At our 3 January club meeting, our guest speaker was Jacob Huereca, CEO of the non-profit organization Connections. Connections started in 1981 as an organization to support at-risk youth in Comal County and has expanded to serve 17 counties with counseling, prevention programming, an emergency children’s shelter and a youth transitional living program.
Connections One Youth and One Family at a Time
Our club donated $1000 to Connections.
Evening Lions Club of New Braunfels Girls State Report 2025 This year our club is again sponsoring 3 girls to attend the Bluebonnet Girls State program. They have just completed their junior year at John Paul II Catholic High School. The Girls State program will take place at Texas Lutheran University from 15 to 21…
On December 30th, NB Evening Lions Jeff and 1st VP Terri Kunkel donated several boxes of housewares to help outfit the new apartments coming soon at the Crisis Center of Comal County. They did this in memory of Garrett Kunkel. These housewares were intended to be used by Garrett when he moved out but now…
LCIF Coordinator for District 2-S3, Lion Sara Coots, was our guest speaker at our 20 August club meeting. She presented an overview of the LCI Foundation and how Lions around the world provide financial support that is then available to support humanitarian needs worldwide. Lion Sara reported that Lions clubs in constitutional area 1, the…
Our club participated in the event at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery on 12 December 2025, placing 78 wreaths on graves in section L. We had 7 volunteers and 2 pickup trucks to accomplish our service project. Clean-up to remove wreaths after the Holidays occurred 3 January 2026. 5 club members participated, using 2 pickup…
Members and Leaders of Scout Troop and Pack 163 helped us work the Opa parking lot last fall during Wurstfest. They were our guest at our 19 March 2025 club meeting. Each them talked about their part in this local scouting organization and expressed a desire to participate in other service projects we will have. …
Representatives from CASA Central Texas were our guest speakers at our 7 February club meeting. The team at CASA are Court Appointed Special Advocates for children. As published on their website CASA MISSION AND VISION OUR VISION: We envision a world where every child thrives in a safe, stable, loving home. OUR MISSION: CASA of…