deliver the holiday items to people in the community. The Lions gather, eat yummy warm cinnamon rolls, perhaps visit with Santa, and load up our many gifts in to our vehicles. We usually wish each other a Merry Christmas and exchange hugs and handshakes. It feels great to belong to such a caring organization!
Don’t forget our Christmas party on December 17 at the Damascus United Methodist Church. Please bring a gift for our gift swap. Our Joe Corbi’s fund raiser items will be available for pick up that night. If you cannot pick up your fundraiser items, please ask another Lion to pick them up for you. We won’t have any place to store these perishable items.
The New Year will be here before we know it. Our NBC 4 Health Fitness Expo is early this year on January 11 & 12. We are signed up for the first shift on Saturday, January 11. We usually take the metro to DC, work for a few hours, then go out to lunch as a group. It is a fun day and another way to spread the word of Lions. See Lion Jerry Mallack if you can attend.
If you have any ideas for guest speakers please share them with me or Lion Marcia. Perhaps there is a topic of concern you would love to hear more about at a Lions meeting.
The Holiday season is usually when we think of family and friends – Please also remember to Appreciate, Believe in and Care for your fellow Lions.
Happy Holidays!