Page 12 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • December 4, 2013 Midland Park Lions Club welcomes new members The Midland Park Lions Club, formed in 1951, is seek- ing new members to swell its ranks of local residents and business people who are dedicated to the Lions motto, “We serve.” The mission of the Lions is to create and foster a spirit of understanding among all people for humanitarian needs by providing voluntary service thorough commu- nity involvement and international cooperation. Over the years, the Midland Park Lions Club has supported community-based organizations such as the Emman- uel Cancer Foundation, the Midland Park Ambulance Corps, and the Midland Park Volunteer Fire Company. They have donated large-print books to the Midland Park Library, provided food baskets and gift cards to North- west Bergen Social Services in Ridgewood. The club has also sponsored the naming rights to two puppies through The Seeing Eye of Morristown. Their first puppy, Jeter, is working as the eyes of a blind person in Canada. The second sponsored puppy, Hank, is cur- rently starting his socialization training as his first step to becoming a full-fledged seeing eye dog. The group maintains a cabin at Camp Marcella in Rockaway, NJ, a summer camp sponsored by Lions Inter- national, for blind and/or visually impaired children. It also has installed a mailbox in the Wortendyke section of Midland Park, adjacent to LeChien Pet Grooming Salon, where people can drop off used eyeglasses for refurbish- ing for the needy. The organization’s major fundraisers are its eyesight mailing, sent townwide in January, and its pancake breakfast in the spring. A membership drive will be held in January and February, and on Feb. 25, the group will host a speaker on the Lions Eye Research Foundation (LERF) at Memorial Library. The Midland Park Lions meet the second Tuesday of each month at 45 Cross Ave. Midland Park. Meetings start at 6:30 p.m. In 1925, Helen Keller addressed the Lions Interna- tional convention in Cedar Point Ohio. She challenged Lions to become, “knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness.” From that time, Lions clubs have been actively involved in service to the blind and visu- ally impaired. For more information about membership and activities, contact Lion Jack at (201) 444-8601, or at mrzip6104@yahoo.com.