What a great Lions Holiday Party this week. More than 80 Lions, friends, and family joined in to celebrate the Holidays. We had it all: carols led by Eric Reagan, a visit from Santa (we think it was Lion Sam Mckenzie), a white elephant gift exchange with Lion Brian Henderson keeping us under control, beautiful table decorations arranged by Lions Russ and Dottie Lynn, and amazing food and beverages.
A special thanks to Lion David Lambert, All Well Rentals, for providing the impressive table settings.
A big Lions Roar for Lion Loree Vanderhye who, with the help of many volunteers, organized and carried out a fabulous Holiday Party. There are so many other Lions to thank as well for setting up decorations and tables, arranging the food, bringing potluck dishes, and cleaning. So many Lions pitched in to make it a great part.
Many pictures were taken. Click here to see the album.
The Denver Lions Foundation has a goal of having every member of the Denver Lions Club as a supporter. To this end, we are asking for all members to make a donation to our foundation. The foundation funds are used to support our Four Pillars of Service. Our foundation impacts thousands of people every year. Currently, we have 25% of members donating to the foundation. We are asking for you to donate as little as $5 so we may count you as a contributing member. There is no maximum to how much you can donate, and every dollar is put to use.
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Jaime Tellez just got his driver’s license. It’s a big deal for any 17 years old, but for Jaime it is also a miracle.
Cataracts threatened to blind Jaime at the age of three but two surgeries corrected that problem. Sadly, eye infections in both eyes threatened his sight again. In March of 2008, at the age of seven, Jaime received the first of two cornea transplants from the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank that restored his sight.
Back then Jaime was in first grade and he asked that his family and friends donate to the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank instead of giving him gifts for his birthday.
Today — 10 years later — Jaime has had his donated corneas longer than he had the corneas he was born with! Thanks to the families who donated their loved one’s corneas and the work of the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank, Jaime can still see and even drive.
And he is still asking others to support the work of the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank.
Join Jaime and make a contribution today to support the eye bank’s mission of helping others overcome blindness through transplantation and research. We are asking each Lion to give $20 or more to help support our sight-saving mission.
Just in case you miss the last Denver Lions Meeting, here is an update. Steve Brown showed a video about fly fishing and how an associated foundation can change lives. Below is a summary and CLICK HERE TO SEE VIDEO.
In 2005, Steve Brown, son of Lion Doug Brown, opened a saltwater fly-fishing lodge on Jones key, off the island of Guanaja, 43 miles north of mainland Honduras. He had been a fishing guide on western slope streams like the Gunnison River and several of his clients followed him to Guanaja, an island devastated by Hurricane Mitch in 1999. He trained islanders to be catch and release guides and to operate the lodge and established a student program featuring writing, salt-water fly-fishing, and community service, including mangrove restoration. In 2017 he led an effort to open a new fishery at The Faraway Keys, 160 miles further east in the Caribbean, requiring helicopter access. This effort was documented in an award-winning film called “Beyond the Horizon”. Steve will show us the film and describe the expansion of efforts to assist the islanders by providing employment, housing, and access to health care through the “Fish for Change” foundation.
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