{"id":1419,"date":"2018-06-24T18:24:03","date_gmt":"2018-06-24T18:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/?p=1419"},"modified":"2018-06-24T18:24:03","modified_gmt":"2018-06-24T18:24:03","slug":"june-2018-the-end-of-the-lion-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/?p=1419","title":{"rendered":"June 2018 &#8212; the end of the Lion Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although I was gone for the first half of the month, the Moultonborough Lions Club continued its service work and I am proud to record what happened this month.<\/p>\n<p>For the third year in a row, we <strong>purchased new books and distributed them to each student in the three elementary schools in our service area<\/strong>.\u00a0 In March, during Dr. Seuss Week, we gave books to students at Sandwich Central School.\u00a0 On June 11, Lions Mark, John, and Pete (in the Lion suit), gave out 74 hardcover books to the students at <strong><em>Tuftonboro Elementary School<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\r\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_container slideshow_container_style-light\" style=\"height: 200px; \" data-slideshow-id=\"1412\" data-style-name=\"style-light\" data-style-version=\"2.3.1\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_loading_icon\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_content\" style=\"display: none;\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_1068.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1068\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">IMG_1068<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide 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class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_1079.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1079\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">IMG_1079<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_1086.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1086\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">IMG_1086<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/unnamed-2.png\" alt=\"unnamed-2\" width=\"644\" height=\"484\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">unnamed-2<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_controlPanel slideshow_transparent\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"slideshow_togglePlay\" data-play-text=\"Play\" data-pause-text=\"Pause\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_button slideshow_previous slideshow_transparent\" role=\"button\" data-previous-text=\"Previous\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_button slideshow_next slideshow_transparent\" role=\"button\" data-next-text=\"Next\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_pagination\" style=\"display: none;\" data-go-to-text=\"Go to slide\"><div class=\"slideshow_pagination_center\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<!-- WordPress Slideshow Version 2.3.1 -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n<p>A few days later we repeated the process at <strong><em>Moultonborough Central School<\/em> <\/strong>when Lions John, Don, Kathy, Peter, Joe, Pete, and Pat delivered 276 hardcover books to students in Pre L through grade 6.\u00a0 This event brought the total of new books given to elementary students to 479.<\/p>\n\r\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_container slideshow_container_style-light\" style=\"height: 200px; \" data-slideshow-id=\"1418\" data-style-name=\"style-light\" data-style-version=\"2.3.1\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">unnamed-3<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/unnamed-4.png\" alt=\"unnamed-4\" width=\"644\" height=\"484\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">unnamed-4<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/unnamed-1.png\" alt=\"unnamed-1\" width=\"644\" height=\"484\" 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data-pause-text=\"Pause\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_button slideshow_previous slideshow_transparent\" role=\"button\" data-previous-text=\"Previous\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_button slideshow_next slideshow_transparent\" role=\"button\" data-next-text=\"Next\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_pagination\" style=\"display: none;\" data-go-to-text=\"Go to slide\"><div class=\"slideshow_pagination_center\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<!-- WordPress Slideshow Version 2.3.1 -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n<p>In addition, major awards were presented and new officers (for the 2018-19 Lion Year) were inducted by outgoing District Governor, Sam Longbrook.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em>Lion of the Year<\/em><\/span> <strong>Lloyd Conery\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lionof-Year-18.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1401\" src=\"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lionof-Year-18-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lionof-Year-18-300x225.png 300w, http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lionof-Year-18-399x300.png 399w, http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lionof-Year-18.png 644w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\">The <em>Fidelco Loyal Shepherd Fellow<\/em><\/span> (given to Lions dedicated service in all aspect of assistance for the blind) was present to <strong>Joe and Pat Keegan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Good-Shepherd-Award-18.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1399 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Good-Shepherd-Award-18-300x272.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Good-Shepherd-Award-18-300x272.png 300w, http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Good-Shepherd-Award-18-330x300.png 330w, http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Good-Shepherd-Award-18.png 521w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Granite State Award<\/em><\/span> for exceptional service to his NH Community at the local and state level was presented\u00a0 to<strong> Peter Allen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Granite-State-Award.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1400\" src=\"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Granite-State-Award-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Granite-State-Award-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Granite-State-Award-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Granite-State-Award-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Granite-State-Award-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And the Highest Award in Lionism, the<span style=\"color: #993366;\"> <em>Melvin Jones Award<\/em><\/span> to <strong>Sandy Meskys.<\/strong>\u00a0 The recipient of this award is a model of exemplary service to her club and the community which it serves.<\/p>\n<p>Also the photo below is of most of the<strong> newly elected and inducted officers and board of directors<\/strong> (left to right: Don Trudeau, Board; Joe Keegan, Board; Pat Keegan, Tail Twister;, Karen Barron, Board; Sam Longbrook, District Governor; Peter Allen, President, John Menken, first vice-president; Dawn Law, Treasurer; Mark Cotrupi, Immediate Past President and Membership Chairman).\u00a0<em> Not present were Pete Strople, second vice-president; Sally Sibulkin, Secretary, Michelle Duddy, Lion Tamer, and Joanne Lau, Board<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/New-Officers.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1403 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/New-Officers-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"246\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although I was gone for the first half of the month, the Moultonborough Lions Club continued its service work and I am proud to record 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For the third year in a row, we purchased new books &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/?p=1419\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11,12,3],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1419"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1419"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1420,"href":"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1419\/revisions\/1420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/moultonboroughlions.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}