Norfolk Lions - Christmas Tree Sale Once again the Norfolk Lions Club is getting ready for it annual Christmas Tree Sale!! This month long event is one of the Lions Club's most important fundraisers and a great opportunity for the Lions to connect with so many members of the community during the holiday period. All of the proceeds from the sales of the trees go right back into the local Norfolk community and to Lions charities. As has been its tradition in the past four years, the Norfolk Lions Christmas Tree Sale will be located on the lot next to the Dunkin Donuts in downtown Norfolk. We thank the owners of our local Dunkin Donuts for their continued support of the Norfolk Lions. This year's trees looks to be a spectacular crop according to Todd Lindmark and Bill Hawkins Co -Chairs of the event. Did you know that it takes 10 to 12 years of growing time and professional care to bring a Christmas tree to harvest? "This year we will be purchasing high-quality classic Balsam Fir and the increasingly popular Fraser Fir with its rich blue/green color. The trees are grown in Northern Maine and shipped direct to us" says Lindmark. "Monies that the Lions generate go to seed such research as blindness prevention, diabetes prevention and numerous other causes" says Al Rao this years President and King Lion. "Norfolk Lions has donated over $250 Thousand Dollars in its 50 years of service to the community". "We will be up and running Friday after Thanksgiving." says Hawkins, "and we hope to see all our friends and neighbors from Norfolk and surrounding towns down at the tree sale between Thanksgiving and Christmas!!" "This year we will be collecting non-perishable food donations for the benefit of the Norfolk Food Pantry. Like many of us, the Food Pantry has been hit hard during these economic times and we would like to help out." Hawkins further comments, "Your contributions to the Food Pantry would be appreciated and could not come at a better time of year." The Norfolk Lions Club currently has 55 members and meets on the fourth Tuesday evening at 7:30 pm at The Horse and Carriage restaurant. Lions clubs are a group of men and women who identify needs within the community and work together to fulfill those needs. For more information or to get involved with the Norfolk Lions Club, please contact Carol Greene, Membership Chair at norfolklionsclub@yahoo.com or visit www.norfolklions.com . Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization with nearly 1.3 million members in approximately 45,000 clubs in 200 countries and geographical areas around the world. Since 1917, Lions clubs have aided the blind and visually impaired and made a strong commitment to community service and serving youth throughout the world. 11/14/2008 ### Norfolknet.com your community, on-line