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The Middlebury Lions Club, having lost a major fundraiser – its annual Thanksgiving Dinner – is raising money through its annual luminaria and Christmas ornament sales.
Luminaria Sales
Brighten your driveway and walkways with luminarias from the Middlebury Lions Club. Each $6 luminaria kit has 12 white bags and 12 10-hour candles.
Luminaria bags are customarily placed along driveways and walkways at dusk on Christmas Eve and can also be a fun addition to your New Year’s Eve celebration. The white glowing bags are simple to set up by placing approximately 1 inch of sand (available at the transfer station) in the bottom of the bag, centering the candle in the sand and lighting it at dusk.
Buy them at Middlebury Fine Wine, Old Towne Spirits (formerly Larry’s) and Vaszauskas Farm, all on Route 64.
Proceeds will support local scholarship and community assistance funds.
Ornament Sales
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic there will not be a Lions Club ornament for 2020. However, for those collecting ornaments, a limited number of prior years’ ornaments are available in limited quantities. The ornaments capture fond memories of places and activities that make Middlebury a wonderful town in which to grow up and raise a family.
Ornaments are $20 each with a ribbon for hanging or $25 each with a stand. Find them at Sullivan’s Jewelers, Old Towne Spirits (formerly Larry’s) and Middlebury Fine Wine and Spirits. Please note the pandemic also prevented them from being sold in town offices this year.
The ornaments are produced by Hestia Creations of Marblehead, Mass., in hand-painted acrylic. Proceeds from the sales support the many local and national Lions Clubs causes.
The Lions Club of Middlebury was founded in 1952. Every Memorial Day the group places flags on the graves of Middlebury veterans dating back to the Civil War.
If you are interested in volunteering your time and continuing to support the Club’s long traditions in your community, the Club is happy to welcome new members. Meetings are held the second Wednesday of the month from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Shepardson Community Center in Middlebury. The Club needs new members so it can carry on its events that support the community.
The Club currently has 25 members, and its president is Paul Shea. For more information, see the group’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/LionsClubOfMiddleburyCT.
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