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Chartered in 1924, the Eugene Downtown (EDT) Lions Club is 103 members strong, making it the largest Lions Club in Oregon. Club Number: 12844 |
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Each week throughout the year, the EDT Lions meet on Wednesday noon at the Eugene Hilton to hear the latest reports on Club activities, and to learn from an interesting array of speakers or enjoy performances by local musicians.
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The Officers for 2008-2009 are: President: Bob Stansbury, 541-343-7919 Immediate Past President: Craig Ford, 541-998-2915 1st Vice President: Joy Troutman, 541-579-3930 2nd Vice President: Chuck Blanchard, 541-689-3952 3rd Vice President: Joe Sneddon, 541-485-2316 Secretary: Vic Bender, 541-344-3951 Treasurer: Len Calvert, 541-686-2697 Tail Twister: Twila Butler, 541-344-1049 Lion Tamer: Walt Curtis, 541-344-5945 The Board of Directors for 2008-2009 are: Don Combs Ed Gear Judith Grosenick Diane Landon Ann Musgrove Jim Newton 1-TBA
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2007-2008 Club Awards
Certificates of Appreciation: Twila Butler, Tail Twister Walt Curtis, Lion Tamer Vic Bender, Secretary Bob Stansbury, 1st VP Joy Troutman, 2nd VP Chuck Blanchard, 3rd VP Cub of the Year: Gloria Hodges Lion of the Year: Marian McDow Treasurer's Award: Don Jones President’s Appreciation: Judith Grosenick Melvin Jones Fellow: Mary Fechtel Helen Keller "Knight of the Blind" Ione Jorgensen
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Lion Pat Richardson Activist, humanitarian, and member of the Eugene Downtown Lions Club since 1994, during which time Lion Pat has been busy as a member of the Community Services Committee, the Sight and Hearing Committee, and the Board of Directors. She also participates as a volunteer in the Food Rescue Express project at FOOD for Lane County and has been a moving force in the Eugene Downtown Lions annual picnic for visually impaired members of the community. Lion Pat’s commitment to service to others has been a hallmark of her life beginning back when she started losing her sight in high school. By the time she enrolled in college, Lion Pat had lost her sight. She was aided in her studies in Psychology, Sociology, and Social Work by a trusty Royal typewriter given to her by a local Lions Club. Since that time, Lion Pat has served as an intern on the maximum security unit at a psychiatric hospital, a counselor and teacher of visually impaired students in both Louisville and Washington, D.C., a worker with a recreation program for the disabled in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and as a counselor with Womenspace here in Eugene. Throughout this time, Lion Pat has been an activist voice for the rights of the disabled. For relaxation and fun, Lion Pat turns to her family of 5 children, 6 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. To them and to us, she is a generous and compassionate woman with a slightly irreverent sense of humor. |
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