To Give Back And Return The Help They Received

     Since this article will show in the November issue of our Lions magazine, it is time to say thanks.  Thanksgiving is just around the corner- - -Happy Thanksgiving to all our members.  As Lions, this is the perfect time to reach out to those who could use some help in the coming months; it is just one holiday after another.  We had Halloween last month, Thanksgiving this month and Christmas in December.  We must look among our neighbors and friends to find people who need our assistance this time of the year.  We Lions can offer our assistance with food baskets or just bags of groceries full of items to make someone’s Thanksgiving Day a treat like a turkey with all the trimmings and a good feeling that someone cared about them and their needs.  Then we could follow up with a Christmas basket of a ham dinner or we could provide dinners at local shelters.  If every club in District E (or all clubs) could provide such items for the folks who have lost their jobs, lost their homes and are in need of assistance, we could really make a difference in the lives of several families over this period of time.  What do you think?  Can we Lions do this?  Can we pull together to make many happy families over this time period.  Please do your best for needy people.

     While doing my visitations, I was visiting a club that had a couple attending their meeting who was interested in joining their club.  After the meeting I talked with this couple. They told me that they had received a holiday basket from a Lions Club several years ago.  Times were hard and they were having trouble feeding their family; then along came a wonderful basket of food.  This is one of the reasons they wanted to join Lions, to be able to give back and return the help they received.  So, I told them about the plan that District E has for new members between now and the end of the year, and how much they could save by joining.  Maybe this could happen in your club too.