Lions Wilderness Camp for Deaf Children, Inc is a 501(c)(3) charity foundation formed under the California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law for the purpose of providing the opportunity to grow and learn through fellowship and the camp experience for hearing impaired children. The Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors elected by participating Lions Clubs of California.
Executive Board for 2026
President
Danny R Raymond
Danny is a Civil Engineer and was co-owner of VER-Consultants, a planning and engineering company in San Jose, CA. He retired in 2018 and now spends most of his time volunteering for several non-profits in the Brentwood CA. area. He was a member of the Dublin Host lions Club in Dublin, CA from 1989 to 2018 where he served as President in 1993-1994 and again in 2001 -2002 and as Secretary in 2000-01.
In Lions District 4C-3 he was Zone Chairman in 1994-95, Region Chairman in 1996-97, Oakland Blind Center President in 1999-2000 and served on the Lions District 4C3 Wilderness Camp Committee in 1996-98 and as Chairman in 1998-99. He has been a board member with LWC since 2000 and president since 2017.
Danny has also been active in his community outside of Lions. He has served as coach and manager of several Little League and Youth Soccer Teams and as Cubmaster to Cub Scout Pack 546 in Dublin, CA in 1994-98. He has attended Boy Scouts Blue Oak and Wood Badge Training. He is now the Chartered Organization Representative to Scouting Troop 90 in Brentwood, CA.
Danny married Cindy Bennett in 1973 and they have 2 sons, Bryan (1977) and Brett (1979) and 2 grandchildren, Mason (2005) and Lilyanne (2008). Danny enjoys hiking, backpacking, gardening and woodworking and played adult soccer from 1985 to 2010
Secretary
I am a hearing individual, born and raised California girl: Born in San Diego, lived in a small rural town in the Imperial Valley, now living in San Francisco. I have worked over the last nine years as a professional in Deaf Ed and have been part of Lions Wilderness Camp in various roles since 2009. I have the honor of having developed strong friendships over the years through Camp and worked in my professional training with a strong Bilingual-Bicultural(ASL-English) lens for Deaf students. Over the years my background and continuing education has expanded my lens to continue the work to become as inclusive as possible within all environments.
Gold Country Lions Camp Manager
Nick and his wife Francine are native Californians. He retired as an aviator from the US Air Force in 1989. They are both members of the Sunrise Lions Club of Roseville California, District 4-C5. He has been a Lion since 1977, she joined in 1992. Nick served as District Governor in 1994-95.
The Nichols have been involved with Wilderness camp since 1993 serving as volunteers at camp every year since, usually with a culinary specialty. Nick joined the Board of Directors in 1995, serving as District Chairman, Area Director and Head Chef. He was secretary of the Foundation for many years and is now serving as the Camp Manager for the Gold Country Lions Camp – Ross Relles. They both enjoy fishing, canoeing, camping and drawing.
Directors & District Lion Representatives
Contact any member on this list to schedule a speaker for your club or organization or to get additional information on Wilderness Camp activities in your area. Members listed are members of the Board of Directors.
| District | Name | Area | Phone |
| C-3 | |||
| C-5 | Francine Nichol | Fair Oaks | 916-965-3898 |
| Fay Young | Roseville | 916-708-9414 | |
| Gilbert & Karen Barrow | Sacramento | 916-502-1206 | |
| Dick Seward | Laguna Woods | 949-770-8384 | |