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Volume VII, No. 3

SPREADING THE MAGIC OF THE SEASON

METROPOLIS LIONS FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE Councilman Donovan Richards, Lion Santram
HOST CHRISTMAS LIGHTING Dukhbhanjan, who has served for more than
WITH SENIORS AT at 40 years and is the current Vice President of
the Indian Diaspora Community Council. Mr.
BERGEN HOUSE RICHMOND HILL TRIANGLE Albert Baldeo Community Board 9 resident
A special thank you to all those who and community activist was also in attendance
with President Kenichi Wilson.
came to Bergen House to spread It was a cold evening, made colder by the
holiday cheer with the residents. Our wind that joined the celebration. But it was RHSOP thanks the police officers of the 102 &
efforts were well received. We an evening to remember forever, as the 106 Precincts. DJ Tony, Pastor Deodat Man-
played games with them, distributed Richmond Hill-South Ozone Park (RGSOP) gar, the choir and the Management of 6 Stars
Lions Club gave Richmond Hill its first
prizes, sang songs, and listened to community Christmas Tree! Auto Sales for their help in making this anoth-
er successful project of the RHSOP Lions &
some very interesting life stories. An Leos Clubs.
event of this nature has never been Despite the cold, a large number of Queens
held with these residents, and they residents gathered at the RH triangle at 133 Reported by
have asked us to come back. This Street and Liberty Avenue for the ceremoni- Lion Romeo Hitllal,
was very heart warming and speaks al lighting and to share in this historic event. President

to the reason why we do what we do Yes, Santa was there too! He was jolly as he
- WE SERVE! distributed gifts and took pictures with the Entrance to
children. Older folks soaked up the excite- Richmond
Respectfully submitted by: ment of the greatest holiday season of the Hill
year and became kids again for about 3 Tringale
Lion Nicole Jones Follins hours.
Brooklyn Metropolis Lions Club, The Christmas Tree Lighting is a project
Inc. conceived and executed by the RHSOP Li-
ons Club, as part of its mission of service to
the community. It was sponsored by our
Club with supplementary member donations.
The goal was to bring the festive celebration
of Christmas to the vibrant Richmond Hill /
Ozone Park community in a way that was
never experienced before. There was a Children are
beautifully decorated Christmas Tree which
will remain at the RH Triangle until the end excited to see
of January. Prior to the 6:30 pm lighting, the Santa.
waiting crowd was treated to snacks of cof-
fee, hot chocolate and pastries while they
listened to recorded Holiday music provided
by DJ Tony who set the festive atmosphere
for the evening. The RHSOP Lions wel-
comed the large crowd and invited Pastor
Deodat Mangar of the Bethel Living Waters
Assembly of NYC to pray the Invocation. Community

Then it was time for the countdown in which residence enjoy
all participated! As the brightly colored RHSOP Christmas
lights were turned on, the large appreciative tree.
crowd responded with “ooohs” and loud
applause. Finally, Richmond Hill has a
Christmas Tree for its residents. Right on
cue, the 6 member choir from the Bethel
Living Waters Assembly NYC, Inc. accom-
panied by a guitarist, filled the air with a
beautiful rendition of popular Christmas
carols. Other guests captured pictures with
Santa, with the well decorated Christmas RHSOP
Tree as the backdrop. Supporting organiza- Lions with
tions included the Jamaica Rotary Club,
Santa