Lions Club

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LIONS CLUB - Lions Clubs International (LCI) is an international secular, non-political service organization founded by Melvin Jonesin 1917.   As of April 2015 it had over 46,000 local clubs and more than 1.4 million members in over 200 countries around the world.  Headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, the organization aims to meet the needs of communities on a local and global scale. 

The Lions motto is "We Serve."  Local Lions Club programs include sight conservation, hearing and speech conservation, diabetes awareness, youth outreach, international relations, environmental issues, and many other programs.   The discussion of politics and religion is forbidden.   The LIONS acronym also stands for Liberty, Intelligence, Our Nations' Safety.

The stated purposes of Lions Clubs International are:

  • To Organize, charter and supervise service clubs to be known as Lions clubs.
  • To Coordinate the activities and standardize the administration of Lions clubs.
  • 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, 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 people 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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