Donations and Grants made in Lion’s Year 2021-22

At our May 3rd club meeting, Laci Bird of St. Jude’s Ranch for Children Texas was our guest speaker.   SJRC Texas, a non-profit organization, provides care for children affected by trauma, abuse, and neglect.  SJRC Texas offers emergency placement, therapeutic residential care, community foster care, pregnant and parenting teen services, and adoption- creating forever families…

Our club donated $500 to the Toys for Tots drive held by the Navy Junior ROTC at Smithson Valley High School. NJROTC at Smithson Valley HS

Members of the local Boy Scout Troop 119 help us work the Opa parking lot at Wurstfest.   In appreciation for their help our club donated our profit from this part of our fund-raising activities at Wurstfest.  Pictured above is our President Glenn Herman with some of the scouts of Troop 119 for the presentation of…

Scouts and leaders from local Troop 119 again helped our club with our annual fund raiser at Wurstfest by participating in the operation of the Opa and Oma parking lot.  Our club donated funds raised from the parking lot operation to the troop.  Presentation of the donation was made at our 3 January club meeting.

At our 17 April club meeting, Crystal Moore, Executive Director of the Comal County Habitat for Humanity, was our guest speaker.  We presented our donation of $5000 to Executive Director Moore.   “Casas De Esperanza” is Comal County Habitat’s latest housing project. “Located in the west end neighborhood of beautiful New Braunfels, Comal County Habitat for Humanity…

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…