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Sometimes all it
takes is a good idea. Several Lions were sitting around taking
a break from making pizza at the Libertytown Fire Company
Carnival. As we talked we were approached by several people
asking where the Funnel Cake stand was located. Click! An idea!
I ask Lion Jim Ensor and Lion Tim Baldwin, “Why don’t we look
into parking the pizza trailer over there (pointing to a vacant
spot on the grounds) and selling funnel cakes?
Well these two
guys, we’ll call them “funnel cake heroes”, sprung into action.
With the permission and blessing of the carnival leadership, Jim
and Tim worked on the details. How do you make funnel cakes?
Where do you buy the raw material? Can we borrow equipment from
another Lions Club who makes funnel cakes for a fund raising
project?
With these
questions answered, action started. Jim took the lead and
borrowed the special equipment needed. He saw to it that
other equipment such as electric frying pans needed for cooking
the funnel cakes were rounded up.
Lion Tim purchased
the necessary ingredients. Then Lion Jim hauled the pizza
trailer to the carnival grounds.
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By Wednesday night the
club was in the business of funnel cake sales as shown on the
right. Of course there were many others, both Lions and
friends of Lions, who were instrumental in making this a
success story.
The Funnel cakes
were a huge success! Every time I looked over there or
went by to offer service there was a long line to the funnel
cake stand. In the final accounting the club netted 50%
more at the Carnival than if they had just sold Pizza.
Lions Tim Baldwin
and Jim Ensor really are Lion Everyday Heroes!
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Lion Tim Baldwin |
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Lion Jim Ensor |
/s/ Lion Harry Swope
Libertytown-Unionville Lions Club |