Staff Writer
Published: 3/21/2021 3:49:31 PM
Modified: 3/21/2021 3:49:28 PM
Recently, Herb Wheeler, longtime businessman, former owner of Flowerland, and community leader, was awarded a framed certificate recognizing him as the recipient of the Athol Lions Club Community Service Award for the month of March. Club President Josh Grosky, as well as Committee Members Karen Perkins and Mitchell Grosky (taking the photo) presented the award to thank Herb for “all you have done throughout our community to exemplify the motto of Lions International: We Serve.”
Wheeler was honored for his work with the Lions on World Service Day, when he regularly provided flowers that the Lions would distribute to the residents of Quabbin Valley Healthcare and the Applewood Home for Elders. In addition, he was recognized for all the work that he has done for downtown planning in the past and for his leadership as the Chairman of the Downtown Vitality Committee recently. Wheeler also worked hard over many years on the Downtown Holiday Decorating Committee.
In a May 2019 article in the Athol Daily News, in which he appeared before the Board of Selectmen with Ann Willhite, another active member of the Downtown Vitality Committee, Wheeler said, “For people who don’t know what the Downtown Vitality Committee is, it’s a collection of elected officials, concerned citizens and business owners. We were formed by the town a couple of years back and our mission is to keep the downtown area vibrant. We understand everybody’s excited about the uptown Quabbin area, Market Basket, however you want to define it. But downtown has always been a vital part of the community.
“The feeling of some our members,” Wheeler continued, “is that we don’t want to lose the downtown. If we lose the downtown, we lose the heart of our town.”
In a press release, the club said, “It is people like Herb — those who give their all to help out and improve Athol — who are the ‘heart of our town.’”
This year, the Athol Lions are awarding a special Athol Lions Community Service Award of the Month to individuals or groups in our area who have modeled service to others in our community.
To learn more about the Athol Lions, please visit their website and Facebook pages.
March 22, 2021 at 02:58AM
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