Long serving Lion honoured for 50 years of service

The Lions Club of Mount Gambier recently held its dinner meeting for October and was pleased to welcome Zone Chair Lion Beryl Mahoney to the club on an official visit.

In her address to the club Beryl highlighted the activities and community engagements that have kept members busy in recent times with the Mad Minute Project, Lions Eye Health program and various other activities occupying the member’s attentions.

As Zone Chair Beryl is familiar with many areas of service that lions Clubs in Mount Gambier and the South East generally engage in, within their various communities, and seeks to encourage Lions to continue to fulfil their desire to reflect their ethic to serve where there is a need. Beryl is a memb er of the Lions Club of Blue Lake City Lioness.

Beryl was able to present Lion Graham Carter OAM an Australia Lions Fellowship 50 year medal which recognises the extraordinary achievement of 50 years’ service completed as a member of Lions International.

LONG SERVING LION: Zone 11 Chair Beryl Mahoney (left) and Lion Graham Carter OAM