[nabs-l] Lions Club

[Robert Jaquiss]

Hello:

     I am a proud member of the Greater Ouachita Lions Club in Monroe, 
Louisiana. When looking at the Lions, we must remember that different clubs 
have different capabilities. I have been in three clubs due to having moved. 
Some clubs are quite small and have older members. This type of club simply 
cannot do a big fundraiser and selling something outside of Walmart works 
for them. I was in a very small club with seven members and the best they 
could do was to stand at an intersection and ask for donations. Amazingly, 
they raised about $600 in two hours. The Greater Ouachita club of which I am 
now a member is a bigger club and has members with the expertise to hold 
golf tournaments and run a bingo operation.

     I am a Lion because I believe in Lionism. Our motto is "We Serve". Our 
club has a program called Cub Sight that does vision screening for small 
children. Our Eye Center has done lots of surgeries and we provide glasses 
to those who can't get them elsewhere. My role in my club is toprovide 
information on blindness and consult when we are asked for a brailler or 
other equipment. The Lions are also funding the free cane program operated 
by the NFB. All this takes considerable money. Have a great day.

Regards,

Lion Robert Jaquiss


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anmol Bhatia" <anmolpbhatia at yahoo.com>
To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 1:39 PM
Subject: [nabs-l] Lions Club


> Does it bother any of you when the Lions Club sit in frunt of Walmart and 
> ask for money to help the blind? This has been something that has 
> bothering me for a long time and mostly the reason why I have not joined 
> one. Lions do a lot of good for the blind and I have been lucky to speak 
> to a few Lions Clubs, but helping the blind in expense of reinforcing the 
> sterotype that society has about the blind to me does not really helpful 
> to our well being and holds us back in society. Its been something that 
> has been bugging me for years, but I was not sure if it is just me or if 
> there are other blind individuals who feel the same. I finally decide to 
> ask when a friend of mine who has mentioned about joing a organization for 
> the blind said that she going to get involved in the Lions club and sit in 
> frunt of Walmart. It would be interesting to hear what everyone has to 
> think about this.
>
> Anmol
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>
> I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. Perhaps 
> there is just a touch of yearning at times; but it is vague, like a breeze 
> among flowers.
> Hellen Keller
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