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RESPONSIBLE
- Take an active interest in the community.
- Become informed about the history, traditions and accomplishments
of the club and the association, and share these with family,
friends and associates.
- Regularly attend club meetings.
- Reach out the hand of friendship to fellow club members; show
toleration to those who differ in opinion and custom.
- Share ideas and comments on current and future club programs.
- Work hard to make a success of all club programs.
- Enter enthusiastically into the social life of the club; friends
make better partners.
- Contribute a share to operate the club and
the association:
Entrance fee
International dues....
Club and other dues.. varies by club, ask sponsor or club secretary.
- Take great pride in helping make a positive difference in the
lives of people around the world.
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COMMUNITY-MINDED
- Members of the world's largest and most active service club
organization.
- Men and women who believe that by working together they will
accomplish far more than would be possible as individuals.
- Members committed to solving worldwide health and social problems,
and who realize that solutions are possible when every Lions club
does its share.
- People who cherish the fellowship of their own club, but who also
feel a close kinship with Lions in nearly 180 countries and areas
throughout the world.
- Patriotic citizens of their own countries, and, who, in the global
community strive for a world at peace.
- Individuals dedicated to maintaining the highest ethical and moral
standards in their club - and in their personal lives.
- People who are serious about their commitment to humanitarian
service, but have fun along the way.
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SERVICE-ORIENTED
- As one of more than 1.4 million men and women active in more than
42,000 Lions clubs around the world. Every Lion is dedicated to
community service and improvement.
- The work of Lions since 1917 have resulted in:
- Creation of SightFirst, a worldwide blindness prevention program
that aims to eliminate preventable and reversible blindness
worldwide.
- Establishment and operation of a majority of the world's eye
banks, resulting in approximately 10,000 sight-restoring cornea
transplants every year.
- Development of the Lions-Quest curricula which have provided
millions of young people with the tools to make responsible
decisions regarding drugs, alcohol and other threats to a healthy
future.
- Hospitals, clinics, playgrounds, parks and thousands of facilities
that enhance day-to-day life in our communities.
- Services to the blind, including dog guides, white canes, and a
wide variety of employment opportunities and vocational training.
- Immediate disaster relief and support for rebuilding efforts.
- Leo clubs, youth exchange and youth camps that help instill a
philosophy of service in young people around the world.
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