About Us
For over 100 years, Lions have served with uncommon kindness, putting the needs of our neighbors, our communities and our world first. Through the incredible work of our Lion and Leo members, and the support of our association and our global foundation, we are serving a world in need together.
Who We Are
Lion members represent every culture, background and generation. This year we can strengthen our Clubs by inviting young people and adults to join us in service to humanity. This generational approach is critical and vital in unifying people, leveraging skills, experience and clubs a welcoming place for all.
Lions and Leo make a difference everyday, everywhere we serve. And with the support of our international association and our global fundation, we are changing lives, communities and the world we share.
Our association is made up of 1.4 million members in 49,000 clubs who bring hands and hearts to the communities we serve in nearly every country on earth. Our Lions and Leos help hundreds of millions of people every year.
Mission Statement
To empower volunteers to serve their communities, promote international understanding, and encourage peace.
Vision Statement
The vision statement is to be the global leader in humanitarian service and community.
ORGANISE
TO ORGANISE, charter and supervise service clubs to be known as Lions Clubs.
COORDINATE
TO COORDINATE the activities and standardise the administration of Lions Clubs.
CREATE AND FOSTER
TO CREATE AND FOSTER a spirit of understanding among the peoples of the world.
PROMOTE
TO PROMOTE the principles of good government and good citizenship.
TAKE
TO TAKE an active interest in the civic, cultural and moral welfare of the community.
UNITY
TO UNITE the clubs in the bonds of friendship, good fellowship and mutual understanding.
PROVIDE
TO PROVIDE a forum for open discussion of all matters of public interest; provided however, that partisan politics and sectarian religion shall not be debated by club members.
ENCOURAGE
TO ENCOURAGE service minded people to serve their community without personal financial reward and to encourage efficiency and promote high ethical standards in industry, professions, public works and private endeavours.
Lions Clubs International Foundation
Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) provides grants that empower the service of our members. Since its inception in 1968, LCIF has awarded more than US$1.2 billion in grant funding.
- To Show my faith in the worthiness of my vocation by industrious application to the end that I may merit a reputation for quality of service.
- To Seek success and to demand all fair remuneration as my just due, but to accept no profit or success at the price of my own self-respect because of unfair advantage taken or because of questionable acts on my part.
- To Remember that in building up my business, it is not necessary to tear down another’s: to be loyal to customers and clients and true to myself.
- Whenever a doubt arises as to the right or ethics of my position or actions towards my fellow kind, to resolve such action against myself.
- To Hold friendship as and end not a means. To hold that true friendship exists not on account of the service performed by one to another, but that true friendship demands nothing but accepts service in the spirit in which it is given.
- To Always bear in mind my obligations as a citizen to my nation, my province and my community. To give to them my unswerving loyalty in word, act and deed. To give to them freely of my time, labour and means.
- To Be Careful with my criticism and liberal with my praise. To build up and not destroy.
- To aid my fellow kind by giving sympathy to those in distress, my aid to the weak and my sustenance to the needy.