I want to thank Lion Charlie for heading up another successful blood drive and Lion Tony heading up another road clean up.
Membership and Fundraising are two very important parts of the Lions Club. In March, we have two chances to do each of these activities. Our meeting on March 5 is the first opportunity to focus on membership. This is our Prospective Member Night. Do you know someone that you would like to invite to this meeting? Let them see what Lions are and what we do. The first fundraising opportunity we have this month is Saturday, March 16’s Pancake Breakfast. Helpers are needed for set-up, preparing food, cooking, serving food, drinks and of course cleanup. Please volunteer to help in some way. A bake table will be available. Let Lion Mary Frances know how you can help. And don’t forget to sell tickets and to tell all your friends and neighbors to attend. The second chance to raise funds this month is our dinner meeting on March 19 with the in-house auction. This fund raiser helps keep our dues to a minimum and is always a fun night. Plan to attend and bring items to sell and of course, be prepared to buy those perfect items for yourself. Our second chance to focus on membership is with Kites over Clarksburg on Saturday, March 30 at Ovid Hazen Wells Park. Participants of the Festival are asked to bring can food to be donated to Germantown/ Damascus Help or used glasses to be donated to the Damascus Lions Club. I will be there talking to visitors about the Lions Club and hand out the Damascus Lions Club brochure. Let me know if you are able to join me.
Lion Mary Dehart is looking for volunteers to help with a preschool vision screening in Silver Spring on March 13 at 9:30. Please let Lion Marcia know if you would like to attend.
I just want to mention one thing coming up in April. District 22-C Night is on April 6. Please let Lion Marcia know if you would like to attend.
Have you seen the new webpage? If not, check it out. Lion Cindee has been working on bringing it up-to-date.
Please continue to keep Lion Mike and his family in your thoughts and prayers.
That’s it for this month.
KL Chris Fletcher
If Punxsutawney Phil had been right this year, spring should be here any day now. But I just looked at the 15 day forecast and it looks like that pesky little rodent was wrong. But February is over and we are moving closer to spring.