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Frequently Asked Questions
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What's a Lions Club? |
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A Lions Club is a group of your neighbors who come together to help those who are in need of assistance in our community, our nation, and the world. The Terra Rubra Lions Club is based in northwest Carroll County, Maryland. As with all Lions Clubs, we're part of Lions Clubs International, an association of local chapters just like ours who together form the largest service organization in the world. (For more information on Lions Clubs International, please visit
the Lions Clubs International Web Site.)
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What's "Terra Rubra"? |
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In Latin, terra rubra literally means "red earth." It refers to the distinctive red soil of northwest Carroll County and nearby Frederick County, MD. It's also the name of the local estate where, in 1779, Francis Scott Key, author of The Star-Spangled Banner was born. The Key family lent its name to several communities in the area, including Keymar and Keysville. The local high school in our area is Francis Scott Key High. When the Terra Rubra Lions Club was chartered in 1966, we chose the name of the historic Key estate as our club name.
(Learn more about Francis Scott Key and The Star-Spangled Banner at the
Flag House and Star-Spangled Banner Museum web site.)
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Where is Terra Rubra Lions Club located? |
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We're based in Keysville, MD. (See GoogleMaps(tm) to Keysville.) We also own and operate a youth baseball and softball park in nearby Middleburg. (See GoogleMaps(tm) to our Middleburg Park.)
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Where does Terra Rubra Lions Club operate? |
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We primarily serve the local rural communities of Keysville, Keymar, Bruceville, Rocky Ridge, Detour, Ladiesburg, and Middleburg, but we also hold functions and conduct service projects in other nearby areas.
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What does your club do? |
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We are proud to fulfill the Lions motto of "We Serve" by:
• offering scholarships to graduating high school seniors,
• sponsoring youth athletic programs,
• subsidizing vision care for local families in need,
• offering free-of-charge loans of hospital and convalescent equipment,
• promoting blood drives and diabetes awareness efforts,
• encouraging patriotism and citizenship in youngsters through poster and essay contests,
• providing direct assistance to our neighbors in need through service projects and monetary donations,
• holding open activities for the communitiy (such as an Easter Egg Hunt, and escorting Santa around to visit kids of all ages), and
• supporting the national and international service campaigns of Lions Clubs International.
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How do you raise the money to support your programs? |
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Terra Rubra Lions Club supports our service programs through year-round fund-raising events. We hold crab-feeds, basket bingos, a Daytona Party, raffles, a "1200 Club," and other functions. Of course, we also accept direct donations.
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Does all of the money you raise go to service projects? |
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Naturally, there are some operating expenses associated with our activities (building maintenance, utilities, office supplies, etc.). However, we are required by Lions Clubs International to keep these administrative expenses completely separate from the funds that support our service programs, and to state plainly if any funds that we raise are intended to pay for club expenses. The bottom line is that unless we say otherwise up-front, ALL funds that we raise are used to support our service programs.
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