The St. Maarten Lions Club will be hosting on Saturday, February 19th the second vice president of the Lions International organization, Mr. Wayne Madden and his wife Linda Madden who will visit St. Maarten for one day. They will arrive on the cruise ship Carnival Victory.
Mr. Madden is on a Caribbean working tour and St. Maarten is his last stop after visiting St. Thomas, Barbados, St. Lucia and St. Kitts.
According to Past District Governor Maxime Larmonie, "for the St. Maarten Lions Club and for St. Maarten as a country, it is quite an honor to have such a high ranking Lion visiting us. It is in fact the first time that this will happen. His visit will certainly contribute to placing St. Maarten higher on the International map in terms of Lionism and more importantly as a tourist destination".
Lion Wayne Madden, of Auburn, Indiana, USA, was elected to serve as second vice president of The International Association of Lions Clubs at the association’s 93rd International Convention, held in Sydney, Australia, June 28 to July 2, 2010.
A member of the Auburn Lions Club since 1984, Vice President Madden has held many offices within the association, including club president, zone chairperson, region chairperson, state council chairperson and district governor. In addition, he is a past president of the Indiana Lions Foundation. He served as a District Governor-elect Seminar faculty member five times and as Campaign SightFirst II sector coordinator for Multiple District 25.
In recognition of his service to the association, Vice President Madden has received many awards, including the 100% Club President Award, Life Membership in the Association, the Senior Master Key Award, four Extension Awards, an International President’s Leadership Medal, eight International President’s Medals and the Ambassador of Good Will Award, the highest honor the association bestows upon its members. He is a Charter W.P. Woods Fellow, a Kentucky Colonel, a Duke of Paducah, a Helen Keller Fellow and a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow.
In 2008, he was recognized for his humanitarian service by the governor of Indiana as a Sagamore of the Wabash, the highest honor the governor can bestow.
The St. Maarten Lions Club will be hosting Lion Wayne Madden at a meeting and luncheon at the Divi Little Bay Resort along with a tour of the Lions Den and Dutch & French St. Maarten.