[Nfb-lions] New member

Tue Jun 4 13:24:18 UTC 2013

This is the second club I have tried with in a three year period.
The first club said they would be glad to take my money but at no time 
would they help with transportation.
I decided at that point that giving $150 for a donation was a bit more 
than i could do.
I appreciate all of the help and sharing you folks are giving me.

Original message:
> Dar if anyone does the pledge of allegiance, you always stand for it.
> Whether you are a Lion or not, you might ask them where the flag is 
> prior to where you are seated so you know when you stand, you also keep 
> standing for the lions prayer, and you always use water for the toast.
> If they are being rude to you, you may want to find another chapter. 
> Lions do things year round and very active, we only raise money to give 
> it away. And Lions is the oldest non-profit it in the world starting in 
> 2017 will be 100 years but a Insurance Salesman, and at first they 
> didn't allow women in there clubs, then we were added by the group 
> lionesses, now most of us are integrated into just the Lions clubs. It 
> is still primarily a man's club. So there are only 3 women in mine.
> We recently had one of our charter members here in Brentwood, Long 
> Island pass away last year. Senator Caesar Trunzo, who with the current 
> President's Father started our chapter over 40 years ago.
> The Senator was a good man, and stayed a Lion even when as a senator 
> which many politicians do not do, as well as the local Brentwood 
> Chamber of Commerce.
> Lions do a very beautiful presentation at a wake, we had 3 former 
> district governors including our current one, and about 10 of us at the 
> wake on Saturday night.
> It is a good club, but just like any organization including our own, 
> you have people who think they are more important than what the 
> organization is and that is wrong.
> Take care and hope you become a Lion
> Again, there might be another one in your area, and you don't have to 
> be part of your own towns Lions club, once a lion always a lion.
> Yours in Lionism
> Cheryl

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>> From: dmgina at samobile.net
>> To: nfb-lions at nfbnet.org
>> Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 23:58:26 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-lions] New member

>> Hello,
>> I know they have plans going up to December their Christmas party.
>> They do allot of breakfast servings.
>> One is a bank that I can try to take a cab to,
>> The strawberry fest is this coming weekend.
>> I will share what I can learn.
>> the two guys were very offended with me that I didn't stand up for the
>> Pledge of the Legence.  Being at a dinner table I didn't realize they
>> were standing.
>> If you can give tips on how you help your groups, I will take the tips
>> and share.

>> Original message:
>>> 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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>> --
>> --Dar
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>> every sinner has a future

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--Dar
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  FB: dmgina
www.twitter.com/dmgina
every saint has a past
every sinner has a future