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MARGARET The Margaret Lions Club welcomed 20 new members during a special membership meeting on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020.
The meeting was held at the new Margaret City Hall and only limited attendance was allowed due to safety and health concerns because of COVID-19.
First Vice District Governor Brenda Elliott conducted the induction ceremony and outlined the mission of Lions Clubs International, “To create and foster a spirit of understanding among all people from humanitarian needs by providing voluntary service thru community involvement and international cooperation.”
With 1.4 million members serving in 47,000 clubs in 200+ countries, Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organization. Lions are recognized worldwide for their service to the blind and visually impaired.
Published: 10 December 2020
PHILIPSBURG: - The Sint Maarten Lions Club was chartered on December 12th, 1970, and will celebrate 50 years this coming Saturday. The idea for starting a Lions Club on Sint Maarten was initiated by the late Lion Donny Bakhuis, who was a government auditor and visited the island for work from the Federal Government in Curacao. The Club was eventually chartered by the Bonaire Lions Club with Lion Ben Vlaun serving as its first Lion President with 22 Charter members.
Since this was the first service club on the island in 1970 it took some time for the community to understand and accept this service club concept, because it was not a religious, fraternal, or political organization. Nevertheless, with proper leadership, the Sint Maarten Lions Club promoted itself through its many selfless activities that met varied community needs on the island.