Reestablish Our Garden And Make It A Thing Of Beauty

     Spring is here. As I look out on our garden, I see some green, some brown and a lot of the garden in disarray.  I ask what we need to do to turn this garden into a green Vibrant, organized productive garden.   We need to till the soil, add nutrients, revitalize our older plants, plant new plants, nurture them and help them grow into strong productive parts of the garden.

     Our Lions Clubs are like a garden, if we depend only on the old established members, we soon become old and nonproductive, we need to till the soil (rotate the leaders on a regular basis).   We need to add nutrients, (Reimagine how we do things, and who does them).  Our older members need to be revitalized; we need to find things they can do to further the mission of the club.  We need to plant new plants, (New younger members) these new members are the future of our garden.  We need to nurture them by listening to them, providing opportunities for leadership, and making them feel like a productive member of the club.

     If we can do this our Garden will grow and produce members that will carry on a proud tradition of lionism long after we are gone.

     As I look back on this last year, I see a lot of our district clubs struggling to be part of their communities, even the clubs that appear to be recovering, are struggling.  We need to struggle to reestablish our garden and make it a thing of beauty.

Stephen Brewster

District Governor MD36-E