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Jan 20, 2015 News
An evening of elegance, coupled with entertainment by the School of the Nations Octave Band and a refreshing ballet performance by its Form One student, Angel Rahim, was held at the Pegasus Hotel recently.
The occasion saw the Diamond-Grove Lions Club collaborating with the Georgetown Stabroek Lions Club, to present a Cabaret Fundraising Dinner in recognition of the 130th birthday of Lions Club International founder, Melvin Jones.
Lions have been helping people since 1917. That year, Melvin Jones, a Chicago businessman, encouraged his club, the Chicago Business Circle, to go beyond promoting good business practices. He convinced the members that selfless service to others would create a better community – and a better world – for all.
Melvin Jones also saw that a network of clubs working together could do much more than individual clubs acting alone. He invited similar groups from around the United States to a meeting on June 7, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois and thereafter, the new group assumed the name of one of the invited clubs. The “Association of Lions Clubs” was born. The association was founded for the purpose of serving others and in so doing, makes the world a better place.
Lions present at the Cabaret Fundraiser rededicated themselves to humanitarian service. Humanitarian service is the goal of all Lions.
Feature speaker for the evening’s programme Justice Brassington Reynolds made a moving presentation to the audience, challenging Lions to be the change, while performing service to communities.
The highlight of the evening was the honouring of the Georgetown Stabroek Lions Club and Diamond-Grove Lions Club with four Melvin Jones Fellowships to members.
The fellowships were awarded to Past President Diana D’Ornellas from the Georgetown Stabroek Lions Club and Charter President Indira Anandjit, Past President Thomas Nestor and Immediate Past President Petal Ridley from the Diamond-Grove Lions Club.
The awards were presented by Past Cabinet Secretary/Treasurer Sean Noel and District Governor Maxine Cummings, PMJF.
Each Lion received an inscribed wall plaque and a lapel pin that would identify him or her as a Melvin Jones Fellow (MJF). In addition, their names will be displayed on a computerized plaque in the LCIF Recognition Room at Lions International Headquarters.
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