Lions 1011 Lions Clubs International Lions District 2-S1 Lions 101 or… “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Lionism But Were Too Confused By It All

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Lions Clubs International

Lions District 2-S1

Lions 101or…

“Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Lionism But Were Too Confused By It All to Ask”

Revised 06/12/14

2014-2015

http://www.lionsclubs.org/

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The Purpose of Lions Clubs

• Meet Community Needs

• Club Social Life

• Good Fellowship

• Cooperation with other agencies

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The Lions are men and women dedicated toserving those in need, whether in their owncommunity or half-way around the world. Inaddition to humanitarian service, they enjoy

fellowship and develop leadership skills.

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Who Are

Lions?Just regular folks like you and me who want to make a difference!

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Your Lions ClubThe primary reason for a Lions Club to exist is to help the community.

Fundraising

Senior Citizens

VisionSchools

and Youth

Leadership

Service Projects

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Lionism

• Lions Clubs are non-political and

non-sectarian

• Lions Clubs are composed of business professionals and community-minded individuals

• Membership is by invitation only

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Lions Clubs

“To create and foster a spirit of understanding among all people for humanitarian needs by providing voluntary services through community involvement and international cooperation”

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Lions Clubs

• To create and foster a spirit of understanding

• To promote the principle of good government and good citizenship

• To take an active interest in the civic, cultural, social, and moral welfare of the community

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Lions Clubs

• To unite the clubs in the bonds of friendship,

good fellowship and mutual understanding

• To provide a forum for the open discussion

of all matters of public interest

• To encourage service-minded men and women to serve their community

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Official Lions Colors

PURPLE Stands for loyalty to friends, and for integrity of mind and heart.

GOLDSymbolizes sincerity of purpose, liberality in judgment, purity of life, and generosity in mind, heart, and purse to those in need.

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The Emblem

• Yellow letter “L” on a circular blue field

• Two conventionalized lion profiles at either side

facing away from the center

• The word “Lions” appear on the top

• The word “International” on the bottom

• The lions face both past and future - proud of the past and confident of the future

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Lions 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.

• 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.

• 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 another, but that true friendship demands nothing but accepts service in the spirit in which it is given.

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

• 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.


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The Motto

What better way to explain our mission?

(Adopted at the 1954 International Convention)

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L iberty,

I ntelligence,

Nation’s

S afety

L oving

I ndividuals

Offering

Needed

S ervices

urO

Slogans

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Benefits of Being A Lion Member• Personal Improvement

• Personal Empowerment

• Credibility

• Networking

• LCIF (Lions Clubs International Foundation)

• Club Structure

• Leadership Development

• Marketing Support

• Liability Insurance ($1 Million)

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• International (Lions Club International)

• State (Multiple District 2 - Texas)

• District (2-S1 - East and Southeast Texas)

• Clubs (Yours and Mine)

Four Levels of Lionism

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Multiple District 2 represents the Lions organization in 16 Districts across Texas.

MD 2 (Texas)

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The State Office is located in the Texas Hill Country city of Kerrville. (Which is also the home of the Texas Lions Camp - but more about that later…)

MD 2 (Texas)

State Office in Kerrville

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District 2-S1Is comprised of 56 Lions Clubs and 8 Leo Clubs in 16 counties in East and Southeast Texas and is a member of Lions Multiple District 2 (Texas) and


WE SERVE

District 2-S1

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District 2-S1• An annual District Convention is held in

April or May to elect a new District Governor, Vice District Governors, Texas Lions Camp Directors, and Directors of other District charities, as well as conduct other business of the District and have fun and fellowship.

• Two Cabinet meetings and a Mid-Winter Conference are also held earlier in the Lions year

• All Lions are encouraged to attend these meetings, but especially each club’s officers

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District 2-S1 2014-2015 Cabinet Meetings & Convention

• July 26 - Hemphill

• October 18 – Lufkin

• January 17 – Livingston (Mid-Winter)

• April 17-18 – Beaumont (District Convention)

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MD-2 State Conventions

• 2015 – College Station

• 2016 – Midland

Rotate annually around the 16 State Districts

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International Conventions• 2014 – Toronto, Canada

• 2015 – Honolulu, Hawaii

• 2016 – Fukuoka, Japan

• 2017 – Chicago, Illinois

(100th Anniversary!)

• 2018 – Las Vegas, Nevada

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• 2019 – Milan, Italy


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• Lions Clubs International began as the dream of Chicago insurance man Melvin Jones. He believed that local business clubs should expand their horizons from purely professional concerns to the betterment of their communities and the world at large

• The greatest impact on the association’s service commitment occurred in 1925 when Helen Keller addressed the Lions at the international convention in Cedar Point, Ohio. It was there that she challenged Lions to become “knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness”

“You can’t get far until you start doing something for somebody else.”

“Will you not constitute yourselves Knights of the Blind in this crusade against blindness?”

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Why was a Lion chosen?

Because the lion stands for:

• Strength• Courage• Fidelity• Vital action

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About Lions

Since 1917, Lions clubs have offered people the opportunity to give something back to their communities. From involving members in projects as local as cleaning up an area park or as far-reaching as bringing sight to the world's blind, Lions clubs have always embraced those committed to building a brighter future for their community.

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Lions Today

Today with more than 46,000 clubs in 753 districts with 1.35 million members in 207 countries and geographical areas, Lions have expanded their focus to help meet the ever-increasing needs of our global community.

International headquarters is in Oak Brook, Illinois.

Our programs are continually changing to meet new needs and greater demands, but our mission

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Involvement – So Many Ways

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Peace Poster Contest

Drug Awareness Speech Contest

Outstanding Youth Award Contest

Involvement - Youth

Diabetes Essay

Contest

http://www.lionsclubs.org.au/ye

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Involvement - Community

Fishing Tournaments

Easter Egg Hunts

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Involvement – Disaster Relief

MD-2 (Texas) has a Disaster Plan…

Provides an Opportunity for Lions Clubs to Serve!Here are a few natural and man-made

disasters that hit the State Of Texas on a regular basis:

• Hurricane• Earthquake• Tornado• Wildfires• Drought

• Blizzards• Influenza (Flu)• Measles• Oil-spills

District 2-S1 Alert Team Leaders:

Lion Robert Blackburn (South)Beaumont Breakfast Lions ClubLion Duane Lout (North)Shelbyville Lions Club

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Surviving In The World of Lions Club

A-C-R-O-N-Y-M-SIP - INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT

ID - INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR

DG - DISTRICT GOVERNOR

VDG - VICE DISTRICT GOVERNOR

IPDG – IMMEDIATE PAST DISTRICT GOVERNOR

PDG - PAST DISTRICT GOVERNOR

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• Board of Directors (34 members), one-half elected each year at the international convention, and 8 appointees

• Executive Committee– President, Immediate Past President, two vice

presidents, and one other member of the board• Executive Administrator works with the LCI

headquarters staff of which there about 300 workers in 11 operating divisions

• Immediate Past President serves as LCIF Chairperson

The International Organization

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Constitutional Areas

South America, Central

America, Mexico &

Islands of the Caribbean Sea

United States of America, its affiliates, Bermuda & the Bahamas

Canada

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Constitutional Areas

The Orient and Southeast Asia

Europe

South Asia, Africa and the Middle East

Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia & Islands of the South Pacific Ocean

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International President 2014-2015

Joseph “Joe” Preston

from

Dewey, Arizona, USA

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Immediate Past President – Barry Palmer (Berowra, NSW, Australia)

First Vice President -- Dr. Jitsuhiro Yamada (Minokamo, Gifu, Japan)

Other International Officers 2014-2015

Second Vice President – Will Be Elected at International Convention in Toronto in July

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• 1st VDG Ed Stiles (Hemphill)

• District Recording Secretary Billie Blackburn (Beaumont Breakfast)

• District Secretary PDG Randall Morris (Orange)

• 2nd VDG Bobbie Fagan (Corrigan)

• District Treasurer PDG Harold Yost (Lufkin Evening)

District 2-S1 Officers 2014-2015

• DG Jack Sedtal (Nederland Professional)

DG Jack Sedtal

1st VDG Ed Stiles

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• District Governor• Vice District Governors (2)• Cabinet Secretary• Cabinet Secretary Recording• Cabinet Treasurer• Zone Chairpersons (8)• District Committee Chairpersons• District Newsletter Editor & Webmaster

District Cabinet Positions

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• Net Gain of at Least 2 New Members Per Club• Establish at Least 3 New Clubs• Assign a District Level Mentor for Zone Chairs• Communicate:

With Zone Chairs and Guiding Lions With Presidents and Secretaries to have fun With GMT and GLT on Retention and Orientations

• Promote: Club Enhancement (Excellence) Program Community Needs Assessments Community Service Attendance at All Functions

District Governor’s Goals for 2014-2015

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Regions and Zones

Region 1North Zone (1-A)

South Zone (1-B)


South Zone (2-B)


South Zone (3-B)


South Zone (4-B)

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Zone Chairs for 2014-2015

Zone 1-A Roger Doyle

Zone 1-B Janna Looney

Zone 2-A Jennie Brady

Zone 2-B Darryl Hinson

Zone 3-A Russell Wheeler

Zone 3-B Charles Verde

Zone 4-A Christopher Kovatch

Zone 4-B Judy Guidry

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• President……………. Provides Club leadership; presides over meetings

• 1st VP…………………. Should conduct two Club general meetings; Program Chairperson

• 2nd VP………………… Club Leadership Chairperson

• 3rd VP…………………. Club Orientation Officer

• Secretary……………. Records minutes; submits reports to LCI

• Treasurer……………. Two accounts required - administrative and community (activities)

• Membership………… Orientation of new members/recruitment

• Tail Twister………….. Keeps meeting lively

• Lion Tamer………….. In charge of club equipment and placement; Official greeter

Club Officer Positions (Typical)

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Club

Organizational

Chart (Typical)

CLUB MEMBERS

BOARD OF DIRECTORSExecutes business of the club, under

policies established by the club membership

PRESIDENTChief executive Officer

Chairman of Board Presides at all Meetings

SECRETARY

2ND VICE PRES.

TREASURER

1ST VICE PRES.

MEMBERSHIP

3RD VICE PRES.

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Think You Might Want To Be

District Governor Some Day?

Club President

Zone Chair

2nd Vice District Governor

1st Vice District Governor

District Governor

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Zone Chair

• A one year commitment

• Monitor the health of clubs in the zone

• Organize and facilitate three zone meetings during the year

• Attend some meetings of clubs in the zone

• Offer direction and support to clubs in the zone

• Inform the District Governor of the status of clubs in the zone on a regular basis, especially those that are struggling

• Facilitate the exchange of ideas about programs, projects, and fund-raising among clubs in the zone

• Encourage clubs to attend district cabinet meetings and the district convention

• Attend all district cabinet meetings and the district conference

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2nd Vice District Governor• A one year commitment

• Work with other district officers to promote membership growth, new club organization, and member retention

• Attend all district cabinet meetings; Attend zone meetings when possible

• Monitor the health of clubs; develop action steps to assist declining clubs in coordination with zone chairs

• Conduct club visitations as requested by the District Governor

• Assist in preparation of the budget and other matters to be continued in the following year

• Accept and complete other duties as required by LCI’s policies or as assigned by the District Governor

• Become familiar with the responsibilities of the 1st Vice District Governor and District Governor

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1st Vice District Governor• A one year commitment

• Perform administrative duties as assigned by the District Governor

• Attend cabinet meetings and preside there and at other meetings in the absence of the Governor; participate in council meetings as appropriate

• Attend zone meetings when possible

• Assist the Governor in developing long-term strategies to strengthen and grow the district

• Conduct club visitations as requested by the District Governor

• Work with the district’s Global Leadership Team and Global Membership Team Coordinators and assist them in reaching their goals for the year

• Become familiar with the responsibilities of the District Governor

• Participate in the planning of the following year including the district budget

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District Governor• A one year commitment

• Oversee and support the GMT and GLT at the district level

• Promote the Lions Clubs International Foundation and all service activities of LCI

• Preside over cabinet, convention, and other district meetings

• Promote harmony among the chartered Lions clubs

• Exercise supervision and authority over cabinet officers and committees

• Submit statements of district receipts and expenditures at the district convention

• Deliver at the conclusion of his/her term in office, the general and/or financial accounts, funds, and records of the district to his/her successor

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At a Glance – History Timeline

1917 Association founded in Chicago, Illinois, USA on June 7 by businessman Melvin Jones.

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1920 Association became international with the formation of the first club in Canada.

1925 Helen Keller challenges the Lions to become her “knights of the blind in the crusade against blindness.”

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1931 First club in Mexico chartered.

1945 Association helps form the Non-Governmental Organizations section of the United Nations.

1947 First club in Australia chartered.


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1957 Leo program started.

1953 First club in Asia chartered.

First club in Africa chartered.

1968 Lions Clubs International Foundation established.


1948 First club in Europe chartered.

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1987 LCI became the first international service organization to admit women as members.

1989 First International Peace Poster contest.

1973 Melvin Jones Fellowship (Lions Clubs International Foundation) created.

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1990 SightFirst, a major restoring sight and blindness prevention initiative, is launched; $346 million raised to date.


Today International network has expanded to 207 countries and geographical areas.

1994 Jack Wiech Fellowship (Texas Lions Camp) created.

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www.district2s1.org

www.texaslions.org

www.lionsclubs.org

On The Web

www.lionscamp.com

(Hyperlinks – Click to access each website when viewing in ‘Slide Show’ mode and when internet service is available)

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http://www.district2s1.org/

http://www.district2s1.org/

http://www.texaslions.org/


http://www.lionscamp.com/


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The Ten Commandments of Leadership for Lions

1. People are illogical, unreasonable and self-centered.Love and trust them anyway.2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.Do good anyway.3. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and true enemies.Do good anyway.4. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.Do good anyway.5. Honesty and frankness will make you vulnerable.Be honest and frank anyway.

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The Ten Commandments of Leadership for Lions

6. The biggest people with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest people with the smallest ideas.Think big anyway.7. People favor underdogs, but follow top dogs.Fight for the underdog anyway.8. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.Build anyway!9. People really need help, but may attack you if you do help.Help people anyway.10. Give the world the best you got and you may get kicked in the teeth.Give the world the best you have anyway.

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The Key to Future Growth• … of Our Individual Clubs

• … of Our District

• … of Our Entire Lions Organization

Revised 06/06/14

We MUST Change and Adapt to Today’s Culture and Lifestyle!!!


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We Can Either Change or Move in Next Door to This Guy…


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Make Use of Modern Technologies and Social Networks!• Facebook (Does your club have a FB page? Is it

updated as club activities occur?)

• Websites (Does your club have one? Is it maintained? LCI provides a FREE website!)

• Video conferencing for meetings of your officers (Skype, Google Hangouts, Facetime)

• Email (Does your club maintain an email distribution list of your members and communicate often?)

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And Here’s a Novel Idea for Growth…

Revised 06/06/14

Start a Leo Club!

• For young people ages 12-18

• Potential future members of your club or another club


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So what are you waiting for?

Get Out There!

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