new member orientation by zone district 12-o your zone chairperson
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New Member Orientation By Zone District 12-O
Your Zone Chairperson
New Member Orientation Summary
• New member orientation is broken out into four sections:
– Who Lions Are– Your Club– District and Multiple District– Lions Clubs International (LCI)
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
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Who Lions Are (Page 4)• 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”• Purposes: LCI has a list of purposes to convey
why Lions clubs exist.• Code of Ethics: LCI has a code of ethics which
set the standard that Lions should aspire to adhere to.
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Your Club Name Here
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Lions Club Operations
Every Club operates independently but is
governed by a constitution and by-laws under the jurisdiction of
Lions Clubs International.
The structure of all Clubs is basically the same, but
committees and activities may vary from club to
club.
LIONS CLUB CONSTITUTIONAND BY-LAWS
Chartered by and under the
jurisdiction of
THE INTERNATIONALASSOCIATION OF
LIONS CLUBS
History
Year chartered:Number of charter members:Clubs sponsored by us:Significant awards or achievements:
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Club StructureOfficers and Directors
President (King Lion) Immediate Past President
1st Vice President 2nd Vice President
3rd Vice President Secretary
Treasurer Membership Chairman
Lion Tamer Tail Twister
One Year Directors Two Year Directors
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Club President Responsibilities & Challenges
Calls club board meetings & club meetings Creates agendas & plans with board Conducts club meetings Appoints committee chairpersons
Conduct efficient and enjoyable meetings Keep members involved Inspire members to achieve level of
excellence.
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Responsibilities
Past President – Acts as an advisor to the President and Board of Directors and officially greet members and their guests at club meetings.
Vice Presidents – If the president is unable to per-form the duties of his/her office for any reason, the vice president next in rank shall occupy his/her position and perform his/her duties with the same authority as the president. Each vice president shall, under the direction of the president, oversee the functioning of such committees of this club as the president shall designate.
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Responsibilities• Secretary - Acts as the liaison officer between the club
and the district and the international association.
• Submits regular monthly reports to the LCI and District Governor
• Cooperate with and be an active member of the district governor's advisory committee of the zone in which the club is located;
• Have custody and keep and maintain general records of this club, including records of minutes of club and board meetings; attendance; committee appointments; elections; member information, addresses and telephone numbers of members; members club accounts;
• Issue quarterly dues statements to each member and other financial obligations owed to this club, collect and turn the same over to the club treasurer and obtain a receipt.
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Responsibilities
• Treasurer - Receives all monies, from the secretary and otherwise, and deposit the same in a bank or banks recommended by the finance committee and approved by the board of directors.
• Pays out monies in payment of club obligations only on authority given by the board of directors.
• Has custody and keeps and maintains general records of club receipts and disbursements.
• Prepare and submit monthly and semi-annual financial reports board of directors of this club.
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Responsibilities
• Lion Tamer - The Lion tamer shall have charge of and be responsible for the property and paraphernalia of the club, including flags, banners, gong, gavel, name tag box, and shall put each in its proper place before each meeting and return the same to the proper storage area after each meeting.
• He/she shall act as sergeant-at-arms at meetings, see that those present are properly seated, and distribute bulletins, favors and literature as required at club and board meetings.
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Responsibilities
• Tail Twister - He/she shall promote harmony, good fellowship, life and enthusiasm in the meetings through appropriate stunts and games and the judicious imposition of fines on club mem bers.
• There shall be no ruling from his/her decision in imposing a fine, provided, however, that no fine shall exceed an amount fixed by the board of directors of this club, and no member shall be fined more than twice at any one meeting.
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Responsibilities
• Membership Chairperson - shall be the chairperson of the membership committee.
• Develops a growth program specifically for the club.
• Regular encouragement at club meeting to bring in new quality members.
• Preparation and implementation of orientation sessions.
• Reporting to the board of directors on ways to reduce the loss of members.
• Serving as a member of the zone level membership committee.
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Administrative
Activity/Service
Fundraising
Typical Lions Clubs Committees
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Membership Directory
Finance Newsletter
Lions Information Publicity & Public Relations
Nominations Program
Member Retention Scholarship
Constitution & By-Laws Orientation
Melvin Jones Awards
Typical Administrative Committees
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Community Service
Disaster Preparedness
Environmental Services
Health And Wellness
International Relations
Youth: International Peace Poster
Youth:Youth Camp Exchange Programs
Youth: Leo Club Program
Youth:Kidsight Screening
Typical Service Committees
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Community BBQ
Horse Show
Raffle
Banner Advertising
Fish Fry or Dinner Night
Candy, Pecan or Cheese Sales
Concession Sales
Typical Fundraising Committees
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Your Club Traditions
What traditions does your club participate in and explain why the club does them.
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Elections
• Officers are elected annually• Club president appoints a
nomination committee in March• The nomination committee selects
candidates• The club votes on in April• The term begins July 1st
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Awards
Melvin JonesMembership Keys100% AttendanceChevronsYear Round GrowthPresidents Retention CampaignExtension AwardsLion Of The YearClub Excellence
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Your Club Service and Fundraising Activities
What service and fundraising projects is your club involved in?
Membership BenefitsThe 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• Utilizing planning and organization skills• Working hands-on to meet community needs• Meeting new people• Opportunities to network• Opportunities to travel
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Membership
• Active• Member- At-Large• Honorary• Privileged• Life Member• Associate• Affiliate
Lion Meetings• Club Meeting twice per month• Board of Directors Meeting• Committee Meetings as needed
• Zone Meetings 3 times per year
• July – District 12-O Organizational Meeting• October – District 12-O Fall Conference• March – District 12-O Convention
• May – TN Lions State Convention
• July – Lions International Convention
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FINANCES & BUDGETS
A typical club has two budgets for each fiscal year:
Administration budget is what finances Club operations. Its income comes mostly from Member Dues.
Project budget finances the club’s fundraising activities and donations that the Club makes.
Monies raised by the Club by asking for public support shall be held in a separate account and distributed in the community unless otherwise specified.
Income from the club’s fundraising projects cannot be used for the club’s administrative costs.
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Dues and Budgets
• Total Dues – Club dues:– District and multiple district dues:– International dues: US$43 per year.
• Activities Budget• Administrative Budget
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Club Communication
Possible ways to communicate within a typical club are:
Newsletter
Website
Telephone
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District and Multiple District
Organizational Structure
• There are 750 districts with 35 or more clubs and at least 1,250 members in each district.
• Multiple districts are formed by two or more districts within a territory.
• Our Multiple District: 12-L I O N S • Our District:12-O
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Each district has a District Governor that serves for a
one year term
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District Governor Team
• District Governor (DG)• 1st Vice District Governor (1VDG)• 2nd Vice District Governor (2VDG)
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District Cabinet
• District Governor Team• Cabinet Secretary-Treasurer• Region Chairpersons• District Committee Chairpersons• Zone Chairpersons• Global Membership Chairperson• Global Leadership Chairperson
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Lions OrganizationLions Clubs
International
Tennessee LionsMD-12
Governor’sCouncil
District 12-L
District 12-I
District 12-O
District 12-N
District 12-S
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Multiple District 12
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MD-12 MembershipAs of June 31, 2014
Clubs Members
12-L 43 1,063
12-I 46 1,190
12-O 39 934
12-N 39 955
12-S 49 1,322
Total 216 5,464
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Lions District Leadership
District
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District Governor Mel TryonMember of the Signal Mountain Lions Club
• Chief Administrative Officer • Presides Over Meetings• Serves One Year Term• Supervises District Officers• Ensure DG Team Club Visits• District Expenditures
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1st Vice District Governor Lelia GibsonMember of the Tennessee Tech Lions Club
• Assists DG With Membership Development
• Chartering New Clubs• Promotes District Events• Supervise District
Committees• GMT Liason
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2nd Vice District Governor Shelia Chesnow Member of the Athens Lions Club
• Membership Retention• Program Awareness• GLT Liason
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Cabinet Secretary Sherry CarnellMember of the Dayton Lions Club
Recording and Maintaining
District Reports and Proceedings
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Cabinet Treasurer - PDG Jerry PalaMember of the Signal Mountain Lions Club
• Recording and Maintaining District Funds
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Zone 1 Chairperson - Marty SmithMember of the Fairfield Glade Lions Club
• Reports on the well being and activities of all clubs in the zone
• Appointed by DG
Algood Byrdstown
Celina Overton County
Cookeville – Noonday Tenn. Tech
Cookeville – Evening
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Zone 2 Chairperson – Eileen LauraMember of the Crossville Lions Club
• Reports on the well being and activities of all clubs in the zone
• Appointed by DG
Jamestown Crossville
Fairfield Glade White County
Monterey Van Buren County
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Zone 3 Chairperson – Shelia ChesnowMember of the Athens Lions Club
• Reports on the well being and activities of all clubs in the zone
• Appointed by DG
Athens Dayton
Meigs County Madisonville
Spring City Sale Creek
Sweetwater
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Zone 4 Chairperson – Greg SwyersMember of the Benton Lions Club
• Reports on the well being and activities of all clubs in the zone
• Appointed by DG
Benton Cleveland
Delano Englewood
Etowah
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Zone 5 Chairperson – John MoonMember of the Signal Mountain Lions Club
• Reports on the well being and activities of all clubs in the zone
• Appointed by DG
Chatt.-Downtown Dunlap
Jasper Lookout Valley
Red Bank South Pittsburg
Whitwell-Crossroads
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Zone 6 Chairperson – Frank ChamberlainMember of the Ooltewah Lions Club
• Reports on the well being and activities of all clubs in the zone
• Appointed by DG
Brainerd Daisy Dallas
Dalewood – Lakeside Signal Mountain
Hixson Ooltewah/Collegedale
Soddy Daisy
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Global Membership Chairperson - Carol Rhines Member of the Dayton Lions Club
• Sets Membership Goals• Implements Action Plans• 3 Year Term• Works Closely With GLT
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Global Leadership Chairperson - John Moon Member of the Signal Mountain Lions Club
• Identify Emerging Leaders• Implements District Training• Three Year Term• Work Closely with GMT
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District Governor Goals
• Every Club Achieve The “Club Excellence Award”
• 4 Clubs participate in the “club excellence process”
• Add 80 Members• Create 2 new clubs
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District Committee Chairpersons
• Contests and Awards• District Convention• USA/Canada Forum• Diabetes Awareness• Disaster Response• Lions Quest• White Cane
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District 12-O Membership Oct. 2014
FFG-112 Dayton-33 Athens-23 Crossville-17 White County-11
Sig Mtn-85 Dunlap-33 Jasper-23 Benton-16 Englewood-10
Tennessee Tech-39
Dalewood Lakeside-26
Algood-22 Ooltewah-Collegedale-13
Van Buren County-9
Red Bank-37 Cookeville-26 Celina-22 Whitwell Crossroads-13
Jamestown-8
Cleveland-35 Overton County-25
Sale Creek-21 Chattanooga Downtown-13
Daisy Dallas-8
Monterey-35 Cookville Noonday-24
Delano-20 Meigs County-12
Soddy Daisy-6
Spring City-35 Etowah-23 Hixson-20 Sweetwater-12 Byrdstown-5
Lookout Valley-33
South Pittsburg-23
Chattanooga Brainerd-18
Madisonville-11
Total-957
Lions Clubs Years Of Service
MD-12 (97) Red Bank (74) Sale Creek (69)
Signal Mountain (56)
Cookeville Noonday (38)
Cookeville Evening (92)
South Pittsburg (74)
Byrdstown (67)
Daisy Dallas (53)
Crossville (19)
Chattanooga Downtown (87)
Sweetwater (73)
Lookout Valley (63)
Meigs County (48)
Van Buren County (13)
Cleveland (85) Etowah (72) Celina (62) Monterey (45) White County (9)
Dayton (79) Jasper (70) Overton County (62)
Allgood (43) Ooltewah Collegedale (5)
Athens (77) Soddy Daisy (70)
Dalewood Lakeside (60)
Delano (40) Tennessee Tech (4)
Madisonville (76)
Dunlap (70) Jamestown (58)
Hixson (42) Whitwell Crossroads (3)
Benton (74) Englewood (70)
Chattanooga Brainerd (56)
Fairfield Glade (39)
Total (2217)
Council Of Governors
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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
• [Insert information about this year’s district convention.]
District & Multiple District Communication
• District Newsletter• District Website• State Website• [List all forms of district and multiple district
communication including newsletters, Facebook page, e-mails, Web site etc.]
Lions Clubs International
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Melvin Jones• On June 7, 1917, Melvin
Jones formed the Association of Lions Clubs.
• 22 Clubs from 9 states came together to form Lions Clubs. They began to organize throughout the United States and became International in 1920.
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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.
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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS
The official name is The International Association of Lions Clubs, or simply
Lions Clubs International (LCI)
The name Lions was chosen on a secret ballot
over several others because the lion stood for strength, courage, fidelity
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The Emblem of Lions Clubs
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.
LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS
• International officers implement policy and serve as inspirational leaders of the world’s Lions.
• International President:• First Vice President:• Second Vice President:• Immediate Past President/LCIF
Chairperson:
International President
Joseph "Joe" Preston
• President Preston is temporarily retired from the automotive industry.
• A member of the Bradshaw Mountain of Dewey-Humboldt Lions Club, President Preston has been a Lion since 1974
1st Vice President
Dr. Jitsuhiro Yamada
• Vice President Yamada is a neurosurgeon.
• A member of the Minokamo Lions Club, Yamada has been a Lion since 1985.
2nd Vice President
Robert E. Corlew•
Vice President Corlew is chancellor for the State of Tennessee.
• A member of the Murfreesboro Lions Club since 1978
Immediate Past Intl. President
Barry J. Palmer
• Past President Palmer was a real estate company director.
• A member of the Hornsby Lions Club since 1976.
International Officers & Directors
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.
LCIF Sight First
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 Sight
First, making LCIF the world's largest blindness prevention organization.
LCI International Conventionsbring together thousands of Lions from around the world for a week of business, education, celebration and fellowship
2015 – Honolulu, Hawaii
2016 – Fukuoka, Japan
2017 – Chicago, Illinois
LCI returns to Chicago
to celebrating its 100th
Anniversary!
LCI Headquarters Has been located
outside of Chicago, IL, in a 150,000 square foot building in Oak Brook, IL, since 1971.
Nearly 300 staff work there to serve nearly 1.33 million Lions worldwide
Lions Clubs International Foundation
Lions Clubs International Foundation was begun in 1968 and 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.
Melvin Jones Fellowship Since 1973 The Melvin Jones
Fellowship has been the backbone of LCIF funding and provides 70 percent its revenue.
MJF is a recognition for humanitarian service and awarded to those who donate US$1,000 to LCIF or to people for whom a donation was made. Clubs will often use this award to acknowledge outstanding contributions by its members.
Melvin Jones Fellows receive an attractive lapel pin, a plaque and a congratulatory letter.
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
Leadership
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.
Communication
LION Magazine
E-mail Messages
Web site-lionsclubs.org
Social Networking
www.facebook.com/lionsclubs
https://twitter.com/lionsclubsorg
Welcome To Your Lions Club!
Any Questions?