LIONS MEMORIAL TRUST

"Charitable betterment and welfare for children and the sight and hearing impaired."

NEVER IN THE PROUD HISTORY OF THE PASADENA HOST LIONS CLUB WILL THESE NAMES OR THEIR SERVICE BE FORGOTTEN.........

IN MEMORIAM
Ron Aday	Stan Brown
Roy Coates	Gene Crane
Clarence Dykstra	Eldon Eby
David Evans	Dewey Howell
Elmer Hilgendorf	Frank Johnson
Ruby Jensen	John Lamb
Kim Johnson	Gordon Macleod
Eugene Kauk	Richard Pentico
Edward Law	Ivan Pyle
Mike Mitchell	Roy Shatafian
Tom Morgan	Glen Sinclair
Bill Oates	Lyman Theal
Paul Pierce	Michael Cadwell
Barney Reals	James Thomas
Gene Riggs	C. S. Warrington
Georgy Russell	Bob Shumway
J. Morgan Rasmussen	Ernie Smith
Stephen Deming	Ted R. Smith
Hal Towle	Mildred R. Teal
Ken Waterhouse

Historically, Olive M. Harris was a volunteer worker in the office of Lion Ted Smith, who at the time was Civil Defense Director for the City of Pasadena. During her years as volunteer worker she became aware of the activities of Pasadena Lions Club; particularly as they relate to our work with and for, the blind. She learned about the Pasadena Braille Club, the Vista Nova Home for the Blind, the Lions Eye-Bank, student assistance, White Cane Days, and our help in general to the visually impaired.

In the Spring of 1971, Olive M. Harris passed away and the Pasadena Lions Club lost one its ardent supporters. In expression of her concern, she left a bequest of $50,000 to Pasadena Lions Club, which was the beginning of the Memorial Trust Fund. Since that time, the fund has been augmented by other bequests and gifts from persons, who likewise have become interested in our work.

In 2004, another devoted Pasadena Lion, Georgy Russell, having served the club as its president and chairperson of the Memorial Trust, upon her passing, bequeathed her estate to the trust, thereby increasing its size four fold. Thanks to her generosity and love of Lionism, the Memorial Trust is now fully empowered to meet its mission statement and beyond, and truly improve lives in a meaningful way.

God bless you Olive Harris and Georgy Russell and now Ted R. Smith for your love and dedication and service to Lionism. We who manage your legacy pledge our honor to you that your generosity will bring maximum benefit to all it assists and your names will inexorably linked with its well springs.

There is no better investment in the future of Pasadena, than by naming the Pasadena Host Lions Memorial Trust as a beneficiary of your will or bequest, helping continue our legacy of "We Serve". With a growing Memorial Trust, financial stewardship is sound. An independent board of five members and two advisors evaluate all investments to ensure need, a commitment to cause and most importantly: results.

The saga of the Memorial Trust Fund closes with a fitting eulogy: "It may be said that from the great hearts of two ladies, a mighty fund has grown, ever to live on, helping the sightless and visually impaired - to see all things beautiful, along with the betterment and welfare of children and the handicapped."

It is an honor to serve as Chairman this year guiding the Memorial Trust as it commences its 35th. year of philanthropy and service. It is a milestone seeing the trust grow over its existence by almost four times its original value, while being able to fund numerous philanthropy requests received each year.

Building on almost three decades of assistance to youth, the sight and hearing impaired, the Memorial Trust continues its support of those worthwhile causes.

During the year ended June 30, 2007, the trust received memorial contributions which were added to the trust corpus. During this year 2007-2008 the trustees continue to make gift grants from corpus earnings.

Funding requests to the Pasadena Lions Memorial Trust should be made utilizing the grant application and fully meet the grant criteria as available below.