Your weekly dose of Roars, Recaps & Reminders!
Hi Lions,
 
Welcome to the week where December officially stops asking permission. Calendars are packed, caffeine consumption is suspiciously high, and somewhere a jingle bell just rang ominously. Stretch first... because here’s what’s roaring this week and beyond:
 
LUCKY DERBY- the WINNERS FINALE (YES, this is it!)
This Wednesday is the Lucky Derby Winners Finale, and friends… it’s about to get dramatic. We’ll have 28 eager beavers all returning to face destiny, key rings, and their personal superstition strategies in the quest to drive home a brand-new Gullo Auto Group vehicle.
Please welcome our guests like true Lions... this is a BIG game with BIG prizes and BIG reactions guaranteed. Someone will leave with car keys. Many will leave with a great story and a slightly elevated heart rate.  This is not a “watch the recap” meeting. Be there for the suspense, the cheers, and the inevitable key-shaking.
DATE: Wednesday, Dec. 10th
Time: During Club Meeting
 
HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
Christmas at Reaves: Wrapping Party
It's time for the annual test of patience, tape control, and ribbon negotiation as we wrap to presents for some very deserving kiddos. No sign-up needed... just stick around after lunch and help turn chaos into Christmas magic.  
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 10
Time: After club meeting
Location: Yellow Rose Rooms (across the hall)
 
Christmas at Reaves: Jingle Bell Bash
Santa needs a full escort team, and you could be part of it. We’ll be visiting classrooms, handing out trinkets, spreading cheer, and reminding everyone why Lions are amazing. It’s a half-day event with full-day joy.  PLEASE - sign up so Santa doesn’t show up under-staffed and questioning his life choices.
Date: Friday, Dec. 19
Time: Half-day morning event
Location: Reaves Elementary
Sign-Up Link: click here ⬅️
 
Christmas Baskets
#1- Toiletries Collections - 
We’re gathering standard-size toiletries for our elderly basket recipients. Translation: useful, usable, and not something you’d find in a hotel bathroom.
Dates: Now through Friday, Dec. 12
Items Needed: Soap, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, brushes, combs, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes
Drop off: At this weeks meeting or to the club office by Friday!
 
#2- Boxing Day (Lions Edition)
The Eyeglass Center will briefly transform into a food warehouse where we sort, stack, and box food items for the Christmas baskets. It takes about an hour-unless someone reorganizes everything “just one more time.”
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 16
Time: 10:00 AM until finished
Location: Eyeglass Center
Sign-Up:  click here ⬅️
 
#3- Deliveries (The Feel-Good Finale)
Santa's elves (hint-Lion volunteers) we deliver baskets to elderly referrals aft our Christmas Social next week.  Please deliver in pairs and stay a few minutes-because sometimes the visit matters even more than the groceries.
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 17
Time: After Christmas Social
Sign-Up: click here  ⬅️
Note: Priority given for those sign-up; 35 baskets to deliver!
 
CHRISTMAS SOCIAL- Reindeer Games & Shenanigans
This is it....our final meeting of 2025, and we're ending strong. Expect Reindeer Games, prizes, laughers and a special performance from the Players Theatre Group featuring snippets from the musical 'A Christmas Carol."  Translation: fun, festive, and significantly more cheer thank Scrooge would approve of. 
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 17
Time: Regular meeting time - will open the doors a little early.
 
BOARD MEMBERS - Monthly Meeting
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 10
Yes, calendars. Yes, responsibility. Yes, a drink.
Location: McKenzies BBQ
Time: 6:30 PM
 
CALENDAR PSA (Because You’ll Thank Us Later)
No club meetings on Dec. 24 or Dec. 31.
Because spending the holidays at the convention center is…not the vibe.
 
THIS WEEK’S PROGRAM: The Derby
That's it.  That's the program. 
 
The Hannahgram:  Jingle Loud, Cheer Hard

This week is peak Lions energy: excitement, generosity, a little chaos, and a lot of heart. Show up loud for our Derby finalists, show up kind for our holiday projects, and show up ready to enjoy the madness.

Somewhere by Wednesday afternoon, someone will be jingling car keys... and we will all be pretending we weren’t picturing it being us.

With Lion Love (and dramatically jingling imaginary keys),
Hannah Medley
Club Secretary
2025-2026