BAMM Lions Club White Cane Days will be held on April 27th and 28th at the Kroger Supermarkets on Route 60 (near Route 288) and at the Shoppes at Bellgrade on West Huguenot Road.
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Mark Your Calendar : BAMM, Brandermill – Midlothian – Woodlake (BMW) and Richmond James River Lions Clubs will host the annual Bland Memorial Music Competition on Sunday, March 18th 2012 from 2:00 – 6:00 PM, at the Brandermill Community Church, 4500 Millridge Parkway, Midlothian. Please plan to attend this most enjoyable and uplifting event. For more information on the Lions of Virginia Bland Program, go to: http://www.blandfoundation.org
Next Meeting - Feb. 16th
Topic: The Mission of a Good Samaritan
Speaker: Pastor Mike McClary
Meetings
BAMM Lions Club regularly meets the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month at the Holiday Inn Select located at 1021 Koger Center Blvd. in Richmond, VA
6:00 p.m.
Social Time
6:30 p.m.
Dinner Meeting
Donate your Eyeglasses & Hearing Aids
See BAMM Lions on TV on Virginia This Morning
BAMM Lions Receive an Inspirational Presentation at 16 February Meeting
BAMM Lions were honored to have Dr. Michael McClary of Good Samaritan Ministries (GSM) as guest speaker at their most recent dinner meeting. Good Samaritan Ministries was founded by Dr. McClary and his late wife, Janet, in the summer of 1987. Since its founding, the ministry has served 10,000 people in the greater Richmond area. GSM Programs include:
v Discipleship Program
v Good Samaritan Thrift Stores
v Good Sam’s Work Program
v Good Sam’s Auto Sales
v Commonwealth Christian Academy
v Michael D. McClary Ministries
Dr. McClary noted that volunteers and tutors are welcome to assist in the work of the ministry. For more information, go to: http://www.goodsamaritanministry.com
The Bon Air – Manchester – Midlothian (BAMM) Lions Club is a service organization and a local chapter of the Lions Clubs International. We are best known for working to prevent blindness, but overall our efforts are about serving and helping the community. Our motto is 'We Serve'.
About Us
Our Motto
"We Serve"Our Mission
To empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding through Lions Clubs.
The BAMM Lions Club meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month and is a 100% volunteer organization with 100% of the donations going to help the community. Each year the BAMM Lions Club collects over 1,500 pairs of eyeglasses, raises more than $20,000, and collects three to five hearing aids.
Our chapter is one of nearly 45,000 Lions Clubs in the world, with a total membership of more than 1.3 million Lions worldwide. Started in 1917 by Melvin Jones, a Chicago business leader, he told members of his local business club they should reach beyond financial business issues and address helping communities. That year the group took the name of the Association of Lions Clubs and a constitution, by-laws, and a code of ethics were developed. Within three years, Lions became an international organization.
But, it was in 1925 when Helen Keller addressed the Lions Convention that the Lions Club focus became preventing blindness. She challenged the Lions to become the “knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness.” The Lions accepted that challenge. Since then the focus has been on assisting the blind, sight-impaired, and hearing impaired.
Thank You to Our Sponsors
100% of your donation goes to help prevent blindness
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BAMM Lions Meet Peanut Sales Goals !
At the 16 February meeting, Lion Phil Coffey announced that peanut sales goals have been achieved. He honored Lions Morris Sutton, Bill Daniels, and David DeLesDernier for top sales, as well as Lions Jane and Lee Winder for selling a sample can of peanuts to an enthusiastic customer !
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Future Guest Speakers:
March 1st: Art Warren - Board of Supervisors, Chesterfield County
March 15th: Pete Schrock & Gail Bower - Comfort Zone Camps for Grieving Children
April 5th: Ann Macheras and Steve McCarther - Federal Reserve: Function and Economic Outlook