Linthicum Lions Club Officers

Then-District 22-A Governor Larry Burton (second from right) inducted the 2016-2017 Linthicum Lions Club officers June 20, 2016. These officers have continued in their positions through the 2019-2020 Lions year. From left are Tammy Durkin, Jim Katzaman and Suzanne Larsen.

An installation ceremony was held June 20, 2016, at Italia’s Corner Café for incoming officers of the Linthicum Lions Club. Tammy Durkin was elected as the club president for 2016-2017. She and other officers have been reelected in their terms through June 30, 2020.

Jim Katzaman was elected to serve as the new club secretary. The club’s vice president is Suzanne Larsen. The treasurer is Robert Bruce. Ron Fincham and Jason Welsh are membership chairmen. Jim Katzaman manages publicity and the newsletter. Brock Hutton is entertainment chairman. The Board of Directors includes remaining members.

Durkin said, “I look forward to leading various projects and continuing the Linthicum Lion Club’s commitment to serving the community.”

Since the club’s chartering in 1943, its members have worked on a variety of projects in the local community, such as eyeglass recycling, youth development, vision screening and highway clean-up. Proceeds from past fundraising events have gone to the Lions Association for Sight and Hearing, holiday food baskets for needy families and disaster relief in Japan and Ecuador. The club is currently supporting the  North County Emergency Outreach Network, He Opens Paths to Everyone and the Lions Vision Research Foundation.

The Linthicum Lions Club has 12 members and meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Monday of the Month at Italia’s Corner Café in the Burwood Village Center. Lions clubs are a group of men and women who identify needs within the community and work together to fulfill those needs. For more information or to get involved with the Linthicum Lions Club, contact Jim Katzaman at (410) 570-6101 or email linthicumlions@gmail.com.

Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organization with more than 1.3 million members in approximately 45,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas around the world. Since 1917, Lions Clubs have aided the blind and visually impaired and made a strong commitment to community service and serving youth throughout the world. For more information about Lions Clubs International, visit the Web site at www.lionsclubs.org.