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LIONS HISTORY

Bachelor’s Program Course 101 Required

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Required Courses:

• 101 Lions History
• 102 Lions Club Structure
• 103 Club Success
• 104 Effective Club Meetings
• 105 Dynamic Community

Service Projects

• 106 Club Governance
• 107 Building Club Membership
• 108 Member Motivation
• 109 Conflict Resolution
• 110 Public Relations

Current Electives (at least 5)

• 121 Club President
• 122 Club Secretary
• 123 Club Finances
• 124 Membership Committee
• 125 Your Board, Your Team
• 126 Mentoring and Orienting New

Members

• 127 Tail-Twisting
• 128 Club Fun
• 129 Lions Clubs International

Foundation

• 130 Beyond Your Club

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Bachelor’s Program

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LionsUniversity.org

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Faculty

Name: Lion Judy Dudley

• MD-8
• Louisiana, USA
• judyd220@gmail.com

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History . . .

“If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday.”

• Pearl Buck

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Objectives

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• Explore Background of Melvin Jones
• Review Formation of International Association of Lions

Clubs, Objects, and Code of Ethics

• Consider Impact of Helen Keller Challenge
• Examine Relationship between Lions and UN
• Understand Role of LCIF in Supporting Lions’ Service

Mission

• Investigate Status of Women and Youth in Association
• Discuss Service Projects
• Look toward the Future

In this course the participants and Facilitator will:

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History . . .

“Men make history and not the other way around.

In periods when there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.”

• Harry S Truman

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Melvin Jones

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• Early Childhood
• Off to Chicago
• The Business Circle
• Philosophy of Service
• Letter Writing Campaign
• Meeting in Chicago

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Survey

How old (or young) is your club? 0-20 years 21-40 years 41-60 years 61-80 years 81 years or more Does your club have an annual Charter Celebration Yes No

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History . . .

“We are not the makers of history, We are made by history.”

• Martin Luther King, Jr

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Founding Lions

• First Convention
• Objects
• Code of Ethics
• The Pin
• Slogan and Motto
• Truly International

Royal Order of Lions Design 1 Design 2 Adopted Today

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History . . .

“Few will have the greatness to bend history itself,

but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total; of all these acts will be written the history of this generation.”

• Robert F. Kennedy

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Helen Keller

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• First 18 Months
• After Acute Illness
• Education
• The Challenge
• The Result
• White Cane

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History . . .

“A nation that forgets its past can function no better than an individual with amnesia.”

• David McCullough

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Lions and UN

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• The Invitation
• Relationship Continues
• Lions Day with UN

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History . . .

“Never doubt that you can change history, You already have.”

• Marge Piercy

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Role of LCIF

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• Founded
• Purpose
• Melvin Jones Fellow
• Accomplishments

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History . . .

“History is HERstory, too. “

• Author Unknown

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”

• Anne Frank.

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Women and Youth

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• In the Beginning
• Lioness Clubs
• Leo Clubs

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History . . .

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“The history of the world is the record of a man in quest of his daily bread and butter.”

• Hendrik Wilhelm van Loon, The Story of Mankind

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Service Projects

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• Association of Local Clubs
• Service Where Needed when Needed
• Accomplishments

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Survey

How many service projects (not to include fund raisers) does your club conduct each year? 1-3 4-6 7 or more Does your club sponsor a Peace Poster? yes no Does your club collect used eye glasses? yes no

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History . . .

“History is a novel for which the people is the author.”

• Alfred de Vigny,

Réflexions sur la Vérité dans l'Art

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On The Threshold

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• Celebrated Proud Past
• Bright Future to be Written
• Centennial Service Challenge
• Our Responsibility as Lions

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History . . .

“I hope there will always be a Land of Beyond for Lions International; a goal that will keep growing larger and larger as we approach it, yet will keep just out of reach, challenging us to run faster, work harder, think bigger, give more

• Melvin Jones

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Review of Objectives

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• Explored Background of Melvin Jones
• Reviewed Formation of International Association of Lions

Clubs, Objects, and Code of Ethics

• Considered Impact of Helen Keller Challenge
• Examined Relationship between Lions and UN
• Understood Role of LCIF in Supporting Lions’ Service

Mission

• Investigated Status of Women and Youth in Association
• Discussed Service Projects
• Looked toward the Future

In this course the participants and Facilitator will:

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History . . .

“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.”

• Joseph Campbell

“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.”

• William James

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Resources

• Kittler, Glenn D. (1968) The Dynamic World of Lions

International; The Fifty-year Saga of Lions Clubs, New York: M. Evans and Company, Inc.

• Martin, Paul (1991) A History of the Lions Clubs

Washington, DC: Regnery Gateway.

• Martin, Paul; Kleinfelder, Robert (2008) Lions Clubs in the

21st Century Bloomington, IN. Author House.

• Silva, Zander Campos da (1984) Lions Club: The Great

Idea of Melvin Jones, Goiânia, Goiâs, Brasil. Editora Quatro Ltda.

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members.lionsforum.org

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Discussion Board: LionsForum.org

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Next Webinar

Tail-Twisting

Thursday, February, 10 8:00 p.m. EST Register: http://www.lionsuniversity.org/calendar/

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To receive credit from Lions University: Access the quiz from the course page:

http://www.lionsuniversity.org/bachelors/b1xx/