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Great Bend Evening Lions Club Secretary Don Sweeney(left) and Club President Elwyn Maneth (right) receive the prestigious Melvin Jones Award for service to the community and the Lions Organization on May 1 at the Lions MD 17-K Convention in Hays. Lions Clubs International recognizes outstanding individuals by bestowing on them an award that is named for its founder, Melvin Jones. This Fellowship Award is the highest form of recognition and embodies humanitarian ideas consistent with the nature and purpose of Lionism. The recipients of this award becomes a model because of the exemplary service to his or her club and the community for which it serves.