Lions Clubs of Multiple District 36, Oregon and Northern California

We Serve

Eugene, OR USA

541-484-0452

Lions of Oregon & Northern California are a part of an international network of 1.4 million men and women in 200 countries and geographic areas who work together to answer the needs that challenge communities around the world. Lions are best known for working to end preventable blindness, the giving of eyeglasses and hearing aids for the needy and local service projects.

 

Mission Statement of Lions Clubs International:

 

"To create and foster a spirit of understanding among all people for humanitarian needs by providing voluntary services through community involvement and international cooperation."

 

Where Lions Meet Grrrreat Things Happen

October 25, 2021  /  Guest User

     WOW!!  USA/CANADA Forum was great.

     It was well-attended despite COVID- 19.  It was organized well and presented well.   Where Lions meet Grrrreat things happen. 

     There were so many seminars available and not enough time to attend each one.   Some of the topics to name but a few were:  Diabetes from a Blind perspective, Growing Public Speaking Skills, United We Stand Divided We Fall, How Advocacy Can Help Your District, Leadership Training, Gathering The Pride, and Adding and Retaining Members. I could go on but space won’t allow.

     Did you know that any Lion can attend the forum? What an experience meeting other Lions from all over the United States and Canada.   Next year will be in Calgary, Canada.  How awesome is that.

     After attending the Forum and heading home, I started to think about what I brought away with me that will make me a better leader.  It was so much in such a short period of time that I’m still processing it all.

     Lions are a dynamic organization that touches the lives of millions of people around the world each day.  To be a part of this makes me very proud.  Each Lion should share that feeling.  Every time we help with vision testing or when we do a project to raise money for childhood cancer or go Christmas shopping to help a family have a great Christmas instead of no Christmas at all, we are doing things that matter in our communities.  Be proud to be a Lion.

     As we head into the holiday season let’s set our hearts and minds on things we can do for those who need a helping hand.

     Be a Lion “Serve” from the Heart.

 

Respectfully yours, DG Kathy Oliver

“Will you not help me hasten the day when there shall be no preventable blindness; no little deaf, blind child untaught; no blind man or woman unaided? I appeal to you Lions, you who have your sight, your hearing, you who are strong and brave and kind. Will you not constitute yourselves Knights of the Blind in this crusade against darkness?”
— Helen Keller's Speech at 1925 International Convention Cedar Point, Ohio, USA June 30, 1925