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FRIDAY 2 SEPTEMBER <strong>2016</strong> THE <strong>BUGLE</strong> 3<br />

Lions make 'Lion snugglers' at the Metlife Mall<br />

'WHAT are you making?' was<br />

the question asked by<br />

curious passers-by and may<br />

have been the question on<br />

your mind had you seen the<br />

KWT Lions hard at work at<br />

the Metlife Mall last Saturday.<br />

Man-sized plastic sleeves,<br />

piles of newspaper and tape<br />

were being used to create<br />

“Lions Snugglers”, warm,<br />

weather-proof<br />

and<br />

inexpensive sleeping bags to<br />

provide comfort to those who<br />

are forced to brave the<br />

elements sleeping at night on<br />

our streets.<br />

The exercise on Saturday<br />

was essentially to introduce<br />

the public to the KWT Lions<br />

latest project, one that<br />

started in George but has<br />

taken the country by storm.<br />

The plastic sleeves are<br />

specially made for and sold<br />

to the Lions and the<br />

newspaper is donated and<br />

the Lions and their helpers<br />

willingly give of their time and<br />

energy to put the Snugglers<br />

together. Lions Lady Renate<br />

SNUGGLE IN: Lions president Ulrich Hagens tries a 'Lions Snuggler' out for<br />

size at the Metlife Mall at the weekend<br />

von Abo learnt the skill when<br />

some of the KWT Lions<br />

joined with the members of<br />

their Grahamstown Club<br />

Branch recently in<br />

Grahamstown and she<br />

quickly taught others in the<br />

Club what had to be done.<br />

“As much as possible, Lions<br />

prefer ‘hands-on’ projects,”<br />

Lion President Ulrich Hagens<br />

explained.<br />

“Our service enables us to get<br />

involved, doing things for the<br />

community, and not merely<br />

giving monetary donations.<br />

'If we can physically do<br />

something to improve the<br />

lives of those in need, it<br />

makes them happy and it<br />

makes us happy, too,”<br />

Hagens proudly said.<br />

This will be an ongoing<br />

project of the Lions, as and<br />

when materials are available.<br />

The Ultimate VIP<br />

The Pope has just finished a tour of the<br />

Napa Valley and is taking a limousine to<br />

San Francisco. Having never driven a<br />

limo, he asks the chauffeur if he can drive<br />

for a while. Since the chauffeur really<br />

doesn't have much of a choice, he climbs<br />

in the back of the limo and the Pope takes<br />

the wheel.<br />

The Pope proceeds down Silverado, and<br />

starts accelerating to see what the limo<br />

can do. He gets to about 90 MPH, and<br />

suddenly he sees the red and blue lights<br />

of the highway patrol in his mirror. He<br />

pulls over and the trooper comes to his<br />

window.<br />

The trooper, seeing who it is, says, 'Just<br />

a moment please, I need to call in.' The<br />

trooper calls in and asks for the chief. He<br />

tells the chief that he's got a REALLY<br />

important person pulled over, and asks<br />

how he should handle it.<br />

'It's not Ted Kennedy again is it?' asks<br />

the chief.<br />

'No Sir!' replies the trooper, 'This guy's<br />

more important.'<br />

'Is it the Governor?' asks the chief.<br />

'No! Even more important!' replies the<br />

trooper.<br />

'Is it the PRESIDENT??? asks the chief.<br />

'No! Even more important!' replies the<br />

trooper.<br />

'Well WHO THE HECK is it?' screams the<br />

chief.<br />

'I don't know Sir.' replies the trooper, 'but<br />

he's got the Pope as his chauffeur.'

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