From The Tribune staff reports
MARGARET — The Margaret Lions Club welcomed 20 new members during a special membership meeting on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020.
The meeting was held at the new Margaret City Hall and only limited attendance was allowed due to safety and health concerns because of COVID-19.
First Vice District Governor Brenda Elliott conducted the induction ceremony and outlined the mission of Lions Clubs International, “To create and foster a spirit of understanding among all people from humanitarian needs by providing voluntary service thru community involvement and international cooperation.”
With 1.4 million members serving in 47,000 clubs in 200+ countries, Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organization. Lions are recognized worldwide for their service to the blind and visually impaired.
Past District Governor Pedro Pino, Secretary of the Margaret Lions Club, pointed out that since 2015 the Margaret Lions Club have been an active part of the community by promoting sight conservation programs and vision screenings at local schools, hosting the Annual Margaret Health Fair, sponsor local diabetic kids to attend Day Camp at Camp Seale Harris, to learn how to deal with their diabetes, sponsor local high school students to attend the Alabama Lions High School Leadership Forum at Troy University and much more.
Anyone interested in joining the Margaret Lions Club or learning more about it, are encouraged to attend its meetings at 7:00 p.m. on the first or third Thursday, of each month at the Margaret Mexican Restaurant, 183 C.R. 12, next to Dollar General in Margaret, Alabama or contact PDG Pedro Pino at pmpino44@yahoo.com