Lions Club
The Activities of Lionism
Lions Clubs plan and conduct a variety of community and humanitarian
projects, the services Are part of the broadly-based Ten Major Activities of
Lionism. Clubs can choose any one or more Specific projects from among these
comprehensive categories. Briefly, the Mayor Activities are:
Drug Awareness
Drug and alcohol abuse threaten the lives and future of young people
everywhere. Lions Clubs have responded with educational programs designed to
help young people resist The easy lure of drugs and alcohol, particularly the
Lions-Quest "Skill for Adolescence" junior-high and middle-school
curriculum. It gives 10-14 year-olds the skills they need to make decisions
about drugs and other important issues facing them, Lions-Quest is now taught
in thousands of schools, and is being expanded, to thousands more throughout
the world.
Diabetes Awareness
Diabetes and its complications affect more than 200 million people worldwide.
Lions are "helping through local awareness and screening programs, often
working with diabetes-related associations and medical facilities. Through
LCIF, they also support research into the treatment and detection of diabetic
retinopathy, a complication of the disease that is the leading cause of
adult-onset blindness in many countries.
Sight Conservation and Work with the Blind
Lions Clubs have established glaucoma screening clinics, eye bans and
rehabilitation institutes, They support workshops and help pay scholarships
for deserving blind students. The familiar "white cane" were
introduced by the Lions and clubs provide guide dogs and other mobility needs.
Hearing and Speech Action and Work with the Deaf
Auditory equipment is furnished to schools with hearing-impaired students and
scholarships are issued to youngsters with this handicap. Lions conduct
screening programs for children and adults, support a variety of
rehabilitation services and provide and repair hearing aids for the needy.
Citizenship Services
Lions work with veterans' organizations and hold special programs of a
patriotic and civic nature in their communities. They sponsor numerous youth
groups such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Guides and others. Respect for law and
work with delinquents are also important programs sponsored by Clubs.
Educational Services
Lions award hundreds of scholarships every year. Clubs also sponsor career
nights at high schools and invite locally prominent people to help graduates
plan their futures. Literacy programs and vocational training in
underprivileged areas are also high on the program agendas for many Lions
Clubs.
Environmental Services Lions looks for
viable and feasible ways of awakening interest in environment problems and of
motivating individuals and Clubs to positive action-whether in the area of
natural environment (air, land, noise, water pollution) or social and cultural
environment (demographic planning, alcohol and drug abuse education, ethical
conduct). Lions are encouraged to cooperate with other individuals,
organizations, and governmental agencies in implementing environmental
projects.
Public Services
Included in this comprehensive category is the distribution of information
concerning the latest methods of food production and protection. Clubs, urban
and rural, conduct a variety of programs relative to their areas-programs that
emphasize traffic, home, farm, school and recreational safety.
Recreational Services
Lions build playgrounds and contribute equipment. They also build community
centers, swimming pools, gardens and town squares. Lions sponsor baseball,
football, basketball, hockey, soccer and other sports teams for youngster.
Clubs plan and conduct carnivals, picnics and various celebrations.
Health Services
Lions provide extensive medical relief to underdeveloped areas and organize a
wide range of detection and prevention programs, Medical research institutions
have also been the recipients of generous contributions from Lions clubs and
districts. Lions are also active in helping to curb drug abuse by conducting
Drug Education programs.
International Services
Lions have established many international friendship contacts and participate
in worldwide assistance programs. Lions support the Lions Clubs International
Foundations, the humanitarian aims of the United Nations and are closely
associated with CARE. Increasingly more young people are annually
participating in the International Youth Exchange program.
Social Services
Lions sponsor many programs for the physically and mentally handicapped, the
aged and the underprivileged. Clubs and districts have also constructed homes
for orphans and the elderly as well as rehabilitation instituted for the
handicapped. Many clubs supply food baskets for the poor on a regular basis.
Leo Clubs
Since the beginning of the Leo Club Programs, Leo Clubs have engaged in many
outstanding activities primarily aimed at aiding the less fortunate and
contributing to the betterment of their local communities, By emphasizing
Leadership, Experience and Opportunity, Leo Clubs are giving you people a
chance to develop into interested and involved citizens.
Lioness Clubs
The Lioness Programs offers women all around the world the opportunity to
serve the needy. Wives of Lions and other community minded women perform
varied service projects and develop international friendships and
understanding.
Youth Exchange
Lions Clubs contribute greatly to international understanding and good will by
participating in the Youth Exchange Program. Qualified young people are
selected by sponsoring Lions Clubs to visit other lands as the guest of host
Lions Clubs. They observe typical community life and gain knowledge of other
cultures and people.
International Youth Camps
Lionism's first youth camp was conducted by the Swedish Lions of Multiple
District 101 in 1963. Since that time, thousands of young adults have had the
opportunity to share an international camping experience.
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Posted on September 7, 2000