Melvin Jones Fellowship
The Melvin Jones Fellowship (MJF) is the backbone of our foundation. Presented to those who donate US$1,000 to the Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) or to people for whom a donation was made by others—the Norwich Lions Club does this to honor members, who have recently made a notable contribution to the club’s activities. It’s a tremendous contribution to humanity and to the legacy of our founder, Melvin Jones.
Norwich Lions Club Melvin Jones Fellows are:
- 1991: Phil Wheeler
- 1993: Len Cook, Ed Seaton
- 1994: Jack Van Horn
- 1995: Red Logan
- 1996: Joseph Grant, MD
- 1997: Robert Huke
- 1998: Ed Childs, Ray Royce
- 2000: Jay Van Arman
- 2002: Earl Thompson
- 2003: James Southworth
- 2004: John Lawe
- 2005: John Brendel, Henry Scheier
- 2006: Demo Sofronas
- 2007: Silvette Gardner, Bill Merrill
- 2008: Al Gollnick, Eugene “Rusty” Bernal , Rob Sabatelle, Donna Wheeler, Harjit Rakhra
- 2009: Joyce Childs
- 2010: Mike Woods
- 2011: Ed Janeway
- 2013: Laurie Sabatelle
- 2014: Deborah Bernal
- 2015: David DeLucia
- 2016: Gary De Gasta
- 2017: Bill Osgood, Brion McMullan
- 2018: Cheryl E. Brush, Frances R. De Gasta
- 2019: Debbie Van Arman, Mel Aaron
- 2020: Peter Stanzel
- 2021: Stephen Flanders, Nicolaas Bekker
- 2022: Bonnie Munday
- 2023: Glenn Britton
- 2024: Rosanne Maguire, David Lemal, Phil Wheeler (PMJF)
Fellows, who were deceased as of 2024, are indicated with boldface.