Brookfield Lions Support Regional Hospice

Pictured (L-R) are: Peg Ellis, Chair Brookfield Giving Circle; Cynthia E. Roy, President & CEO of Regional Hospice and Palliative Care; Lion Lyn Lyon, President Brookfield Lions; Paul Loftus, Regional Hospice Volunteer Board of Directors.

At the 30th Annual Shamrock Breakfast held at the Candlewood Inn Thursday March 16th, Brookfield Lions President Lyn Lyon presented a $3000 check to Regional Hospice. It was mentioned by Peg Ellis, Chair, Brookfield Giving Circle, that over the years the Brookfield Lions have donated $30,000 for this important cause.

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 Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Pediatric/Adult Vision Screening, 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 on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. For further information about the Brookfield Lions contact Membership Chair Kathi Hlavac irishkbh@aol.com