By: Wing-Kun
Tam
International
President
Lions Clubs International
We all know that
maintaining the positive membership momentum that Lions Clubs International has
achieved over the past few years will require bringing more women into our Lions
clubs. But doubling the number of women in your club this year - is that
possible?
Yes, it is and in the
latest edition of Family and Women's News, First Vice District
Governor Karen Sell, District 21 B, Tucson, Arizona, USA, offers no fewer than
50 dynamic and effective strategies for doing just that. Number one on her list
may be the simplest and most effective:
"Ask every woman
to bring in one more woman. They already know women - sisters, friends,
neighbors, co-workers, daughters - who would be great Lions."
Doubling the number
of women in your club is not only possible, it is desirable. The women of your
club bring a level of talent, dedication and compassion available from no other
source. Adding to their numbers can propel your club toward a new level of
service toward your community and the world - and that is what a Lions club is
all about.
"I am strongly encouraged by the infusion of female talent and enthusiasm that women Lions of District 411A, Nairobi, Kenya, are bringing to bear on the needs of their communities. At a ceremony in October, 2011, it was my privilege to personally accept the charter applications from two new Lions clubs to be made up entirely of women and to formally induct 15 new women members into existing Lions clubs, for a total of 65 new, dynamic women members joining our family."
Increasing the number
of women in our clubs is a part of the larger My Club, My Family effort. When members
invite spouses, sons and daughters living in the same household to join their
Lions club, those family members will pay no entrance fee and pay only half of
the international dues. Clubs can get the youngest family members involved and
develop future Lion leaders by sponsoring a Lions Family Cub Program or Leo club.
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