Aurora Lions Club members celebrated three milestones recently.
During an annual charter night banquet Tuesday, Dec. 7, at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora, the Lions welcomed a new member, named the Club’s 2023 distinguished service award winner and reflected on their first 100 years.
Highlighting the event was induction of Saul Olivas of Aurora as an Aurora Lion. Randy Brown, membership chair, presided at the ceremony. Susan Koepke, Aurora Lions president, was Olivas’ sponsor.
He is a dual-language teacher at Hunt Club Elementary School in Oswego. Earlier Olivas was a first grade bilingual/dual language teacher at Johnson Elementary School in East Aurora School Dist. 131.
Active in the community, Olivas serves on East Aurora School District 131 board of education; is advisory board president, Dominican Literacy Center in Aurora; second vice president, Aurora Citizens Police Academy Alumni; and member, Alliance of Latinos Motivating Action in the Suburbs.
Michelle Needham, service award coordinator, announced that Jay Short of Aurora, Club service chair, was elected by members to receive the 2023 distinguished service award winner. Recovering from shoulder surgery, Short will receive his award later.
Aurora Lions president Susan Koepke gave a history of the Club’s founding in 1922 with a multimedia presentation.
—Al Benson