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Croghan Lions Club Announces 2021 Citizens of the
Year
Published: July 27, 2021 at
11:45 a.m.
By: Press Release from Croghan Lions Club
CROGHAN LIONS TO HONOR 2021 CITIZENS OF THE YEAR
The Croghan Lions
Club is proud to announce that Robert Williams and Cory Demo have been selected
as their 2021 Citizens of the Year.
Both were chosen for consistently demonstrating the Lions Clubs
International motto, “We Serve.”
Robert “Bob”
Williams was a long time Social Studies teacher at Beaver River Central
School, well known by countless students for his dedication, humor, and
passionate support for Syracuse University basketball. He and his wife Pam have hosted many
exchange students and continue to maintain contacts with them. He has served in the Beaver Falls Fire
Department for over forty years and has been recognized with many awards,
including “Outstanding Commissioner” in 2003. He is a member of the Lowville Elks and
recently has been very active as a bus driver for Lewis County General
Hospital. He has truly dedicated
countless hours to serving the community as a teacher, role model, and
friend.
Cory Demo has
been selected as the 2021 Student Citizen of the Year. Not only is he an exceptionally talented
athlete and scholar he is a leader who has served as President of the
Beaver River High School National Honor Society and Youth Advisory
Council. He is very active in his
church, the Sons of the American Legion, fund raising events for people in
need, and helping with Lions’ spaghetti dinners. He has been a lifeguard at
the local town beach. He was the
recipient of the Lions academic scholarship in 2021 and will be attending
the University of Buffalo in the fall.
The Croghan Lions
Club’s “Jim Scanlon Citizens of the Year Banquet” will by
held on September 25, 2021 at American Legion Post
1663 in Croghan, NY at 6:00 p.m.
Because no banquet could be held last year the 2020 Citizens of
the Year, Janine Mattimore and Heather Puddington, will also be honored. All family and friends are invited to
attend.
Checks payable to
the Croghan Lions Club for $20 per person should be mailed to: Lion Marian Opela,
6814 Tillman Rd, Lowville, NY 13367 by September 14, 2021
and should include the names of all those attending the event. There is no charge for children under the
age of six.
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