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(Continued Lion Bill ) The prestigious award was renamed in 2010 to honor the Founding President of the Award, Past District Governor and former Dallas County Treasurer Bill Melton. The first recipient, in 1978, was longtime Dallas Cowboys Coach Tom Landry. Award winners read like a Who’s Who of Dallas County, including such well known civic leaders and philanthropists as H. Ross Perot (1980); Buddy Minyard (1983); Roger Staubach (1993); T. Boone Pickens (2009); Dr. Kenneth Cooper (2013); and Kay Bailey Hutchison (2015).
Melton said, “I am overwhelmed and greatly honored to be selected to receive the 2018 Oak Cliff Lions Humanitarian Award. Reflecting on the 39 previous recipients, I am truly humbled to be in their company. My sincere thanks to my fellow Lions.”
For more information, please visit www.oakclifflions.org. Royse City Lions Club
Serves Up Ice Cream
Once a month, they try to make it to the Royse City Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility to visit and provide an afternoon treat. This facility provides non-medical home care for 124 patients. Its purposed is designed to focus on senor health conditions such as Dementia and Alzheimer’s and give a break to the caregiver when needed. They have done banana splits, ice cream sundaes with choice of toppings (including whip cream and cherry on top!). They have also supplied cake and pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving, cookies, cupcakes and candy for Valentine’s day. They always bring enough for seconds to include the staff and visitors. They have been doing this for about a year with much success and appreciation. What a unique way to show that “WE SERVE”. Thank you Royse City.
L to R ) PDG Kate Tyre, Lions Chris Harvey, Bonnie Hannon. Also there but not in photo; Lions Kimberley Jordan and Shirley Fraser
Kids ’n Kites Festival
Over 100 children from Bayles Elementary School gathered on a chilly (wind chill 27 degrees) morning, April 7th to celebrate and participate in a Spring Rite of Passage the Kids ‘n Kites Festival. The festival is annually sponsored by Lakehill Preparatory School while Lions from across north Texas, the Ferguson Road Initiative, State Representative Eric Johnson and Operation Blue Shield support and put the event on for the students A fixture for many years is Dallas Oak Cliff's Lion Kerry Goodwin, Plano Early's Lion Danny Fletcher and Carrolton Host's Lion Mark Owen who serve a hot dog lunch provided by Dallas White Rock Lions with a special thanks going out to Lion Jerry Wolfe. There is a wonderful video available on Lion Kerry’s Facebook page or just click here: (https://drive.google.com/open? id=1do3r9XmVe_4Oq3eUtViDxuA53y5CRmVb.). Just Lions doing what comes naturally ”THEY SERVE”.
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