New Members Inducted 18 September

  Dear District Governor and Lions:   I am pleased to let you know that I have officially chartered the Smithson Valley Leo Club. The club’s ID number is 128587 and it has an official charter date of August 8, 2016. Please see the attached document and congratulations on your new Leo club!    …

At our 4 December club meeting, Donna Dishman of Canine Classmates organization was our guest speaker.   The mission of Canine Classmates is “to encourage and improve literacy and socialization skills for struggling and at-risk Pre-K through 5th grade students through pairing mentors and trained service dogs in a one-on-one program that is positive, nurturing and…

At our club meeting on 16 August 2023, Kimberly Smith was inducted as the newest member of our club.   Kimberly, a special ed teacher at Freiheit Elementary school, is sponsored by Lion Paul Drush.

Our Awards and Installation Banquet, our last club meeting of the 2022-23 Lions year, was held on 21 June 2023 at the historic Solms School building in the New Braunfels Heritage Society Village.              Program_awards_and_installation_banquet_June2023_program

At our June 7th club meeting, chaplains Chris Siegle and John Howanstine discussed their role in the New Braunfels Police Department.   Our club has donated a protective vest for the chaplains’ use during their interactive support in law enforcement events with the New Braunfels Police Department.

On Sunday morning, August 20th, several club members volunteered to help with a cleanup and organization the day after a sales event at Habitat for Humanity’s local ReStore.  Our club also made a donation of $400 for studs toward Habitat’s local housing projects. Lion Bob Oldham, Lion Chere Billings, Lion Wendy Drush, ReStore staff member,…