Lions Clubs of Multiple District 36, Oregon and Northern California

We Serve

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."

 

We Lions Serve From Our Hearts

April 30, 2024  /  Leah Malcolm

     Lions of 36-R, first let me say what an honor it is serving with all of you as your District Governor.  I feel we have had a great Lions year so far.  Though our membership is down a little, we continue to serve our communities.  We need to continue working together as a team both in our clubs and the district.  We need to continue serving from our hearts not only our communities but our fellow Lions.

     I’m asking you to take the time before we drop a member to reach out to them to see why they want to drop.  Reach out to them with a member satisfaction question sheet. Have we offered to pick them up to attend a meeting if we haven’t seen them?  Have we made that phone call just to see how they are doing? This is where I ask all our Lions, are we serving our fellow Lion as well as our community?  If not let’s change that and see what we can do for them as well.

     Kindness goes a long way.  It’s part of who we are as Lions.  As the late Haynes Townsand said and was known for KINDNESS MATTERS.  This is both towards our communities but also towards our fellow Lions.  We can make a difference when we work together.

     Auto creator Henry Ford made this statement and it is so true “COMING TOGETHER IS A BEGINNING, KEEPING TOGETHER IS PROGRESS, WORKING TOGETHER IS SUCCESS”.  Let’s finish our Lions year with a positive net gain in membership growth and let’s retain the Lions we have.

     Let me remind each club you can receive a club Excellence award with just a short list to check off including club membership growth.  Along with Membership growth your club must contribute to LCIF an amount equal or greater than the club’s membership total multiplied by $5.  Start a new service project and list three service activities your club participated in and report to LCI.  You also must be a club in good standing, report club officers to LCI and have your key officers participate in officer training.  Your club must also use marketing of your club publicizing activities through local media or social media.

     I want to thank all of the clubs in our district who have reported your service to LCI. Currently, we are at 91% for our District.  Let’s keep up the great work as we finish the Lions year strong.

     SERVICE FROM THE HEART.  I firmly believe that when we Lions serve from our hearts, we go beyond making a difference in our communities.  We are in fact CHANGING THE WORLD.  In service District Governor Lion Lynn Coon 36-R

Comment
“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