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Suraj Zutshi received his 25-year member pin and was awarded The Melvin Jones Fellowship, Lions Club recognition for a high level of support for humanitarian service It is the highest level of recognition available to Lions. A $1000 donation was also made to the Lions Club International Foundation in his name. The Melvin Jones Fellowship provides 70% of the foundation’s revenue.
	Medals of Merit, awarded for extensive community service, were presented to Bob Capurro, George Twaddle and Suraj Zutshi
	Lion of the Year 2007-2008 is Bob Dickinson, for all his dedication, service and work on behalf of Sparks Greenbrae Lions.

What Do Lions Do?
Lions raise funds and give their time freely to assist the less fortunate. Some Lions Club activities you may already be aware of  going on in your community:

• Since 1925 when Helen Keller challenged the Lions to take up the cause of the visually impaired by becoming "Knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness," service to the blind has been one of Lionism's most significant activities.
  Recently this crusade has resulted in Lions Clubs throughout the world sponsoring Journeys for Sight in their communities. Participants work, jog, run and bicycle to raise funds for countless sights-related projects.
   

• The Lions-Quest Skills for Adolescence program is teaching junior high school students to handle peer pressure and face the challenges of adolescence in a positive, healthy way.
   

• Each summer young diabetes victims have the opportunity to spend time together at Lions-sponsored camps. The campers learn to independently manage their disease in a nurturing recreational atmosphere with peers and professionals who understand their problems. Lions also sponsor camp sessions for the blind, deaf and other physically disabled youngsters.
   

• For more than 25-years, Lions International Youth Exchange has involved hundreds of thousands of Lions, host families and young people in cultural visits bringing together young and old alike from distant lands, established enduring friendships and promoted international tolerance and understanding.

Organization

International Headquarters is located in Oak Brook, Illinois, USA. The association is governed by an International Board of Directors elected by Lions worldwide at their annual convention. More than 690 district governors assist in administering Lionism locally. Membership in a Lions Club is by invitation only.

Clubs meet at least twice a month and elect officers annually. The bonds of fellowship forged through club participation help members raise the funds needed to carry out their important local and worldwide service activities.

The Lions' motto is "WE SERVE". To the individual member, it is not only a motto, but also a definition and philosophy.

Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF)

LCIF receives grant applications from around the world. It disburses funds to deserving ventures that would otherwise be financially impossible.

Organization of Lions Clubs Lions Clubs in the United States are divided into Districts with a governor as the head of each district. Sparks Greenbrae Lions Club, chartered March 24, 1962, is a member of a Zone with a Zone chairman which is part of a Region with a Regional chairman, and a member of District 46. Within this District are all of the clubs of Nevada and some in adjoining communities in California.

Sparks Greenbrae Lions is now selling the LCI 90th Anniversary limited-edition pin as one of the fundraisers for the 2007-08 year: $5.00 each for each handsome pin! If you would like to have your order mailed, please add $1.50 (for 1-3 pins). Members will carry a supply with them during all Visitations and we will be present at the Cabinet Meetings in Yerington, Carson Valley and Pahrump. We encourage every Club to buy a supply and present the to their guests and speakers. For any further questions and larger quantities, please call Lion Suraj Zutshi at (775) 323-0110 or (775) 331-3037.

Student Speaker Fellow Awards were presented to George Twaddle, Hank Westervelt, Paul Moore and Helen Linde. Each award includes a donation to the Student Speakers Foundation. Bob Capurro was presented with a Lions in Sight Fellow award.

Sparks Greenbrae Lions was chartered in 1962 and meets every Wednesdays at Denny’s on Nugget Avenue in Sparks. Call 742-7334 or 323-0110 for more information to attend and join the world’s oldest service organization.