Prospective Members
NEW members are the lifeblood of a club. By involving them in your club, you bring in new talent, new ideas and new enthusiasm.
Searching out individuals willing to continue Lions tradition of service and sponsoring them as club members is an important responsibility all Lions share.
Look for enthusiastic, energetic people who want to make a difference in their communities.
What's in it for the New Member?
If you were selling a product, you would list its qualities and benefits. Use the same approach when selling your Lions club to a prospective member.
Here are a few points to stress--you'll likely think of many more.
You can serve those less fortunate than yourself in an organized and effective way.
A Lions club offers every member the chance to learn leadership skills valuable in his or her business or professional life.
You will meet and work with influential leaders in government, business and the professions.
A Lion has many opportunities to learn and practice public speaking skills, not only within the club, but also by representing the club in the community.
Leadership opportunities exist not only at the club level, but at the district and international levels as well.
Because Lions is an international organization, with clubs in nearly 180 countries, members have the possibility of meeting and working with Lions from many countries at events like the annual international convention, area forums and even during business and leisure travel.
You will have the prestige of belonging to the worlds largest community service organization, one that takes on such ambitious challenges as SightFirst, which aims to largely eliminate preventable and reversible blindness worldwide.
You can enjoy friendship and fellowship with men and women who share your values and your commitment to the community.
Ideas for Introducing Prospective Members to Lions.
'New Member Round Table Discussion' Club has a round table discussion with the prospective member and his sponsor. The group consists of five or six members, including the President, Secretary, Directors and regular Lions. The discussion involves what is expected of the prospective member, cost of being a Lion, Club goals, as well as planned events. The round table discussion takes place immediately following the regular meeting attended by the prospective member. This method of introducing him into Lionism thoroughly involves new members.