Act Locally, Think Globally: Make a Stronger Impact through Service

1. Act Locally, Think Globally: Make a Stronger Impact through Service Sunday, July 6, 2014Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2. Welcome to the Workshop! • Act Locally, Think Globally: • Make a Stronger Impact through Service • Sunday, July 6, 2014

3. Moderator Yamandu P. Acosta Past International Director (2010-2012) Eufaula Lions Club (District 34 C , Alabama, USA)

4. Group Exercise • Complete the following statement: • The most meaningful service project that I have done was…. • Break into group to discuss your projects and identify the three most important pillars of meaningful service.

5. Group Exercise Let’s share our responses!

6. Our Global Network

7. Make a Stronger Impact through Service • Lions have a rich history of impacting the lives of millions of people through service. • Now, more than ever, we are in a position to extend our network of care, through: • the four Global Service Action Campaigns, and

8. Global Service Action Campaigns • What are the Global Service Action Campaigns? • Engaging our Youth (August) • Sharing the Vision (October) • Relieving the Hunger (December and January) • Protecting our Environment (April)

9. Global Service Action Campaigns • Engaging our Youth (August) • Recognize the power of youth involvement. • Demonstrate your commitment to youth development. Plan activities in connection with United Nations International Youth Day (www.un.org/youth), also in August. • Organize projects throughout the month that engage and mobilize youth to help communities. • Include youth as members of your planning committee.

10. Global Service Action Campaigns • Sharing the Vision (October) Mobilize your club members to make a difference in your community. Plan highly visible, hands-on projects that Lions can easily get involved with. • Raise awareness of the importance of healthy vision and causes of vision loss. • Help community members who live with blindness and visual impairment.

11. Global Service Action Campaigns Relieving the Hunger (December - January) Organize projects that mobilize your club members to help those who don’t have enough to eat. Learn about your community’s needs and implement projects for your club to make a difference.

12. Global Service Action Campaigns • Protecting Our Environment (April) • Pollution, lack of clean water and loss of plant and wildlife are growing threats to our communities. • Organize projects to improve and protect the environment. • Raise awareness of the need to protect the environment in connection with Earth Day.

13. Resources for Lions • Each Global Service Action Campaign and the Reading Action Program has resources to help you: • Call to Action Flyer • Club Activity Guide • Project Idea Sheet • Sample Press Release

14. Resources Use the following resources to plan and promote your project: Call to Action Flyer:Get an overview of the Global Service Action Campaign – and ideas to jumpstart your project. Planning Guide: Use this step-by-step guide to organize your very own project. Project Ideas: Review ideas you and your club can use to participate in the campaign. News Release: Send a news release to local media to help publicize your project. Partners! Can help you expand your reach of service.

15. Make a Stronger Impact through Service • Getting Started: • Create a planning committee to: • to help drive the success of your project • connect through a common vision • share the work • help motivate members to participate • include community partners

16. Make a Stronger Impact through Service • Getting Started: • Choose a project that: • will help meet a community need • reflects the interests of club members • is hands-on and highly visible • your club members can easily engage in

17. Make a Stronger Impact through Service • Ensure success of your project • Set goals that you would like to accomplish by the project’s conclusion • Publicize your project

18. Make a Stronger Impact through Service • Implement Your Project: • Involve your club members! • Invite family, friends and co-workers to help. • Plan to have a member who is prepared to answer questions from volunteers, elected officials, special guests, local media and other members of the community.

19. Act Locally, Think Globally!Make a Stronger Impact through Service • Report Your Activity: • Report your service activities through • MyLCI’s Online Service Activity Report. • http://mylci.lionsclubs.org • Review frequently asked questions about service activity reporting. • Act Locally, Think Globally! You are part of the Global Network.

20. Make a Stronger Impact through Service • Celebrate Your Success: • Share your project’s accomplishments with the people who helped make the project a success. • Send thank you letters • Distribute news release to local media • Send newsletter to community members who supported your project

21. Make a Stronger Impact through Service • Celebrate Your Success: • Host a volunteer and partner awards ceremony. Present certificates of appreciation. • Share your success with your Lions family – post photos and stories on social media.

22. Aga Khan Foundation David BoyerSr. Director Prince Sadruddin, Aga Khan Fund for the Environment, Aga Khan Foundationhttp://www.akdn.org/akf

23. Special Olympics David EvangelistaVP Global Development and Government Relations Special Olympics http://www.specialolympics.org/

24. Thank You! Please contact us at programs@lionsclubs.org and visit our website for more resources: www.lionsclubs.org