(top) Lion Mike Cortrite presents Santa Monica Police Chief, Timothy J. Jackman with theSanta Monica Lions Club's 28th Annual Community Recognition Award on Thursday, March 19, 2009, at the Double Tree Guest Suites Hotel. (center) Chief, Timothy J. Jackman poses for a portrait with his wife Lisa after receiving theSanta Monica Lions Club's Community Recognition Award. (above) Jean McNeil-Wyner and Iao Katagiri, past community recognition award recipients, present Chief Jackman with a gift during the ceremony.

Lions are an international network of 1.3 million men and women in 205 countries and geographic areas who work together to answer the needs that challenge communities around the world. Known for working to end preventable blindness, Lions participate in a vast variety of projects important to their communities. These projects range from cleaning up local parks to providing supplies to victims of natural disasters. Beginning in 1917, the association of Lions clubs has provided millions of people with the opportunity to give something back to their communities.

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