Maine Lions District 41 Stratton-Eustis Lions Club Stratton Maine

NEW MELVIN JONES FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENT   ( Portland , ME )-- An Evening With Past International President Jimmy Ross to benefit LCIF (Lions Clubs International Foundation) was held on February 23, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. at The Holiday Inn West for presentation of the Melvin Jones Fellowship awards. The New England Lions Council awarded Melvin Jones plaques and pins to 60 recipients throughout the New England Lions Clubs from Maine , Massachusetts , New Hampshire , Vermont and Connecticut .  Tony Arruda from the Stratton-Eustis Lions Club was one of the recipients awarded a Melvin Jones Fellowship by Mr. Ross.  Mr. Arruda has been an active member of the Stratton-Eustis Lions Club and past president for over 10 years and is currently the Zone Chair for the Stratton-Eustis, Farmington , New Portland and Wilton Lions Clubs.   According to Mr. Arruda “I am honored and surprised to be a recipient this year.  I look forward to continuing to serve the community.”   Since the club’s charter in 1954,  Mr. Arruda is their first member to receive the Melvin Jones Fellowship. Mr. Arruda was instrumental in continuing the club’s activities and its members have worked on a variety of projects in the local community, such as Polar Blast, Family Fun Days, the Stratton-Eustis Halloween Party and the Seniors Christmas dinner and party.  Proceeds from past fundraising events have gone to two annual college scholarships, Sight First II and other causes in the community and world wide.