WHAT’S RIGHT?

IF YOU WERE ASKED WHAT’S RIGHT WITH THE

ASSOCIATION, HOW WOULD YOU RESPOND?

SERVICETHE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE HELP AS LIONS AND THE DOLLARS WE GIVE IN

SERVICE ARE GREATER THAN ALL OTHER SERVICE CLUBS COMBINED

COHESIVELCI HAS THE ABILITY TO MOBILIZE

THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS MEMBERS WORLDWIDE TO JOIN

TOGETHER IN A SINGLE FOCUSED HUMANITARIAN EFFORT

SUPPORTLCI STAFF IS DEDICATED TO

SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF LIONS CLUBS AND DISTRICTS WORLDWIDE TO HELP THEM

ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS.

FLEXIBILITYTHE LCI STRUCTURE IS FLEXIBLE TO

ALLOW INDIVIDUAL CLUBS TO RECOGNIZE A NEED IN THEIR

COMMUNITY AND TO POSITIVELY AND IMMEDIATELY RESPOND.

DISASTERLCIF CAN MOBILIZE ITS RESOURCES TO PROVIDE DISASTER RELIEF, AND

TO IMMEDIATELY MEET LOCAL, REGIONAL AND GLOBAL NEEDS

LCIF GRANTSTHE LCIF GRANT SYSTEM ALLOWS FOR

A PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL LIONS CLUBS TO MATCH FUNDS TO PROVIDE

FOR LOCAL NEEDS WORLD WIDE

LEADERSHIP

LCI LEADERSHIP TRAINING IS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL LEADERSHIP

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN ANY ORGANIZATION ANYWHERE

INCLUSIVENESSLCI INCLUDES AND EMBRACES ALL

RACES AND RELIGIONS, GIVING ANYONE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTAIN A LEADERSHIP POSITION WITHIN THE

ORGANIZATION.

HUMANITARIANLCI HAS THE ABILITY TO UNITE PEOPLE AND NATIONS ON A HUMANITARIAN LEVEL, EVEN

THOSE WHO CANNOT JOIN TOGETHER POLITICALLY AND THE ABILITY TO DO WHAT

GOVERNMENTS CANNOT DO FOR THEIR PEOPLE.

LETS REVIEW…1. SERVICE2. COHESIVENESS3. SUPPORT4. FLEXIBILITY5. DISASTER6. LCIF GRANTS7. LEADERSHIP8. INCLUSIVENESS9. HUMANITARIAN

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WHAT’S WRONG?IF YOU WERE ASKED WHAT’S

WRONG WITH THE ASSOCIATION, HOW WOULD

YOU RESPOND?

POLITICSPOLITICS AT ALL LEVELS HAS A

NEGATIVE AND DISASTROUS EFFECT ON OUR MEMBERSHIP AND THE

WILLINGNESS OF PEOPLE TO CONTINUE TO SERVE IN CLUBS,

DISTRICTS AND THROUGHOUT THE ASSOCIATION.

RELEVANCEONE OF THE REASONS FOR THE DECLINE IN OUR MEMBERSHIP IS THAT WE ARE PERCEIVED AS NO

LONGER BEING RELEVANT IN MANY COMMUNITIES

LIFETIME TENURELCI HAS AT ALL LEVELS PEOPLE WHO CLAIM TO OWN THE POSITION THEY OCCUPY WITH LIFETIME TENURE.

THEY NEED TO GROW AND LET GO.

DISHONESTYTHERE IS A REAL “DISHONESTY” IN HOW WE LOOK AT OURSELVES AND THE REAL NEED FOR THE ASSOCIATION TO CHANGE AT ALL

LEVELS. WE DEFEND THE STATUS QUO RATHER THAN HONESTLY LOOKING AT WHAT

NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED.

CREATIVITYLIONS ARE COMFORTABLE AS TO

HOW THINGS ARE DONE AND WHAT IS BEING DONE. THAT STIFLES

CREATIVITY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW WAYS TO SERVE AND OUR WILLINGNESS TO LOOK FOR NEW

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES.

JEALOUSYSOME PEOPLE ARE JEALOUS OF

SUCCESS OR ABILITY, AND TEND TO DESTROY RATHER THAN ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO DO MORE, GIVE MORE AND

ACHIEVE MORE.

AND AGAIN … LET’S REVIEW1. POLITICS2. RELEVANCE3. LIFETIME TENURE4. DISHONESTY5. CREATIVITY6. JEALOUSY

SO. . . WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?

INCORPORATE THE CODE OF ETHICS AND LIONS

OBJECTS INTO YOUR LIONS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES

THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

PLEDGE TO CRITICIZE LESS, PRAISE MORE

AND TO BUILD UP AND NOT DESTROY

REMEMBER THAT ANYTHING CAN BE

ACCOMPLISHED AND ANY GOAL CAN BE

REACHED WHEN NO ONE CARES WHO GETS THE CREDIT

ALWAYS BRING AN ENTHUSIASTIC

POSITIVE ATTITUDE

WITH YOU!!

EMBRACE CHANGE AS A

FRIEND

INCLUDE FUN, FELLOWSHIP AND FRIENDSHIP IN ALL

LIONS EVENTS

RENEW YOUR PERSONAL

COMMITMENT TO LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL

ESTABLISH A PERSONAL VISION AND GOALS FOR

YOURSELF IN THIS ORGANIZATION

IF YOU WILL CARE AS MUCH ABOUT THE MEMBERS OF

YOUR CLUB AS YOU DO ABOUT THOSE WE SERVE AS LIONS

YOUR CLUB WILL IMMEDIATELY BEGIN TO GROW

“ BE NOT AFRAID”POPE JOHN PAUL