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Members of the Keystone Leos Club pack plates for donors during the fundraiser at the New Vision United Methodist Church in Millbrae Saturday, Jan. 18.
The Bair Island Cyber Lions Club raised $10,000 to support those impacted by the devastating Los Angeles fires at a barbecue fundraiser in Millbrae last weekend, charter President Melite Wood said.
Proceeds from the fundraiser, which sold barbecue plates and accepted donations of varying sizes from community members and groups, will be channeled to the California Lions Foundation. The foundation will then, in turn, directly distribute the money to those in need, Wood said.
For many victims who’ve lost their valuable and sentimental possessions, homes and communities, a direct monetary contribution can be more beneficial than supply donations at this point.
“I don’t think they need items right now,” Wood said. “The L.A. Lions Clubs, they are loaded with a lot of stuff.”
The barbecue fundraiser has become a staple for the Bair Island Cyber Lions Club, which is one of 59 branches of the philanthropic organization in the surrounding district.
“This is more fun for our club. This is what we do,” she said. “The community loves to support our club, not just by donating, but they want to also see all this barbecue stuff.”
Members of the Keystone Leos Club pack plates for donors during the fundraiser at the New Vision United Methodist Church in Millbrae Saturday, Jan. 18.
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The Keystone Leos — youth chapter to the Bair Island Cyber Lions Club — also helped participate in the barbecue fundraiser. Adwaiy Ambardekar, a San Mateo High School student and Leos member, said getting young people involved in volunteering events was deeply valuable to the community.
“My favorite part would probably be seeing people’s faces light up when they see high schoolers getting involved in these kinds of things,” he said. “For me, personally, it’s really awesome to be part of such a larger organization.”
Unlike other Lions chapters, the Bair Island Cyber Lions was formed during the pandemic and while it meets online and has membership from all over the world, it also has many local members, Wood said. A dedicated group of nine to 10 members in the Peninsula area has made the barbecue fundraiser a repeat event, raising $15,000 for the Maui fire victims, for example.
Alongside those fundraisers, the group has also organized to raise money for the Kyiv Children’s Hospital and gathered essential supplies for the Tonga volcano eruption.
“We’re not just helping the fires,” Wood said. “We also raised funds for diabetes awareness, cancer patients and also raised funds for the canine companions. … We cover a lot.”
The event was hosted at the New Vision Methodist Church and garnered donations of $10 to $3,000, Wood said.
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