Well, hello everybody. I would like to introduce my daughter, Sergeant Elaina Hitt, who is now in the Army. She grew up obviously with me in Vancouver. She was very involved within our Lions Club. I just wanted to get her perspective on what it was like to grow up being involved within a Lions Club. So Elaina, can you share any thoughts on how you enjoyed being in the Lions or just anything that you want to share?
Yeah. So some of my oldest memories are actually going to Lions Club meetings and doing community service with them and it was always something that I really really enjoyed. Because it got me out of the house it got me out of the everyday, same old same old go to school, come home, go to school come home, it introduced me to new people and honestly it taught me a lot about how to be a productive member of society and how to give back to people. From a young age I always really really liked helping people. But as I got older that just grew and that’s something that I was able to do with the Lions Club.
Awesome. Were their members of our club that really made an impact for you? And can you tell me maybe why?
They all had an impact on me actually. Because it was really eye-opening at that age to see other people’s view on life and how they handle things. I remember a couple times asking a couple of them for different advice on certain things because they were older than I was and had a lot more life experience than I did. So it was always nice to have that point of view.
And it’s always good to get a different one from from your old mom’s, huh?
Absolutely.
Okay. So if we have any, you know potential parents that would like to join our club, Is there any advice that you would give to them?
Do it. I would say do it. Not only did I get the chance to serve my community and give back to people, but I also got a lot closer with my mom. And that’s you know, that’s something that I’ll never be able to replicate in another sort of organization.
That’s wonderful Elaina. So I know you’re really busy in the in the Army doing what you do. So I’m going to let you sign off for now and thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with us.
Of course.
