At a recent dinner meeting, the club honoured one of its members, John Haggerstone, with the Melvin Jones Fellowship. Named after the founder of Lions Club International, the Melvin Jones Fellowship is the highest award bestowed by the Lions for service to Lionism and to the community.
In making the citation, Lion president Geoff Smith referred to John's early involvement in running the Berkhamsted Dynamos Junior Football Club which had nine boys teams, and then as chairman of the Berkhamsted Youth Centre.
He was also an active
member of the NW Herts Community Health Council, specialising in learning difficulties. He has been a market researcher for ICI, and for the past 12 years has been with the Prison Service at HMP The Mount, Bovingdon as director and co-ordinator of business studies, helping to rehabilitate ex-offenders into self employment.
John Haggerstone of Dudswell Lane, Northchurch, has been a member of the Lions Club of Berkhamsted for 18 years. During his time in the Lions he has served as president twice, secretary for seven years, treasurer for two years, and zone chairman. "John gets involved in all the club's fundraising, community service and social activities. His computer skills and knowledge get called upon continuously," said Lion president Geoff. "Towards the end of 2006, Lion John showed what a great humanitarian he is when as a last resort he donated one of his kidneys to his daughter Jane who had been suffering for many years waiting in vain for a suitable donor."
John Haggerstone is the eighth member ever of Berkhamsted Lions Club to have been honoured with a Melvin Jones Fellowship.
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