By LISA DICK
Noblesville Lions Club
At the June 25 meeting, the Noblesville Lions Club presented the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Fellowship award to the Hamilton-Boone-Madison Special Education Co-op. Accepting the award were Blind/Low Vision Teachers Shelby Metzler and Jennifer Abbott.
Hamilton-Boone-Madison Special Education Co-op provides consultative or direct services and materials from a licensed Teacher for Blind/Low Vision, a Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist, and/or a Braille Transcriptionist to children with qualifying vision loss. Lions have been serving and advocating for the blind and visually impaired since Hellen Keller challenged them to become “knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness” in 1925.
(From left) Noblesville Lions President Jeff Kozicki, Cheryl Helton, Steve Shaw, Joe Connerley, Walt Scheid, and John Einsfeld. (Photo provided by Noblesville Lions Club)
(From left) Stephen Craig, Josh Kozicki, Gene Beck, Steve Shaw, Bob Minton, and Rollin Cutter. (Photo provided by Noblesville Lions Club)
Outgoing President Jeff Kozicki also recognized Lions Cheryl Helton, Steve Shaw, Joe Connerley, Walt Scheid, and John Einsfeld for their exceptional service this year.
Members Stephen Craig, Josh Kozicki, Gene Beck, Steve Shaw, Bob Minton, and Rollin Cutter were presented with Melvin Jones Fellowships from the Lions Club International Foundation. Kozicki won his at the Indiana State Convention. The other Lions were honored for their dedication with a combined total of over 200 years of service.
The Melvin Jones Fellowship recognizes the legacy of the founder of Lions Club International.