The Sanford Lions Club is preparing for a busy spring with its annual golf tournament slated for June 5 at Quail Ridge Golf Course and a special membership promotion meeting scheduled for May 27.
Many outstanding prizes and awards will be presented to players at the 5th annual Sanford Lions Golf Tournament chaired by Jim Romine. Teams are needed and any interested golfers are urged to contact Romine or any Lion or Quail Ridge Golf Course. Local business and professional services are also encouraged to support the Lions as hole sponsors. For $200 your business name will be prominently displayed on a plaque located at a tee and presented to you after the event.
May 27 will be membership night for the local service club with members urged to invite guests in hopes of attracting new members, according to John Walden, past president and membership chairman. Dr. Matt Garrett, past president of Central Carolina Community College, will be the guest speaker with an inspirational message.
Club members welcomed two guests at the weekly meeting April 15. Preston Sellers was introduced by Avron Upchurch and Donnie Oldham was a guest of Richard Holshouser who was also program chairman. Johnny Poindexter led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance. George Harvey assisted in introducing Bo Hedrick, chief professional officer of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Sanford and Lee County, Inc. Hedrick gave an informative report of the many positive programs offered by the club to youth in the local community. Last year 1,409 young people were served by the Boys and Girls Clubs.
The organization is in a financial bind this year with the loss of $313,000 in program grants, but Hedrick said its work will continue with some belt-tightening and increases in fees. He said the Boys and Girls Clubs is one of the best values as it provides daily activities for 350 youth that teach positive behavior and life skills education that help keep youngsters out of trouble. These services help save local and state government agencies many dollars, Hedrick stressed.
Accompanying Hedrick was India Berryman, 15, a Lee County High School student who is a junior staff member. India has participated in the Boys and Girls Clubs programs eight years and now works with younger youth as a positive role model. She described the excellent Phenomenal Girls program for ages 12-18 where issues such as teen pregnancy, date rape, and eating disorders among other subjects are discussed.
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