Editor's note: The following letter was provided by the Darien Lions Club.
The fall months saw the Darien Lions Club involved with two of its most important fundraising/community activities: Candy Day in October and Needy Food Basket delivery in December.
In these challenging economic times the generosity of Darien area residents andbusinesses was simply overwhelming!
Total funds raised surpassed $40,000–enabling the Club to serve 195 families with food baskets (and gifts providedby the Darien Park District, area schools and other sources) and donate over $21,000 to the State Lions Foundation, benefiting vision- and hearing-impaired persons throughout Illinois.
Area businesses also truly stepped-up in theirsupport; donating nearly $13,000 (and lots of food!) to the 2 events.
The Darien Lions Club expresses their heartfelt thanks.
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