LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL
The Lions Club is the world's largest service organization. In 1917 Melvin Jones created the Lions Club as an effort to combine several local business clubs into one club that could accomplish more. In 1925 Helen Keller appealed to the Lions club delegates for greater service and support to help the blind. They were so impressed by her they voted to focus their efforts to the blind. This became the major driving force behind the Lions club.In October 1975 the International Association of Lions voted to recognize the service of women into Lionism. Up until then they had a 40-year history of being an all male organization. With this change the women would be united under one name, banner, emblem, and constitution.
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The word LIONS stands for Liberty, Intelligence, Our Nations Safety.
There are two Lions heads - one facing forward and one facing backward. The one facing backward is looking to the past at all the accomplishments made by the Lions organization. The one facing forward is looking to the future, towards the challenges and things yet to be accomplished. The letter "L" is centered on a background of purple in a circle, representing Lionism and the circle represents worldwide unity.
The motto adopted by Lions International in 1951 "WE SERVE".
Official Lions colors are Purple and Gold. The color purple represents loyalty to country, friends, and one's self. It is also the color of strength, courage, and dedication. The color gold represents sincerity of purpose, purity in life, and generosity in mind.
Official calendar for Lions starts on July 1st and runs through June 30th the following year.