Category: program
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September Program: Metro Washington Association of Blind Athletes
Our guest speaker, Karla Gilbride, is a co-founder of the Metro Washington Association of Blind Athletes. After participating in a similar organization in San Francisco after college, she moved to DC and did not find any similar multi-sport clubs for the blind here, so decided to found one of her own with a fellow blind…
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August Program: The Salute Military Golf Association
At the August meeting, Colonel John Barnes gave a presentation on “The Salute Military Golf Association (SMGA)” at the Sandy Spring Lions Club dinner. SMGA provides rehabilitative golf experiences and family-inclusive golf opportunities for post-9-11 wounded war veterans in an effort to improve the quality of life for these American Heroes. Eligible veterans include those wounded…
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April Program: Olney Help
At our April meeting, Director of Olney HELP Marilyn Simonds spoke to us about the work they do in the Olney-Ashton-Sandy Spring community. Their food pantry is indispensable when it comes to helping local people who are hungry. Our members filled over 10 bags of dry food for the pantry and we also made a…
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October Program: District Governor Dee Hawkins
This month the District Governor of 22-C, Dee Hawkins, addressed the club at our annual joint meeting with the Olney Lions. She spoke about the dreams of Melvin Jones and Helen Keller to create an organization founded on the ideal of service, and how those dreams came true. She also challenged us to work together…
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September Program: Matt Green, Farquhar Middle School
Last year, Matt Green, a teacher from Farquhar Middle School, came to talk to us about a project he does every year where he takes a group of kids from Farquhar on a trip to the Chesapeake Bay to learn about the ecology of the bay and how their actions have environmental consequences. He asked…
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August Program: Crime Solvers
After a brief interlude in July, when the program consisted of newly incoming King Lion Julie Thomas laying out her vision for her year, we are back to our regularly scheduled programs from community members. This month, we heard from Rick Potocek, a former special agent with the FBI and currently a Forensic Accountant for…
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