[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8140]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO THE ALTOONA LIONS CLUB

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 19, 2017

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Altoona 
Lions Club as they celebrate their 70th anniversary. The club was 
chartered on April 24th, 1947.
  Some of the current members were children when their parents became 
charter members of the club, and for them, Lions has been a way of 
life. They remember when the sheriff, who was a member, would go out 
and ``arrest'' members who were not at a meeting, or an undertaker who 
would use his hearse to pick up absent members and make them ride in 
the back. While these jokes are now a thing of the past, what hasn't 
changed is the club's focus to help serve and better their community. 
The Altoona chapter makes it a priority to ensure there are plenty of 
opportunities for members to volunteer their time and skills.
  For the past 53 years, the club has run a spin art booth at the Iowa 
State Fair, and their website features a lengthy page listing all of 
the services and activities they are involved with, including food 
banks, eye care, scouting, veterans memorials, local law enforcement 
and local parks. It is surely hard to determine just how many people 
have benefited from the big hearts of Lions Club members over the past 
70 years, but Altoona is undoubtedly a better place because of it.
  Mr. Speaker, the volunteer spirit is alive and well in groups like 
the Altoona Lions Club, and I am honored to represent their members in 
the United States Congress. I ask that all of my colleagues in the 
United States House of Representatives join me in congratulating the 
Altoona Lions Club on 70 great years, and in wishing them continued 
growth and success in the years to come.

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