[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 29 (Tuesday, March 1, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E385]
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                      HONORING TERRELL LIONS CLUB

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                          HON. JEB HENSARLING

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 1, 2011

  Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
outstanding service that the Terrell Lions Club provides the 
communities in Kaufman County, Texas.
  Lions Club International was founded in 1917 in Chicago to aid the 
blind and visually impaired. The Terrell Lions Club was founded on 
February 28, 1921 and was one of the first chartered in Texas.
  Since that time, the Terrell Lions Club created the Lions Club Park 
in 1948 on sixteen acres of land for the National Guard Armory, as well 
as two community tennis courts.
  The Terrell Lions work to eradicate blindness by providing free 
vision screenings, eye examinations and glasses for the needy, as well 
as promoting the Lions Eye Bank.
  Lions contribute time, talent and resources to the Texas Lions Club 
Camp in Kerrville, which provides free residential camping experiences 
for children with physical disabilities, Type 1 diabetes and cancer.
  This organization provides an invaluable service to those in the 
community who truly need assistance. Over the years, thousands of 
individuals and families have been blessed by the men and women of the 
Terrell Lions Club.
  As the Congressman for the Fifth District of Texas, I am pleased 
today to recognize the Terrell Lions Club for their 90 years of service 
to Kaufman County. To all the men and women who give of their time and 
efforts so generously, on behalf of all the constituents of the Fifth 
District, I would like to extend our most sincere gratitude.

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