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Bev Charles District Governor 5NW 2010 - 2011 |
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Bev Charles was born in Glasgow, Montana, but raised in Dickinson North Dakota; the oldest of eleven children, eight girls and three boys, all of whom live in North Dakota except the youngest. After graduating from Trinity High School, she attended North Dakota State University for two years before marrying Dave Charles, November 23, 1973. Bev and Dave then moved to the Naval Air Station at Lemoore, California for the last two years of Dave’s naval enlistment. They have lived in four states: North Dakota, Montana, Minnesota and California; and ten cities within those four states. She attended four universities: North Dakota State University, Montana State University, Montana Tech of the University of Montana, and the University of Mary; where she graduated in 2005 with honors in Mathematics. Wherever Dave and Bev have lived, they have always been very active in their church, their children’s schools and the communities they have lived in.
Bev first learned about Lions in 2003, when she moved to Bismarck, North Dakota. She received the Club President Excellence Award as President of the Bismarck Prairie Rose Lions for 2007 – 2008. That same year her club earned the District Club of the Year Award. She has been 5NC Zone 2A Chairperson and is also a Certified Guiding Lion. In 2009 Bev graduated from the Great Plains Lions Leadership Institute and also attended the USA/Canada Lions Leadership Forum in Memphis.
Bev and Dave will celebrate their 37th Wedding anniversary this November. They have two daughters and son-in-laws, Ann and Brennon McKenzie and Rebecca and Shane Naslund; and three grandchildren: Warren (6), Luke (3), and Katrina (8 months). They are looking forward to their fourth grandchild, Brogan Eric, this July!
Bev currently works part time at Bismarck Sewing and Quilting as a clerk and instructor teaching classes. She loves spending time with family and friends and sharing new ideas, adventures and learning experiences.