Lions Clubs of Multiple District 36, Oregon and Northern California

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Eugene, OR USA

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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."

 

CEP

March 05, 2014  /  Guest User

“December Newsletter”
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Does anyone know what CEP stands for? It could be Certified Energy Producer. Nope. It could be California Elliptical Products. Nope. It really stands for Club Excellent  Process (CEP). This is a Lions Clubs International program (really a process) that was introduced about 3 years ago, that helps clubs become more successful.

Quoting from the CEP Coordinator's Guide: The Club Excellence Process is a workshop program dedicated to enhancing member experience and better serving the community. A CEP Workshop can be conducted in one of two formats: CEP Lite or CEP Pro. CEP Pro is a facilitator-guided workshop and CEP Lite is a self-guided workshop in which a club member acts as the coordinator. In either format, a participating club will examine its community's needs, analyze its membership experience, identify club and LCI resources and develop action plans for moving forward.

            The Club Excellence Process is a four-step process that can be delivered in one to four sessions. While I think it is best to have a facilitator as part of the process, if for no other reason than they bring an outsider's view to your club and can offer their experience, the CEP Lite version is available and accommodates the do-it-yourself club. Each club needs to approach the program using the process that they believe to be best for them.

If your club is wondering how to better serve its community and take a fresh look at what they have been doing, CEP is a good place to start. This process is both inward-looking at the club and how it is functioning and outward-looking at the community and its needs. As Phil Jackson (long time Bulls & Laker coach) might have said, "To be successful you need to be in touch with your inner strengths." To be successful, every club needs to find what interests its members (the club's inner strength). To find out, you need to ask them; that is one of ideas behind CEP. Ask the club; ask the community; then make a plan to satisfy both of them.

            The place to start CEP is with your District Governor and the LCI website. You will find information about the process at http://www. lionsc/ubs.org/EN/member-centerlmembership-and­ new-clubs/strengthen-membership/club-excellence­ process/c/ub-request.php.

You will find the materials and the Pro Guides at http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/commonlpdfs/CEP-pro­ guide.pdf and http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/common/ pdfs/CEP-pro-workbook.pdf

You will find the materials and the Lite Guides at http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/commonlpdfs/CEP-Iite­ guide.pdf and http:llwww.lionsclubs.org/EN/common/ pdfs/CEP-Iite-workbook.pdf.

Lions Clubs International will provide a banner patch to each club that successfully completes one of the CEP programs.

            It is great to be a Lion!

“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