NAMI Goals

Lions in the United States and Canada are participating in the North American Membership Initiative (NAMI). The overall goal is simple. Lions must stop a 38-year trend of declining membership. What is the role of the District, each club and each Lion?

District 30-M will charter at least two Lions Clubs before June 30, 2021. That is a district NAMI goal. A minimum of 20 Lions must sign the charter application to Lions Club International (LCI). Reaching that goal means the district would have at least 40 new Lions. We have communities already identified to make this happen. We have already contacted the key people in those communities. It is highly likely that we will make an application to charter one club before Labor Day.

To achieve the overall goal, chartering new clubs is not enough. Each club must have a membership increase to achieve their NAMI goal. Simply stated, if a club had 25 Lions on June 30, 2020 then the NAMI goal is for that club to have 26 Lions on June 30, 2021. That is a net of one. To reach that goal, the District membership increases by 50 more Lions.

It makes it easier for a club to achieve their NAMI membership goal if they can reduce Lions who desire to drop their membership. Statistics reveal that Lions likely to drop their membership are those with five or fewer years at a Lion. The longer someone remains in the association, the more unlikely it is for them to drop their membership. How can a club reduce their dropped memberships?

The reasons for a membership drop are simple, yet very telling. People who are Lions for less than five years often drop their membership because of long, unproductive meetings. The service activities are not exciting or even relevant. New ideas never seem welcome.

That is why it is important for a club to seriously examine the way they do business. Making changes is the responsibility of the club and individual Lions.

For NAMI to succeed everyone must participate. It starts with the District Governor, the Vice District Governors, Zone Chairs, Club leadership and individual Lion members. We hold each other accountable. 

We Serve because Kindness Matters 
Lion Andy Kalinowski (Andy K) 
District Governor
662.549.3421 

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