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Lions receive Awards
Birch-Sturm Fellowships presented to worthy Lions
November 14, 2015 --
Immediate Past District Governor
Gary Silah was
awarded with a Birch-Sturm Fellowship by his fellow Lions of
District 27-B1 at the District Convention held at
the Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton. Presenting the plaque is
Past District Governor Tom King, currently a Director of the Wisconsin Lions Foundation
representing District B1. Lion Gary has recently
completed a year as District Governor for the Lions
district. Silah also received a Presidential
Certificate of Appreciation from Lions International.
He was this year's convention chairman and is also the
diabetes chairman for the district. This is Silah's
second fellowship.
Frank Bartzen was presented with a
Birch-Sturm Fellowship at a recent meeting of the Fond du
Lac Evening Lions from PDG Gary Colton, Immediate Past
President of the Birch-Sturm Memorial Fund and also a member
of the Fond du Lac Evening Lions. Bartzen is a 42 year
Charter Member of the Fond du Lac Evening Lions and a strong
supporter of club functions. He is the chairman of the
Sight and Hearing Committee that gives out glasses and
hearing aids to needy individuals in our community. He
also transports eye tissue for the Lions Eye Bank of
Wisconsin.
The Birch-Sturm Fellowship is awarded by the
Wisconsin Lions Foundation upon receipt of a $1,000 donation
to the foundation's memorial fund named after the two Lions
Clubs International presidents from Wisconsin, Frank Birch
(Milwaukee) 37-38 and Clarence Sturm (Manawa) 59-60.
The foundation supports the Wisconsin Lions
Camp in Rosholt where over 1,300 children and adults attend
summer camp for a week absolutely free of charge via Lions
and Lioness support. The camp specializes in blind,
deaf, cognitively disabled and diabetic individuals.
Other
FDL Evening Lions that are Birch-Sturm Fellows are
Wayne Bargenquast, Bob Berryman, Charles Browning, Tom Clausen, Gary
Colton and
Mike Konen. | 