At the Lions Provincial Convention in Moose Jaw on Oct. 26, we spent part of the afternoon engaged in a special service project.
We put together 1,000 Cases of Kindness for people in need from across the province. We recycled eyeglass cases and filled them with Band-Aids, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo and deodorant packages, a comb, wipes and an emery board.
District 5SKS applied for and received a community grant through Lions Clubs International Foundation. It helped with the facility rental, supplies for the kits, labels and boxes for distributing the cases, and a few other miscellaneous expenses.
The kits will be distributed across the province to shelters and organizations who can give them to people who are in need.
We are aware of the fact many people struggle with a variety of issues and sometimes just need a few personal care items to help them through a rough patch. Our motto as Lions is “we serve” and this is a small gesture to offer a bit of kindness.
We had 80 participants, some who attended the convention and others who just came to help put the kits together.
We were fortunate to have 12 Moose Jaw Army Cadets step up to assist us and they did an amazing job of keeping us on task.
Our international president Fabricio Oliveira is asking us to Make our Mark this year and this one way the Lions of Saskatchewan did just that.
