Several members of the Brooklyn Canarsie Lions Club Monday night received special honors during the club’s annual Christmas Gala at Nick’s Lobster on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn.
Club President Jean Joseph, a Dominican-born certified public accountant (CPA), bestowed the honors on Kamla Millwood, Nicole Thomas, Jennifer Troman, Karen Dalzine, Paul Curiale and Maria Nanton-Moses.
Millwood received the Most Enthusiastic Member Award; Thomas was honored with the Outstanding New Member Award; Troman, the principal at PS 276 in Brooklyn, received the Most Dedicated to Community Service, on behalf of her school; Dalzine received the Outstanding Volunteer Spirit Award; Curiale received the Best Collaborative Effort Award; and Nanton-Moses was the recipient of the Top Recruiter Award.
The club also conferred a special award on Dimitris Karousis, manager and chief chef at Nick’s Lobster.
“Throughout the hard times, Dimitris and Nick’s Lobster have been there for us,” said Lion Benjamin Pinczewski, an attorney, who served as Master of Ceremonies.
“Whenever you call them and tell them you need to feed people, Nick and Dimitris have been there to feed them,” he added.
Karousis also received citations from Assemblywomen Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn and Monique Chandler-Waterman, and Councilwoman Mercedes Narcisse.
After receiving her award, Dalzine, Trinidadian-born, told Caribbean Life that it was “a real inspiration.”
“Hard work really pays off,” she said. “I’m very delighted; I’m overwhelmed.”
Fellow Trinidadian Nanton-Moses said: “It’s a pleasure to be appreciated.”
“Everything I do, I do it for God not for man,” she added. “But it still feels good to be honored by man.”
Troman, who’s serving her third year as principal at PS 276 (3K to Grade 5) and brought along some of her students, said: “It’s an honor. To have the kids receive the award is even better.”
Vincentian Millwood, the daughter of the late Caribbean Life Editor Emeritus Kenton Kirby, said she did not take the award for granted.
“I’m doing my part,” she said. “I don’t look to take – just to give. My parents were givers. It’s something I’m thankful for.”
Patrons then danced the night away to the sweet sounds of soca and parang by Trinidadian DJ Chinese.
