[nabs] Lions Club

[Laura Glowacki]

I have personally never seen this, but it doesn't surprise me. 
When I have gone to Lions events, I have always gotten the vague 
impression  that they take a rather paternalistic view of their 
helping activities.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anmol Bhatia" <anmolpbhatia at yahoo.com>
To: <nabs at acb.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 12:42 PM
Subject: [nabs] Lions Club


Does it bother any of you when the Lions Club seat in frunt of 
Walmart and ask for money to help the blind? This has been 
something that has bothering me for a long time and mostly the 
reason why I have not joined one. Lions do a lot of good for the 
blind and I have been lucky to speak to a few Lions Clubs, but 
helping the blind in expense of reinforcing the sterotype that 
society has about the blind to me does not really helpful to our 
well being and holds us back in society. Its been something that 
has been bugging me for years, but I was not sure if it is just 
me or if there are other blind individuals who feel the same. I 
finally decide to ask when a friend of mine who has mentioned 
about joing a organization for the blind said that she going to 
get involved in the Lions club and sit in frunt of Walmart. It 
would be interesting to hear what everyone has to think about 
this.

Anmol


I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. 
Perhaps there is just a touch of yearning at times; but it is 
vague, like a breeze among flowers.
Hellen Keller




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