Lions International dedicated the Week August 8 – 14 as Worldwide Week of Service dedicated to mentoring, empowering and engaging youth through community service. This international event is designed to inspire the next generation of volunteers and help us reach our Centennial Service Challenge goal of serving 100+ million people.

August 13, the Leos of Castries joined the Castries and Piton Soufriere Lions in a youth mentoring activity. The activity was held in the village of Canaries where a group of 30 young individuals ranging from age 9 – 15 were given an insight into volunteerism. The sessions covered the importance of volunteering as well as the benefits to be derived both by individuals and the community. The President and Treasurer of the Leo Club shared the role that the Leo Club plays in volunteering in community as well as their experiences being in such an organization. The culmination of the session saw the participants being given a cup and a seed. The cup is to be used to plant the seed and watch it germinate. Each participant is to bring the planted seed to the community nurse where they will monitor the progress. The germination of the seed is synonymous to the seed of volunteerism that was planted within them.

       

    

The Leos of Castries say thank you to the Castries and Soufriere Piton Lions as well as the Canaries Community Nurse, for allowing us to partner in this activity. We look forward to returning to the community to see the results of the planted seeds.