Aurora Lions dish lunch for homeless
“We Serve” is Lions Clubs International's motto.
Aurora Lions Club members put the motto into action Feb. 24 at Hesed House homeless shelter in Aurora.
A dozen Lions volunteers cooked and served lunches for about 200 shelter residents. The menu included sloppy joe sandwiches, coleslaw, fruit cocktail, chips and a cookie.
Volunteers at a men's lunch were Lions Joe Beary, Arvid Meyer, Ricky Riekert, Randy Brown, Tim Snyder, Jay Short and Tom Muth. Susan Koepke, Carrie Snyder and Jill Muth served at the women's facility.
Founded in 1922, Aurora Lions Club is celebrating its second century of community service.
Open to men and women interested in community service, the club meets at noon on the first and third Thursdays at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 27 S. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora. Prospective members are invited. Visit www.auroralionsclub.org.
With the motto “We Serve,” Lions volunteers focus on supporting causes including hearing and vision impairment, hunger, the environment, diabetes and childhood cancer.
Lions Clubs is the largest service club organization in the world. Approximately 1.42 million members in more than 48,000 clubs serve in 200 countries and geographic areas worldwide.
Since 1917, Lions have strengthened local communities through hands-on service and humanitarian projects and extended service impact through the Lions Clubs Foundation.
Learn more about Lions Clubs at lionsclubs.org.