Lions Clubs of Multiple District 36, Oregon and Northern California

We Serve

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."

 

Welcome to Delightful December my Fellow Lion’s “Rewards of Lionism”

     What are the Rewards we receive in our Lion lives? When we’ve asked our neighbor to join us in service, when we’ve completed testing those kids at the school, we’ve helped feed the hungry with food boxes, we’ve picked up the trash on our street or the street of someone who can’t or won’t, we’ve raised a ton of money in our “Dollars for Diabetes” campaign, what is the reward?  The reward is the satisfaction of helping those who can’t help themselves and having fun doing these things with our friends old and new.  All I can say is thank you, thank you, thank you for all you do.  Together we can catch our limit!

     The holiday season is upon us.  There are people out there with no families to celebrate with.  We can be that family to them, we can help them, we are helping them, we should be helping them.  Let’s be the shining lights out there.  Let’s show people what we do and how we do it.

     The satisfaction comes from the preparation for the next fishing trip ”service project” fishing in your favorite hole “fundraisers” and catching the big one “ helping those in need”.

     Again. I say Thank you for all you do! Together we can catch our limit.

In Service DG Doug

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