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After retiring from teaching she joined the Ridgely Lions
and continues as the club’s liaison with the NCHS Leo Now offering cleaning methods and products to
Club. Lion Donna has served as the club president and is protect your home or business that are approved
currently the club’s membership chairman. She also holds by the CDC and EPA in the fight against Covid-19.
a position on the Caroline County Board of Education. Contact us so that we can create a customizable plan
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Congratulations Lion Donna! for the disinfection of your home or businessss
Lion Rick Barton is a retiree from the Maryland Department
of Natural Resources where he served in a leadership
position with the MD Park Service. It was a natural
transition for Rick to join the Ridgely Lions and support Residential & Commercial
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the Lions mission of community service. He has served as
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the club’s vice president and twice as the president or King Co
Lion. An avid bicyclist, Lion Rick recently rode over 1500 Window Cleaning
miles and raised $2,425 dollars for childhood cancer. He
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currently serves as the CEO for the International Critical Monthly or customize a
Incident Stress Foundation. Well Done Lion Rick! schedule that’s right
For for you!
One of our longest serving members, Lion Charlie Poukish
has been a Ridgely Lion since 1988 (34yrs). Lion Charlie Over 25 years!
has served in many Lions leadership positions like King
Lion, VP, secretary, treasurer and as a Zone Chairman. DCS
He chaired the Ridgely Lions Annual Strawberry Festival Details Cleaning Service
Parade for over 20 years and still assists every year with the
parade and festival. Lion Charlie’s latest endeavor is chairing
one of the lions fundraising activities, selling Italian sausage Owners: Chris & Free Bonded &
subs. When he’s not working for the State of Maryland’s Shelly Macmillan Estimates Insured
Dept. of the Environment or volunteering with the Ridgely 800-482-8009 • 443-867-7330 • 443-867-7331

Lions, Charlie loves to fish and plays the violin in a local cleaningbydetails@gmail.com

symphony orchestra. Thanks for your Service Lion Charlie!
man and beast.
If you see Lions Donna, Rick, or Charlie, congratulate
them on their Melvin Jones Fellowship and ask them about The top finisher for the 8th Annual Santa Chase was
their Lions Club experience. Interested in helping your Samuel Mengel, Ridgely Lion Dave Davis said, “Th at the
community, then consider joining your local Lions club. For Ridgely Lions would like to thank the following individuals,
more info contact Lion Donna DiGiacamo at 410-310-6126. businesses and organizations for supporting the 8th Annual
Santa Chase. Special thank you to Sue Simmons who is
Lions Sponsor Eighth Annual Santa Chase
retiring aft er 37 years with Caroline County Recreation
& Parks. Sue had the idea for a run in the dark and she
On Friday, December 2 the Ridgely, Denton, Greensboro
approached the Lions. As a result of those discussions, we
and Hurlock Lions Clubs in conjunction with the Caroline
kicked off the inaugural Santa Chase in 2014. Th anks to
County Department of Recreation & Parks and the Maryland

Park Service sponsored the 8th Annual Santa Chase. New Danny Mitchell and the staff and volunteers at the Caroline
County Department of Recreation & Parks for handling
this year the Santa Chase, a 2 Mile Luminary Fun Run and
Walk was held in the Town of Ridgely at Martin Sutton Park. the Santa Chase logistics, registration, timing, and awards.

Thanks to the Town of Ridgley’s Stephanie Berkey, Melissa
There were 32+ entrants registered in this year’s event Leonard and David Crist for assisting with the event and

with the proceeds benefitting the Lions Clubs vision and providing a great new venue for the chase. Thanks to the
charitable projects and the Caroline County Humane Hurlock Lions Club for providing the luminaries for the
Society. Special wooden medals were awarded to all event. A special thanks to the Maryland Conservation
participants. Corps (MCC) members from Tuckahoe State Park and
members of the Denton Lions Club and the North Caroline
The top three male and female finishers were recognized High School LEO Club for the placement and retrieval of

as well as the top three “Runner/Reindeer” Canine Teams. the 500+ luminaries for the race. Also, thanks to Joanne
Special recognition prizes in eight categories were also given
out to the most memorable, creative holiday costumes for
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