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                       History of the Lions Organization

Beginning in 1917
Melvin Jones, a 38-year-old Chicago business leader, asked a simple and world-changing question – what if people put their talents to work improving their communities? Almost 100 years later, Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization, with 1.35 million members in more than 46,000 clubs and countless stories of Lions acting on the same simple idea: let's improve our communities.

1920: Going International
Just three years after our founding, Lions became international when we established the first club in Canada. Mexico followed in 1927. In the 1950s and 1960s international growth accelerated, with new clubs in Europe, Asia and Africa. 

1925: Eradicating Blindness 
Helen Keller addressed the Lions Clubs International Convention in Cedar Point, Ohio, USA, and challenged Lions to become "knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness." Since then, we have worked tirelessly to aid the blind and visually impaired.

1945: Uniting Nations
The ideal of an international organization is exemplified by our enduring relationship with the United Nations. We were one of the first nongovernmental organizations invited to assist in the drafting of the United Nations Charter and have supported the work of the UN ever since.

1957: Organizing Youth Programs
In the late 1950s, we created the Leo Program to provide the youth of the world with an opportunity for personal development through volunteering. There are approximately 144,000 Leos and 5,700 Leo clubs in more than 140 countries worldwide.

1968: Establishing Our Foundation
Lions Clubs International Foundation assists Lions with global and large-scale local humanitarian projects. Through our Foundation, Lions meet the needs of their local and global communities.

1990: Launching Sight
Through SightFirst, Lions are restoring sight and preventing blindness on a global scale. Launched in 1990, Lions have raised more than $346 million for this initiative. SightFirst targets the major causes of blindness: cataract, trachoma, river blindness, childhood blindness, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma.

Today: Extending Our Reach
Lions Clubs International extends our mission of service every day – in local communities, in all corners of the globe. The needs are great and our services broad, including sight, health, youth, elderly, the environment and disaster relief. Our international network has grown to include more than 207 countries and geographic areas.

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  • Home
    • Lions History
    • Calendar
  • 2025 Community Initiative's
    • 2024 Community Initiative's >
      • 2023 Initiatives
      • Epworth Times
  • Br Isles & Ireland
    • About Becoming a Lion
    • What Lions Do
  • Blog
  • Help & Support
  • Photo Galleries
    • Car Show 2024
    • Roar Winners
    • 2016
    • Presentations/Events/ Activities2015
    • FloatDecember2014
    • December Meeting/Xmas Dinner 16Dec '14
    • BBQ @ Lions Chris's 7 Sept '14
    • AirAmbPres14Jul'14
    • Presidents Changeover 1July '14
    • Golf Day 20 June
    • BBQ @ EpworthColts June '14
    • Vulcan Dinner Gallery May'14
    • Charter Dinner 5Apr 2014
    • Welcome Evening 4April
    • Vulcan dinner press coverage Feb '14
    • Vulcan Dinner ad for tickets.
    • Quiz @ the Ingleby Arms Amcotts 25Feb '14
  • Club Archive
    • Twinning >
      • MotorcycleTour
    • 1966 - 1979
    • 1980 - 1986
    • 1987 - 1989
    • 1990 - 1991
    • 1992
    • 1993 - 1994
    • 1995 - 1999
    • 2000
    • 2004 - 2010
    • 2011
    • 2012 >
      • Bluebell Wood Hospice Presentation
      • Lions Golf Day Winners 2012
      • Presentation of Kindles to Axholme Academy
      • Barbecue @ President James Aug '12
      • Santa 2012
    • 2013 >
      • Burns Supper 19 Jan 2013
      • Presentation to MacMillan Cancer Support May '13
      • Changeover 25 June 2013
      • DG Visit Sept '13
      • Quiz for Lindsey Lodge Hospice 21Sept '13
      • Christmas Dinner 2013, The Epworth Tap
      • Santa2013