Keep Score In Your Club

We are two month deep in the Lions Club International (LCI) fiscal year. Let’s take a quick check-up to see about the health of your club.

Meetings – Has your club had a meeting since July 1st? Perhaps your club held a traditional meeting. That means members gathering together in the same place at the same time. Perhaps your club decided to meet using video conferencing software. Zoom is an example. It’s very popular and easy to use. If your club has met since July 1st, give yourself one point. If your club has not met since July 1st, give yourself a zero.


Service – What service projects has your club completed since July 1st? A service project can be a major undertaking like a sight screening, food drive, cleaning up a public area, or some other event that benefits the entire community. Perhaps your club sponsored a needy patient for an eye exam. That is also service. If your club has served others since July 1st, give yourself one point. If your club has not served your community since July 1st, give yourself a zero.

Membership – Have you added a new Lion to your club since July 1st? The District Governor challenged each club to end the fiscal year with a positive membership growth. That means if your club had 25 Lions on June 30, 2020 then the club should have 26 or more Lions on June 30, 2021. Membership drops count against the net gain. That’s why it’s important to add at least one Lion each quarter. If your club has a new Lion since July 1st, give yourself one point. If your club does not have a new Lion since July 1st, give yourself a zero.

Report – The act of meeting or serving or recruiting is very important. Just as important is to report those events to LCI. Even if there has been no meeting, no serving and no membership change, LCI still needs to know. That’s how important membership and activity reporting is. It’s an indicator performed by the secretary alone. That means the social distance factors do not apply. If your club has reported service and membership to LCI since July 1st, give yourself one point. If your club has not submitted an activity or membership report since July 1st, give yourself a zero.

Answer – Obviously 4 is a perfect score. If a club has a zero, that means they have just one month to add something to their score. Meet in some fashion. Serve others. Find a new Lion for your club. Report what you've done to LCI. 

Challenge – Use September to raise your club’s score. Clubs that have met, served, added members and reported need to continue doing the same. If your club has a score of 3, 2, 1 or 0 there is still time to become a “4” club. That’s my challenge to each club in District 30-M.

We Serve because Kindness Matters 

Lion Andy Kalinowski (Andy K)
District Governor
662.549.3421
http://www.mississippilions.org/ 

https://www.facebook.com/Lions30M


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Environmental Service Project Ideas

Image
Growing Lions Clubs want to do service. Many are also looking for an economical solution to serve. Many want younger members. Clubs that combine an active environmental service project with recruiting find tremendous success. Let’s look at a few suggestions to not only improve the environment but also grow new Lions in the process. Plant trees with the advice of a local environment organization on the best locations and varieties. Clean up a beach, community space or roadside area monthly as a club. Hold an environment-themed photo contest at a school. Plant a tree or another green form of recognition to honor the winner. Challenge all Lions in your club or district to add one green habit to their daily lives. Recognize a local organization or community leader for environmental conservation work. Volunteer with your local park service to maintain trails. Help more people access and enjoy nature! Commit to “Meatless Mondays” or not eating meat one day each week. Collect used cellphone...
Read more

District Cabinet Meeting

Image
Saturday is the second district cabinet meeting of the Lions year. Let’s discuss some facts about a cabinet meeting. Who Is the District Cabinet – Each club president and club secretary are automatically part of the District’s cabinet. Each zone chair is also a cabinet member. District committee and multiple district committee members are part of the cabinet. All that said, any Lion is more than welcome to attend. What Is the Purpose – The cabinet advises the District Governor on matters of importance. Each zone chair explains important matters within the four or five clubs in that zone. The cabinet gets a report on Lions Sight Foundation (LSF), including fund raising and expenses. LSF committees explain projects within their committee’s control. Why Have a Cabinet Meeting – It’s important to share information obtained during the cabinet meeting. Local clubs need to know the size of the Lions footprint worldwide, in Mississippi and within the district. Knowing the work of Lion...
Read more

Why Does A Lion Drop Membership?

Image
One of the challenges facing each Lions is a membership loss. For the North American Membership Initiative ( NAMI ) to succeed, Lions must reduce the number of membership drops. Let’s discuss some of the reasons for a membership drop. Some are within the control of the club. There are some membership drops outside the control of a club. Death is one of those. Many times, a Lion moves after retirement to be closer to family. In this case, a drop may just be a change of clubs. Mississippi is one of the states experiencing a “brain drain”. That means those active in the work force decide to leave and relocate to a place paying a higher salary than here. It’s a well-known situation that perplexes both state lawmakers and lobbyists. Again, Lions who relocate simply transfer to another club. There are several reasons of resignation within the control of the club. One of those is competing interests. Perhaps the meeting time conflicts with ever changing family responsibilities. The solu...
Read more