The St. Maarten Lions Club recently served the community by donating to the Scouting movement on St. Maarten a total sum of US$ 2400,- for the sponsorship of various scouts to attend the 15th annual Caribbean Jamboree.
This year Scouting Antiano District St. Maarten will be attending with a delegation of scouts and their Leaders, the 15th Annual Caribbean Jamboree in Curacao to hone their skills and build on their friendships.
Scouting has always been one of the greatest youth development programs in the world and sponsoring the Scouts the Lions sincerely believe that that the empowerment of youngsters through leadership skills honing is something that the Lions and Leos have always been a strong supporter off.
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According to Lion president Claudio Buncamper and chairperson of the Youth committee PDG Lion Claudius Buncamper of the St. Maarten Lions Club whom both have been scouts when younger. The club also thanked the scouts leaders and its members on island whom have continuously stepped up to the plate and truly showed their community spirit by working in the interest of the youths of this country.
The St. Maarten Lions Club is proud to once again be associated with the Scouting Antiano District St. Maarten and be given the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the youngsters on the island.
The St. Maarten Lions Club has 52 members and meets on every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Lions Civic Center at 7.00 pm. Lions clubs are a group of men and women who identify needs within the community and work together to fulfill those needs. For more information or to get involved with the St. Maarten Lions Club, please contact Lion Claudio Buncamper at 5200250.
Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organization with more than 1.3 million members in approximately 45,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas around the world. Since 1917, Lions clubs have aided the blind and visually impaired and made a strong commitment to community service and serving youth throughout the world. For more information about Lions Clubs International, visit the Web site at www.lionsclubs.org.