CARLYLE - At their regular meeting on May 17th, the Carlyle and District Lions Club, together with invited friends and guests, were honoured to have one of their own recognized in a very special way. For the first time ever, a local member, Dennis Feduk, was inducted into the Saskatchewan Lions Hall of Fame.
Feduk joined the Melville Lions Club in 1982 where he held the position of treasurer. He then transferred to Carlyle in 1984 where he has become a valued member and leader of the Carlyle club.
With the Carlyle and District Lions Club, Feduk has served as both president and secretary on three separate occasions. He has attended 10 Saskatchewan fall conferences, 4 multiple district conventions in either North Dakota, South Dakota, or Saskatchewan, and 3 USA/Canada forums. Feduk has also attended 2 international conventions, 1 in Las Vegas, Nevada and 1 in Milan, Italy. The 104th Lions International Convention will be held in Montreal this July and Feduk will also be attending.
Feduk has received many prestigious Lions awards over the years including the coveted Melvin Jones Fellowship, a Judge Brian Stevenson Fellowship and a Saskatchewan Lions Eyebank Fellowship. He has also received the Diabetes Canada Harry A. Neuman Award and an International President’s Certificate of Appreciation. He is a lifetime member of the Lions Foundation of Canada.
Feduk retired from Enbridge Pipelines in 2017 after a long and satisfying career. He is still very active in the club attending many work parties. A talented welder, he built the club’s pancake barbecue, several BBQ fire pits, and several other structures including over 50 picnic tables.
Now fully retired, Feduk’s favourite pastime is baking. In fact, the license plate on the back of his white Chevy Tahoe simply reads PIE MAN. He has donated his world-famous pies to many worthwhile charities over the years, locally, nationally, and internationally. Congratulations Dennis Feduk on receiving this very deserving award.
