Lions Orientation
FOR NEW MEMBERS &
PROSPECTIVE NEW MEMBERS
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Lacey Mid Day Lions
Welcome you to
LIONISM
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LACEY MID DAY OFFICERS
Also Welcome you to
LIONISM
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It is our hope you will come away from this
panel with a deeper understanding of Lions.
Not only on the Club level, but also on the
District, Multiple District, and Lions Club
International levels.
Remember, as we go along in our learning,
let’s not forget to have fun, get to know our
fellow Lions and above all, live our motto!
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WE SERVE
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Lions International
Mission Statement
To create and foster a spirit of understanding
among all people for humanitarian needs by
providing voluntary services through
community involvement and international
cooperation.
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Lions International Chicago
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LIONS CLUBS OBJECTS
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To Create and foster a spirit of understanding among the peoples
of the world.
To promote the principles of good government and good
citizenship.
To take an active interest in the civic, cultural, and social and
moral welfare of the community.
To unite the Clubs in the bonds of friendship, good fellowship
and mutual understanding.
To provide a forum for the open discussion of all matters of
public interest, provided, however, that partisan politics and
sectarian religion shall not be debated by club members.
To encourage service minded men to serve their community
without personal financial reward, and to encourage efficiency
and promote high ethical standards in commerce, industry,
professions, public works and private endeavors.
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LIONS CODE OF ETHICS
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To show my faith in the worthiness of my vocation by industrious
application to the end that I may merit a reputation for quality of
service.
To seek success and to demand all fair remuneration or profit as my
just due, but to accept no profit or success at the price of my own selfrespect lost because of unfair advantage taken or because of questionable acts on my part.
To remember that in building up my business it is not necessary to
tear down another’s, to be loyal to my clients or customers and true to
myself.
Whenever a doubt arises as to the right or ethics of my position or
action towards others, to resolve such doubt against myself.
To hold friendship as an end and not a means. To hold that true
friendship exists not on account of the service performed by one to
another, but that true friendship demands nothing but accepts service
in the spirit in which it is given.
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LIONS CODE OF ETHICS
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Always to bear in mind my obligations as a citizen to my nation,
my state and my community, and to give them my unswerving
loyalty in word, act and deed. To give them freely of my time,
labour, and means.
To aid others by giving my sympathy to those in distress, my aid
to the weak, and my substance to the needy.
To be careful with my criticism and liberal with my praise: to
build up and not destroy.
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YOUR LIONS CLUB
 HISTORY OF YOUR
CLUB
 MAJOR SERVICE PROJECTS
 MAJOR FUNDRAISING PROJECTS
 CLUB OFFICERS AND DUTIES
 CLUB COMMITTEES AND THEIR
FUNCTIONS
 MEMBERSHIP
 GENERAL & BOARD MEETING DATES
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WHAT IS EXPECTED?
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A new member is expected to give freely of
his/her time and energy whenever possible;
attend all Club meetings (unless they are ill,
at work, out of town, vacation etc.), be
available for committee assignments, be
knowledgeable about the objectives and
aims of Lionism, and support all Club
Officers at all times.
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AWARDS
Certain awards are available to earn as a
regular attending member. Attendance
Awards are given to those that achieve a
100% attendance each year.
 Chevron Awards - Charter members with
continuous membership for 10 or more
years will receive Charter Monarch
Chevron. Members who are not charter
members will receive a Monarch Chevron
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AWARDS
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MEMBERSHIP KEY AWARDS are for those
lions who sponsor new members who remain
active for 1 year and 1 day. They are issued
automatically by Lions Club International
after an individual sponsors 2, 5, 10, 15, 20,
25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350,
400, 450 and 500 members. Each key is a
lapel pin and the medallion is different in
design. It is presented with a ribbon.
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Club Dues
Each club has an entrance fee for new
members and annual dues. Dues can be
collected either annually or semi-annually.
 Statements are usually mailed on June lst or
December 1st of each year.
 The Club semi-annually pays to Multiple
District 19 and Lions Clubs International
“per capita and convention fund tax” for
each member.
 Entrance fee is $30.00 (one time only) and
dues are $60.00 a year
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Other Club Functions
 Club
Bulletin (once a month)
 Club Brochure
 Web Site (http://www.middaylions.org/)
 Club Special Events - such as charter night
or Anniversay
 Officer Inductions (New Officers for the
year)
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The Start of Lions Clubs
 Founder,
Melvin Jones
 June 07, 1917
 First National Convention, Dallas Texas
October 1917
 36 Delegates, 22 Clubs from 9 States
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Lions International
 First
President Dr. William P. Woods of
Indiana.
 First acting Secretary, Melvin Jones, his
Association lasted until his death in 1961
 The colors of Purple & Gold were adopted.
 The Constitution & Bylaws were adopted.
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Lions International
 1920,
International - Windsor Ontario
 1927, 60,000 in 1,183 Clubs
 1935, Central America, Panama
 1936, South America, Columbia
 1948, Sweden, Switzerland, France
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Service to Others
 Service
to Blind & Visually Impaired
 1925 International Convention
 Helen Keller
 “Knights of the blind in the crusade against
darkness.”
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Lions International
 1952,
Japan
 1957 Leo Program Started
 1987, Women invited as Lions
 1990’s Clubs in Russia and other Iron
Curtain Countries were added.
 1996 Bosnia & Herzegovina
 2002 China
 2007 IRAQ
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Lions International
As of July 31, 2007
 Membership
1.3 million
 Clubs
45,000
 Districts
751
 Countries
202
 Melvin Jones Fellows 261,881
 Progressive MJF
46,682
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Lions International
International President
Mahendra Amarasuriya
 Immediate Past President
Jimmy Ross
 First Vice President
Albert F. Brandel
 Second Vice President
Eberhard J. Wirfs
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Lions International
 International
Directors, 33, Worldwide
 District Governors, 751 Worldwide
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District 19
 1923
 1939
First Convention, Seattle
55 Clubs, 1 District Governor
5 Deputy District Governors
First Three (3) Zones Established
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Multiple District 19
 Our
Multiple District includes clubs from
Washington State, Northern Idaho, in the
USA and British Columbia, Canada.
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Multiple District 19
Mission Statement
The MD19 Lions vision is to strengthen their
local and global communities through
service and fellowship fulfilling the Lions
motto
- “We Serve”
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MD19
AS WE
Know
It
Today
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Multiple District 19
 1947
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Spokane Convention
Multiple District 19 Set Up
Cabinet Chairman
Executive Secretary
5 District Governors
15 Zone Chairmen
136 Clubs, 7595 Members
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Multiple District 19
 1947
 1950-51
 1963-64
 1966-67
 1970-71
Districts A B C D & E
District F
District G
District H
District I
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Multiple District 19
 2007
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Multiple District 19
9 Districts
70 Zones
493 Clubs
14,375 Members as of 7/07
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Multiple District 19
 Council
Chairman - Allan Hunt
 Vice Council Chairman - Polly Voon
 Immediate Past Council Chairman Gordon Roberts
 Executive Secretary - Patty Allen
 9 District Governors
 9 Imm. Past District Governors
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MD19 Projects & Foundations
British Columbia Lions Society 1970
 C.A.R.E. 1958 *
 Lions of B.C. Hearing Conservation Society
 Youth Outreach Foundation *
 Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight & Hearing 1969 *
 Youth Exchange Foundation *
 LERC (Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center) *
 Lions Service and Leadership Foundation *
 Camp Leo (Youth Diabetes Camp) *
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* denotes those that we are concerned with
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Multiple District 19
International Level
Past International Director
 Dur Roberson
Oak Harbor Lions Club
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District 19-C
 District
Governor Barbara Ellis
 Vice
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District Governor John Doyle
Zone Chairmen, 6
Cabinet Chairmen, 39
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Zone Chairmen, 19-C
 C1
 C2
 C3
 C4
 C5
 C6
Jean Phillips
Patsy Nutt
Dr. Charlie Russell
John Gardner
Rena Larson
Curt Nelson
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C-1 Lions Clubs
Gig Harbor
 (Gig Harbor Branch
Club AM)
 Key Peninsula
 Lakewood First
 Lakewood Knights
 Lakewood Korean
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Tacoma Downtown
 Tacoma Narrows
 Tacoma Southeast
 University Place
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C-2 Lions Clubs
Hood Canal
 Olympia Capital City
 Olympia Host
 Olympia West
 Shelton
 Shelton Morning Star
 Tumwater
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C-3 Lions Clubs
Auburn Noon
 Bonney Lake
 Covington
 Enumclaw
 Federal Way
 Federal Knights
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Fife
 Kent
 Puyallup
 Puyallup Valley
 Sumner
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C-4 Lions Clubs
Bremerton Lady Lions
 Bremerton Central
 Bremerton Chief
Kitsap
 North Mason
 Port Orchard
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Poulsbo
 Silverdale Dandy
Lions
 Silverdale Sunrise
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C-5 Lions Clubs
Eatonville
 Eatonville Day Break
 Graham
 Graham Sunrise
 Mineral Lake
 Mount Rainier
 Orting
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Puyallup South Hill
 Puyallup South
 Spanapark Early
Risers
 Spanaway
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C-6 Lions Clubs
Lacey Lamplighters
 Lacey Mid Day
 Lacey Sunrise
 Rainier
 Tenino
 Yelm
 (Yelm Branch Club Noon)
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FOUNDATIONS & SERVICE
PROGRAMS
LIONS EYEGLASS RECYCLING CENTER (LERC)
 CAMP LEO
 NORTHWEST LIONS FOUNDATION FOR SIGHT
& HEARING
 YOUTH OUTREACH FOUNDATION
 YOUTH EXCHANGE FOUNDATION
 CARE
 LCIF
 LIONS SERVICE & LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
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Lacey Mid Day Lions Club Officers
President (Mitzi Ludwig)
 Secretary (Nancy Burri)
 Treasurer (Jackie Silva)
 Vice Presidents (Pat Baron, Stacey Thornton, & Dee
McDermott)
 Directors (June Grant, Alice Krause, Jeff Adams, &
JackieThornton)
 Lion Tamer (Dale Adams)
 Tailtwister (Jim McCown)
 Membership Chair (Jim McCown)
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LACEY MID DAY CHAIRS
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Budget
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Bulletin
Car Show
Student of Month
Public Relations
Rest Stop
White Canes
Salvation Army
(Bell Ringing)
Thanksgiving &
Xmas Baskets
CARE
Sight & Hearing
Paper Recycling
Web Site
Contest & Awards
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Jackie Silva, Mitzi Ludwig, PDG Jim McCown &
Mike O’Byrne
- PDG Jim McCown
- Fran Harder and Gary Harder
- Dee McDermott
- Jeff Adams/Dee McDermott
- Mike O’Byrne(LMD) PDG Jim McCown (Found)
- Colleen Leavitt
- Barbi Fredrickson
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Betty Berry & Pat Baron
PDG Jim McCown
Fran Harder
Jackie Thornton, Stacy Thornton & Dale Adams
John Ownings & Jeff Adams
Pat Baron
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Lions Club Activities
 Club
Level
 Zone Level
 District Level
 Multiple District Level
 International Level
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LIONS CLUBS INFORMATION
 Lions
International www.lionsclub.org
 Multiple
 District
District 19 www.lionsmd19.com
19-C http://www.md19clions.org
 Your
Zone
 Your
Club http://www.middaylions.org/
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Lions Clubs Information
 Club
Meetings / Club Bulletin / Web Site
 Zone
Meetings / Bulletin
 Cabinet
Meetings / DG Bulletin / Web Site
 District
Conference / Panels
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MD Annual Convention / MD Bulletin / Web Site
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Fall Workshop / Panels
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Lions Int. Convention / Magazine / Seminars
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USA / Canada Forum / Seminars / Panels
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District C
Conference March 7th & 8th, 2008
 LaQuinta Inn 1425 E. 27th Tacoma, Wa.
 Contest & Awards
Great Panels
 Fun Night Friday
Marketplace
 Elections
Great Speakers
 Fun & Fellowship
National Guest
 Awards
MD-19 Guest
 Spring
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Lacey Mid Day Lions is one of the
leading clubs in the Multiple
District & District
 We
don’t expect you to remember each and
everything here. It is provided as a tool to
become acquainted with Lions
 Please take this information and become a
great Lion.
 Please ask questions any time there is something you don’t understand or you have
forgotten.
 And, Thank you for your attention
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YOU
ARE
A
PART
OF
IT!
Be
a
Lion
for
Life
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