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Melvin Jones Fellowship
AbErystWyth Lions CLub
At a club dinner evening on 22nd September 2016, Club President Lion Meirion Lewis awarded Melvin Jones Fellowships to two members of Aberystwyth Lions Club, Lion Gareth Hughes and Lion
Aled Rowlands.
A Lion since 1998, Lion Gareth has served as President of the Club as well as in numerous other officer roles. He is currently the Club’s first Vice-President and is looking forward to his second term of Presidency next year. Now retired, he is an accomplished and well- known local musician and singer as well as an active member of the local Tenovus Choir.
Lion Aled has been a Lion since 1999 and has also been Club President. He is a builder by trade and has used his knowledge of building practices to carry out a number of Lions-led practical renovation tasks, assisting the elderly and disabled.
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Lion Stephen Browne has been awarded the Melvin Jones Fellowship, Lion Stephen joined the Lions Club of Ipswich in 1994 and has served as President twice.
Stephen took on the role of treasurer, at very short notice (about an hour) in 2002. He must like the job because he is still doing it!
One of his tasks for the Club is to provide toiletries for patients and their families who find themselves admitted to St Elizabeth’s Hospice in an emergency. Lion Stephen has also organised the refreshments there for
day visitors. He organised a number of the “Go the extra mile” walks for Diabetes UK.
His President’s project for 2014 – 2015 was to raise funds for Canine Partners. These are assistance dogs that help with all sorts of activities around the house. Money was raised to buy a puppy, Sirus, who is now undergoing his intensive training. Stephen has also helped with funding the training of Jacob, another Canine Partner dog, who has been paired with a disabled man in Ipswich.
He has been involved in all the other activities the Ipswich Club has undertaken in the last 22 years.
ExEtEr WEst Lions CLub
On behalf of Exeter West Lions Club, Lion President, Carol Wells, and Lion Peter Wells, presented the Melvin Jones Fellowship award to Meriel Fishwick, the CEO of the Force Cancer Charity in Exeter. She received the award for her excellent charity work over many years.
October/November 2016
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