Awards

The Lions Club of Edwardstown has since Charter been very keen to provide awards to prominent members of the community and members of the Club.

To this date the Club has provided eight Melvin Jones Fellowships and 46 James D Richardson Honour Awards for members of the community and club members, making it the largest provider of the James D Richardson Honour Awards in the Multiple District.

On the occasion of the Handover Night in June 2005 President Tony French presented to Dr Mark Moore a Melvin Jones Fellow Award for Dedicated Humanitarian Services to the people of East Timor from Lions Clubs International Foundation.

"The Club Board implemented a scheme in 1990 to invite a prominent member of the community to propose the Toast to Lions Clubs International at the Annual Club Handover night. This person was then presented with a James D Richardson Honour Award".

Brief details about the recipients that come from outside of the Club are as follows: -

 

Kevin Hodgson OAM, JP

A former Mayor of the City of Marion. He served with distinction as Mayor for six years.

 

Paul Manning.

A former President of the Active Elders Association. The Association was formed by our Club in 1966 with the help of the City of Marion and a grant from the Commonwealth Government of the day. Paul has been a very active member of the Association since it was formed.

 

Dr Keryn Williams.

Dr Williams was Department Head from the Lions Save Sight Foundation at the Flinders Medical centre.

 

Rev. Keith Horne OAM.

The Reverend Horne was the leader of the Marion Church of Christ. His group arranged Christmas Hampers in the Mitchell Park area for most denominations for many years.

 

Mrs Barbara Miels.

Barbara has been the Treasurer of the Edwardstown Lions Ladies’ Auxiliary for the last 26 years.

 

Mrs Lesley Becker.

Mrs Becker was the Co-ordinator of the Lions Miss personality Quest for many years.

 

Doug Thomas.

A former football coach and now the Manager of the West Adelaide Football Club. Doug has for many years acted as auctioneer for the Edwardstown Lions Club's Annual Charity Auction.

 

Mrs Betty Hannah.

Mrs Hannah has been a voluntary worker for many years with the Edwardstown Meals on Wheels.

 

Steve Trabilsie.

Steve has been a dedicated volunteer for the Mary Potter Foundation and other local charities for many years.

 

Mrs Terry Omond OAM.

Terry is a past president of the Ladies’ Auxiliary and has been a member since the auxiliary was formed in 1963.

 

Sr. Maureen O’Connell

Sister Maureen is a Dominican nun working in the Mitchell Park area.

 

Sr. Teresa Taggert

Sister Teresa is a Josephite nun at the St Josephs Family Care Centre at Mitchell Park.  

 

Colin M Haines JP

A former Mayor of the City of Marion. He served with distinction as Mayor for nine years.

 

Sr Loreto O'Connor

Sr Loreto who is a member of the St Joseph’s Convent in South Australia has been the principal of St Ann’s Special School at Marion since 1997. Prior to be sent to Marion, she was the Principal at St Patrick’s Special School at Dulwich from 1984 to 1996.

 

Mrs Joan Mair

 

Mrs Mair. a member of the Lions Club of Edwardstown Ladies Auxiliary has for many years, through the "Ashford Aunts" group raised funds for the Ashford Hospital to provide equipment and a scholarship for the nurses.

 

 

Ms Marg Maloney

Marg is a Theatre Sister at the Royal Adelaide Hospital who since 2001 has made 6 trips to East Timor, as a volunteer using her holidays and her accumulated days off, with Dr Mark Moore and his OSSAA team to perform reconstructive surgery on the local population.

 

Mrs Felicity-ann Lewis

The Mayor of the City of Marion who has been in office for 5 years.

 

Mr Graham Watts

The Deputy Mayor of the City of Marion who retired with distinction after being a Councillor for over 20 years.

 

Dr John Greenwood AM 

Dr Greenwood AM is the head of the Burns Unit at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

 

Dr Suren Krishnan OAM 

Dr Krishnan is a regular visitor to the many Pacific Islands and Cancar, Flores where he has provided voluntary medical service in conjunction with OSSAA and the AUSAID funded Pacific Islands Projects managed by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He is an active Rotarian.

 

 

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Members of the club have also received an Ambassador of Goodwill Award from International President Frank Moore lll, four International President Awards, one International Leadership Award, five Melvin Jones Fellows, two William R Tresise Fellowships, one Ian M Stockdale Humanitarian Award and two James D Richardson Honour Awards from International Presidents, District Governors, other Lion Clubs, the Trustees of the Australian Lions Foundation and the Past District Governors’ Association.

Nine club members have been honoured with Life Membership.

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