Lion’s Club at Moore Intermediate teaches students soft skills, gives insight into careers Moore Intermediate’s Lion’s Club meets monthly and serves about twenty fifth and sixth grade students. It is led by one of Moore’s teachers and assistant principals, Chris Shaul and Luke Matthews, as well as a local businessman Glen Godfrey, owner of Quality Air Tool. Academic and behavioral components consistently push students to give their best in the classroom while a broader focus directs students towards possible vocational careers and skillsets that will enable them to provide for and serve others. Many youth today have excellent teachers and schools they excel in academically. One of our goals is to deliver a better rounded individual with a broader awareness of the skills needed to succeed in life’s arena. Should one of our young men choose not to change the oil or brakes on his own vehicle, he will know whether or not he’s being taken advantage of at the local garage because he has performed the actual task and knows all it entails. We want students to know that college is but one of many options in life, alongside trade schools and the military. For this reason we visit businesses like Pee Dee Tank to see production of large welded fuel tanks, the Florence One Career Center, Francis Marion University as well as have visits from military veterans and the West Florence JROTC. We want to expose students to the elements of life not taught in the classroom and thus have real conversations with our young men. How does one treat a lady? How does one relate to an elderly resident in the nursing home or next door? What is his role in being a contributing member of a family around the house and, in the future, to his community and country? As time and funds allow, our desire is to see our students go out as responsible young men with a servant’s heart.
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