The Clermont- Minneola Lions Club Is Keeping Busy!
Pictured left to right, Lion Tom Sheehan serves as shooting range officer, Sargent Delp, Groveland Police Dept., Agusto Barney, range patron and Lion Larry Rescoe.
by Lion Nick Jones
The Clermont-Minneola Lions Club recently donated toys to the Groveland Police Department for officers to give to children who appear to need comfort. Domestic calls are some of the most demanding calls an officer is likely to deal with and when children are involved, incredible prudence on the officer’s part can be crucial in damping down emotions.
The Shooting Range – Lion Sheehan is a retired police officer from the City of New York and is always ready to assist first-timers at the range located across from the new Groveland Public Safety Complex and Tractor Supply. The Club has a number of fundraisers and is currently offering heritage Harley Motorcycle tee-shirts for $5.00. The Club will have three sizes. Range operations are open to the public from 8 am to noon on the second, third and fourth Saturdays. For information, contact Club President, Clif Brown at 613 835-5343.
Straw brooms will soon be back for sale by the Lions. Straw brooms are required in commercial kitchens as they pick up pathogens while synthetics do not. They are excellent for garage floors and they are made by the blind with all proceeds going to blind services.
Reminder: The Club collects used eyeglasses. Bring your unneeded eyeglasses to drop-off stations at Publix and Walmart and several local optical centers.
The Club has many more charitable programs and is always looking for volunteers to become Lions. The Club’s meeting date is every second THURSDAY of the month at 6:00 pm at IHOP on S. US 27 in Clermont.
Learn more about an awesome organization by visiting the website- LIONS CLUB
