Newspaper Article 2013 – Morris Elliott

Morris Elliott
HEALTH AND WELFARE

Mr Elliott had been a member of the Lions Club of Hastings, Host for 50 years, and had been made a life member of the organisation. He was elected president of the Lions Club in 1966, was a life member of the Lloyd Morgan Charitable Trust and was a Melvin Jones Fellow, the highest award made by Lions Clubs International.

If there is a community project being undertaken by Lions, Mr Elliott was there. He regularly helped with the annual citrus fruit collection for residents in Titahi Bay, looks after safety of the public at the annual Blossom Parade and helped club members and their families during times of sickness and ill health.

It was not only Lions projects that Morris was passionate about. He supported Ramblers Cycling Club doing road safety duties during the Tour of the Bay, helped with collections for the Blind Foundation, the Heart Foundation and Cranford Hospice during their annual appeals and was part of the group which developed the Fantasyland Railway at what is now Splash Planet.

During the past ten years, Mr Elliott has been a volunteer broadcaster on Radio Kidnappers presenting ‘Swing and Sway with Morris J’ each Friday. He had held a number of positions on the Combined Probus Club of Te Mata, including president and supported the Red Cross by driving the community transport van on most Wednesdays.

Mr Elliott was well-known for his cheerfulness and care for residents in the street where he lived.