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Lions Club of Tortola launches 50th anniversary license plate

- License plate being sold @ DMV for $150 per pair
President of the Lions Club of Tortola Kevin S. Fahie displays one of the commemorative vehicle license plate on April 27, 2022. Photo: VINO
Members of the Lions Club of Tortola at the launch of the Commemorative Motor Vehicle Registration Plate as part of the club's 50th Anniversary Celebration in the Virgin Islands. The launch was done April 27, 2022. Photo: VINO
Members of the Lions Club of Tortola at the launch of the Commemorative Motor Vehicle Registration Plate as part of the club's 50th Anniversary Celebration in the Virgin Islands. The launch was done April 27, 2022. Photo: VINO
WICKHAM'S CAY II, Tortola, VI- The Lions Club of Tortola, which was chartered on April 27, 1972, has launched a Commemorative Motor Vehicle Registration Plate as part of its 50th Anniversary Celebration in the Virgin Islands.

The launch of the commemorative plate was done at Caribbean Cellars Limited on Wickham's Cay II on Wednesday, April 27, 2022.

During the unveiling of the plate, President of the Lions Club of Tortola Kevin S. Fahie said orders can now be made at the Department of Motor Vehicles at Pockwood Pond.

"We encourage persons to go down to DMV [to] purchase a plate, we want to flood the BVI with Lion's Club plates. We see all the other clubs with their plates out there and they look lovely but now it's time for the Lions..."

The commemorative plates cost $150 a pair and proceeds will go towards projects of the club.

Cabinet approved plates!

Cabinet had on March 30, 2022, decided that a maximum of one hundred (100) pairs of commemorative plates for the 50th Anniversary of the Lions Club of Tortola be issued.

Cabinet had also stated that as part of the revenues generated, the Ministry of Transportation, Works and Utilities will pay a maximum of $10,000.00, at a rate of $150.00 per pair of plates, to the Lions Club of Tortola from the revenue generated by the sale of the plates, with the difference of five thousand ($5,000.00), at a rate of fifty dollars ($50.00) per pair of plates (25%) of the total sales, to be retained by the DMV towards the administrative costs of procuring the stock of plates.

Meanwhile, the Lions Club of Tortola has also planned several activities in celebration of its 50th anniversary.

This includes a church service, a basketball camp for children, and a fundraising gala dinner.

8 Responses to “Lions Club of Tortola launches 50th anniversary license plate”

  • Sigh (28/04/2022, 11:39) Like (9) Dislike (4) Reply
    I know you guys do good but this is the least of our problems right now. Everything is raising but our paychecks smh
  • .... (28/04/2022, 12:41) Like (8) Dislike (7) Reply
    nah da plate need go and come again
  • mad max (28/04/2022, 13:23) Like (5) Dislike (3) Reply
    good job Mr Fahie...hope you will put your hat in the ring as we need young blood like you
  • I thought (28/04/2022, 14:11) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Like the other plates, aren’t they just for the members of the family and not the general public? I thought this would’ve been the same with the Lion’s Club. It’s not too late. It’s a way of saying, hey I’m a Lion and I represent well not everyone in the plate.
  • Patriotic (28/04/2022, 14:33) Like (6) Dislike (4) Reply
    i will wait for the animal shelter plates , family support network plates and or paw bvi plates
  • Me (28/04/2022, 15:27) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
    Pretty plates and it's for a good cause. Purchase a plate and support the service organization.
  • Trust not (28/04/2022, 23:30) Like (1) Dislike (2) Reply
    Trust not the smile, this one is sheep in wolf clothing too. Be warned.


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