1. WHAT’S RIGHT? IF YOU WERE ASKED WHAT’S RIGHT WITH THE ASSOCIATION, HOW WOULD YOU RESPOND?

2. SERVICE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE HELP AS LIONS AND THE DOLLARS WE GIVE IN SERVICE ARE GREATER THAN ALL OTHER SERVICE CLUBS COMBINED

3. COHESIVE LCI HAS THE ABILITY TO MOBILIZE THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS MEMBERS WORLDWIDE TO JOIN TOGETHER IN A SINGLE FOCUSED HUMANITARIAN EFFORT

4. SUPPORT LCI STAFF IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF LIONS CLUBS AND DISTRICTS WORLDWIDE TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS.

5. FLEXIBILITY THE LCI STRUCTURE IS FLEXIBLE TO ALLOW INDIVIDUAL CLUBS TO RECOGNIZE A NEED IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND TO POSITIVELY AND IMMEDIATELY RESPOND.

6. DISASTER LCIF CAN MOBILIZE ITS RESOURCES TO PROVIDE DISASTER RELIEF, AND TO IMMEDIATELY MEET LOCAL, REGIONAL AND GLOBAL NEEDS

7. LCIF GRANTS THE LCIF GRANT SYSTEM ALLOWS FOR A PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL LIONS CLUBS TO MATCH FUNDS TO PROVIDE FOR LOCAL NEEDS WORLD WIDE

8. LEADERSHIP LCI LEADERSHIP TRAINING IS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN ANY ORGANIZATION ANYWHERE

9. INCLUSIVENESS LCI INCLUDES AND EMBRACES ALL RACES AND RELIGIONS, GIVING ANYONE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTAIN A LEADERSHIP POSITION WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.

10. HUMANITARIAN LCI HAS THE ABILITY TO UNITE PEOPLE AND NATIONS ON A HUMANITARIAN LEVEL, EVEN THOSE WHO CANNOT JOIN TOGETHER POLITICALLY AND THE ABILITY TO DO WHAT GOVERNMENTS CANNOT DO FOR THEIR PEOPLE.

11. LETS REVIEW… 1.SERVICE 2.COHESIVENESS 3.SUPPORT 4.FLEXIBILITY 5.DISASTER 6.LCIF GRANTS 7.LEADERSHIP 8.INCLUSIVENESS 9.HUMANITARIAN E

12. WHAT’S WRONG? IF YOU WERE ASKED WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE ASSOCIATION, HOW WOULD YOU RESPOND?

13. POLITICS POLITICS AT ALL LEVELS HAS A NEGATIVE AND DISASTROUS EFFECT ON OUR MEMBERSHIP AND THE WILLINGNESS OF PEOPLE TO CONTINUE TO SERVE IN CLUBS, DISTRICTS AND THROUGHOUT THE ASSOCIATION.

14. RELEVANCE ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THE DECLINE IN OUR MEMBERSHIP IS THAT WE ARE PERCEIVED AS NO LONGER BEING RELEVANT IN MANY COMMUNITIES

15. LIFETIME TENURE LCI HAS AT ALL LEVELS PEOPLE WHO CLAIM TO OWN THE POSITION THEY OCCUPY WITH LIFETIME TENURE. THEY NEED TO GROW AND LET GO.

16. DISHONESTY THERE IS A REAL “DISHONESTY” IN HOW WE LOOK AT OURSELVES AND THE REAL NEED FOR THE ASSOCIATION TO CHANGE AT ALL LEVELS. WE DEFEND THE STATUS QUO RATHER THAN HONESTLY LOOKING AT WHAT NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED.

17. CREATIVITY LIONS ARE COMFORTABLE AS TO HOW THINGS ARE DONE AND WHAT IS BEING DONE. THAT STIFLES CREATIVITY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW WAYS TO SERVE AND OUR WILLINGNESS TO LOOK FOR NEW SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES.

18. JEALOUSY SOME PEOPLE ARE JEALOUS OF SUCCESS OR ABILITY, AND TEND TO DESTROY RATHER THAN ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO DO MORE, GIVE MORE AND ACHIEVE MORE.

19. AND AGAIN … LET’S REVIEW 1.POLITICS 2.RELEVANCE 3.LIFETIME TENURE 4.DISHONESTY 5.CREATIVITY 6.JEALOUSY

20. SO... WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?

21. INCORPORATE THE CODE OF ETHICS AND LIONS OBJECTS INTO YOUR LIONS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

22. PLEDGE TO CRITICIZE LESS, PRAISE MORE AND TO BUILD UP AND NOT DESTROY

23. REMEMBER THAT ANYTHING CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED AND ANY GOAL CAN BE REACHED WHEN NO ONE CARES WHO GETS THE CREDIT

24. ALWAYS BRING AN ENTHUSIASTIC POSITIVE ATTITUDE WITH YOU!!

25. EMBRACE CHANGE AS A FRIEND

26. INCLUDE FUN, FELLOWSHIP AND FRIENDSHIP IN ALL LIONS EVENTS

27. RENEW YOUR PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL

28. ESTABLISH A PERSONAL VISION AND GOALS FOR YOURSELF IN THIS ORGANIZATION

29. IF YOU WILL CARE AS MUCH ABOUT THE MEMBERS OF YOUR CLUB AS YOU DO ABOUT THOSE WE SERVE AS LIONS YOUR CLUB WILL IMMEDIATELY BEGIN TO GROW

30. “ BE NOT AFRAID” POPE JOHN PAUL