Lions Clubs of Multiple District 36, Oregon and Northern California

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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."

 

Kindness Is Like Snow--It Beautifies Everything It Covers

April 09, 2021  /  Guest User

Lion Magazine - March 2021

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     At the beginning of this Lions year, I selected “Forward!  Upward!  Onward!” as my District Governor’s motto.  LCI focused on “Kindness.”

     We are now 9 months into our year and it is time to review and see if we lived up to these positive thoughts.  I think we have for the most part.  With a year full of COVID and wildfires, District 36-R Lions stepped up and made the best of it.

     We received three LCIF grants – a community grant for school supplies, a COVID grant for Personal Protection Equipment that was distributed among our six counties, and a Disaster grant for supplies and support of areas hit hardest by the wildfires.

     Not only did we receive LCIF Disaster grant monies, we also had Lions from around the District volunteer to deliver supplies and man the Santiam wildfire field kitchen.  Clubs chipped in to donate additional funds for supplies beyond the LCIF Disaster grant.

     The MD 36 Global Action Team (GAT) established challenges for each District.  These challenges encompass “Forward!  Upward!  Onward!”

     Under Leadership (GLT), the 36-R challenge is to have officer training completed for 30 clubs by June 30.

     For Service (GST), 12 clubs reported events this year and last year 21 events were reported.  The goal is to increase reporting to 30 clubs.

     For Membership (GMT), last year we had 758 Lions and currently we have 705.  The goal is to have 759 members by June 30 and one new club in the District.

     These are indeed some challenging goals but if we pull together, we can achieve them.  Every club and every Lion are urged to reach out to Zone Chairs and District Cabinet members for assistance.  Let’s do our best to achieve them or get close as we near the end of this Lion year.

     In addition, “Choose Kindness” signs are popping up around the District.  I would like to challenge each of you to think about posting yard signs or displaying car decals to that effect. The www. SpreadingKindnessCampaign.org has these items available.

     As Kahlil Gibran said: “Kindness is like snow--it beautifies everything it covers."

“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