NATIONAL CLUB CARE SURVEY RESULT

CONDUCTED MID 2006

PARTICIPATING MEMBERS5,546

CLASSIFICATION OF PARTICIPATING LIONS

AGE WHEN INDUCTED18 – 34 83 LAST CENTURY 3,30935 – 49 541 THIS CENTURY 1,98150 – 64 2,484 NOT STATED 25665 & OVER 1,968 NOT STATED 470TOTAL 5,546 TOTAL 5,546

GENDER

MALE 76%

FEMALE 23%

NOT STATED 1%

OCCUPATION

WORKING FULL TIME40%

WORKING PART TIME 14%

RE YOUR PARTNER

PARTNER IS NOT A LION 60%

PARTNER IS A LION 22%

DO NOT HAVE A PARTNER 17%

DID NOT STATE 1%

NUMBER OF NEW MEMBERS YOU WANT IN YOUR CLUB

NONE 1% 5 52% 10 26% 15 4% 20 3% OVER 20 7% HAVE NO IDEA 6% NOT STATED 1%

WHAT AGE YOU WOULD LIKE NEW MEMBERS TO BE

UNDER 35 17% 35 – 49 54% 50 – 64 21% 65 OR OVER 4% ANY AGE WILL DO 27% NOT STATED 1% NOTATION: Adds to more than 100% as some Lions selected ‘Any age will do’ as well as a specific age group

SUMMARY OF NEED FOR NEW MEMBERS

99% WANT NEW MEMBERS

78% WANT AN INCREASE OF 5 OR 10 MEMBERS

OVER HALF (54%) WANT NEW MEMBERS TO BEAGED 35 – 49 YEARS

SUMMARY OF NEED FOR NEW MEMBERS CONTINUED

AGE OF MEMBERS WANTING NEW MEMBERS 35-49 50-64UNDER 35 34% 1%35 – 49 YEARS 60% 14%50 – 64 YEARS 57% 23%65 AND OVER 54% 21%

WHILE CURRENT MEMBERS HAVE AN AVERAGE AGE OF 62 YEARS, ALL CURRENT AGE GROUPS HAVE A VERY SIGNIFICANT PREFRENCE FOR NEW MEMBERS TO BE AGED 35-49 YEARS RATHER THAN 50-64

IMPLICATIONS IN MEETING NEEDS OF MEMBERS AGED 35 – 49 YEARS

IT IS OBVIOUS THAT IF WE WISH TO TARGETPERSONS AGED 35 – 49 YEARS, SO AS TO MEETTHE NEEDS OF THE MAJORITY OF CURRENTMEMBERS (REGARDLESS OF AGE), IN THEOPERATION OF OUR CLUBS, WE NEED TOENSURE THEY APPEAL TO PERSONS AGED35 – 49 YEARS – HOW THEREFORE, DOES THECLUB CARE SURVEY RESULTS HELP US?

HELPFUL POINTERS

THE VERY GOOD NEWS With the vast majority of issues surveyed,

the needs of persons aged 35 – 49 years are the same or little in difference to those of other age groups – however there are some areas of difference, although these differences in most cases are not large

THE DIFFERENCESNATIONAL ANTHEM FREQUENCY

35-49 50-65 65 & OverHave at every Meeting 16% 22% 28%Every second Meeting 3% 3% 4%Only at Special Meetings 36% 36% 34%Prefer not at all 30% 27% 20%

It would seem there is less support for the anthem among thoseaged 35 – 39 .. While support is stronger in the older age groups,even there, a combination of the last two answers is greater than50%

THE DIFFERENCESTOAST TO MONARCH FREQUENCY

35-49 50-64 65 & OverHave at every Meeting 40% 49% 63%Every second Meeting 5% 5% 6%Only at Special Meetings 16% 17% 13%Prefer not at all 25% 21% 10%

Again there’s less support than that in the older age groups

THE DIFFERENCESA CHRISTIAN BASED INVOCATION

35-49 50-64 65&OverEvery Meeting 35% 45% 55%Every second Meeting 7% 6% 7%Only Special Meetings 13% 9% 6%Non Christians say theirs 6% 5% 4%A period of silence 4% 3% 2%Not at all 16% 13% 8%Only 42% aged 35 – 49 seek a Christian based invocation at every orevery second meeting, similar to the 39% who gave one of the otheranswers shown

OTHER DIFFEERENCES

We’ll now have a look at issues where there is a marked difference in view between members in accordance with the century in which they were inducted

PARTNER IS A LION

Joined last century 17%

Joined this century 31%

This is good news as we can now more often expect two members from the same household – since this survey was conducted the Family Membership Dues concept has been introduced where the second person receives a 50% reduction in the International and Multiple District portions

ONLY 1 NON BOARD MEETING PER MONTH

Last Century This CenturyHave that now 26% 29%Would welcome the change 9% 11%Would not be concerned 14% 16%Would have minor concerns 13% 13% Total 62% 69%Would have major concern 29% 17%

These results reflect a move to a lesser number of meetings, perhaps indicative of lifestyle changes brought about by family and workplace requirements

NUMBER OF GUEST SPEAKERS

Last Century This CenturyHave the right number 58% 67%Not enough 38% 28%Too many 1% 1%

Just over 1 in 4 joining this century want extra guest speakers, whereas this rises to nearly 2 in 5 among longer serving members

VISITS TO OTHER CLUBS

Last Century This CenturyHave the right number 42% 54%Not enough 53% 39%Too many 0% 1%

Clearly, even though around 2 in 5 who joined this century would like an increase in the number of visits to other clubs, as a group they are certainly more satisfied than those who joined last century

BACK TO THE ANTHEM & TOAST TO THE MONARCH

Anthem Toast Century Century Last This Last ThisEvery meeting 26% 20% 60% 44%Every second meeting 4% 3% 6% 4% Total 30% 23% 66% 48%Only at special meetings 34% 37% 14% 19%Not at all 24% 25% 14% 21% Those now joining (62% of them) opt for the anthem at special meetings

or not at all – support for the toast is much stronger with both groups, however while it has 66% support from those who joined last century, this falls to 48% among those who’ve joined this century.

AND THE CHRISTIAN BASED INVOCATION

Last Century This CenturyEvery meeting 54% 37%Every second meeting 7% 6%Only special meetings 7% 10%Non Christians say there’s 4% 6%A period of silence 2% 4%Not at all 10% 14%Not stated 11% 11% As can be seen many now don’t want such an invocation

NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES, HOWEVER LET’S LOOK AT ETHICS & OBJECTS/PURPOSES

Ethics Purposes Century Century Last This Last ThisEvery meeting 53% 56% 46% 52%Every second meeting 23% 15% 23% 16% Total 76% 71% 69% 68%Only special meetingsand inductions 20% 22% 20% 23% New Total 96% 93% 89% 91% There are no major differences – so continue with confidence

OTHER ISSUES OF CONCERN

Finally, let’s look at some results (not by age groups or when members joined), but simply overall, where there are some issues of concern

BOARD MEETING ATMOSPHERE

Of those who attend Board Meetings 15%

seek an improvement in the Board Meeting atmosphere

WELCOMING VISITORS & INTRODUCING GUESTS

22%

Seek improvement in how visitors are welcomed and how guests are introduced

KEEPING NON BOARD MEETINGS INTERESTING

30%

Seek an improvement in keeping meetings interesting

TAIL TWISTING

17%

Seek an improvement in Tail Twisting

INFORMATION ABOUT ACTIVITIES & DECISIONS

14%

Seek an improvement in information relating to activities and decisions

INFORMATION ABOUT LIONS ACTIVITIES AND HISTORY

32%

Seek an improvement in information about Lions Activities and History

TRAINING COURSES & SIMILAR

36%

Seek an improvement in training courses and similar activities

ATTITUTUDE TO NEW IDEAS OR SUGGESTIONS

36%

Seek an improvement in the attitude to new ideas or suggestions

HOW CLUB MEMBERS RELATE TO EACH OTHER

19%

Seek an improvement in how members relate to each other

RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS

16%

Seek an improvement in the recognition of individual members

MEMBER SKILLS AND INTERESTS FORM

Only 10%

Said they’d completed a Member Skills &Interests Form in the previous three years

NUMBER OF SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

26%

Seek an increase in the number of social activities arranged by their Club

STANDARD OF SOCIALS PROGRAM

30%

Seek an improved standard in the social program organised by their club

PLANNING & EXECUTION OF SOCIAL EVENTS

23%

Seek an improvement in the planning and execution of social events

ENJOYABLE SOCIAL EVENTS FOR ALL

20%

Felt there should be an improvement in ensuring that social events are enjoyable for all

NUMBER OF COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS

18% Said too few

Only 3% Said too many

VARIETY IN COMMUNITY SERVICE

20% Want more variety in Community Service Projects Only 1% Seek less variety

PLANNING & EXECUTION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE

19%

Seek an improvement in the planning and execution of the Community Service Program of their Club

COMMUNITY NEEDS ANALYSIS

Only 9% Of members said their Club had conducted a Community Needs analysis in the previous three years

PROJECTS AT HIGHER LEVELS

A number of Lions wanted more projects at various levels, although some opted for less – the results are as follows: More LessZone & Region 16% 5% District 13% 5%Multiple District 9% 7%International 8% 7%

A WORD OF CAUTION

All matters revealed in the Results Presentationshould only be used as a guideWhat is right for each individual Club iswhatever the outcome is, once their membershave completed the Club Care SurveyFor those associated with forming new Clubs,the overall results and trends could prove veryuseful – helping to avoid the pitfall of cloningnew Clubs in the ways of last century experience