As it has become a tradition, our club provides a scholarship to Lions Camp counselors selected by the camp staff. On July 12th, members of our club traveled to the Texas Lions Camp in Kerrville to attend the Awards Night and participate in the celebration. As part of the ceremonies a $1000 scholarship was awarded and presented by our club to each of 5 camp counselors.
On Saturday June 1st club members met at RecoveryWerks! in New Braunfels to construct a gazebo for use by the clients and staff of the non-profit organization. The mission of RecoveryWerks! is “RecoveryWerks! provides proven recovery support services in a safe and nurturing environment for teens and families in rural communities affected by substance use….
At our 19 February 2025 club meeting Monarch Chevron awards were presented to club members who have or will have achieved milestones in their long term service in Lions this year (1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025). Membership milestones are recognized at 10 years and at subsequent 5 year increments. In this Lions year…
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…
Lion Paul Drush, our club President, sponsored a boy and his family to attend the camp family session in June this summer. They were guests at our 4 September club meeting and told us about their wonderful experience at Lions Camp and their desire to attend again next summer.
Our club is a sponsor of the New Braunfels Youth Lacrosse organization. Two of our newer members, Cortney and Amanda Kinnan, are involved in supporting the NBYL activities with their 2 sons, Cade and Decker, on the team. The Kinnan family gave a presentation about the youth lacrosse organization at our 5 March club meeting…
Members of our NB Evening Lions club participated in the Downtown Spooktacular event on 24 October 2024. “This event offers safe Trick-or-Treating for kids on the streets of downtown New Braunfels. Downtown businesses, along with the New Braunfels Police Department, Fire Department, Solid Waste & Recycling Division, and many others, will have over 50…