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Stepping Up a Little Extra
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Chesaning Lions Club of Michigan
- Published in: Update - Issue 2 - 2009
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Chesaning is a picturesque town of 2,500 people in mid-Michigan. The Chamber of Commerce describes Chesaning as “a community that knows how to organize and work together and enjoy doing it!” The Chesaning Lions Club has certainly taken that description to heart. The club has more than tripled their donations to Leader Dog this year, and has challenged their fellow Lions Clubs in District 11-D1 to do the same.
Tonya Braeutigan, club secretary, described a recent meeting where the impact of the economic downturn on projects that the club supports was discussed. “We were talking about what else we could do down the road when one member stood up and asked, ‘Why wait?’” says Braeutigan. So the club immediately decided to make an extra donation to Leader Dog.
Braeutigan has a special appreciation for the services that
Leader Dog provides. She was legally blind before laser surgery restored her sight (she now has better than 20/20 vision).
“Leader Dogs for the Blind is so important,” she explains. “We just felt as a club that in light of the current economic climate it was important to step up a little extra.”
We would like to thank the members of the Chesaning Lions Club for their continued and increased support.
Leader Dog for the Blind was founded by members of Lions Club International in 1939. We thank them for their 70 years of continuous support.