Dr. Stephen N. Polezonis has been a member of Lions Clubs International since 1989. He is a past president of the Avon, Plainville and New Britain Lions Clubs and has chaired many fundraising and service projects for all three clubs and for District 23-B (Hartford and Litchfield Counties) and for Multple District 23 (Connecticut). He is a member of the Lions Club of New Britain and is currently Vice District Governor of District 23-B. He will become District Governor on July 1, 2007. His theme for the 2007-2008 Lions year is "Service with Vision, Working in Harmony".
As an Optometrist, the every day application of his profession fits with the Lions mission as "Knights of the Blind". The Lions Eye Health Program, an eye screening and education program of the Lions, The New Britain Lions Community Eye Clinic and Lions International Campaign Sight First II are all projects in which Lion Steve actively participates and promotes. Other district and state Lions projects that Lion Steve promotes on an ongoing basis are the Connecticut Lions Eye Research Foundation, Connecticut Lions Low Vision Centers and the FIDELCO Guide Dog School and Foundation.
Lion Steve is a Connecticut Knight of the Blind, an Ambassador of Sight and a progressive Melvin Jones Fellow. |
