Mary Richards is now the 41st President of Lagos Isolo Lions Club following her recent installation by the club, alongside other Officers at the 2023 Investiture and Fund Raising Ceremony held at Samkoll Gardens,Ikotun, Lagos.
The investiture of Mary Richards as the third Female President of the club, presented an opportunity for widows and traders to be empowered with grinding machines.
Other newly installed club officers include: Wale Oyekanmi (1st Vice President), Chief Ezekiel Obasanjo (2nd Vice President), Adeleke (Secretary), Barr. Fasule Olasunkanmi (Asst. Secretary), Makinde Iyabode (Treasurer), Lola Shomefun (ClubTail Twister) and Prince Adele Akin (Club Tamer).
During the installation ceremony, the District Governor 404B-4, Lion Samson Abodunrin urged the new officers to uphold the spirit of Lionism and make meaningful impact in the lives of the poor.
In the same vein, President of Lagos Isolo Lions Club, Mary Richards stressed that empowerment of the less privilege is the major cardinal point of her programme.
She said, ‘‘I have started well. You can see some grinding machine scheduled to empower the widows and traders.
“And I will build more on what my predecessor has done. Empowerment is key in Lionism. I am going to empower the needy.
‘’As a proponent of community empowerment, I will use my talent, treasure and time to uplift the needy’’.
The new Lions Club President who is also a Real Estate Expert added that her administration will pay attention to education, eye health and eradication of diabetes through focused and visionary leadership.
In her words, ‘‘Last Month, we offered free Eye Screening exercise with eye glasses to over 1000 patients within Isolo community. We shall continue to tackle challenges related to vision.
‘‘On fighting hunger, I have been a pioneer in the Agricultural Sector. I organized farming programme tagged Farm Connect for over 10,000 members to fight hunger.
“Now, coming to serve, I am introducing new method named Farmers’ Farm to empower many unemployed youths and women to earn and afford something for living.
‘’Aside Health, We are also looking at Housing. We have started empowering the youths on how to make it through real estate and provide affordable housing,’’ she said.
For his part, the Immediate Past President of the club. Lion Sunday Obisesan reiterated the need for the lions to continue to lend a hand to humanity.
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