Woodstock Lions Club installs new officers for the upcoming fiscal year starting July 1st.

The Woodstock Lions Club held their end-of-fiscal year picnic on Monday, June 23rd. (Lions fiscal year runs July 1 - June 30). Almost every member of the Club was in attendance plus special guest.

District 18-L Governor Wes Gifford was in attendance to present awards and install new officers for the upcoming fiscal year. DG Wes has attended many Woodstock Lions Club functions over this past fiscal year. We appreciate Wes’s dedication to his role as DG and his support for our Club.

New officers are:

-President Stan Stanly

-1st Vice-President Nanon Morrison

-2nd Vice-President Robert Shull

-Secretary Mariasantos Ulloa

-Assistant Secretary Jacque Stanly

-Treasurer Cheryl Hunton

-Assistant Treasurer Michell Ward

-Two Year Board member Frank Hunton

-Two Year Board member Paul D. Smith

-One Year Board member Carlton Houston

-One Year Board member Tom Morrison

-Tail Twister and Board member Gene Lambert. (Not pictured is Tail Twister and Board member Wayne Basford)

-Lion Tamer and Board member Ed Cook

President Megan Dean, now past-president, presented Lion Jacque Stanly with our Lion of the Year award for ’24-’25. Jacque works tirelessly behind the scenes documenting almost everything we do as well as being a vital member of the Vision Committee. In addition, you will find Jacque volunteering at almost all events. Congratulations Jacque.

President Megan Dean presented Lion Karen Preston with a Melvin Jones Fellow. A Lions Melvin Jones Fellow is named after the organization's founder, Melvin Jones. It's the highest form of recognition awarded by the organization. Recipients are honored for their dedication, service, and contributions to their local Lions Club and community.

Our new President Stan Stanly presented Mariasantos Ulloa with a Tom Bingham Award. The Lions Tom Bingham Fellow Award is given by the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation to individuals, both Lions and non-Lions, who have shown outstanding dedication to service, particularly in the area of vision care for Georgians. The award recognizes those who embody the mission and ideals of the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation, which is to improve vision for Georgians in need. The award is presented alongside a donation made by the Lions Club in the recipient's honor, and the recipient also receives a personalized award and pin.

Our guest speaker for the night was Lion Past District Governor John Rudder. He presented the Woodstock Lions Club a “Model Club” award. A Lions "Model Club" award recognizes Lions clubs that demonstrate exceptional dedication and contribution to the Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF). These clubs typically achieve a significant fundraising goal for LCIF, often calculated based on the number of club members multiplied by $500, according to tnlions.org. The award signifies the club's commitment to humanitarian service and its impact on global causes through LCIF.

The picnic was a great night of food, fellowship, awards, and recognitions. We want to recognize Lion Cheryl Hunton for all the hard work she did organizing, setting up, and breaking down this years’ picnic.

The Woodstock Lions Club has Twenty-Seven members and meets on the fourth Monday each month at 7:00 pm at The Tavern at Towne Lake. Lions’ clubs are a group of men and women who identify needs within the community and work together to fulfill those needs. For more information or to get involved with the Woodstock Lions Club, please contact us at WoodstockLionsClub@Gmail.com or call us at (770) 906-2958.

Lions Clubs International is the largest membership-based service organization in the world. Our 1.4 million members in more than 49,000 clubs are serving in 200 countries and geographic areas. Since 1917, Lions have improved health and well-being, strengthened communities and supported those in need, locally and globally. At Lions Clubs International our motto is “We Serve.” Learn more about who we are and what we do at lionsclubs.org.

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