charitable club devoted to the promotion of responsible citizenship and good government and community and national and international welfare
Lions Clubs International is the world's largest
secular service club organization with 45,000 clubs and nearly 1.35 million members in 200 countries around the world. Its motto is "We Serve". The international headquarters is situated in
Oak Brook, Illinois,
United States.Lions Clubs International was founded in the United States in 1917 by Melvin Jones. A former
Freemason, Jones once said "You can't get very far until you start doing something for somebody else."Membership is by invitation and attendance at meetings is expected on a monthly or fortnightly basis. Lions are a community-based organization with a hierarchy that can take a member from a club to office at zone, district, national (also known as multiple district) and international levels. All funds raised by Lions Clubs from the general public are used for charitable purposes, with administration costs kept strictly separate and paid for by members.
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