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and seniors that are residents of the Our next scheduled delivery was for
Maryland and Delaware Mason-Dixon the hospital bed we had just picked up.
Line Communities and environs of This delivery was requested by another

Marydel. physical therapist for a 78 yr old patient
in Wittman. While in route to Wittman,
Should you feel led to want to learn more we made our third stop and delivered
about the Marydel Lions Club including the wheelchair to the Andrews residence
membership, please do not hesitate to
“We Serve” in Easton.
contact Lion Lee at leevoshell@gmail.
Preston Lions Club com or Lion Terry at terryhiggins38@ Our fourth stop in Wittman is where
outlook.com. We would be delighted to we met Mrs. Tyler’s son and delivered
Preston Lions Club meet the 2nd and
talk with you! the electric hospital bed with a mattress

and 4th Thursday of every month at 6: 30
and side rails. We received another
PM at 114 Williamson Street in Preston.
Also, if anyone is in need of medical phone call while at the Tyler’s from a
equipment, we have a selection available.
April 8th we will hold our annual Easter lady in Easton who had some DME to
Please call 443-786-0323.
Egg Hunt at 114 Williamson Street in donate. So it was back to Easton, where
Preston. There will be free hot dogs we made our fifth stop at the Hepler
Keep watching we have more coming
and bottled water for all and a special residence to pick up a like new bedside
in the future!
appearance will be made by a certain commode and some adult diapers and
rabbit! incontinence supplies.
Lions Durable Medical

Marydel Lions Club Celebrates Equipment Project Assist Our final and sixth stop of the day was
New Members and Plans Local Residents in Cordova to deliver a walker and a
for Spring! bedrail to assist a gentleman who was
The Ridgely and Greensboro Lions Clubs having some stability issues All in all a

operate a Durable Medical Equipment very productive day.
The Marydel Lions Club’s February
Loan Closet in our local community.
Dinner Business Meeting was
We do this by re-purposing good used As you can see the Lions DME loan
highlighted for the opportunity to
medical equipment to people in need. program is very busy we serve on aver-
receive into membership four new
Referrals come from local healthcare age about 100 clients and caregivers per
members. In addition to this outstanding

and social service providers. We recently month. This includes everything from
event, the members and guests enjoyed
assisted six families in our community hospital beds to wheelchairs to walkers.
great fellowship and an excellent dinner
who needed some help and this all took We could really use the community’s
prepared by the Marydel Volunteer Fire
place in one day. help. What we are looking for is a space
Company Ladies Auxiliary under the
in the Ridgely/Greensboro area to store
leadership of Sandy Houseman.
First stop of the day, we assisted with our durable medical equipment. The
a request from a patient’s physical ideal space would be approximately
Due to the fact that our Club’s two
therapist and we delivered a Hoyer 1500- 2500 square feet with a garage
most recent fundraisers have been very
lift with a sling to a family in need in door. If you have a space that might
successful, the bulk of our discussion
Queenstown. fit our needs, then contact Lion Dave

was centered on two primary points
– increasing the size and number of Davis with the Ridgely Lions Club at
Second, while we were in the
our community grants and academic 443-786-2547 or ridgelylions@verizon.
Queenstown area, we picked up a

scholarship, as well as exploring the net. Thanks in advance for assistance.
hospital bed and several pieces of DME
opportunity for the members of our
(durable medical equipment) from the If you know of someone in need of
local communities to support some ‘in
Harris residence. assistance, then have their caregiver or
the not to distant future’ fun and creative
healthcare provider contact the Ridgely
fundraisers. While leaving three pieces of equipment
or Greensboro Lions Clubs to see if we
at the Kent Island Lions Club’s DME
The Marydel Lions Club, a member are able to help. Message us at www.
storage unit in Stevensville, we received
of the International Lions Club, is facebook.com at Ridgely Lions Club or
a phone request for a wheelchair. Th is
dedicated to providing local support for Greensboro MD Lions Club. If you are
request came from a lady who recently
vision, diabetes, hunger, environment reading this and you have some good
had leg surgery. Mrs. Andrews needed
and childhood cancer in our local used durable medical equipment that
a wheelchair with an elevated right
communities. One hundred percent of you would like to donate to our proj-
footrest so that she would be able to

all of the money that we raise through ect then let us know. The Lions Clubs
attend her son’s Senior Night celebration
our local fundraisers is used to support International motto is “We Serve”. If we
at St. Michael’s High School.
the programs and projects that benefi t can serve you or you can help us serve
the children, youth, families, adults others, then let us know.
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