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, Lion Glenn Herman with the presentation of our donation. Photos taken by Lion Paul Drush.
District Governor Mike Smith requested support from the local clubs for New Braunfels resident Katie Philips who is disabled and in need of financial assistance. Katie recently was forced to relocate her mobile home when the previous mobile home park was sold. After relocating to a new park, her home was not in compliance with…
The award began in 1936, when the New Braunfels Jaycees, under the leadership of Pete Nowotny, successfully negotiated the sale of Landa Park to the City of New Braunfels. The New Braunfels Jay-cees and Mr. Nowotny were responsible for turning out the vote in order to pass a bond that funded the park purchase. In…
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! …
Club member Daniel J. (DJ) Martinez sponsored the daughter of his good friends to attend the Texas Lions Camp. She attended the June 23 – 29 session for children with Down Syndrome. At the June 28 Awards Night, DJ joined with the family to celebrate.
This is the Lions’ pin collection of deceased member, Lion Dan Hutchison. His widow, Doris (her name is penciled on top of page 1 of roster), donated these to the club for their use. At a recent auction, one anonymous Lions member purchased the entire collection, with proceeds going directly to Texas Lions Camp.
An orientation meeting for the girls and boys selected to attend the Bluebonnet Girls State and Texas Boys State this summer was held by the American Legion post 179 and post 35 on May 10, 2017. The high school students were introduced to their sponsors who were presented certificates of appreciation. President elect Tom Matschek…