LION DAVID GOLD RECEIVES
"OLDER AMERICAN SERVICE AWARD"
By Marva Murphy
While David Gold has been a long time member of the Burbank Noon Lions,
providing years of community service, he was recognized by the Burbank
City Council recently for the Older American Service Award because of his
involvement with serving the blind. David's contributions were not exciting or
glamorous, but his service deeply affected the quality of life of a handful of
Burbank residents.
Throughout the past year, and indeed for more than 10 years before this,
David has dutifully taken on the responsibility of driving blind residents to
monthly meetings in Glendale and social events in the community. He is always
there to help and see to it that they are able to participate in normal
activities instead of being isolated in their homes.
David also recruited one of his blind riders to the Lions Club and takes the
responsibility of insuring that he is able to attend regular Lions meetings.
Additionally, David enables his recruit to be able to take part in many Lions
activities by lending a helping hand as needed.
Beyond assisting the blind, last year, David took an active part in the Burbank
Noon Lions "Kases for Kids" project. He was responsible for securing
the brand new backpacks to be filled and given to children removed from their
homes by order of the courts. He volunteered his time to work with Marissa
Rosoff at the Burbank OutReach Center for this project.
Additionally, David served on the Board of Directors of the Lions Club providing
direction and guidance, as well as participating in many of the other Lions
activities including Ear of the Lion (free hearing aids) and eyeglass recycling
plus serving on project committees.
David's volunteer contributions to the community have been many over the years.
He has collected money for the Salvation Army, manning the Red Kettle at during
the Holiday season; helped organize picnics and cook BBQ for participants in
Special Olympics; sold refreshments at Park and Rec Teen Dances; given holiday
gifts as part of a club project during Christmas, to the residents of Beverly
Manor; and helped plan, coordinate and run fundraising events allowing the Lions
to offer programs assisting others.
David's contributions have not been grand gestures, but over the course of time
behind the scenes, his continual support of the blind and participation in the
service projects of the Burbank Noon Lions has improved the city of Burbank and
met the critical needs of those less fortunate in the community.
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