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The Kings & Queens

“HANDS ON” DISTRICT DOINGS

Vanderveer Park-Glenwood Lions

District 20-K1
COMMITTEE
The 2019-2020 New Voices Initia- Onwualu and Ingrid Andrews-
tive promotes gender parity and Campbell.
diversity and seeks to increase the Submitted By,
number of women, young adults
and underrepresented populations Lion Shirley Maddox
within our association. It features a Public Relations Team Lead
diverse group of Lions who strive Vanderveer Park-Glenwood Lions prepare to feed the homeless
for excellence in one of sour areas:
Service, Membership, Leadership,
and Marketing.

After selecting Health for its
holiday initiative, the Com-
mittee teamed up to fight to
end “period poverty”, or
lack of access to feminine
hygiene products for finan-
cial reasons. The Committee
chose two women’s shelters,
Brownsville Women’s Shelter with New Voices Committee Member pre-
66 residents in Brooklyn, NY and a pare to deliver bags of feminine health Vanderveer Lions at Vanderveer Methodist Church
Women’s Shelter, with 9 residents
in Queens, NY. We donated 75 products
beautiful bags filled with hygiene ZONE CHAIR CAROLINA SOTO
products plus other items. The bags HOSTS
were distributed at their Holiday VIRTUAL A.C. MEETING
Parties.
Donated Items packed in tote Arlett Rojas Brooklyn Cari-
bags or backpacks During this COVID-19 be), Damaris Santiago
Crisis, it is critical that we (Brooklyn Sunset Park), Pa-
Body Wash keep our distance from each tricia Mahecha (East
Hand Sanitizer other to help flatten the Elmhurst Columbia), Martha
Soap Bags are filled with feminine toiletries curve of this pandemic. But Lopez (East Elmhurst Colum-
Wash Cloths it is equally important that, bia) and Jose Santiago
Deodorant as committed Lions, we (Queeens Las Americas).
Socks sustain community and our
Lotion inter - relationships. We The meeting was very pro-
Crochet Hats must develop creative, non- ductive as they shared ideas
Shampoo threatening projects to con- about adapting past successes
Beautiful 2020 Calendar tinue our motto, “We to meet the “new normal”.
Conditioner Serve”. Discussions included online
Mouth Wash fundraisers to assist with
Sanitary Wipes After several attempts to providing masks for medical
Toothpaste New Voices at Queens shelter persuade her constituents, personnel. PDG Barbara
Sanitary Pads or Tampons ZC Carolina’s mission was shared valuable information
Toothbrush APOLOGY successful. On Sunday, about how LCIF was
March 29, she was the an-
Watch your inbox for information The editor apologizes for any incon- chor-person at the Advisory supporting
on New Voices Open House. Lion Committee Meeting. YIL,
Lavern Harrison Chairperson, venience and / or vexation caused to
Committee Members Lions PDG Participants included PDG Carolina Soto
Pauline Francis, Astrid Benjamin, the New Voices Committee by the Barbara Moody, (LCIF Zone Chairperson
Jennifer Wright, Jean Corbin, Ann unfortunate oversight, as published in Coordinator), Lions Cecilia
Alleyne, Yalin Weng, Victoria Vallejo (South Ozone Park
Moreno, Shirley Maddox, Jean the January edition of the E-News. Empire City Medical),