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."

 

Following Your Heart and Doing Something Kind Today

December 08, 2021  /  Guest User

     Here we are in the holiday season Lions and we all have so much to be thankful for:  our families, friends and the communities we live in.  I hope we think about those who have nothing.  Maybe we can brighten their day by doing a little something to help them with a lift up.  As Lions we have the power to change someone’s life, not only during the holiday season but throughout the year.  I want to thank each of you Lions for everything you do in service to others.

     My wife often hears me talk about service and kindness.  She was reading a magazine and pointed out an article that she thought I could use as I speak to our clubs in the district.  I read it and decided it was perfect to use in my visits and to use in this article to share with the multiple district.  It was titled “DO SOMETHING GOOD.”  It talked about following your heart and doing something kind today. That this will not only make you smile, it can set off a wave of generosity.  It goes on to say that researchers reviewed decades of studies of more than 25,000 people in which participants saw someone act in a helpful way and then had the opportunity to be of service themselves. The results were that when people witnessed a good deed, they were often inspired to pay it forward themselves.  It’s called "GOAL CONTAGION," which occurs when people catch the desire to be of service after seeing someone else act selflessly.  More proof that service and kindness really are contagious.

     So Lions as we continue serving our communities and showing kindness to others, think about the lives we change daily.  Thanks again to all of you Lions for all you do. May all of you and your families have a Happy Holiday season.  Enjoy each other and be thankful for what you have and for what you can share with others.  SERVICE FROM THE HEART.  I believe Lions Change Lives Today.

District Governor Lion Lynn Coon 36-R

“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