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Volume VII, No.

HAVE YOU SEEN HER? VIRTUAL CLUB VISITS

“VIRTUAL HOUR adapt virtual collaborations. We
OF POWER” will retain relationships with our
with Lion family and community as
we probe new ways to serve.
20-K1 LIONS AND Look for an announcement of
LEOS the next District Meeting. Until
then, continue to observe the
best safety and health practices
District 20-K1 (Brooklyn and as identified by the CDC.
Queens) has been identified as
the epicenter of the deadly Reported by,
COVID-19 pandemic. And it is Lion Annette Hinkson - Smith
with a heavy heart that we make
regular announcements that an-
other Lion has succumbed to this
sweeping, unprecedented devas-
tation

This situation creates over-
whelming feelings of insecurity,
restlessness and anxiety.. But on
Sunday April 5, over 200 Lions
and Leos gathered for a virtual
all-embracing “Hour of Power”
to connect with those who have
lost loved ones and share words
of sympathy, encouragement and
support.

Appropriate passages of scrip-
ture were read, familiar gospel /
spirituals were sung in unison DG Debbie supports VDG Antho-
and inspirational poems were
recited by two Leos. Despite To mark her visit, Bklyn, Leaders ny’s Black History Month Breakfast
some technical glitches, we com- present hand made American Doll
forted each other, and lifted our With IP Jung Yul Choi and others at
First Responders and essential District K2 Convention
service providers. We prayed
for their continued strength,
wisdom, discernment and above
all, safety as they used their
expertise to help the sick. We
prayed for sustainability of
wholesomeness for themselves At 2020 Mid-Winter
and their families.
Convention
DG Deborah Harrison salutes
PDG Jackie Williams who for-
mulated the idea and FVP Doug-
las X. Alexander for his power-
ful reflection. He reminded us
that, “No weapon formed against
us shall prosper!” Despite this
season of unsettling uncertainty,
20-K1 will be guided by our
District Governor to return with
a higher sense of purpose. After
“Shelter in Place” Lions and
Leos will be revived and re-
stored to serve because the need
will be great. COVID-19 has
pushed us into a “new normal”
and District 20-K1is ready to
DG Debbie and 20-K1 endorse FVP Douglas X. Alexander (Bedford Stuyvesant Lions) for IP