Lions Clubs International

1. Lions Clubs International Your International Headquarters

2. International Headquarters: Oak Brook, Illinois, USA • Lions Clubs International was • established in 1917 • in Chicago, Illinois, USA. • In 1971, LCI HQ was relocated to Oak Brook, Illinois, 20 miles west of downtown Chicago.

3. International Headquarters: Oak Brook, Illinois, USA • Nearly 300 LCI and LCIF associates work here, providing resources and support to the • 1.35 million Lions club members • around the world.

4. International Headquarters Administration • LCI Headquarters manages the worldwide administrative functions of the association and the foundation • Responsible for implementation of policies and programs approved by the board of directors • Oversees the operations of staff organized into 11 divisions

5. International Headquarters Administration • Peter Lynch • Executive Director

7. Promoting Teamwork and Effectiveness: LCI Divisional Groupings

8. Club Supplies and Distribution Division • Offers a wide variety of Lions supplies and apparel items, including awards, apparel, banners, pins, plaques and special orders • Introduced 1800 items with new brand last year • 30% of orders now online at www.lionsclubs.org

9. Club Supplies and Distribution Division • Jim Paparelli • Department Manager

10. Club Supplies and Distribution Division Did you know? Club Supplies processes and ships more than 40,000 orders each year

11. Convention Division • Works with host Lions to plan international convention for approximately 15,000 Lions • Host city bids finalized five years in advance • Coordinates convention registration, housing, shuttles, exhibit hall and international show • Manages logistics for DGE Seminar • Plans board of directors meetings and coordinates local LCI meetings

12. Convention Division • Renee Aubin • Division Manager

13. Convention Division Did you know? 4,350 hotel rooms were booked during the international convention, totaling 26,361 nights

14. District and Club Administration Division • Supports the effective administration and operations of districts and clubs • Assists districts and clubs worldwide in 11 official languages – main point of contact for all clubs, zones, regions and districts • Administers Excellence Awards • Supports E-Clubhouse program, Club Health Assessment program and Certified Guiding Lion program

15. District and Club Administration Division • Mindy Marks • Division Manager

16. District and Club Administration Division • More than 1,050,000 words are translated each year into 10 languages or approximately 5,400 words each day Swedish Did you know? Spanish Portuguese Korean Japanese Italian Hindi German French Finnish English Chinese

17. Extension and Membership Division • Implements programs to recruit and retain members and develop new clubs • Traditional club development, family & Campus clubs • Develops membership strategies for major regions • Develops recruitment materials and new member orientation resources • Oversees Year-Round Growth Program • Manages Club Excellence Process

18. Extension and Membership Division • Susan Haney • Interim Division Manager

19. Extension and Membership Division Did you know? More than 69,000 membership awards are processed each year

20. Finance Division • Maintains the integrity of the association’s financial and accounting systems and provides financial services • Supports bank accounts in 60 countries for the convenience of clubs • Collects and posts club and district payments • Audits and pays district governor expense claims

21. Finance Division • Maryellen Skerik • Treasurer • Division Manager • Finance Division

22. Finance Division Did you know? More than 500,000membership transactions occur annually – 1,960 per day Auditsover 4,500 District Governor expense claims

23. Information Technology Division • Monitors and administers all computer systems at headquarters, India and Japan • Keeps track of nearly 1.35 million Lions club members in 46,000 clubs • Processes and maintains membership, inventory and accounting records • Maintains sophisticated accounting software system (Lawson), Membership System (Aptify) and many other systems.

24. Information Technology Division • Mike Carroll • Division Manager

25. Information Technology Division Did you know? Headquarters receives 80,000 legitimate e-mails each month That’s approximately 4,000 emails per business day.

26. Leadership Division Provides a variety of training and leadership development opportunities for current and future Lions leaders • Senior Lions Leadership Institutes • Faculty Development Institutes • Regional Lions Leadership Institutes • District Governors-Elect Seminar • Leadership Resource Center (online) • Multiple District Funding Support Programs • Supports Global Leadership Team

27. Leadership Division • Patti Repenn-Volante • Group Manager, • District and Club Service • & Leadership Development • Group • Division Manager, Leadership Division

28. Leadership Division Did you know? The online Leadership Resource Center receives 15,000 hits each month More than 5,200 Lions around the world participate in LCI-sponsored training events annually

29. Legal Division • Responsible for association’s legal operations • Guides Lions on constitutional, policy and parliamentary matters • Facilitates internal dispute resolution in accordance with association policy • Administers worldwide liability, property and accident insurance programs • Registers and maintains the association's trademarks • Coordinates endorsement and certification of candidates for international office

30. Legal Division • Scott Drumheller • General Counsel & Secretary • Division Manager • Legal Division

31. Legal Division Did you know? More than 10,000 Certificates of Insurance are issued for Lions club functions Approximately225 contracts are reviewed each year There are over 700 trademark registrations in more than 100 different countries

32. Lions Clubs International Foundation • Lions Clubs International Foundation is the humanitarian arm of the association • Supports Lions humanitarian projects worldwide • Promotes and receives contributions; provides appropriate recognition • Solicits partnerships and funds from non-Lion sources

33. Lions Clubs International Foundation • Rebecca Daou • Division Manager

34. Lions Clubs International Foundation Did you know? 1000 grant applications and proposals are received each year Annually,over 95,000 donor transactions occur with the average dollar amount of $635.78 That’s 372 transactions per day

35. Public Relations & Communications Division • Works to promote Lions’ image and impact with Lions, media and the general public • Oversees LCI’s Web site in all languages • Publishes editions of LION Magazine • Produces LQ Lions Quarterly video magazine and other video programs • Designs graphics and publications • Administers Peace Poster Contest, Global Youth Music Contest, and others • Communicates with external media

36. Public Relations & Communications Division • Dane La Joye • Division Manager

37. Public Relations & Communications Division Did you know? There are 38,000 pages, pdfs and forms on LCI’s 11 official Websites 13,919,904 page views in one month Almost 100,000 views on YouTube Nearly 5,000 followers each on MySpace, Twitter and Facebook

38. Service Activities Division • Develops Lions opportunities for youth, health, culture and the environment • Lions Services for Children • Operates Leo Program and youth exchange programs • Hearing, diabetes and sight programs, including Lions Eyeglass Recycling Centers and Lions Eye Banks • Lion-2-Lion Resource Assistance Database • Lions ALERT Program

39. Service Activities Division • Caryn Adolph • Division Manager

40. Service Activities Division • Over 11,000,000 Lions service hours were tracked in one year Did you know?

41. Official Web Site • For resources and more information on LCI, visitwww.lionsclubs.org

42. Lions Clubs International Your International Headquarters