Spectrum/The New Milford Lions Club held a 90th gala celebration - based on a 1920s theme to recognize its 90th anniversary this year. Festivties were held at the Fox Hill Inn in Brookfield. Above, Carol and Aron Bowman, of Danbury, guests of Lion Maredith Spector, take a selfie during the cocktail hour.
Spectrum/The New Milford Lions Club held a 90th gala celebration - based on a 1920s theme to recognize its 90th anniversary this year. Festivities were held at the Fox Hill Inn in Brookfield. Above, State Rep. Bill Buckbee shares a few remarks during the festivities. March 16, 2019
Spectrum/The New Milford Lions Club held a 90th gala celebration - based on a 1920s theme to recognize its 90th anniversary this year. Festivities were held at the Fox Hill Inn in Brookfield. march 16, 2019
Spectrum/The New Milford Lions Club held a 90th gala celebration - based on a 1920s theme to recognize its 90th anniversary this year. Festivities were held at the Fox Hill Inn in Brookfield. Above, Alan Chapman and his wife, Donna Draper, peruse the program for the evening, which included a presentation for Chapin's father, Charlie Chapin, who was recognized as a life member at the gala.March 16, 2019
Spectrum/The New Milford Lions Club held a 90th gala celebration - based on a 1920s theme to recognize its 90th anniversary this year. Festivities were held at the Fox Hill Inn in Brookfield. Above, Lions president Tammy Deak - who is only the second woman president of the club in its 90-year history - welcomes guests and outlines many of the club's accomplishments throughout its history. March 16, 2019
Spectrum/The New Milford Lions Club held a 90th gala celebration - based on a 1920s theme to recognize its 90th anniversary this year. Festivities were held at the Fox Hill Inn in Brookfield. Above, District Governor of 23B Harry Schuh shares a few words of congratulations to the club. MARch 16, 2019
Spectrum/The New Milford Lions Club held a 90th gala celebration - based on a 1920s theme to recognize its 90th anniversary this year. Festivities were held at the Fox Hill Inn in Brookfield. Above, Charlie Chapin, who has been a member of the club since 1984, shares a dance with Lions Club President Tammy Deak after Chapin was named a life member. March 16, 2019
William X. Martin II of New Milford, grandson of William X. Martin, one of the New Milford Lions Club’s founding members, captures some of the festivities at the club’s 90th anniversary party.
Spectrum/The New Milford Lions Club held a 90th gala celebration - based on a 1920s theme to recognize its 90th anniversary this year. Festivities were held at the Fox Hill Inn in Brookfield. Above, North Haven Lions June and Alan Sturtz share a dance. Alan is second vice district governor for 23A. March 16, 2019
Spectrum/The New Milford Lions Club held a 90th gala celebration - based on a 1920s theme to recognize its 90th anniversary this year. Festivitieswere held at the Fox Hill Inn in Brookfield. Above, Lions Jim Bannon and Maredith Spector kick up their heels on the dance floor. March 16, 2019
The New Milford Lions Club is celebrating its 90th anniversary. To recognize the milestone, the club held a 90th gala celebration March 16 at the Fox Hill Inn in Brookfield. The event, based on a Roaring ’20s theme, featured a cocktail hour, dinner and dancing, raffles and the presentation of a life membership plaque to Charlie Chapin, who has been a member since 1984.
Throughout its history, the club has served the community — and beyond — in numerous capacities. In the early years, the club purchased playground equipment for schools, park benches for the Village Green and leased Young’s Field for town use, prior to the town purchasing it. Over the years, the club has also purchased or donated more than 70 acres to the Weantinoge Heritage Land Trust. Among its other activities, paid for summer camp for children, sponsored the second Cub Scout Pack organized in the U.S., constructed pavilions at Young’s Field and Harrybrooke Park, organized and chartered a Leos Club at Schaghticoke Middle School, presented the Lions Country Fair, hosted a senior Christmas party and a summer picnic, made donations to New Milford Hospital exceeding $20,000, supported the New Milford fireworks, hosted the Fourth of July carnival, and supported Scouts, sports groups, the senior center, the food bank and more. In addition, the club provides funds for eye exams and glasses to children and adults in need.
