All About Lions

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?History
?Organization
All About Lions
? Membership
?Service
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Founded - 1917
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You cant get very far until you start doing
something for someone else.
Melvin Jones
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Historical Highlights
1920
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Historical Highlights
1925
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Historical Highlights
1930
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Historical Highlights
We Serve
1954
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Historical Highlights
1957
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Historical Highlights

• SightFirst
• Lions Quest
• Grants

1968
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• 500 Grants Annually
• Health Clinics
• Training Centers
• Vision Hearing projects
• Habitat for Humanity

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1973
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Historical Highlights
1987
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Organization

• Member
• Club
• Zone
• Region
• District
• Multiple District
• International Board of Directors

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Organization
Member
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Organization
Club
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Club Structure

• Club president
• Immediate past president
• Vice presidents
• Secretary/treasurer
• Membership director
• Board of Directors
• Other elected chairpersons
• Lion tamer
• Tail twister

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Club President Responsibilities

• Calls club board meetings club meetings
• Creates agendas plans with board
• Conducts club meetings
• Appoints committee chairpersons

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Organization
Zone
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Organization
Region
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Organization
District
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District Structure
District Governor Immediate Past
District Governor 1st. Vice District
Governor2nd. Vice District Governor Cabinet
secretary/treasurer Region Zone
Chairpersons District Committee Chairpersons
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District 24E
Our club is in District 24E, which is comprised
of 36 clubs and 1 branch clubs. Our District is
one of 6 in VA We have approximately 1,000
members.
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District Governor Responsibilities

• Represent the association in the district
• Supervise district cabinet members
• Promote associations activities
• Promote LCIFs programs
• Protect associations registered trademarks
• Preside at district meetings

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District Governor Responsibilities (cont.)

• Ensure clubs function according to Constitution
  By-Laws
• Ensure clubs are active strong
• Supervise organization of new clubs
• Monitor club payments

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District Primary Service Programs

• Camp Too Sweet
• Lions Quest
• Lions of VA Foundation

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District Major Service Programs
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Organization
Multiple District
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Organization
Board of Directors
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International Board of Directors

• President
• Immediate past president
• 1st vice president
• 2nd vice president
• International directors
• Board appointees
• Administrative officers executive administrator,
  treasurer, secretary

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Constitutional Areas

• USA, affiliates, Bermuda the Bahamas
• Canada

• South America, Central America, Mexico, Caribbean
• Europe

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Constitutional Areas

• Orient Southeast Asia
• India, South Asia, Africa and the Middle East

• Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea,
  Indonesia Islands of South Pacific

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Even-numbered years

• Directors elected from
• Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea,
  Indonesia and islands of the South Pacific
• Orient and Southeast Asia
• Europe
• South America, Central America, Mexico and
  Islands of the Caribbean Sea
• USA, its affiliates, Bermuda and the Bahamas

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Odd-numbered years

• Directors elected from
• India, South Asia, Africa and the Middle East
• Canada
• Europe
• Orient and Southeast Asia
• South America, Central America, Mexico and
  Islands of the Caribbean Sea
• USA, its affiliates, Bermuda and the Bahamas

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International Headquarters
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We Serve
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Adopted Service Program Categories

• Community services
• Diabetes awareness
• Environmental services
• Hearing/speech and work with the deaf
• International relations
• Opportunities for youth
• Sight conservation and work with the blind

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Community Services

• Building Homes
• Cultural and Community Activities

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Diabetes Awareness

• Education
• Diabetes screening
• Lions Eye Health Program
• Recreational camps Camp Too Sweet

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Environmental Services

• Recycling
• Anti-Pollution
• Tree Planting
• Environmental projects

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Hearing/Speech Work with the Deaf

• Communication Devices
• Hearing Aid Recycling
• Hearing Ear Dogs
• Hearing Screenings
• Recreational Camps
• Support Services

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International Relations

• Club twinning
• Intl Relations Month
• Lions Day at the U.N.
• Interclub Assistance
• Stamp Exchange
• World Peace Day

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Opportunities for Youth

• Leo clubs
• Peace Poster Contest
• Youth camps
• Youth exchange
• Services for Children
• Lions-Quest

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Sight Conservation Work with the Blind

• Assistive devices
• Vision screening
• Eyeglass recycling
• Eye banks
• SightFirst

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Campaign SightFirst II

• Control and eliminate causes
• Combat emerging threats to sight
• Provide vision for all

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www.lionsclubs.org The Lion Magazine Lions
chairpersons International Activities Program
Planning Division www.virginia-24e-lions.org
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Why Membership Growth?
Healthy clubs Greater service
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3 phase approach to membership growth

• New member recruitment
• New clubs
• Retention of current members

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Tips for recruiting new members

• Look to your friends
• Look to new members
• Embrace diversity

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Opportunities for creating new clubs

• Campus Lions Clubs
• New Century Lions Clubs
• Leo Lions Clubs
• Traditional Clubs
• Club Branches

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