A History of the World s Largest Service Organization

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1 A History of the World s Largest Service Organization

2 1917 The Business Circle Of Chicago

3 1917 Melvin Jones establishes the Association of Lions Clubs

4 1917 First Lions Club Meeting June 7, 1917 Chicago, Illinois The East Room of the LaSalle Hotel 27 Clubs from 9 States

5 1917 Dr. W.P. Woods Evansville, Indiana is Elected First International President

6 Lions Clubs International First Annual Convention Adolphus Hotel Dallas, Texas October 9-11, 1917

7 1917 Semiannual Dues to the International Association of Lions Clubs were assessed at $1.00 per member

8 1918 Code of Ethics Lions Objects Drafted by Lion G.M. Cunningham, Secretary, Houston Founder Lions Club

9 1918 Lions Magazine Debuts Published in 32 Editions, 22 Languages

10 1919 Lions Slogan emerges from a speech by Lion Halsted Ritter at the 1919 Convention

11 You can t get very far until you start doing something for someone else. - The Jones Law

12 1920 Lions Clubs becomes International by chartering a club in Windsor, Canada

13 1921 Lions Clubs introduce a fun new club officer - the Tail Twister

14 1922 Lions partner with Major League Baseball to sponsor children s hospital development in Washington, D.C.

15 1924 Lions Begin New Tradition with First International Parade of Nations

16 1925 Helen Keller addresses the International convention and challenges Lions to become Knights of the Blind

17 1926 China becomes the third nation to host a Lions club. Association charters 1,000 th Club.

18 1926 Lions Clubs International publishes its first Official Song Book

19 1926 Polar Explorer and member of Washington D.C. Lions Club, Admiral Richard E. Byrd flies over the North and South Poles carrying the Lions flag with him

20 1927 First Lions Club chartered in Havana Cuba

21 1927 Lions establish club in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico

22 1929 Berkeley Lions Club forms first Boy Scout Troop composed entirely of blind boys

23 1930 Lion George Bonham, President of the Peoria Lions Club, introduces White Canes as symbols of the blind

24 1935 Amelia Earhart, honorary member of the New York City Lions Club, completes record-breaking non-stop from LA to Mexico City to attend the LCI International Convention

25 1937 Lions Utilize Club Contests to Promote Massive Growth Campaign at the end of their First Quarter Century

26 1939 Leader Dogs for the Blind was founded in in Rochester Hills, Michigan

27 1939 The Houston Founder Lions Club purchases the property to house the Lighthouse of Houston dedicated to assisting blind and visually impaired people to live independently

28 1939 Lions sponsor the first Little League Baseball game at Park Point in Williamsport, Pennsylvania

29 1944 The New York City Lions Club plays a key role in the founding of the First Eye Bank

30 1945 Lions assist in drafting the United Nations Charter, starting a lasting bond with the UN

31 1947 Lions Pin Trading begins Lions International Pin Trading Club later organizes in 1973

32 1947 Lionism Spreads Down-Under with First Club to Charter in Australia

33 1948 Lions charter first clubs in Europe Stockholm, Sweden and Geneva, Switzerland

34 1950 Lions International Parade Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

35 1951 Lions introduce the distinctive gold vest

36 1952 Lions from the Philippines assist in the chartering of Clubs in Japan

37 1953 The Lions of Texas serve first Campers Texas Lions Camp in Kerrville, Texas

38 1953 Lions Eye Bank of Texas at Baylor College of Medicine Great Plains Lions Eye Bank Lone Star Lions Eye Bank Western Texas Lions Eye Bank Alliance Lions Charter 1 st Eye Bank in Texas

39 1954 Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Helen Keller met every US President from Grover Cleveland to Lyndon Johnson

40 1954 We Serve established as official motto of LCI

41 1955 Melvin Jones enjoys a playful moment with a young Lioness cub

42 1955 With the new interstate highway system came the Lions Drive Safe Campaign

43 1956 The Detroit Lions Club gives 6-year old Stevie Wonder a Christmas gift a drum set

44 1956 American Lions present Sir Winston Churchill with a Lion named Rusty Rusty resides in Melvin Jones office in Oak Brook, Illinois

45 1957 First Leo club chartered is in Pennsylvania, USA

46 1961 Club Twinning and Youth Exchange Programs unite peoples across cultures

47 1961 Helen Keller Receives the Lions Humanitarian Award for her extensive service work

48 1962 Past International President Per Stahl presents US President John F. Kennedy with Lions Clubs International Desk Set

49 1962 Lions support youth-centered activities

50 1964 PIP Walter Campbell highlights new officer reporting forms

51 1964 Past International President Aubrey Green presents US President Lyndon B. Johnson with the Lions Head of State Medal

52 1965 Lions dedicate the Melvin Jones Lions International Memorial in Ft. Thomas, Arizona

53 1965 Lions build homes in the community a decade before the founding of Habitat for Humanity

54 1965 Lions developed Recycling Centers across the US to serve a growing population unable to gain access to affordable vision correction

55 1965 Lions Clubs help bring Santa Claus to the community

56 1966 Lions Launch Operation Soap to send 1 million bars of soap to US Soldiers in South Vietnam

57 1966 A Lion will sell anything from brooms and mops to lightbulbs to raise money to support their charities

58 1966 Past International President Dr. Walter Campbell celebrates 20,000 th Lions Club Chartered

59 1968 LCIF is established Since its founding, over $1 Billion in grants have been awarded to support the humanitarian work of Lions

60 1971 Lions Clubs International Headquarters moves to current location in Oak Brook, Illinois

61 1972 LCIF disburses its first grant to assist victims of flooding in South Dakota

62 1973 Lions Clubs International welcomes its one millionth member

63 1973 Melvin Jones Fellowship is created

64 1977 Lions sponsor Kalawao Park in Hawaii

65 1977 PDG Jimmy Carter becomes 39 th President of the United States

66 1982 Past International President Everett J. Grindstaff presents US President Ronald Reagan with Lions Clubs International Head of State Medal

67 1984 Through Lions Quest Programs, school children receive unique values-based curricula An LCIF partnership with Quest International

68 1985 LCIF awards its first Major Catastrophe Grant of $50,000 for earthquake relief in Mexico

69 1986 Mother Theresa receives the Lions Humanitarian Award

70 1986 LCIF establishes Progressive Melvin Jones Fellowship

71 1987 Women become LIONS LCI builds Bridge from Lioness to Lion

72 1988 First International Peace Poster Contest winner Mustapha El Tawokji Peace Will Help Us Grow Sponsored by the Beirut Lions Club

73 1990 Campaign SightFirst: Lions raise over $415 Million to help eradicate major causes of blindness

74 1995 LCIF partners with the Carter Center to combat River Blindness in Africa and Latin America

75 1999 Lion Nilofer Bakhtiar of Pakistan is elected as the first female International Director of the Association

76 2001 LCIF and Special Olympics partner on Opening Eyes, an initiative to screen the vision of Special Olympics athletes

77 2002 Lions charter two clubs in China, the nation s first voluntary membership group since the 1950 s

78 2003 Lions create web-based access for Clubs to report membership changes and the WMMR is born

79 2003 Through SightFirst, Lions and the Carter Center record their 50 Millionth River Blindness treatment

80 2004 Lions provide more than $15 Million for South Asia tsunami relief following the Christmas morning disaster

81 2005 Campaign SightFirst II is launched Lions raise $205 Million for humanitarian relief

82 2007 The Financial Times ranks LCIF as the Best Non-Governmental Organization worldwide with which to partner

83 2008 Lions in China provide earthquake relief

84 2008 LCIF and Habitat for Humanity partnership builds 1,000 th home

85 2009 Texas Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center TLERC provides used eyeglasses to Lions in developing countries

86 2010 Lions provide shelter to earthquake survivors in Haiti

87 2010 Social Media Transforms how Lions Obtain and Share Information

88 2010 Gates Foundation contributes to Lions Campaign to fight Measles with $5 Million grant

89 2011 When International President Wing-Kun Tam of Hong Kong, China challenged Lions to plant 1 Million trees, Lions responded. By year s end, Lions had planted over 15 Million trees world-wide.

90 2012 Lions introduce MyLCI to connect with membership and streamline reporting

91 2013 Lions provide relief to Victims of Typhoon Haiyan

92 2014 Lions aggressively promote service around rebranded Centennial Motto

93 2014 Lions launch the Centennial Service Challenge a global initiative to serve 100 Million people around the world. Halting Diabetes is added in 2017

94 2015 Lions provide relief in Nepal following earthquake

95 2016 Guðrún Yngvadóttir of Gardabaer, Iceland is elected to serve as 2 nd Vice President of the International Association of Lions Clubs Lion Guðrún became the First Female International President at the LCI Convention in Las Vegas in 2018

96 2016 LCIF marked a milestone, awarding more than $1 Billion in grants since its founding in 1968

97 2016 NEWS: Lions Clubs International Foundation Chairman IPIP Chancellor Bob Corlew Lions world-wide serve 100 Million People

98 2017 Lions Clubs International Receives Nobel Peace Prize Nomination

99 2017 Lions Clubs International Welcomes the Release of the Commemorative US Silver Dollar Honoring Founder, Melvin Jones

100 2017 MD2 Lions Promote Legislation Supporting Vision Screening in Schools

101 2017 MD2 Charters 31 New Lions Clubs Begin Plus 41

102 2017 Lions Clubs International launches a world-class mobile APP designed to make service volunteering fun, fast and easy

103 2017 Hurricane Harvey slams Texas Gulf Coast Lions raise $1 million for disaster relief

104 2018 Lions Clubs International Foundation Launches CAMPAIGN 100 to help make a bigger impact in communities around the world

105 2018 Lions International Peace Poster Contest Winner Zhuo Qi Wang The Future of Peace Sponsored by Dalian Heping Huihua Lions Club

106 Leadership Guðrún Bjort Yngvadóttir International President Gardabaer, Iceland Dr. Naresh Aggarwal Immediate Past President & LCIF Chairman Delhi, India Jung-Yul Choi 1 st Vice President Busan, Rep of Korea Haynes Townsend 2 nd Vice President Dalton, Georgia Brian Sheehan 3 rd Vice President Bird Island, Minnesota

107 Texas Past International Presidents Jimmy M. Ross Quitaque, TX Everett J. Grindstaff Balinger, TX David Evans Galveston, TX H.C. Petry, Jr. Carrizo Springs, TX George R. Jordan Dallas, TX Julien C. Hyer Fort Worth, TX L.H. Lewis Dallas, TX

108 International Family Past International Directors Sam Lindsey Joe Al Picone Beverly Stebbins Connie de la Garza Marshall Cooper Ray Hughston Mike Butler Don Buckalew * ID Sam Lindsey serves as International Director through 2018

109 Council of Governors CC John Landrum Council Chair DG James Haverland Council Vice Chair DG Keith Murray Council Treasurer DG Linda Davis Council Secretary Pursuing New Horizons in Service

110 Famous Lions Jimmy Carter US President Claude Nicollier Swiss Astronaut Sir Edmund Hillary New Zealand Mountaineer

111 Lions in Print

112 Lionism Celebrated Through Postage

113 We Serve