The 100 Mile House Lions Club got a couple of important pieces of business done at their June 18 meeting.
The Lions recognized Jean Cornet as a Life Member of the club and presented her with a Judge Brian Stevenson Fellowship to recognize her contribution to Lions International and to the community.
Her service in Lions International began more than 20 years ago, starting as a Lioness and then transferring to the 100 Mile House Lions Club.
In addition, she has spent countless hours volunteering in the community with many community organizations, including Meals-on-Wheels, the Mill Site Lodge/Fischer Place Auxiliary, parent-teacher groups, seniors outreach and the Alzheimer’s Support Group.
Judge Brian Stevenson Fellowships support the training of guide dogs for the Lions Foundation of Canada. Guide dogs are trained to assist Canadians with challenges in vision loss or impairment, hearing loss, autism assistance, service assistance, seizure response and diabetic alert.
The other important piece of business that evening was electing the 100 Mile House Lions Club 2014/15 executive as follows: president Judy Linnell; vice-president Neil VanderHorst; past-president Diane Collens; secretary Ron Graves; treasurer Kim Taylor; membership director Michael Langner; tail twister Brenda Hood; Lion tamer Rod Taylor; one-year directors Jean Cornet, Lorette Penn, Peter Mayr and Gerry Niblow; and two-year directors Gudrun Schneider and Ray Carlson.