Thank you, all Lions who participated in our Spring 2010 White Cane fundraiser. We raised $1,857.44. This collection will fund about 18 eye appointments and new glasses for needy Damascus-area citizens. Thirty-four Damascus Lions contributed to White Cane week this Fall. Please put “Lion” in front of every name in this article. If I had to pay a fine, I’m so broke I would have to take it out of the White Cane revenues.
Special Recognitions:
Three Over-$100-in-One-Shift Club Recognitions go
- to:
- Bill Mahylis, who collected $154.78 on Friday at 4:00 PM at Safeway West; and
- Barbara Barry (AGAIN!), with $124.17 on Thursday same place same time
- The Bert Lahr Special Award for Most Courageous Lion goes to the husband of Carol Cook who, when Carol called him from her homeward commute, rushed to Safeway Thursday evening to begin her shift in her place. Jack Peters fitted him out with a vest and he was good to go! Lions select good spouses; it’s a fact. Thank you sir, for you Lion Spouse courage!
Here are the Damascus Lions who gave unselfishly of their time for one or more storefront collection shifts (multiple shifts in parentheses): B. Barry, Burlas(2), Carr, Cook, Davidson, Davis, Gladhill, Gosnell, C. Hertel, Hibbard(2), C. Holpuch, M. Holpuch, Jackson, Mahylis, Mallack, Molesworth, Peters(2), D. Reichmeider, R. Reichmeider, Rogers, J. Schwab, W. Schwab, Stanley, C. Stone, Ch. Stone, Suddath, Tench, Thornett, B. Warfield, J. Warfield, Washingon, E
. Woodfield, T. Woodfield. Special thanks go to our reliable Managers of the Day: Bill Mahylis, Ken Phillips, and Del Mayhew…and to our ever-meticulous Money Counters: Del Mayhew, George Hibbard, and Tom Jackson (and me). The picture shows our final product at the Marr dining room table.
Many more Lions participated than did so last Spring, and because of that participation, we collected much more. Also, we are grateful to include in our collections over $340 from the Clarksburg Branch from last May! The White Cane collection from our Clarksburg Lions is really making a big difference for all of us. As always, when patronizing the Damascus establishments which support White Cane (CVS, Safeway, Tom & Ray’s, & Red Rooster), please express your gratitude to the management for allowing White Cane Lions to do our work there. They are critical to our success. Thanks.
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