Lion Mike Jones juggles many hats while serving!

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Mike Jones is a busy Lion.  He serves two Lions Clubs.  Mike joined the Wimberley Lions Club even though it was some distance from his home at Canyon Lake.  He reliably works parking lot number 1 starting at 6:00 a.m. every Market Day.  Mike is also a founding member of the Canyon Lake North Shore Lions Club founded last fall.  He is actively involved with that club.  He has sponsored five kids for this summer's Texas Lions Camp, four from Mountain Valley Middle School and one from Rebecca Creek Elementary. 


Mike is a prostate cancer survivor and is sponsoring a fishing tournament to fund prostate cancer education.  The information is below.  If you can't participate in the tournament, consider going to the fish fry.


See you there!

Canyon Lake, TX Fishing Tournament

Fish Fry

Fish fry will begin at 3 pm at Little Jacob’s Creek Park.  The fish fry is open to the public.  All are welcome to stop in and get a plate.  Asking for a $10 donation per plate of Fish, Fries, coleslaw and water/tea/coffee.

Raffle

Raffle tickets will be sold on site for prizes.  Some of the raffle prizes include:

Aviation Academy New Braunfels Introductory Flight in a Cessna 172

Veracity Aviation New Braunfels Helicopter ride over Canyon Lake

The Tackle Box Rod & Reel

Guided fishing trips

Mike Jones $100 Walmart Gift card

Tournament Details:

Launch site and weigh in for the tournament will be from Little Jacob’s Creek Park.  This is an open team tournament with $100 entry fee per team.  Which includes beg bass fee of $10 per team.  60% of entry fee will be given as prize money paying a minimum of 3 places.  The other 40%will be donated to the US Too Prostate Education.

Tournament is a shotgun start at 6 am with final weigh in at 3 pm.  Results and prizes for tournament awarded at the Fish Fry benefit, beginning at 3 pm – Little Jacob’s Creek Park, Canyon Lake, TX.

Consolation prizes will be drawn for non-placers.

For additional information call 830-935-3414 or email travis@canyontacklbox.com  or come by the Tackle Box!

Annual Trek to Kerrville

Once a year the Wimberley Lions make a trip to Kerrville to the Texas Lions Camp for crippled children. The Lions prepare and serve an outdoor meal for the campers and staff of the camp. This meal is usually Hamburgers or Bar-B-Que with all of the trimmings.

About 400 campers and staff show up. The Wimberley Lions Club has a good reputation among the camp staff assuring a high turnout.

The camp host two types of campers: traditionally the camp provided for physically challenged children. It also has sessions for children with diabetes. These children learn how to test themselves for their blood chemistry and how to handle out of range conditions. Due to the special needs of the campers, there is a high ratio of staff to campers with emphasis on the medical side. These kids get to experience all facets of camping from horseback riding to cannoeing to overnight camping. Often a wheelchair bound camper has their first experience of swimming and horseback riding at this camp. The pool is designed where a wheelchair or crutches can be used to wheel or walk into the pool without the trauma of jumping into the pool.

Graduation/Awards Night is on Friday and each camper is recognized for their achievements. You can not set through this ceremony without both crying and having a feeling of pride in Lionism.

On Sunday, June 28, the Wimberley Lions Club members will be loaded up with food and supplies by 1:00 PM. The plan is to be cooking by 3. The campers will start lining up with their group about 6. You might see a child with no legs in a wheelchair being pushed by one that is blind. Both singing or chanting a drill chant their counselor is teaching them. All are having a good time. They will eat in the pavilion. The staff is always friendly and help with hauling away the trash. The Lions and spouses who participate in this worthy cause will be hot and tired. But they will have a great feeling of accomplishment.