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Project: |
Christmas Shoe Program (since 1961) |
When: |
End of November (Annually) |
Location: |
Sedalia |
Lions Contribution: |
Lion Members donate time and transportation & approximately $2,500 |
Chair(s): |
Lion Chris Brewer |
Impact: |
This program provides Shoes to local grade school children with financial needs. |
LIONS chair contacts local school principal's and have them select children in need of shoes. LIONS members pick students up from school, take them to JC Penney's and allow them to pick out their own shoes. Personal comments from former Chair, Lion Don Buller When I joined Lions in April of 1961, we gave 25 pairs of shoes, 5 per school (no more), from Priddy’s Shoes from down town. Lions had to be drafted to take the kids. It was a choice, not a privilege. Today we feel left out if we do not get to participate because we were absent on sign up day. During my 10 years as chair, we increased from 30+ pairs to 50+ pairs per year and the budget increased accordingly. We received outside donations my last year and during Chris Brewer’s first year as chair, to increase the total to 80+ pairs today. |