[Nfb-lions] New member

Tue Jun 4 10:54:32 UTC 2013

Ramona:
Hello, how are you doing?
When is our meeting at National, Lion Nelson and I will try and attend this year.
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> From: ramona.walhof at gmail.com
> To: nfb-lions at nfbnet.org
> Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 21:12:54 -0600
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-lions] New member
> 
> 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
> > skype: dmgina23
> >  FB: dmgina
> > www.twitter.com/dmgina
> > every saint has a past
> > every sinner has a future
> >
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