Geneva Lions honored with awards at district convention

William Tomasek of St. Charles and Howie Pribble of Batavia, members of the Geneva Lions Club, were recently recognized at the recent District 1-J annual convention in Itasca.

Lion Tomasek was honored with the Jim and Joyce Davis Lifetime Achievement Award with 54 years of service.

Lion Pribble was awarded the George Lazansky Distinguished Service Award. The George Lazansky award is given to district Lions for their outstanding contributions to Lionism at any of a variety of levels in the Lions organization.

The Geneva Lions Club works within the communities of Geneva and St. Charles to raise money primarily for the benefit of persons with sight or hearing disabilities.

A large percentage of funds is also donated to local community organizations.

Visit genevalionsclub.org to learn more about the Geneva Lions Club, its service activities, and the organizations they support.

Or join them for lunch almost every Monday at noon at Aurelio's Pizza in downtown Geneva. Your first lunch is on them!

Lions Clubs International is the largest service club organization in the world. Its 1.35 million members in more than 46,000 clubs are serving communities in 207 countries and geographical areas around the globe. Since 1917, Lions clubs have aided the blind and visually impaired, championed youth initiatives and strengthened local communities through hands-on service and humanitarian projects. For information about Lions Clubs International, visit lionsclubs.org.