WELCOME
TO
BROOKVILLE LIONS & LEO CLUB
President: Beryl Burris Secretary: Elizabeth Dolobaille
BROOKVILLE LIONS CLUB 2014-2015
CHARTERED: DECEMBER 10, 2009
REGULAR MEETINGS: 2ND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH
MEETING TIME: 7 PM
MEETING PLACE:
ST. DAVID’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
117-35 235 STREET, CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, NY 11411
Mission Statement
To empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding through Lions Clubs.
Brookville Lions Club Philosophy: Coming together is a beginning, staying together is a process, working together is success.
Lion President: Beryl Burris (2014 - 2015)
Photo: President Beryl serving at the West Indian Labor Day Parade (Sep 2014)
Beryl Burris has been an educator for over thirty eight years with the Department of Education City of New York. She has taught elementary grades Pre-kindergarten through six and later served in supervisory positions. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education from Mills College of Education and Master of Science degree in Education from Long Island University. As a recipient of Chancellor Greene's Assistant Principal's Internship program, she earned a Professional Certificate in School Administration from City College.
She was responsible for selecting and training Early Childhood program staff in seventeen schools in District 18 and seventy in Region7. Beryl believes that early years are learning years... make them count. With this mantra she selected appropriate, quality resources for staff, students and supervisors in the early grades.
She also selected and contracted with several Community Based Organizations to provide early childhood education services for our youngest population. She coopted on writing committees at districts and city levels publishing programs and books.
Beryl is currently retired and loves to travel. She has visited twelve countries to date and look forward to her future trips. She is actively involved in her church St. Mark (Episcopal) located in Brooklyn and also Bethlehem Teacher's College Alumnae (her alma mater) New York Chapter. She continues her membership in her professional affiliations — New York City Consortium of Early Childhood Educators, National Association of Supervisors for Curriculum Development (ASCD), Council of Supervisors and Administration (CSA)
Beryl was introduced to Lionism by the late PDG Hank of Crown Heights Lions Club. Her close relationship with the late Selma Barnabas (sister of Lion Jeanette Forde-Curwen) gave her further insight. At the invitation of Lion Jeanette to join the Lions Club she accepted. She believes that this will honor the memory of her dear friend and colleague Selma. She is a Charter Member of the Brookville Lions Club and held the position of Treasurer for the past three years. Beryl attended her first convention this year in Toronto, Canada. . She found the experience very stimulating and looks forward to attending future events.
Beryl is the President of Brookville Lions Club for Lionistic Year 2014-2015
Brookville Lions Club Donating To Ovarian Cancer Research (June 2014)
BROOKVILLE LIONS CLUB OFFICERS 2014-2015
PRESIDENT……………………………………BERYL BURRIS
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT (IPP)………WILMA KIRK
1ST VICE PRESIDENT………………FRANCILLA MOORE
2ND VICE PRESIDENT……………..BRANDON PHILLIPS
3RD VICE PRESIDENT……………..REV. CHARLES NELSON
SECRETARY…………………………ELIZABETH DOLABAILLE
ASSIST. SECRETARY………………CLAUDETTE WHITE
TREASURER…………………………JEANETTE FORDE-CURWEN
TAIL TWISTER………………………JEFFREY FORBES
LION TAMER…………………………VALMA BECKFORD-BRYAN
DIRECTORS
2 YEARS………………………………CHERYL JOSEPH-OYEBISI
1 YEAR ………………………………..ELIZABETH MORGAN-ATKINSON
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
CHAIRPERSON………………………PAULETTE HAUGHTON
VICE CHAIR…………………………..HILMA BORDERS
MEMBER………………………………VICTORIA JOSEPH
LEO ADVISORY COMMITTEE
LEO ADVISOR CHAIR………………JEANETTE FORDE-CURWEN
CO-ADVISOR…………………………JEAN BAIN
CO-ADVISOR…………………………JEFFREY FORBES
LION MEMBERS
MARGARET FORBES-COLCLOUGH DAHLIA WILLIAMS
RAYMOND PRINGLE CHERYL NICHOLAS
GUIDING LIONS
PDG VERONICA RALPH-MUNRO
RC ANTONIO ROBLES
WEBSITE DEVELOPED BY: LION OWEN RAMSAY
Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization with more than 1.4 million members in approximately 46,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas around the world.
