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Your community Lion’s Club is transforming our fund-raising opportunities. We are working with local officials to see how we can better serve our community.

Our current fundraising events include
Queen of Hearts Raffle, Pancake Breakfast,
Trick N Treat Trail, Christmas Tree Sales,
Super Bowl Party

The Orland Park Lions Club is a local affiliated club of Lions Clubs International (LCI).  LCI is governed by a Board of Directors, an Executive Board and a President.  LCI International Headquarters is in Oak Brook, Illinois.  LCI HQ assists the line level officers service the individual Lions club affiliates.  The chain-of-command structure is the reverse of standard, in that District is larger than Region.  Below regions are then zones.  Below zones would be the individual Lions Clubs.

LCI was formed in 1917.  In 1925, at its International Convention, Helen Keller attended and challenged the Lions to become the “knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness.”  Ever since, vision impairment has been a primary focus of LCI.  It now has 1.4 million members in over 48,000 clubs in over 200 countries around the world.

LCI has a Constitution, and each Club has a set of bylaws.  The Constitution and bylaws are treated with great reverence in Lions Clubs, which created some hesitancy on the part of this Strategic Plan workgroup to talk about mission statements, vision statements, etc., as individual clubs often feel they must use the statements set forth by Lions Club International.

Lions Club International Mission Statement

“to empower Lions clubs, volunteers, and partners to improve health and well-being, strengthen communities, and support those in need through humanitarian services and grants that impact lives globally, and encourage peace and international understanding”

Lions Club International Vision Statement

“To be the global leader in community and humanitarian service”

Lions Club International Slogan

“We Serve”

 

 

 

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