Through Service Revitalizing Weak Clubs. What is a weak club?

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Through ServiceThrough Service

Revitalizing Weak Revitalizing Weak ClubsClubs



What is a weak What is a weak club?club?



Less than 20 MembersLess than 20 Members

No Community Based Service No Community Based Service ProjectsProjects

Poor MeetingPoor Meeting

Only Fund Raise and write checksOnly Fund Raise and write checks

The Same LeadershipThe Same Leadership



Failure to have a Failure to have a “club program” that “club program” that appeals to current appeals to current and potential and potential membersmembers

How did the club get How did the club get this this wayway??



Elements of ClubElements of Club ProgramProgram

Club General MeetingsClub General Meetings

Club Business Meetings Club Business Meetings (governing)(governing)

Community Service ProjectsCommunity Service Projects

Fund RaisingFund Raising

Leadership DevelopmentLeadership Development

RecognitionRecognition



Three Reasons Three Reasons

FellowshipFellowship

FunFun

FulfillmentFulfillment



Elements of ClubElements of Club ProgramProgram

Club General MeetingsClub General Meetings

Club Business Meetings Club Business Meetings (governing)(governing)

Community Service ProjectsCommunity Service Projects


Leadership DevelopmentLeadership Development




What Can a Struggling Club Do What Can a Struggling Club Do About Their Meetings?About Their Meetings?

Good Meeting Good Meeting LocationLocation

Start and End on Start and End on TimeTime

Follow an AgendaFollow an Agenda

Still have ProgramsStill have Programs

Build FellowshipBuild Fellowship



What can a struggling club What can a struggling club do about club business do about club business

meetings?meetings?

Still follow procedureStill follow procedure

Address and resolve conflictAddress and resolve conflict

Don’t let business dominate club Don’t let business dominate club meetings--- keep business and club meetings--- keep business and club meetings separatemeetings separate



What can a struggling club do What can a struggling club do about community service about community service

projects projects Still Do them!!!!Still Do them!!!!

Find Projects that small groups can Find Projects that small groups can dodo

Partner with other groups Partner with other groups (especially other Lions Clubs)(especially other Lions Clubs)

Invite friends and relatives to plug Invite friends and relatives to plug in on a project in on a project



Small Club ProjectsSmall Club Projects

Peace PosterPeace Poster

Eye or Hearing Eye or Hearing ScreeningScreening

Meals on WheelsMeals on Wheels




Ratio of Fund Raising to Members:Ratio of Fund Raising to Members:

Annually: Do no more than one Annually: Do no more than one project for every 10 membersproject for every 10 members

Limit fundraising: spend more Limit fundraising: spend more time on community servicetime on community service



Leadership Leadership DevelopmentDevelopment

Attend Lions Attend Lions Training Events!!!!Training Events!!!!

Rotate Leadership Rotate Leadership

Invite successful Invite successful club leaders from club leaders from other clubs to work other clubs to work with youwith you




Must instill feeling that club is Must instill feeling that club is having impacthaving impact

Simple thanks means moreSimple thanks means more

Invite outsiders to thank clubInvite outsiders to thank club

Special success partiesSpecial success parties


are needed to see this picture.Build a Good Club Build a Good Club

and Good and Good Members Will JoinMembers Will Join

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Through Service Revitalizing Weak Clubs. What is a weak club?