CAMAS — The Camas Lions Club recognized Tammie Coelho as its April 2025 Lion of the Month, celebrating her creativity, energy and commitment to serving the community in unique and impactful ways.
According to the Lions, Coelho has brought a joyful, artistic flair to events — often showing up with whimsical face paint or transforming others with her professional skills as an esthetician. This year she was a key player in a two-part project that blended community fun with service. The first phase, a fundraiser called “Photos with the Grinch,” took place during the Downtown Camas Association’s Christmas Tree Lighting event. Tammie painted a fellow Lion as the Grinch and offered photos to the public in exchange for donations.
Those funds were then used for the second phase: assembling “Heavy Helpers” — large stuffed animals filled with aquarium rocks to provide soothing, weighted sensory comfort to children. The club partnered with The Children’s Center, a local nonprofit mental health organization that will distribute the Heavy Helpers to its young clients. The Camas Public Library provided space to assemble the stuffed animals. Kiwanis Club members joined in the hands-on effort.
