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Revitalizing Weak Clubs Through Service

Learn how to transform weak clubs with less than 20 members, no community-based service projects, and poor meetings into thriving organizations. Discover the essential elements of a successful club program, and explore strategies for improving meetings, club business, community service projects, fundraising, leadership development, and recognition. Join us in building a strong club that attracts and retains enthusiastic members!

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Revitalizing Weak Clubs Through Service

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  1. Revitalizing Weak Clubs • Through Service

  2. What is a weak club?

  3. Less than 20 Members • No Community Based Service Projects • Poor Meeting • Only Fund Raise and write checks • The Same Leadership

  4. How did the club get this way? • Failure to have a “club program” that appeals to current and potential members

  5. Elements of ClubProgram • Club General Meetings • Club Business Meetings (governing) • Community Service Projects • Fund Raising • Leadership Development • Recognition

  6. Three Reasons • Fellowship • Fun • Fulfillment

  7. Elements of ClubProgram • Club General Meetings • Club Business Meetings (governing) • Community Service Projects • Fund Raising • Leadership Development • Recognition

  8. What Can a Struggling Club Do About Their Meetings? • Good Meeting Location • Start and End on Time • Follow an Agenda • Still have Programs • Build Fellowship

  9. What can a struggling club do about club business meetings? • Still follow procedure • Address and resolve conflict • Don’t let business dominate club meetings--- keep business and club meetings separate

  10. What can a struggling club do about community service projects • Still Do them!!!! • Find Projects that small groups can do • Partner with other groups (especially other Lions Clubs) • Invite friends and relatives to plug in on a project

  11. Small Club Projects • Peace Poster • Eye or Hearing Screening • Meals on Wheels

  12. Fund Raising • Ratio of Fund Raising to Members: • Annually: Do no more than one project for every 10 members • Limit fundraising: spend more time on community service

  13. Leadership Development • Attend Lions Training Events!!!! • Rotate Leadership • Invite successful club leaders from other clubs to work with you

  14. Recognition • Must instill feeling that club is having impact • Simple thanks means more • Invite outsiders to thank club • Special success parties

  15. Build a Good Club and Good Members Will Join

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