Hats for the Homeless, an Act of Kindness

Pictured above (L-R) is Lion Cathy Nielsen and the President of the Brookfield Lions, Lion Lyn Lyon .

When asked how this project came to be, Mrs. Nielsen said that she was knitting hats for her granddaughters and wondered what she could do with all the extra yarn. She thought she could knit a few for the homeless. But why stop there why not make this into a Brookfield Lions Club project and ask the membership to knit at least 100 hats in recognition this year’s Lions Centennial celebration. What she received was over 130 hats, gloves, scarves that were very colorful, some decorative and all very functional.

She is very thankful to the dozen members and their friends who made the effort and contributed their handwork in such a short space of time.

The Lions Club is the largest Service Organization in the World with over 1.4 million members in 45,000 Local clubs located in over 200 countries and territories. The Brookfield Lions support a number of local, regional and international causes including Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Pediatric/Adult Vision Screening, Connecticut Lions Eye Research Foundation, Eyeglasses for the Needy, Red Cross Blood Drives, Ability Beyond and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The Brookfield Lions meet on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. For further information about the Brookfield Lions contact Membership Chair Kathi Hlavac irishkbh@aol.com