The Boardman Lions Club has added a plaque to a …

Special to The Vindicator | published: August 3, 2017

The Boardman Lions Club has added a plaque to a bench it placed in Boardman Park in honor of longtime member Bud Jenkins, who died in 2015. The plaque is in memory of Jenkins’ daughter, Bonnie Koch, who died unexpectedly a year later. Both Jenkins and Koch had requested that memorial tributes go to the club’s Target New Coats for Kids project. The club has conducted the coat project since 2009 and has purchased 733 coats over the years. Above, first row from left, are club members Jaclyn Rausch holding her son Jameson, Judy Jones, Jana Coffin, Marlene Strollo, Betsy Koch and Nancy Golubic. In the back row, from left, are Bill Rausch, Todd Werth, Henry Koch and Kathy Collins.