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Windcrest Lions Overview
Windcrest Lions Club
June 28, 2016

2Lions Clubs International Windcrest Lions Overview
Who Lions Are
• Lions are men and women dedicated to serving those in
need, whether in their own community or around the
world.
 Nearly 1.4 million members
 Over 200 countries
 More than 46,000 clubs

Who Lions Are
• Vision Statement: To be the global leader in community
and humanitarian service.
• Mission Statement: To empower volunteers to serve
their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage
peace and promote international understanding through
Lions clubs.
• Motto: “We Serve”
• Code of Ethics: LCI has a code of ethics which set the
standard that Lions should aspire to adhere to.
• Purposes: LCI has a list of purposes to convey why
Lions clubs exist.

Membership
The benefits of Lions clubs membership are numerous,
and include:
• Helping those in need
• Making a difference in your community
• Having an impact on those in need worldwide
• Developing leadership skills
• Enhancing communication skills
• Using planning and organization skills
• Working hands-on to meet community needs
• Meeting new people
• Opportunities to network
• Opportunities to travel

Overview
• Year chartered: 03/02/1976
• Website: http://windcresttx.lionwap.org/
• Leadership
 President: Nanette Patton
 Immediate Past President: Don Doyle
 1st Vice President: Marilyn Weed
 2nd Vice President: Vacant
 Secretary: Jack Leonhardt
 Treasurer: Bob Dunk
○ Lion Tamer: John Jonson
▫ Responsible for club property (such as
flags, banners, gavels). The Lion Tamer
also keeps order and distributes
materials at meetings.
 Tail Twister: David Harris
○ Serves to promote harmony, good fellowship
and enthusiasm at club meetings through the
judicious imposition of “fines” on members.
 Membership Chairperson: Francesca Harris

Meetings & Dues
• Meetings
 When: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every
month at 6:30 pm
 Where: Windcrest Civic Center at
Takas Park, Jim Seal Dr Building 9310,
Windcrest, TX 78233
• Total Dues
 Club dues: $50 every 6 months

Service and Fundraising Activities
• Current Fundraisers
 Chili dinner
 Pancake breakfast
 Christmas greenery
• Current Service Projects
 School supplies for teachers
 Dictionaries to 3rd graders at all local elementary schools
 Free eye screening with the Lions Mobile Eye Screening Unit
 Free eye screening for children with KidSight
 TX Lions Camp
 Lions Sight Research
 Sponsor a team at the YMCA
 Feed the Homeless
 Sponsor a LEO Club
 Scholarship to LEO of the Year
 Collect eye glasses for recycling
 Personal Energy Transportation (PET) Cart Assembly

Lions Pancake Breakfast

PET Cart Assembly

Christmas Dinner

Peace Poster Contest & Dictionary Distribution

Chili Dinner

Lions Stride for Sight

Feed the Homeless

PET Cart Assembly

Fiesta Especial Parade

Peace Poster Contest

District and Multiple District

Organizational Structure
• There are 750 districts with 35 or more clubs and at least
1,250 members in each district.
 Each district has a district governor
• Multiple districts are formed by two or more districts
within a territory.
• Our Multiple District: District 2-A2
• Our District: Zone 10
• Website: http://district2a2.org/

2-A2 District Convention
• District conventions are held to:
 Develop fellowship among the Lions of the district
 Conduct general district business
 Elect the district governor and other district-elected officers
 Conduct seminars
• District Convention – April 7-8, 2017, Inn of the Hills
Kerrville, Texas

History
1917: Melvin Jones
founded LCI.
1920: LCI becomes
international with
Canadian club.
1925: Helen Keller
challenged Lions to
become “knights of the
blind.”
1945: LCI helped draft
the United Nations
Charter.
1957: The Leo Club
Program is created.
1968: The Lions Clubs
International Foundation
is established.
1987: LCI became the
first service club
organization to admit
women as members.
1990: SightFirst is
launched.
Today: Our international
network has grown to
include more than 200
countries and
geographic areas.

Name and Logo
• The official name of the association is “The International
Association of Lions Clubs” or simply “Lions Clubs
International.”
• The name Lions was chosen on a secret ballot over
several others because the lion stood for strength,
courage, fidelity and vital action.
• The Lions logo consists of a gold
“L” on a blue field surrounded by a
gold circle. On either side of the
circle is the profile of a Lion’s
head, one looking back upon a
proud past and the other looking
optimistically toward the future.

Organizational Structure
• International officers implement policy and serve as
inspirational leaders of the world’s Lions. 2016-2017
 International President: Robert “Bob” E. Corlew
 First Vice President: Naresh Aggarwal
 Second Vice President: Gudrun Bjort Yngvadottir
 Immediate Past President/LCIF Chairperson: Dr. Jitsuhiro
Yamada
• The International Board of Directors is the governing
body of the association.
 34 members and 8 board appointees
• The International Constitution and By-Laws govern the
operations of the association and establish the rules by
which the association is to function.

International Convention
• Convention brings together thousands of Lions from
around the world for a week of business, education,
celebration and fellowship.
 2013: Hamburg, Germany
 2014: Toronto, ON, Canada
 2015: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
 2016: Fukuoka, Japan
 2017: Chicago, IL, USA
 2018: Las Vegas, NV, USA
 2019: Milan, Italy
 2020: Singapore
LCI returns to Chicago
celebrating its 100th
Anniversary!

International Headquarters
• Located in Oak Brook Illinois
• Approximately 275 staff members in 11 divisions:
 Club Supplies and Distribution
 Convention
 District and Club Administration
 Extension and Membership
 Finance
 Information Technology
 Service Activities
 Leadership
 Legal
 LCIF
 Public Relations and
Communication

Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF)
• LCIF grants an average of US$30 million annually. It
provides clubs with the means to build schools, health
clinics, vocational rehabilitation, training centers and
other projects that address community needs.
• LCIF SightFirst reduces and eliminates blindness
worldwide. The program targets the leading causes of
preventable blindness which affects millions of people
each year.
 Since it’s launch in 1990, Lions have raised over US$415 million
for SightFirst, making LCIF the world's largest blindness
prevention organization.

Leadership
• LCI provides training and development opportunities for
Lions. The Global Leadership Team (GLT) is the driving
force behind these programs, including:
 Emerging Lions Leadership Institutes
 Faculty Development Institutes
 Regional Lions Leadership Institutes
 District Governors-Elect Seminar
 Multiple District Leadership Development Funding
 GLT District Funding Support Program
 Webinars
 Lions Learning Center

Service Activities
• Service activities generally fall into the following
categories:
 Community Services
 Disaster Preparedness and Relief
 Environmental Services
 Health and Wellness
 International Relations
 Opportunities for Youth
 Services for Children
 Global Service Action Campaigns
• Service is reported using the Lions Club Service Activity
Report.

Communications
• LION Magazine
• E-mail Messages
• Web site
• Social Networking
 Facebook
○ www.facebook.com/lionsclubs
 Twitter
○ https://twitter.com/lionsclubsorg

Become a Lion!

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