Lions give disaster relief grants to Clarendon, H’wick FDs

The Clarendon Lions Club recently has made donations of $1,000 each to the Clarendon and Howardwick volunteer fire departments for expenses related to the Eight Ball Fire in February.

Lions District Governor Deanna Porter worked with the Texas Lions Foundation to secure disaster relief following the wildfire, which burned more than 13,500 acres, threatened the City of Howardwick, and led to evacuations of residences in that city and near Lake Greenbelt.

The funds were quickly approved and then handed over to the Clarendon Lions Club to determine how best to disperse the money.

The club made a donation to the District 2-T1 Lions Disaster Relief Team, which brought its mobile kitchen to Howardwick on February 18 to prepare food for about 100 first responders.

Lions officials then worked with representatives of the Clarendon and Howardwick fire departments to identify expenses from the fire that could be covered by the grant funds. Clarendon had two fire trucks that needed repairs following the Eight Ball Fire, and Howardwick had tires that needed replacing after the fire.