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.
Our club donated $1000 to the HOSA organization for future healthcare professionals at the Smithson Valley High School. Members from that HOSA organization volunteered to help us during our fundraising at Wurstfest 2024.
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…
Lion Bob Peterson achieved a milestone of 50 years of Lions Club membership this year (2023-2024 Lions year).
Our club has donated a U.S. flag and a Texas state flag to the Comal County Fair Association. These flags are displayed in the building where youth meet to show their livestock at the Comal County Fair grounds.
During our annual Awards and Installation Banquet in June, Melvin Jones Fellowship awards to Lion Joe Vasquez and Lion Glenn Herman were announced. Once the official award packages arrived, these were presented at club meetings to Joe and Glenn.
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…