The Covina Host Lions Pick Oranges During World War II - 1944.
While most of the men working in food production in the United State were exempt from the draft, many people in the citrus industry volunteered for the military anyway. This left growers with a shortage of employees.
Like most Lions Club chapters, volunteering in communities is part of their mission. Here we see members of the Covina Host Lions after a day of picking oranges. They're working in the grove of a member of the Covina Orange Growers Association. Note the initials "C.O.G." on the field boxes.
This was a day of volunteer work for these men. Some of the men in the photo look to be past draft age. Regardless, Covina Orange Growers needed extra help to get their crop picked and the Lions came through.
Bob Chaparro