Lions Clubs Award
The most cherished compliments come from the people you respect the most. Yesterday, I (and ReduceFlooding.com) received an award from the Lions Clubs International Foundation for Dedicated Humanitarian Services.
About Lions Clubs
You would be hard pressed to find a group of people more dedicated to community service than the 1.4 million members of 49,000 Lions Clubs in 200 countries around the world. They’re involved in causes as diverse as hunger, childhood cancer, disaster relief, the environment and more. They are the youngest major, global service organization, but have grown to be the largest.
Our local chapter, the Humble Noon Lions Club, focuses on pediatric eye screenings of pre-school children as young as six months. They also:
- Collect used eyeglasses for people who can’t afford them
- Support special needs children
- Sponsor camps for disabled children
- Assist HAAM with the distribution of Meals on Wheels to unsheltered clients
- Support the Humble ISD Foundation with scholarships, teacher grants, and vision screening at their health fairs.
A Big ‘Thank You’ to Lions and Readers
So, it was quite an honor when the local Lion’s club honored my efforts with ReduceFlooding.com yesterday. My focus is on raising awareness of the causes of flooding and what people are doing to mitigate it…especially in the Houston region.
I never really thought of myself as a humanitarian. I just wanted to make my community a safer place to live. But I will happily accept the award. And it will rest in a place of honor in my home.
Thank you, Lions for all you do. Thank you, Susan Davy, for all your help. And thank you, readers, for keeping the fight alive to make the Houston region a safer place to live. Together, we can do it.
Posted by Bob Rehak on 3/28/2025
2768 Days since Hurricane Harvey
