[Nfb-lions] A Modest Proposal From One Lion To Other Lions

[Paul Smith]

Hello, my fellow Lions on this list.  Hope your day is going well today.

Here is the modest proposal I have for you, especially if you still 
have all your belongings.  Perhaps your clubs, regions, districts or 
zones have already done this.

We all know about the devastation wrought by Hurricane Matthew in the 
states of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, with untold numbers of 
people having lost everything.  Perhaps you can talk to the people who 
handle your club's finances to determine if, in fact, they can send to 
Lions Clubs in affected areas some money to help with the relief effort 
and in trying to rebuild shattered lives caused by Matthew.  After all, 
if we were in a similar situation would we not want the same from 
others? I know that we blind individually don't have the financial 
resources to help that much, but even a dollar will help some.  And, if 
you're wondering I've already made a contribution, though small, to the 
relief effort.  I've even communicated my thoughts to two local radio 
stations here in the Baltimore area, and will do so over an 
Internet-based radio station tomorrow.

For those of you who may be residing in Florida, I have a question:  
Did the headquarters campus of Southeastern Guide Dogs sustain any 
damage from Matthew, and the same for the Department of Blindness and 
Visual Services in Daytona Beach? I think that we Lions collectively 
could do something in this regard, in my opinion.

Thanking you for any responses you may have, I am yours in Lionism, Lion Paul.