1. GALEN DIRKSEN                02/25/1986
2. ARTHUR L. NICHOLSON   09/25/1987
3. IRVIN KREIDER JR.            11/19/1988
4. JOHN W. SCOTT                11/21/1989
5. JUDY BATES                      06/25/1994
6. DONALD ELLIOTT             06/25/1994
7. JOHN SAMUELSON           06/25/1994
8. JOHN WEISE                      06/25/1994
9. DENNIS STROM                 06/23/1995
10. BETTY BLAKE                   04/22/1997
11. JANET ATHANAS              04/22/1997
12. JIM BLAKE                          05/26/1998
13. KENT HARDING                 05/25/1999
14. CARL BAILEY                     06/12/2000
15. MARTY LANGLOIS             06/18/2004
16. DOTTIE VASQUEZ              04/14/2008
17. ED PIRONTI                         04/14/2008
18. SUSAN TAYLOR
    
19. STARR JENSEN
20. MONA JENSEN

MELVIN JONES FELLOWSHIPS

MJF FAQs:

• The Fellowship was established in 1973 and the Progressive program began in 1986 in response to Lions' request for a way to extend their commitment to LCIF.
• Donations through MJFs provide 70 percent of the Foundation's annual revenue.
• There are 100 levels in the Progressive program.
• Most of the funds raised during the first Campaign SightFirst were through MJF donations.
• There are 266,399 MJFs worldwide and 47,692 PMJFs
• The MJF luncheon began in 1984 and has been held at each convention since
• All MJFs are invited to the annual luncheon and their names are on a rotating computer list of donors in the MJF room at International Headquarters
• The MJF is LCIF's highest honor

Past Presidents of The Bethel Lions Club

1962 -1963
1963 -1964

2001-2002
2002 - 2003  Marty Langlois
2003 - 2004  Gregg Olsen
2004 - 2006  Ed Pironti
2006 -2008  Dottie Vasquez

Presidents serve from July to June