The Geneva Lions Club, serving Geneva and St. Charles, IL recognized Kane County board member John Martin with the club’s highest honor, a Melvin Jones Fellowship, at the club’s 79th annual Installation and Awards Dinner held June 27 at Mill Creek Golf Club.

Established by Lions Club International in 1973, the fellowship is an honor granted to those who donate, or have donations made in their name, of $1,000 to the Lions Club International Foundation. Fellowships represent 75 percent of the foundation’s annual revenue.

Since its founding in 1968 the Lions Club International Foundation has award more than 12,000 grants totaling more than $900 million, in the Lions’ four key service goal areas of sight, youth, disaster relief and other humanitarian efforts.

In addition, Martin and Geneva High School Principal Thomas Rogers were recognized for 20 years of service as Geneva Lions.

Martin, now retired, is a founding partner and former principal with Huck Bouma PC.

To learn more about the Geneva Lions Club, its local service work, and the organizations it supports through local fund-raising efforts, please visit genevalionsclub.org or join the group for lunch at noon Thursdays at Aurelio’s Pizza in downtown Geneva.

About Lions Clubs International

Lions Clubs International is the largest service club organization in the world. Its 1.35 million members in more than 46,000 clubs are serving communities in 207 countries and geographical areas around the globe. Since 1917, Lions clubs have aided the blind and visually impaired, championed youth initiatives and strengthened local communities through hands-on service and humanitarian projects. For more information about Lions Clubs International, visit lionsclubs.org.