Lyndonville holds induction ceremony for Leo’s, youth branch of the Lions Club
Harold Suhr recognized with Lions Club’s top honor, the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award
Photos courtesy of Lyndonville Lions Club: Lyndonville Leo Club: Bailie Atwater (new), Aurora Avery (new), Robin Botsford (new), Isabella Bresett (President), Sarah Corser (Treasurer), Cylie DeLee (new), Austin Fonda (new), Hannah Fox, Grace Fox, Sierra Frasier (new), James Giarla, Isabella Groves (new), Thalia Heinsler (new), Molly Ingersoll, Emily Knoll (new), Emily Miner (Vice President), Brooke Robinson (new), Savannah Spoth (Secretary), Rylan Townsend (new), Haylee Wright (new) and staff advisor Jennifer Neroni-Trupo.
Press Release, Lyndonville Lions Club
LYNDONVILLE – The Lyndonville Lions Club held an Induction Ceremony on Wednesday, January 15, welcoming an impressive total of 20 members. During the ceremony, 12 new members of the Lyndonville Central School Leo’s Club were officially inducted for the 2026 calendar year.
The Leo’s Club is a youth branch of Lions Clubs International, where Lions Club members serve as mentors to future community leaders. Through this program, Lions encourage America’s youth to become actively involved in civic engagement, leadership development, and voluntary community service.
Pictured from left include Leo staff advisor Jennifer Neroni-Trupo, president Isabella Bresett, vice president Emily Miner, treasurer Sarah Corser, and secretary Savannah Spoth.
The Lyndonville Central School chapter, under the leadership of its staff advisor, Jennifer Neroni-Trupo, has been very active in recent months through several meaningful service projects.
Harold Suhr (left) is presented the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award by Eric Johnson, president of Lyndonville Lions Club.
These efforts included a school-wide peanut butter and jelly collection to support a local food pantry, a holiday Christmas card–writing project to spread cheer to members of the local shut-in community, and a hat, mitten, and scarf donation tree at the school. Items collected through the donation tree were distributed to those in need throughout the Lyndonville community.
The Lyndonville Lions Club hosted the event, which included a buffet dinner, to honor and recognize the Leo Club members for their service and commitment. Looking ahead, the Leo’s will assist the Lyndonville Lions with several upcoming community events, including the annual Community Free Eyeglass Clinic, the Mother’s Day Rose Sale, and the 52nd Annual Fourth of July Celebration.
The Lyndonville Lions Club took time to honor one of its own when longtime member Harold Suhr was presented with the prestigious Melvin Jones Fellowship Award. This award is named in honor of the founder of Lions Clubs International, Melvin Jones.
Mr. Jones was a businessman who established Lions Clubs International and helped grow it into the largest service organization in the world. He is also credited with the motto, “You can’t get very far until you start doing something for somebody else.”
The Lyndonville Lions Club proudly used this guiding principle in honoring Mr. Suhr for his numerous years of service on various boards, his generosity and dedication to the youth of the Town of Yates, and his unwavering support of the Lyndonville Lions Club.
