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."

 

This is a Journey

October 04, 2022  /  Guest User

At the end of August, we had our first District cabinet meeting. 12 clubs attended and five clubs sent their leaders/members. The meeting minutes have been distributed as well as our District goals. As a District we need members to step up and fill out our committees. This means chairpersons as well as members. If you have a passion, please let us know and our District will be better for it.

If you have reviewed our District goals, you will notice that over the last 20 years on average we lost 40 members and approximately one club a year. Last year was the first year since, 2009-2010 (+49) that we have had net member growth (+5). In fact, with all our efforts, our District improved all metrics over the previous year. This is a journey, we are at the beginning of it and with a lot of hard work, innovation and focus we can put our District back on the path of growth.

During my DG Visit to the Gardiner-Reedsport Club I brought them 10 new member packets. They currently have 8 new members signed up and a pathway to an additional two. When asked why their club is exploding, the response I got was they have members talking up their club wherever they go in their community, others asking their friends, neighbors and associates to join their club and inviting folks to join them at their service events. They represent one club in our District, with new/old leaders, that is finding a way to growth and expanding the service that they provide to their communities.

Your club may have received your LCIF Empowering Service collection jar, if not contact your Zone Chairperson. To meet our goal of 250,000 nickels each of our 700 members needs to collect only 357 nickels or $17.86 this year. We made it half-way to our goal last year, let’s challenge ourselves to reach our goal this year.

I now have 17 club visits scheduled with only 12 to go. I will be reaching out to get the remaining clubs scheduled and with your help should make my goal of all visits this year. I leave in a few more days to attend the annual Lions USA/Canada Forum in Calgary where I hope to connect with new Lions, visit with our convention ID speaker, meet old acquaintances, and continue to learn.

“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