2007-2008 Lion of the Year
Lion Mary Louise Cole- Lion of the Year Award
Lion Chris Doty - 2nd Place
Lion Cecil Huss - 3rd Place
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The Lions Clubs International
Melvin Jones Fellowship
Award For Outstanding Contributions to the Success of the Club
The Lions Clubs International Melvin Jones Fellowship Award is presented to the Lion who has been a leading contributor to the success of the club. The recipient is selected by the clubs president, officers, and directors. The club donates one thousand dollars in the name of the recipient. The Lion is presented with a pin and plaque from the Lion Clubs International. Their names are added to the plaque at the Lions Club International Headquarters. The donation is presented to the Lions Club International Foundation. The LCIF is the charitable branch of the Lions Clubs International. The foundation distributes funds in the form of grants for humanitarian services, disaster relief and vocational assistance. LCIF also helps oversee the funding and progress of projects established through the Lions primary program Sightfirst.
The following Mt. Olivet Lions are recipients of the Melvin Jones Fellowship award:
PDG Paul Amrhein
(progressive) |
Phyllis Amrhein |
PDG Charles Cole |
PID Fred Cole
(progressive) |
Mary Louise Cole |
Chris Doty |
Ken Flouhouse |
Marge Heston |
Cecil Huss |
Jeannie Huss |
Bobbi Lander |
Paul Malatinsky |
Gary Moses |
Howard Nikolaus |
Bill Ramser |
Edward Rickus |
PDG Mary Klages
(progressive) |
Mo Wallace. |
"You can't get very far until you start
doing something for someone else."
~Melvin Jones~
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Leonard Jarrett Award
Lion Leonard Jarrett is recognized by Lions of West Virginia as founder of West Virginia Lions Sight Conservation Foundation. Lion Jarrett knew from personal experience, the financial expense of eye care and surgery. In 1984 the Foundation established The Leonard Jarrett Award. This award is the highest honor given by the West Virginia Lions Sight Conservation Foundation. A donation of $1,000 to the Foundation by a Lions Club, Lioness Club, or an individual in the name of a Lion, Lioness, or worthy person that has serviced the sight and hearing needs of others is all that is required to bestow a Leonard Jarrett Award.
The following Mt. Olivet Lions members have received the Leonard Jarrett Award:
Linda Amos |
PDG Paul Amrhein
(progressive) |
Phyllis Amrhein
(progressive) |
PDG Charles Cole |
PID Fred Cole
(3 progressives) |
Mary Louise Cole |
Chris Doty |
Marty Henderson |
Cecil Huss |
Jeannie Huss |
Howard Nikolaus |
Edward Rickus |
Bill Ramser |
Don Snider |
Kathy Stalnaker |
PDG Mary Klages
(progressive) |
Mo Wallace |
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Life Membership
Any member of a club who has maintained Active membership as a Lion for twenty (20) or more years and has rendered outstanding service to his/her club, community, or this Association; or any member of a club who has maintained such Active membership for fifteen (15) or more years and is at least seventy (70) years of age; or any member of a club who is critically ill may be granted Life Membership in the local club upon:
1. recommendation of his/her club,
2. payment to the Association of $300, by his/her club in lieu of all future dues to the Association, and
3. approval by the International Board of Directors.
The Mt. Olivet Lions Club has honored the following members with a Life Membership:
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Pride of the Pride Award
Mary Louise Cole
(2 times) |
Cecil Huss
(2 times) |
Bobbi Lander |
Paul Malatinsky |
Howard Nikolaus |
Bill Ramser |
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2004-05
Lions Clubs International
Trading Pin - Club Category
Honorable Mention Award Winner |
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West Virginia Sight & Hearing Foundation
Permanent Endowment Fund
PDG Paul Amrhein |
Phyllis Amrhein |
PDG Charles Cole |
PID Fred Cole |
Mary Louise Cole |
Edward Rickus |
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Lions' Roar Award
PID Fred Cole, #1 |
Mary Louise Cole #2 |
Phyllis Amrhein #3 |
PDG Paul Amrhein #8 |
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