Lions Clubs of Multiple District 36, Oregon and Northern California

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Eugene, OR USA

541-484-0452

Lions of Oregon & Northern California are a part of an international network of 1.4 million men and women in 200 countries and geographic areas who work together to answer the needs that challenge communities around the world. Lions are best known for working to end preventable blindness, the giving of eyeglasses and hearing aids for the needy and local service projects.

 

Mission Statement of Lions Clubs International:

 

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

 

Hats Off To All The Lions

January 19, 2021  /  Guest User

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     Last month I probably said too much about the difficulties of 2020. To me, those macro challenges evidence what we face and why what Lions do is so important. Those stresses make our 2020-2021 Lions’ International President Jung-Yul Choi’s call for Kindness and Diversity especially important to implement.

     Many of our Lions, despite their own stresses, found times last month where they reached out to family and community members and offered the time to listen to their particular heartbreak. Kindness is patience and listening: not judging, not interrupting with our own stories, allowing time for emotional expression and bringing that person up to the present. If they have some positive next steps - affirm those. Covid and the shutdowns have, for now, cost us the gift of being present in silence with a person in pain. So the outreach Lions make is even more valuable.

     Our clubs and members have shown kindness and open hearts in so many programs of increased need this winter: addressing community hunger, special medical needs and offering assistance after the September fires. With the fires, we will continue to be part of Long Term Recovery in Clackamas County and “across the District R line” in the Santiam Canyon Recovery. The Council of Governors is exploring creating a new Multiple District foundation that would improve training and preparation for disaster response and recovery within and across the districts.

     Meanwhile, most clubs and members are becoming adept at online meetings – which will be valuable even when we can resume in-person meetings. Hats off to all the Lions who have been coaching their club members – and other clubs’ members in hosting and attending online meetings! If you need help, ask Steve Studer, David Bartley, PDG Bert Diamond or your Zone Chair.

     Our MD 36-O Convention February 27 will be entirely online. This will enable us to have some out of state speakers AND hopefully many of you who would not be able to afford the travel and hotel expenses. We’re working on a great line-up of sessions; our PID will be Jose Marrero of Puerto Rico.

     We invite all of you with particular service programs or fund-raisers to submit short PowerPoints or YouTube type videos – 4 minutes max. We will make these available for viewing at the Convention and they may be discussed in a breakout session. Highlight local or district wide projects - we hope these will some substitute for the table displays – and potentially online content for the public about Lions work. Please plan to attend!

     We will also move the Cabinet Meeting to Saturday, February 20 (10:00-1:00) - before the Convention. You’re welcome there too.

“Will you not help me hasten the day when there shall be no preventable blindness; no little deaf, blind child untaught; no blind man or woman unaided? I appeal to you Lions, you who have your sight, your hearing, you who are strong and brave and kind. Will you not constitute yourselves Knights of the Blind in this crusade against darkness?”
— Helen Keller's Speech at 1925 International Convention Cedar Point, Ohio, USA June 30, 1925