20 Reasons to join a Lions Club



1.      Friendship: in an increasingly complex world. Lions clubs provides one of the best basic human needs: the need for friendship and fellowship.
2.      Business development: the second original reason for lions club’s beginning is business development. Everyone needs to network. Lions clubs consists of cross section of every business community. Its Member comes from all walks of life. Lions club’s members help each other and collectively help other.
3.      Personal growth and development: membership in lions continues one’s growth and education in human relation and personal developments.
4.      Leadership developments: Lions club is an organization of leaders and successful people. Serving in Lions positions is like a college education. Leadership: learning how to motivate, influence and lead leaders.
5.      Citizenship in the community: membership in a Lions club makes one a better community citizen. The average lions club consists of the most active citizens of any community.
6.      Continuing education: each week at Lions club there is a program designed to keep one informed about what is going in the community, nation and the world. Each meeting provides an opportunity to listen to different speakers and variety timely topics.
7.      Fun: Lions clubs is fun. Each meeting is fun. The club projects fun. Social activities are fun. The service is fun.
8.      Public speaking skills: many individuals who joined Lions clubs were afraid to speak in public. Lions clubs develop confidence and skills in public. Lions clubs develop confidence and skill in public communication and the opportunity to practice and perfect these skills.
9.      Citizenship in the world: every Lions wears a pin that says the international associations of Lions clubs. There are a few places in the globe that do not have Lions clubs. Every Lions is welcome in every clubs in 207 nations and geographical regions. This means instant friends in both one’s own community and the world community.
10.   Assistance when travelling: because there are Lions clubs everywhere, many Lions in need of doctor, lawyer, hotel, dentist, advice etc while travelling have found assistance through Lions clubs.
11.   Entertainment: every Lions clubs and district has parties and activities that provide diversion in one’s business life. Lions clubs holds conventions, conferences, assemblies and institutes that provide entertainment in addition to Lions information, education and service.
12.   The development of social skills: every week at various events and functions, Lions club develops one’s personality, social skills and people skills. Lions clubs is for people who like people.
13.   Family programs: Lions clubs provides one of the world’s largest youth exchange programs: high schools and college clubs for future Lions member; opportunities for spouse involvement; and a host of activities designed to help family members in growth and development of family values.
14.   Vocational skills: every Lions members is expected to take part in the growth and development of his or her own profession  or vocation ; to serve on communities and to teach youth about one’s job or vocation. Lions clubs helps one’s to be a better lawyer, doctor, teacher, etc.
15.   The development of ethics: Lions practice Lions code of ethics that governs one ethical standard. Lions are expected to be ethical in business and personal relationships.
16.   Cultural awareness: around the world, practically every religion, country, culture, race, creed, political persuasion, language, colour and ethnic identity is found in Lions clubs. It is cross sections of the world’s most prominent citizens from cultures and learns to love and work with people everywhere. They become better citizens of their countries in the process.
17.   Prestige: Lions members are prominent people: leaders of business, the professions, art government, sports, military, religion and all disciplines. Lions club is one of the oldest and most prestigious service clubs in the world. Its ranks includes executives, managers, professionals- people make decisions and influence policy.
18.   Nice people: Lions above all are nice people: the nicest people on the face of the earth. They are important people who follow the policy of it is nice to be important but it is important to be nice.
19.   The absence of an official creed. Lions clubs has no secret handshake, no secret policy, no official creed, no secret meeting or rituals. It is an open society of men and women who simply believe in helping others.
20.   The opportunity to serve: Lions club is a service club. Its business is mankind. Its product is service. Lions member provides community service to both local and international communities. This is perhaps the best reason for becoming a Lions member: the chance to do something for somebody else and to sense the self- fulfilment that comes in the process and return of the satisfaction to one’s own life. It is richly rewarding.

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