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Page 14 District 23B Spirit — September 2019
Harwinton Lions Club
Harwinton Lions Spring into Viets, the Anthony G. George grants. Ten other clubs also
Summer Scholarship recipient, and the participated in the outreach. Just a
Hurlbut G. Clark Scholarship week later, we hosted District
Governor Harry Schuh’s testimonial
As the “Taste of Summer in awardee Coral Gorack. Both Carter at Chatterley’s Event Space in
and Coral volunteered at Taste of
Harwinton” committee worked on Torrington. More than 80 attendees
planning the third annual food truck Summer in Harwinton. Scholarships
festival with new partner, the are funded by the annual honored Harry’s great work as DG.
Harwinton Agricultural Society, scholarship pancake breakfast held And, on the hottest day in July,
each November.
plans and work were underway on while most of Connecticut was
other Lions projects and In other club projects, bakers and trying to escape the heat, four
fundraisers, too. Our partnership Lions—including project lead Brian
provided a new location for the sandwich makers thanked donors
festival at the Harwinton with treats at the Red Cross Blood Dunbar, Fred Rondano, President
Fairgrounds, where we were able to Drive on May 25, one of three drives Roland Perreault, and Bob Farber—
worked on repairs to the roof of the
we hosted in 2018-19. 55 pints of
include antique tractor pulls and gazebo that the club donated to the
horse events, including barrel racing blood were collected, and we look Town of Harwinton in 2010. The
forward to our September 7 drive at
and gymkhana, in addition to food month ended with the 6th Annual
trucks, entertainment, and kids’ Harwinton Town Hall.
zone including pony rides. Cars for Sight show, organized by
Bruce Richard, which featured more
Eric Van Leer led a group of than 100 show cars, muscle cars,
Harwinton Lions conducting eye
In May, the scholarship committee, and beautifully restored older
led by David French, reviewed screening at the Special Olympics models. The top 25 cars received
on June 7 and 8. Athletes were
applications, awarding $2000 awards.
scholarships to Lewis Mills High tested using the sophisticated
KidSight cameras funded by LCIF
School graduating seniors Carter
(Left) “Taste of Summer
in Harwinton” Festival
Chair Amber Scouller
tests the lemonade
(right) Departing District
Governor Harry Schuh
and wife Carol Kearns at
his testimonial
celebration
(Left) The work crew making
repairs to the gazebo at
Harwinton Town Hall
(right) A few of the show
cars at “Cars for Sight”
