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OUR MOTTO“WE SERVE”

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Mission StatementMission Statement• “ To empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding through Lions Clubs.”

Vision Statement• “ To be the global leader in community and humanitarian service.”

Official ColorsOfficial Colors

• Purple and Gold were chosen when the association was founded in 1917.

• Purple represents loyalty to country, friends, to one’s self and to the integrity of mind and heart.

• Gold symbolizes sincerity of purpose, liberality in judgment, purity in life and generosity in mind, heart and commitment to mankind.

LIONS OBJECTIVES LIONS OBJECTIVES

• TO CREATE and foster a spirit of understanding among the peoples of the world.

• TO PROMOTE the principles of good government and good citizenship.

• TO TAKE an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community.

• TO UNITE the clubs in bonds of friendship, good fellowship and mutual understanding.

Lions Objectives (Con’t.)Lions Objectives (Con’t.)

• TO PROVIDE a forum for the open discussion of all matters of public interest; provided however, that partisan politics and sectarian religion shall not be debated by club members.

• TO ENCOURAGE service-minded people to serve their community without personal financial reward, and to encourage efficiency and promote high ethical standards in commerce, industry, professions, public works and private endeavors.

LIONS CODE OF ETHICSLIONS CODE OF ETHICS

• TO SHOW my faith in the worthiness of my vocation by industrious application to the end that I may merit a reputation for quality of service.

• TO SEEK success and to demand all fair remuneration or profit as my just due, but to accept no profit or success at the price of my own self-respect lost because of unfair advantage taken or because of questionable acts on my part.

LIONS CODE OF ETHICSLIONS CODE OF ETHICS

• TO REMEMBER that in building up my business it is not necessary to tear down another’s; to be loyal to my clients or customers and true to myself.

• WHENEVER a doubt arises as to the right or ethics of my position or action towards others, to resolve such doubt against myself.

LIONS CODE OF ETHICSLIONS CODE OF ETHICS• TO HOLD friendship as an end and not a

means. To hold that true friendship exists not on account of the service performed by one to another, but that true friendship demands nothing but accepts service in the spirit in which it is given.

• ALWAYS bear in mind my obligations as a citizen to my nation, my state and my community, and to give them an unswerving loyalty in work, act and deed. To give them freely of my time, labor and means.

LIONS CODE OF ETHICSLIONS CODE OF ETHICS

• TO AID others by giving my sympathy to those in distress, my aid to the weak, and my substance to the needy.

• TO BE CAREFUL with my criticism and liberal with my praise; to build up and not destroy.

Lions Clubs’ InternationalLions Clubs’ InternationalA Brief HistoryA Brief History

• Founded in 1917 by Melvin Jones, a Chicago insurance man

• Purpose was for Community Service• In 1920, Lions became “International”

when the Windsor, Canada Lions Club was chartered

• In 1921, 3 Lions Clubs were chartered in South Dakota: Sioux Falls, Rapid City, and Aberdeen

A Challenge IssuedA Challenge Issued

• In 1925, Helen Keller spoke at the International Lions Convention and challenged Lions to be “Knights for the Blind”

• Lions accepted the challenge and have been very active in sight preservation ever since.

Organization of Lions Organization of Lions InternationalInternational

• 1.35 + million members worldwide• 206 countries and geographic areas– Iraq is the

most recent approved country to become part of Lions Clubs International*

• 45,665 Lions Clubs• 743 Districts• International Headquarters is located in Oak

Brook, Illinois

Lions Club OfficersLions Club Officers

• Club President – 1 year term• First Vice-President – 1 year term• Second Vice-President – 1 year term• Secretary/Treasurer – Can be more than one

year term. Two separate people may be desirable for Secretary and Treasurer.

• Tail Twister – 1 year term• Lion Tamer – 1 year term• Board of Directors – 1 year term & 2 year term

Leadership OpportunitiesLeadership Opportunities

• Local Lions Club Officer• Zone Chair• District Cabinet• District Governor• State Committee Member• Council of Governors• International Board of Directors• International Officer

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Lions PledgeLions Pledge

I pledge allegiance to my country and to the cause of

peace throughout the world. I believe in the principles of Lionism as contained in the Lions Code of Ethics. I am

proud to be a Lion, dedicated to the service of others.

Thank You

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