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 Dear Lion
Leaders,
Do you
remember the reason you first became a Lion? If you are like most
Lions it was because you saw people in need and wanted to serve.
This year I am asking you and all Lions to rededicate yourselves --
individually and personally -- to that ideal of service.
That is what
being a Beacon of Hope is all about. Each individual Lion and
every Lions Club around the world is a shining light for someone in
need. However, it is not only those we serve who need to see our
light. When we shine as brightly as possible we send a signal to
the entire community that Lions are active and that the local Lions
Club is the place to be for likeminded individuals who also wish to
serve.
There are
many ways to be a Beacon of Hope and I hope that every Lions Club will
have a signature service activity. In developing or expanding
these signature activities, I urge you to be innovative, be responsive
and meet the urgent needs unique to your community.
I also hope
that you will join in the Global Service Action
Campaigns that will
unify our service and raise our visibility throughout the world.
I am pleased to tell you that the new Beacon Awards have been
established to recognize excellence in participation in these campaigns.
Please read
below about these awards and all the exciting ways in which Lions
around the world are coming together in service. Then take the steps
needed to make your club, your district and yourselves a Beacon of Hope
for all to see!
Thank you for
all you do as a leader of Lions.
Best wishes,
Sid L.
Scruggs III
International President
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