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How can we…. Implement service projects in our community? Organize highly visible activities?. Improve the environment?. Create a greater understanding of other cultures and broaden our knowledge of the world?. Community, Environment and International Relations. Adopted Service Programs
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How can we… • Implement service projects in our community? • Organize highly visible activities? • Improve the environment? • Create a greater understanding of other cultures and broaden our knowledge of the world?
Community,Environment and International Relations Adopted Service Programs Lions Clubs International
Community Lions Crew at Work Culture Environment Lions Green Team Environmental Photo Contest International Relations Club Twinning Lions Day with the UN Lions ALERT Community, Environment and International Relations
Community Services Improve our city, town or village Engage in community service projects See the results of our hard work
Lions Crew at Work • Update a local shelter or food pantry • Remodel a community center • Paint a public park or playground • Repair a summer camp
Lions Crew at Work “We learned how to paint. We also learned the importance of what we do for society.” Phil Nathan District 105 EA Past International Director
Lions Crew at Work The First Ronald McDonald Retreat Center in New Zealand
Lions Crew at Work Invite community volunteers, including skilled laborers, to participate.
Lions Green Team • We are committed • Improve our natural environment
Lions Green Team Hundreds of local residents joined Lions in an all-day recycling effort.
Lions Green Team • Community clean-ups • Planting trees • Recycling • Educating
Lions Environmental Photo Contest • Animal life • Plant life • Urban or natural landscape • Weather phenomenon • A special annual theme
International Relations “To create and foster a spirit of understanding among the peoples of the world.”
International Club Twinning Provides an opportunity to learn about another club and its culture
Meet at a convention or forum Review the online twinning list International Club Twinning
Exchange club banners Banner patches or certificates International twinning ceremony International Club Twinning
A unique opportunity… Lions Day with the United Nations • Visit the United Nations • Exclusive event • Celebrate our relationship with the UN
Lions Day with the United Nations • Presentations • Lunch with Ambassadors • LCIF School-in-a-Box • Peace Poster Contest
Lions ALERT Program New Zealand Developed personal emergency plans New Brunswick, Canada Developed a vulnerable citizens list
Lions ALERT Program • Emergency Response Plan • Program guide details • Assistance grant
Photograph by Andrew DavidhazyRochester Institute of Technology Lions and Pandemic Flu Preparedness
Adopted Service Programs Community, Environment and International Relations • Approved by the International Board of Directors • Resources available on the LCI Web site and at International Headquarters
Contact LCI Program Development Department • Telephone – (630) 468-6728 • E-mail – programs@lionsclubs.org • Web site – www.lionsclubs.org
How can we actively serve our community? How can we improve our environment? How can we better understand people around the world? Community,Environment and International Relations