Page 8 - September 2019

Page 8 District 23B Spirit — September 2019

Torrington Lions Club

(Below) Lion Phil Dzurnak presents
President Donna Robideau with
a Knight of the Blind award for all of her
service as well.

Lion Phil Dzurnak presents Lion Maryann
Ryan a Knight of
the Blind award for her years of service.

(right) The South
Windsor Club took
part in St Baldrick's
Foundation "Rock
the Bald" event in
Manchester on June
23. Susan Gabriele
raised over $1500
for Childhood
Cancer research by
submitting to having
her head buzzed.
Donations came
from family (in
memory of husband
Bill), friends, and
Lions in the club
(above) District 23B's leaders attended a June planning and district. Susan
meeting hosted by CRIS Radio to discuss their access named the club as
program for the sight-impaired. DG Harry Schuh and her team.
DGE Ev Lyons were on hand, along with others, to hear
how CRIS Radio plans to expand this service. Three (below) Fred Soliani golf tournament this year raised
Lions Clubs (Bristol, Greater Hartford Host and Windsor) money for scholarships in Bristol and also money for Jim
have already worked with CRIS to make local museums Sadecki a blind veteran who is participating in
and playgrounds accessible to the sight-impaired. CRIS Paralympics as an air-rifle marksman. Co-Chairs of the
is looking for additional Lions clubs who would like to tournament Bud Funk and Bill Wazelewski presented Jim
discuss this type of service project in which CRIS brings Sadecki with a check for $1,000.00 to help Jim with
technical expertise to augment the financial support of needed equipment and costs to continue competing for
Lions. Contact CRIS Radio to begin your club's project. the USA Paralympics.

(left) As part of
2018-2019
Windsor Locks
Lions Club
President's project,
Immediate Past
President Kathy
Doody rests on
one of the four
benches that were
installed at the
town's Southwest
Park.