WELCOME TO LIONS

Over the next pages we welcome 327 new members into 154 existing clubs, one new club and a club branch. Among this number are 41 founding members of the new London Platinum Jubilee Lions Club, sponsored by Lions Club of Sudbury. All new members join more than 1.4 million Lions around the world helping in local communities and responding to global challenges.

At the first meeting of the six members of the new Middlesbrough & East Cleveland Club Branch (part of Darlington Lions Club), planning began on local community projects. These include tombola events in a local shopping centre and a Summer fund-raising party, with a focus on helping children, individuals, and families in need.

A club branch is a great way for an existing club to develop the presence of Lions in a local community. Club branches may be set up to appeal to a particular demographic, such as young professionals or working parents with young children. Or, they might expand into new areas or activities. They could concentrate on a specific service interest and be formed as a speciality club branch.

Help and guidance are available for any existing Lions club interested in forming a club branch. Initial details can be found via: https://lionsclubs.co/MemberArea/knowledge/membership-recruitment/