[Nfb-lions] New member

[Ramona Walhof]

Dar, The Lions International motto is "We serve."  Of course, there is 
sharing in that, but virtually all Lions expect to serve in a variety of 
different ways.  Every club has its own projects and their own meeting 
schedules.  The NFB Lions is an informal group which share ideas about how 
to integrate Lions into our own clubs and communities and help our clubs 
accept us as blind people and how to help Lions clubs respect blind people 
as partners.  Sometimes this takes a little work.  As you get acquainted 
with a particular club, individuals are likely to offer transportation when 
it is convenient for them, but this may not always happen.

Lions have made helping blind people a priority, but sometimes this means to 
them preventing blindness.  I try  to keep reminding them that preventing 
blindness is a very good thing, but different from helping blind people. 
Helen Keller asked Lions to be "Knights of the blind" in 1927.  They have 
taken this challenge seriously, but I think it is fair to say that there are 
several different understandings of what that means. Most clubs are glad to 
welcome blind members, but you will need to help them understand what you 
can do to contribute to their projects.

Dues vary from one district to the next.  There are international and 
district, and then club dues.  Thus, the total can be different from club to 
club.  My club charges 30 dollars per quarter, and we probably should raise 
it.  The NFB Lions group has not charged dues, but perhaps we should.  We 
generally hold one meeting at the time and place of our national convention. 
Sometimes we have discussions between conventions, and we all do what we can 
think of in our various local clubs.  Some of us have held district offices 
and most have held local offices.

Please do not hesitate to ask whatever questions you like, but you will need 
to get your local information from local clubs.  I think that Montana has 
only one district, although some states have more than one.  There may also 
be a piece of Canada in the same district as Montana .

If you use the internet, there is a huge Lions Web Site at 
www.lionsclubs.org.

Ramona Walhof
NFB Lions co-chair
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "d m gina" <dmgina at samobile.net>
To: <nfb-lions at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 5:52 PM
Subject: [Nfb-lions] New member


> Hello,
> I am Dar Aldrich from Montana,
> ,I am trying to join a lions club here in town where I am asked what can 
> you do for us, we expect you to do for us more than we can do for you.
> I know there are lions all over the country, I wish to learn what all of 
> you are doing, so that I can fit rite in.
> One of the huge problems is transportation here in town.
> We already use the cabs where to go to events by cab all over town would 
> be a huge expense.
> Can you share what you do.
> this is with transportation.
> I am willing to pay my $150 in July with the rest of the folks.
> that isn't a problem.
> I tried to join another club where they refused to help with 
> transportation.
> I don't have the money to give any organization just so they have money to 
> throw me out.
> I want to support them as best as I can.
> they call guide dogs service dogs.
> I explained that our guide dogs or even seeing eye dogs are just for the 
> blind.
> Here in town they sponser leader dogs for the blind, you would think that 
> would give them a clue, blind?
> I am wishing to learn how you get to all activities as well as helping 
> out.
> We have some pretty eldery seniors in the club so I will ask many 
> questions.
> I would like to share what you folks have done.
> Thanks again,
> I sure appreciate your help.
> I am wishing to get out more in the community.
>
> -- 
> --Dar
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> every sinner has a future
>
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