Lions Club of King Island recent 54th Charter Anniversary/ChangeOver Dinner was one of recognition and celebration.
International Leo of the Year 2022 Leada Blackie was presented with a certificate and engraved medal from Lions Headquarters in Chicago.
King Island Hall of Fame Lions Steven Bishop and Rod McGarvie were inducted for giving over 25 years of exemplary service
Lion Linda Payne said Rod McGarvie has passed 28 years of service to the Lions Club of King Island and Steve has clocked up 48 years of service to Lions Australia starting in Victoria, then King Island and when living part of the year in NSW, he is an active member of the Narooma & District Lions Club.
Lion Steve is a past recipient of the Melville Jones Fellowship Award from Lions Clubs International.
This Fellowship Award is the highest form of recognition.
Lion Rod is a past recipient of a James D Richardson Award.
A King Island “OBE” (over bloody 80 and still volunteering) was presented to Hans Petersen, who turned 80 in June and Lion Jan Strickland received 90th birthday flowers.
Jan has been a lifelong member of Lions International, starting her involvement when women wished to become involved.
Jan is a past recipient of the James D Richardson Award, and her husband Richard (Dick) Strickland was inducted into the Lions Australia Hall of Fame and a recipient of a Melvin Jones Fellowship Award.
Lions is a Bishop family affair. Steve’s wife Ricci is president of the Narooma Lions, and the club received an Australia Day Award.
This was the culmination of two years’ work by Ricci and team, (including Steve), in building an independent food, water and power supply barbecue trailer with refrigeration and the erection of a new shed in which to garage it.
This was in response to the Black Summer 2020 bushfires in Narooma.
Thousands of Lions and Leos from all over the globe will descend on Melbourne for the Lions International Convention June 21-25, 2024 – the largest convention that Melbourne has hosted and estimated to deliver over $85 million to the Victorian economy.
King Island membership enquiries can be made to Bert and Larraine Nievaarts 0429 646210.