Time To Start Making Your Plans
Happy New Year Fellow Lions,
As we start this New Year, we need to dig within and find what we want to happen in our life this year. We need to set goals, for goals are what gives us direction in our lives. As Lions we need determine what we would like to attain this year. What we want to accomplish, what problems do we want to see solved. The New Year brings us 365 blank pages in the book of our life to be written.
It brings us new challenges and new opportunities, and our Lions Clubs will be challenged to provide more service to those in need. As we engage in more service projects, we need more members. So, don’t forget to ask a friend or neighbor to join you in one of your service projects. We will unfortunately lose members to death, but that should be the only reason for losing a member. If a club is losing members for any other reason, then we need to ensure that new projects are instituted that will encourage and utilize those members who may be getting bored or losing interest. Yes, not only gaining new members, but retention of current members is a very big part of keeping up our numbers. Give both the new and the old members the opportunity to see and feel what it’s like to be involved, and the fun and camaraderie provided by the Lions while doing service to the community.
It is time to start making your plans for the various upcoming conventions. Though it is still early, for our District E Convention, all of a sudden it will be here. So be sure to “Save the Date” and join us in Sutherlin on March 17-18 for the District E convention. Many may also want to join the other districts for their conventions: District R is February 4, and District O is February 25. Most importantly don’t forget to get your applications in ASAP for the NWLLI being held in Sutherlin on April 21-23, 2023.
As you serve from the Heart in this year 2023, remember- The new year lies before you, like a spotless tract of snow. Be careful how you tread on it, for every mark will show.