Building a Better Tomorrow

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2002-2003
Presidential Program
One World, One Heart
Building a Better Tomorrow
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2002-2003 Presidential Program Building a Better
Tomorrow

• Double the number of new clubs from 1100 to 2200
  
• Improve retention of clubs by 50 or more
• Increase DG 100 awards by 300
• Begin building "Leadership Pool

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2002-2003 Presidential Program Building a Better
Tomorrow

• Provide access to club, district multiple
  district Tool Boxes
• Institute an expense assistance program based
  upon performance
• Ensure future revenue flow for LCI
• Help improve image prestige of membership

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Impact Team Structure
LCI
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Africa
India
England
Spain
Scandinavia
South East Asia
Mediterranean
Eastern Block
Australia/New Zealand
South America (Brazil )
North America (Canada 2 - USA 3 - Mexico - 1)
OSEAL (Korea - Japan)
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Suggested MD Structure
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CLUBS
District MERL Team
International Representative
MD MERL and State Reps
Impact Team Leader
ASSISTING REPORTING
International President
MD Council
LCI Headquarters
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Suggested District MERL Team Structure

• Vice District Governor - Chairman
• District Governor
• District Membership, Extension, Retention
  Leadership Chairmen
• Region Chairman
• Top Ten Team
• Orientation Team
• Guiding Lion Team
• 4 Lions to work in Regions
• Lion to work with DGE on Extension
• Lion to work with DG on Extension

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Impact Team Responsibility

• To assist District Governors for 2002 2003 to
  implement International President Kay Fukushimas
  Program of Membership Growth
• To work with MD and District MERL Teams to assist
  clubs to achieve membership growth
• To encourage and help DGs to form, organize and
  implement
• New District Orientation Teams
• New Guiding Lion Teams
• (This is a must for each DG in order to
  qualify for the expense assistance.)

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• The Program
• Performance Based
• Expense Assistance Driven using
• Joining Fees
• Charter Fees

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Existing Club Assistance

• Requirements
• Net Membership Growth beyond 20 members
• Net new members at end of year
• New members must pay 2003-04 year dues before
  end of the 2002-03 fiscal year
• Club conducts a new hands-on service project

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Existing Club Assistance

• Upon completion of requirements
• One half of Entrance Fee returned to the club
• To defray expenses
• Provide funds for additional membership growth

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Extension Of New Lions Club

• New Lions Club with a minimum of 20 people but 50
  is recommended
• Charter Members to be counted towards Membership
  Keys
• One-half of the charter fees will be returned at
  the time charter application is approved and
  payment is received by LCI.

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Distribution Of First Half Of Charter Fee
Extension Award Recipient 40 of charter
fees Sponsoring Club Admin Fund 20 of charter
fees District Admin Fund 20 of
charter fees Multiple Dist Extension Fund 20
of charter fees Could be two people, then they
would each get 20 This money to offset the
cost of travel to a district orientation training

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Extension Of New Lions Club

• The 2nd half of charter fee refunded when
• the second years dues are paid to LCI before the
  clubs charter anniversary
• the club has a net increase in members and has
  completed a service project.

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Distribution Of Second HalfOf Charter Fee
Guiding Lions 40 of charter fees

Sponsoring Club Admin Fund 20
of charter fees District Admin Fund 20 of
charter fees MD Extension Fund 20 of
charter fees This expense assistance offsets
some expenses of the Guiding Lions.
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Awards For Denver Convention Five Award Levels
In 5 Categories
1. Five Categories a. Extension Award
Recipients b. Sponsoring Clubs c.
District Governors d. Multiple District
Extension Chairmen e. Impact Team Leaders 2.
Each time a new club is started, the
person/club/multiple district/district governor
receives credit toward the award.
3. Club applications must be received by 15 April
2003 Award recipients to be decided 1 May 2003
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Award Levels

• 5th Place - Accommodation for one at the
  delegation hotel in Denver
• 4th Place - Accommodation at a delegation hotel
  for two people, plus convention registration
  fees
• 3rd Place - Coach economy airfare paid for one
  from Lions home to Denver back
• 2nd Place - Coach economy airfare paid for two
  from Lions home to Denver back, and convention
  registration fees
• 1st Place (Grand Prize) - Coach economy airfare
  paid for 2, delegation hotel room, plus 2
  registration fees

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Sponsoring Club Program

• District with minimum of 2 new Lions Clubs
  sponsored will qualify.
• Sponsoring club with greatest number of new clubs
  earns 50 off LCI catalogue items. Club may
  receive benefit not to exceed US500 in discounts
  in fiscal year following contest period, i.e.
  club spends US500 to receive US1,000 worth of
  merchandise.
• In event of a tie, District will recommend the
  recipient.

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District Governors Awards

• 30 or more New Lions Clubs Ambassador of
  Goodwill Award (Maximum of 5 awards given)
• 10 New Lions Clubs Presidential Medal
• 6 New Lions Clubs Presidential Leadership Medal
• 4 New Lions Clubs Presidential Certificate of
  Appreciation
• For every 2 New Lions Clubs Presidential
  Diamond Pin with a progressive diamond (up to 5
  diamonds)

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Special Presidential Diamond Pin Award
For every 2 new Lions Clubs started within the
contest period, the organiser of the new Clubs
and the district governor will receive a special
pin. 2 New Clubs - Pin/1 diamond 4 New Clubs
- Pin/2 diamonds 6 New Clubs - Pin/3 diamonds
8 New Clubs - Pin/4 diamonds 10 New Clubs -
Pin/5 diamonds

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Fast Start Contest
DGEs who either bring copies of necessary paper
work with them to Osaka for two new Lions Clubs
chartered in May of June 2002 or completed
charter application before the end of the first
quarter of their year, will receive the following
Bonus

• A special Presidential Pin with a diamond
• Will be counted towards the number of new clubs
  needed to earn the Presidential medal and Denver
  Convention Awards

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Tool Boxes
Three Basic Tool Boxes
1. Club Tool Box (50-50 cost sharing basis
available beginning July 2002)
2. District Tool Box (DG will receive district
club tool boxes in July 2002)
3. Multiple District Tool Box (Council Chairman
will receive the club,district and multiple
district tool boxes in July 2002)
THE LION Magazine in July will carry the
guidelines of the New Program and order form for
ordering Club Tool Boxes.
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District Guiding Lion Certification Program

• Each District must have a certified Guiding Lion
  Team of 2 or more Lions serving for 2 or more
  years
• DG must conduct training classes for the Guiding
  Lion Certification Program
• Two Guiding Lions are trained to serve for a
  period of two years with each new chartered Lions
  club.

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District Guiding Lion Certification Program

• Guiding Lions can come from the sponsoring Lions
  clubs or from the district level
• Once a Guiding Lion has completed the course and
  has been issued a Guiding Lion certificate, they
  can receive the Presidential Certified Guiding
  Lions Medal after serving two years as a Guiding
  Lion and after submitting their required reports
  to LCI.
• Certification Program information is available by
  contacting LCI

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Presidential Certified Guiding Lion Award
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District Orientation Team

• Each DG must form a District Orientation Team of
  at least two people to conduct quarterly
  orientation meetings with the new members of each
  charter club.
• These Lions should work closely with the Guiding
  Lions as well as the extension chairman
• The members of the district orientation team can
  be past district governors or other knowledgeable
  and respected Lions.

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Public Relations Matching Grant Program

• DGs can submit a request to have their top
  project publicised in their major newspaper with
  the greatest circulation highlighting their major
  district project
• Submit proposal to LCI Public Relations Division,
  with a request for half the cost of the newspaper
  ad,
• Request not to exceed a total of US1,000.
• Send early in the year for most benefit

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• LCI Emblem Road Signs
• Replace faded, bent, missing Lions emblems or
  road signs.
• Participating clubs may be eligible to purchase,
  at cost plus postage, a new emblem or sign for
  display in their town.
• Maximum of one sign per club. A total of
  150,000 in road signs is available under this
  program. Therefore, the purchase of signs is on
  a first come/first served basis.

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