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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Since 1917, Lions clubs have
offered people the opportunity to give something back to their communities.
From involving members in projects as local as cleaning up an area park
or as far-reaching as bringing sight to the world's blind, Lions clubs
have always embraced those committed to building a brighter future for
their community.
Lions Clubs International
is the world's largest service organization with over 45,000 clubs and
more than 1.3 million members in 202 countries around the world.
Our programs are continually
changing to meet new needs and greater demands, but our mission has never
wavered: "We Serve."
MISSION STATEMENT
To create and foster a spirit
of understanding among all people for humanitarian needs by providing voluntary
services through community involvement and international cooperation.
THE EMBLEM
The emblem consists of a gold
letter "L" on a circular gold area with two lion profiles at either side
facing away from the center. The word "Lions" appears at the top and "international"
at the bottom. Symbolically, the lions face both past & future...proud
of the past & confident of the future.
The January 1931 issue of
our international magazine, "The Lion" was chosen for what would become
the world's largest service organization.
"Our name was not selected
at random, neither was it a coined name. From time immemorial, the
lion has been the symbol of all that was good, and because of the symbolism
that name was chosen. Four outstanding qualities - Courage, Strength,
Activity and Fidelity - had largely to do with the adoption of the name.
The last mentioned of these qualities, Fidelity, has a deep and peculiar
significance for all Lions. The lion symbol has been a symbol of Fidelity
through the ages and among all nations, ancient and modern. It stands
for loyality to a friend, loyality to a principal, loyality to a duty,
loyality to a trust." |
