In 2005, Steve Brown, son of Lion Doug Brown, opened a saltwater fly-fishing lodge on Jones key, off the island of Guanaja, 43 miles north of mainland Honduras. He had been a fishing guide on western slope streams like the Gunnison River and several of his clients followed him to Guanaja, an island devastated by Hurricane Mitch in 1999. He trained islanders to be catch and release guides and to operate the lodge and established a student program featuring writing, salt-water fly-fishing, and community service, including mangrove restoration. In 2017 he led an effort to open a new fishery at The Faraway Keys, 160 miles further east in the Caribbean, requiring helicopter access. This effort was documented in an award-winning film called “Beyond the Horizon”. Steve will show us the film and describe the expansion of efforts to assist the islanders by providing employment, housing, and access to health care through the “Fish for Change” foundation.
So far, the count is 48 attendees. RSVP now if you haven't yet done so. In your RSVP, please include the food item you want to bring, and the names of your guests so we can have name tags for everyone. And... find that perfect White Elephant gifts - it could be something funny, a gift you received but want to recycle, or a new purchase (keep it under $25). Rumor is that Santa may come to our party and maybe a photo opportunity - be prepared!
Event LIONS HOLIDAY PARTY
Date: December 18- TUESDAY
Time: Starts at 5:30
Location: FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 1373 GRANT ST DENVER CO
What to bring: food to share, a white elephant gift, and your Holiday Spirit.
We still need help for Salvation Army Bell Ringers Our location will again be at the East Entrance of Macy’s in Cherry Creek, and the dates are December, 20 & 21 from noon to 6:00 PM. We will work in two hour shifts with two people in each shift, so please call a fellow Lion (or friend or family, too!!) to share a shift and get to know them better, too..
Contact Lion Ned Nagel 303.877.3183 nnagle4@comcast.net
Thanks to all for continuing to support this wonderful community activity.
Lion Michael James works with Volunteers of America. As we approach the Holiday Season there are a number of volunteer opportunities. CLICK HERE for all the events offered by VoA.
Thanks to Lion Michael for all the good work he does
Lions left donations on their lunch table at the meeting on November 28 so toys, clothing, and food can be purchased for children at Eiber Elementary where almost all of the children are on free or reduced lunch and there are many homeless families. There will be a last opportunity to donate at the meeting on December 11 as some Lions asked for another chance.
Cynthia Saunders, the Psychologist at the school who spoke to the Club after the donations last year, asked Friday if we knew of anyone who might donate a Christmas tree as two teachers were hoping to have one in their rooms. It just so happened that on Saturday, Lion Erika's family was going to the woods to find a Christmas tree and they were able to cut two additional ones which they delivered to the school on the way back to Denver.
Cynthia and the teachers came to the school on Saturday to take care of the trees.
With the help of native Ethiopian/Lion Mel Tewahade, the Denver Lions Club International Missions Committee is planning an eyesight screening campaign in Ethiopia early in 2019. I’m reaching out to you to see whether you’d be interested in joining us.
Here are some key details:
DATES:
Overall: January 23 until February 16, 2019 (including flights to and from Ethiopia).
Work dates: January 27-31; February 5-7.
LOCATIONS to be visited: Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Simien National Park, Gondar, Ebinat*, Aksum, Shashamane*, Arba Minch* (* work sites).
EXPENSES - best estimates:
Airfare (depending on departure location and travel dates):
International: $1,100
Within Ethiopia: $270 (3 flights)
Meals and Water: $460 ($20/day x 23 days)
Transportation:
Rental Car: $330 (10 days at $100/day at 3 people per car)
Guide: $150 ($10 per day per person x 15 days)
Hotels: $840 (21 days x $40 per day)
Miscellaneous (taxis, airport transfers, tickets to tourism sites, T-shirt): $250
Total: $3,400
Note that this estimate is based on 24 days (including international flight days); those of you who wish to arrive back home earlier than February 16 would certainly incur lower expenses for Meals, Hotels and Transportation.
Mel promises a good mix of humanitarian work and tourism. Right now we have 5 committed Lions volunteers and 2 others; we’d like to have a total 12.
Thanks. Again, please let me know if you might have some interest, and I will put you (and anyone els who you think might be interested) on the email list for this and send some more details about the work and the tours. Also, please feel free call me at ANY time if you have ANY questions.
Lion Steve and Susy Kinsky went on a joint mission to Mexico with the Portland Lions. The distributed 100 backpacks that were assembled by the Denver Lions on at Service Tuesday.
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