7410 W 700 S • Topeka, IN 46571
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Dewayne Bontrager being presented with the Melvin Jones Award
by Past International Director Dave Fiandt. Dewayne is joined by
his granddaughters Tiffany and Christina.
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Opening Day, Saturday, May 28
at Maple Lane Wildlife Farm
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kids, donations to all the state projects including cancer
control, leader dog, and the tissue bank.
The Lions have also given huge contributions to the
overall community in Topeka. President Morag Miller
looked to the future with a call for new members and
an initiative for preventing blindness through better
early detection of diabetes.
The club plans to sponsor a blood screening for
diabetes as one of its next projects.
June 2011
Topeka Lions Club Celebrates 25th Anniversary
The Topeka Lions Club turned 25 this spring and
held a dinner to celebrate on Saturday, May 14.
The Topeka Lions are also busy making plans for
their next event on May 28. Everyone is invited to join
the Topeka Lions Club at the Maple Lane Wildlife Park,
where the club is sponsoring half price admission and
having a BBQ with all proceeds going to send a Topeka
Elementary School student to Diabetes Camp.
Two Topeka Lions were honored with special awards
during the dinner. Ann Woodworth was presented with
the Beacon of Hope Award and DeWayne Bontrager
was presented with the Melvin Jones Award for their
exceptional service. Bontrager was also presented with
a special pin for being the only charter member who
is still an active member.
Several speakers included the Zone Chair Alana
Kauffman and Past International Director Dave Fiandt,
who talked about the key accomplishments of the club
over the years. Some of the many accomplishments the
Topeka Lions have done include providing hearing and
vision screenings and subsequently hearing aids and
glasses for numerous area children, fund-raising for
dozens of families in need, Clothe-A-Child for needy
kids, building ramps for wheelchair bound members of
the community, passing out dictionaries to elementary
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