By David Taylor / Managing Editor
The newly formed Crosby Evening Lions Club will host its first-ever fundraiser on Thursday, March 19, inviting the community to support the club’s mission of service while enjoying a spaghetti dinner.
The fundraiser will be held at the Crosby Brethren Church gymnasium, 5202 First Street, from 6 to 8 p.m. and will feature a spaghetti meal with salad, dessert, and a drink. Tickets are $15 per person, with options to dine in or take meals to go.
“This is our very first fundraiser for the newly formed Crosby Evening Lions Club,” said Deanna Becker, president of the club. “We started in September, and we’re really looking forward to getting the community involved and letting people know what we’re all about.”
Proceeds from the fundraiser will support a variety of community service projects, with a strong focus on vision care. According to Becker, funds raised will help the club donate to local organizations and expand its ability to provide eye screenings for children in the area.
“The money will be used for projects that we can help and donate to, like Churches United In Caring our local food bank,” Becker said. “One of our main goals is testing children’s eyes and helping provide doctor visits and glasses when they’re needed.”
Becker said the club is also working toward raising funds to purchase its own vision screening equipment, a major step in expanding its outreach.
“That’s one of the things the Lions Club is most known for,” she said. “Having our own machine would allow us to do even more for kids in our community.”
The equipment costs in the vicinity of $6,000 and donations to assist in the purchase would be appreciated and go a long way in screening the community for eye issues.
Although the Crosby Evening Lions Club is new, Becker said members have already been active in the community. The club has participated in the Children’s Christmas Festival where they screened more than 100 children for vision issues. They also helped with the Clothe-A- Child program shopping for Christmas for the needy, and so far, have donated hundreds of used eyeglasses for refurbishing. The prescription or reader glasses are sent to the Lions Recycling Center in Conroe, Texas where they will be repaired, sterilized, and repackaged for redistribution.
Becker added that the club is also seeking new members and encourages residents interested in service to attend the fundraiser and learn more.
“We’re excited about what we’ve already been able to do, and this fundraiser will help us do even more,” she said.
The Lions will have a booth at the Crosby-Huffman Chamber of Commerce Business Expo next Thursday at lunchtime. The Expo will feature area businesses and visitors can lunch with chamber members at the most popular restaurant in town, Crawfish Shack on FM 2100 near the bridge.
If you have glasses to be donated, drop them off at the Crosby Brethren Church, Churches United In Caring, Sterling-White Funeral Home and Cemetery, Community Resource Credit Union, Stellar Bank, Turner Chevrolet, and the Crosby-Huffman Chamber of Commerce.
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