b'Ken Dowson and his wife of course, accepts well-deserved award!All three Lions clubs in Scugog; Blackstock, Greenbank and Port Perry gathered together on Wednesday April 5 to award Oddfellow Ken Dowson with a Lifetime Fellowship of the Lions Clubs Camp Kirk Foundation for his long stand-ing and dedicated service of the(former) Humanitarian Programme,whichhelargelymanagedhimself,withof course, help from his wife Maureen who constantly relayed and monitored calls.Ken Dowson approached the Port Perry Lions last fall about the possibilities of assuming the project as the former Warriner Lodge members have now merged with the lodge in Brooklin. As Port Perry Lions had several other projects on theKen Dowson, with his wife at his side, as he accepted his award on go, we decided to talk to Blackstock Lions and then it wasWednesday April 5. decided to involve all three Scugog clubs in the venture. The three clubs have formed a committee of fifteen to look after the now known program, Scugog Lions HELP (Health Equipment Loan Program).So, the joke is of course, that it takes 15 Lions to do what one Oddfellow and his wife maintained for 12 yearsthus the award for an outstand-ing long time service to the community! Well done, Ken and Maureen!Here is the number again, if you are in need of a walker, wheelchair or other health care aid:365-800-0019. We are happy too, to report that we have moved the lo-cation to a garage behind Community Care in Port Perry, thankstothegenerosityandnewpartnershipwehave with them. We still need you to call the number, though, as we operate by appointment only, usually on Tuesday and Thursdayafternoons,althoughspecialtimescanbear-ranged.We also accept equipment donations, but we must be there to receive them. No dropping off without us there, please.By the time you read this, Port Perry Lions will have had anotherLandfillDiversioncollectionforthecommunity. We are pleased that so many are starting to save the articles for us instead of sending them to the landfill.Our ultimate goal would be to have Port Perry and area to be the best landfill diverters in all of South Central Ontario! Help us do this! Easily achievable and costs nothing!Ifyouareinterestedinbecominganeighbourhood champion for us, please email portperrylions@gmail.com for more information, thank you!FOCUS - MAY 202327'