THIS year’s Lions Club of Inglewood annual change-over dinner marked 44 years of dedicated service to the Inglewood community and made club history with the election of Lions Lady Debra Ariel as the first female president.
Installing officer for the evening was club foundation member Lion Tony Tait.
Retiring president Lion Stuart Parker handed over the reins after serving for the past four years in the top job.
He congratulated Debra on her election and said he was sure members would be there to help her just as they had helped him.
He said the club’s second female secretary Lexie Bennett had been re-elected and the position of treasurer had been retained by club stalwart Lion Ranald Morrison who is now entering his 17th year in that office.
Lion Ranald’s assistant treasurer this year will be Faye Seary.
Mr Parker said it had been a busy year for the club with members joining with the local SES to organise the first Inglewood Show and Shine car show with funds raised going towards SES equipment.
The Lions monthly local markets and sausage sizzle, which was first trialled in the early days of Lion Stuart’s presidency, has established itself as a regular event in the town and continues to be a drawcard, enticing the travelling public to stopover at the Apex/Lions Park.
“Support is given when required to the town’s newly established Men’s Shed,” he said.
“The morning tea served at the Commemoration of Anzac Day in the Memorial Park each year is catered for by the club and the Driver Reviver Building is manned by members during long weekends and school holidays.
“Hundreds of hours of voluntary labour assisting various worthwhile district projects have been worked during the year and the club has made significant donations to a variety of causes.
“The club is always looking for new members and a spokesperson said local people and newcomers alike could find fellowship and friendship while helping the community if they made the move to join the world-wide Lions fraternity.”
He said prospective members were very welcome and invited anyone interested to make contact with the club.
