Submitted photoAmong many other events, the Wyoming Lions host Santa Days around Christmas time. Gifts are handed out to over 300 area children. Without an increase in membership, the club will be forced to close.
When current Wyoming Lions Club President Catherine Zerwas joined the club five years ago, she was excited to volunteer some of her time to an organization that did so much to help the community. The club, led then by pastor Ed Wheatley, had a steady membership that was slowly growing. However, Wheatley died in 2016, and club membership has since seen a massive decline.
“We are down to about three (the bare minimum required by Lions International for the club to remain active) people who attend meetings each month,” Zerwas said. “We host or sponsor a lot of community events, and the work it takes to make it all happen is more than three people can manage.”broadstreet.zone(48036);
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