(The following article appeared in the Wheeling News-Register)

WARWOOD LEO CLUB HOLDS HAT DAY
Students and Staff Collect Donations for Katrina Relief

The Warwood Leo Club held a hat day to collect money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.  All staff and students at Warwood School who made at least a $1 donation were able to wear their favorite hat during school on Friday.  The hat day raised a total of $540.  All proceeds from the hat day will be sent to the Lions Clubs International Foundation earmarked for the Katrina Hurricane Victims.

Lions Clubs International Foundation awarded a $200,000 Major Catastrophe Grant within days of the disaster.  LCIF is focusing its short-term relief in three areas:  providing shelters with unmet substantial needs such as food, clothing, personal hygiene items and  bedding, offering health services such as eyeglass distribution, and meeting needs of Lions camps and facilities housing victims of the disaster.  LCIF also has awarded seven $10,000 Emergency Grants for Lions in the affected areas to issue vouchers for food, water, and clothing to hurricane victims.