Lion Candy Smith, announced the following awards at the Brookfield Lions Annual Awards Dinner Meeting held June 14, 2018: Melvin Jones, Lyn Lyon; Knight of the Blind, Dr. Pamela Schramm; Ambassador of Sight, Karl Noivadhana; Lion of the Year, Louise Johnson; Presidents Award, Pam Tanz, Kathi Hlavack,
Jackie Kettunen, Mark Kettunen, Karin Symington, Fraij Yappujian; Rookies of the Year; JoEllen Reynolds and Dorian Cundari; Leo Club Advisors Outstanding Service Award, Pam Pearlman, David Telesco.
Pictured above are (L-R Front Row): Candy Smith, President; JoEllen Reynolds; Lyn Lion; Pam Tanz; Jackie Kettunen; (L-R Back Row) Pam Pearlman; Karl Noivadhanna; Dorian Cundari; Fraij Yappujian; Kathi Hlavack; Mark Kettunen; Karin Symington. (Not pictured Dr. Pam Schramm and David Telesco)
The Lions Club is the largest service organization in the world with over 1.4 Million members in 45,000 local clubs. The Brookfield Lions support a number of local, regional and international causes including
Pediatric Eye Screening, Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Connecticut Lions Eye Research Foundation, Eyeglasses for the Needy, Red Cross Blood Drives, Ability Beyond and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
The Brookfield Lions meet twice monthly on the second and fourth Thursday of the month. For further information about the Brookfield Lions contact Membership Co-Chair Jackie Kettunen jkettunen@earthlink.net or Co-Chair Cathy cathywestervelt@msn.com
