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Lions receives Awards
Birch-Sturm Fellowship presented to worthy Lion
 June
12, 2013 --
Gary Silah, a long time member and president of the club was
awarded with an Birch-Sturm Fellowship by his fellow
club members at the club's installation of officers dinner held at
the Eden Lions Steak Fry in the Eden Community Center. Presenting the plaque is
Fred Gebhart, Director of the Wisconsin Lions Foundation. Lion Gary has served as
president twice and numerous years as secretary for the
club. He is also the cabinet-secretary, district
convention co-chairman and diabetes chairman for the
district. He can also be counted on to help out at all
the fund raisers. Other
FDL Evening Lions that are Birch-Sturm Fellows are
Wayne Bargenquast, Bob Berryman, Charles Browning, Tom Clausen, Gary
Colton and
Mike Konen.
Knight of Sight Fellowship presented to worthy Lion
 June
12, 2013 --
Wayne Bargenquast
received the prestigious Knight of Sight Fellowship at
the Officer Induction Meeting. The fellowship was presented to Lion
Wayne by the
club for his support of the Eye Bank Transporter Team.
Lions transport eyes and processed corneas for the Lions
Eye Bank of Wisconsin. The Fond du Lac group relays tissue from Fond du
Lac to Beaver Dam and delivers corneas to doctors in the Fox Valley and
Two Rivers.
Fond du Lac Evening Lions transport eyes at their own
expense.
The Knight of Sight is awarded by the Lions Eye Bank of
Wisconsin Lions upon receipt of a $1,000 donation by the club or an
individual to the Eye Bank.
Other FDL Evening Lions that are Knight
of Sight Fellows are Orv Doede (deceased), a past president of the Eye Bank, Frank
Bartzen, Tom Clausen, Gary Colton and Erv Karls.
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