Laton Lions Club Proposal

OBJECTIVE

My objective is to help the Laton Lions club by donating my time. As known they have recently done a fundraiser to help refund the Lions Club. They have currently been in a situation where they need help and support of others. I will help in any way possible to achieve their needs.

One of my ideas were to do fundraisers. Maybe they could throw another concert, or have a dance. There are plenty of activities we are capable of doing to get the community involved in helping out. We could also try to get grants to help out with the money that is still needed even after having fundraisers. There are plenty of things that we could do to get people, of all ages, to get involved in helping.

We could also go around, to not only local businesses, and get donations. many people around the entire United States know of the Lions Club because of its annual rodeo. If we got word out that we were in need of donations, I’m sure many people would be willing to help.

I don’t want to just stop at the funding, I really want to help update the Laton Lions Hall. There are many things that we could do to fix it up. I would of course keep the decor of the Hall at an original feel, without it actually being original.

I believe that I am capable of helping out the Laton Lions Club to my full ability. I know that all of my expectations are achievable, and I am willing to volunteer my time to the fullest of my abilities.

HISTORY OF THE LIONS CLUB
The Lions Club, Just like the United States of America, must follow rules and guidelines. They were founded for a purpose, and have standards to follow by. There are specific people in charge of different roles, to ensure that the Lions Club continues operating the ways expected. When founded they developed their own constitution, that is still used.

The Lions Club was created in 1917 as a club to work on improving their communities. Almost 100 years later, the Lions Club International is the worlds largest service club. There’s almost 1.35 million members in more than 46,000 clubs. They all have the same idea, to improve their communities.

The creator, Melvin Jones, reached beyond business issues to better the communities of the world. His group began their search for other groups, similar to theirs. An organized meeting was held on June 7, 1917, in Chicago, Illinois. The new group took the name of one of the invited groups, the "Association of Lions Clubs,". A national convention was held in Dallas, Texas in October of the same year. A constitution, by-laws, objectives and a code of ethics were approved. Three years later, the club became international.

It is perfect for me, being a high school student, to volunteer my time because of the Leo Program. It was created in the late 1950s to provide the youth of their communities with the opportunity for self development with volunteering.

The purpose of the Lions Club International, quoted by www.lionsclub.org,“

• To Organize, charter and supervise service clubs to be known as Lions clubs.

• To Coordinate the activities and standardize the administration of Lions clubs.

• To Create and foster a spirit of understanding among the peoples of the world.

• To Promote the principles of good government and good citizenship.

• To Take an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community.

• To Unite the clubs in the bonds of friendship, good fellowship and mutual understanding.

• To Provide a forum for the open discussion of all matters of public interest; provided, however, that partisan politics and sectarian religion shall not be debated by club members.

• To Encourage service-minded people to serve their community without personal financial reward, and to encourage efficiency and promote high ethical standards in commerce, industry, professions, public works and private endeavors.”

The mission of the Lions Club is to enable volunteers to serve their communities. They also want to meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding through Lions clubs. They want to be the worlds leader in community and humanitarian services.

MY PURPOSE
My purpose for helping the Laton Lions Club isn't to make a good name for myself, but to devote my time for bettering my community. I want to be there along the way to help support them and get involved in the changes.

The Lions Club is all about the community. I am hoping that by getting involved that it will motivate other people to get involved as well. The Lions Club is known for many event that are loved from all over. The least that people can do is help by donating their time and effort.

I have a meeting scheduled with a woman who is very happy with my ideas on helping the Lions Club. She does want to meet with me to discuss their situation and see how she can help as well. She told me that her family has been attending events at the Lions Club for more than 20 years. Her support is the beginning of what can help change our community.

The support and help from everyone is much needed. As said they are currently in the process of their facility ground improvement. I hope to be in touch with their president very soon to see what I can do to be a part of helping in their improvement.

It would be very appreciated for me to get all of the support that I can get. Thank you for taking your time to take into consideration my plans on helping out the Laton Lions Club.