By King Lion Barbara Barry
Hello Lions!
October is here! It’s my favorite time of the year because the leaves are changing, the weather is cooler and the Damascus Lions celebrate our Charter night! It is very early this year, October 1 at the best place in Frederick, Dutch’s Daughter. Did you sign up for a crab cake?? I am looking forward to our speaker, District Governor Dee Hawkins.
The Damascus Community Fair was a huge success for the Lions Club. We were mentioned in the Gazette for our famous bags of popcorn and for winning the ice cream churning contest! I hope everyone sampled our unique lemon blueberry ice cream, Lion Marcia’s family’s secret recipe!
At our September 17 meeting Lion Marcia presented the District 22C 100% Secretary’s Award to Lion Carol Stone and the Damascus Lions Club won the District 22C 5 Star award again. We are an amazing club and these awards are just a small sample of what we can do together for our community.
On Saturday October 5 we are planning to do a preschool vision screening at McDonalds. We need to advertise at our local stores, banks, recreation center, preschools and day cares, etc. etc. If you can help out with this event please let Secretary Ken or myself know. This will be a great opportunity to provide the community with a valuable service while spreading the word of Lions.
Break out your Halloween costumes because on October 15 we will dress up for an early Halloween party! Last year Lion Tony and I were Fred and Wilma Flintstone. It’s lots of fun so plan on dressing up for the next meeting. I may even hand out some candy.
I hope you are enjoying the Tail Twister’s new “twist”, Happy Dollars. Bring a dollar to each meeting and give it to the Tail Twister to celebrate something that has made you happy.
I know the Damascus Lions provides many services for our community. As the holidays approach us, we need to prepare for our many holiday service projects. We need to think of our community members and those who are less fortunate than we are. We also need to constantly think of our own members- to remind your fellow Lions of upcoming meetings and events. Also keep some of us in your prayers. Remember to Appreciate, Believe in and especially Care for our fellow Lions.
Enjoy this beautiful weather!
KL Barbara