Brookfield's Nielsen Receives Humanitarian Award

At a recent Brookfield Lions meeting, Lion Cathy Nielsen was presented with the Melvin Jones Fellow Award for Dedicated Humanitarian Services. This is the highest award a Lion can receive from the International Lions Organization. The award was presented to Lion Cathy Nielsen (L) by Brookfield Lions Club President Susan O’Brien (R).

The Lions Club is the largest Service Organization in the World with over 1.3 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, Connecticut Lions Eye Research Foundation, Eyeglasses for the Needy, Red Cross Blood Drives, Ability Beyond Disability and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The Brookfield Lions meet twice weekly on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. For further information about the Brookfield Lions contact Membership Chairs Cathy Nielson at cathynielsen@earthlink.net or Alan Smith at alanesmith130@gmail.com.