Brookfield Lions enter into a New Century

In 1917, Melvin Jones started a small service oriented club in Chicago, since then it has grown to over 1.4 million members in over 200 countries and territories with its motto “We Serve”. Brookfield Lions are continuing to serve our community and have added new members, they are pictured above (L-R): Immediate Past President Lyn Lyons, Steve Dunn (New Member); Lion Kathi Hlavac (Sponsor); JoEllen Reynolds (New Member); Lion Cathy Westervelt (Sponsor); PCC Lion Mark Lyon. The second photo (courtesy Alan Smith) (L-R): President Lion Candy Smith; Dan Melillo (New Member); Lion Rich Groski.

The Lions Club is the largest Service Organization in the World with over 1.4 million members in 45,000 Local clubs located in over 200 countries and territories. The Brookfield Lions support a number of local, regional and international causes including Pediatric/Adult Vision Screening, Connecticut Lions Eye Research Foundation, Eyeglasses for the Needy, Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Red Cross Blood Drives, Ability Beyond and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The Brookfield Lions meet on the second and fourth Thursdays 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