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."

 

Innovating And Reimagining Our District

October 31, 2022  /  Guest User

     Since I last wrote I did attend the USA/Canada Leadership Forum in Calgary. Lion DG (36O) Kerith Vance and I spent time attending the seminars, learning new things, reinforcing previous habits, getting inspired, connecting with old friends, meeting new friends, spending time with our convention International Director (ID) speakers, coming back with innovative ideas, and getting an update from Lion International President, Brian Sheehan. An experience I would recommend to any member in our District.

     During September, I have been busy visiting our clubs and I am amazed at the amount of service that our members provide to their communities. The diversity of this service is quite amazing and fully represents our simple motto of “We Serve.”  If we listen to our members and recognize their service passions, there is nothing that we cannot do as Lions for our communities.  As Lions International President asks us, “Are you excited to be a Lion?!?”

     During my DG Visit to the Corvallis club, I had the honor of inducting a new member into their club.  At the end of the ceremony, I experienced a new thing that made the ceremony even more memorable for the new Lion and fun for the club.  First, they had “Buy A Roar” in which members contribute to the club’s administrative fund and they chant this: “Roar Lions! Roar Lions! Roar Lions! Bite’em, Bite’em, Bite’em, New Lion <name>.”

     As I write this, we are about to have our first district Information Seminar, hosted by the Corvallis Lions club.  This is our first attempt at a hybrid format which will allow more of our members to attend. Our topics will be on Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing (OLSHF) and Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF).  We intend to do at least one more of these sessions in the spring on the camps that we support as Oregon Lions.  If the attendance is good (demand), we will work to have additional seminars that provide more orientation/learning opportunities to our members.

     Our next district cabinet meeting, hosted by the Keizer Lions club, is coming up on November 5th. We hope to see even more clubs attending this time as we will have activities to help our district continue the journey we embarked on last year.  Innovating and reimagining our district where we will continue growth in membership and more importantly providing more service to our communities.

DG 36R Lion David O’Kelley – Together We Serve

“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