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The Association of Lions Clubs was established in 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, by Melvin Jones, [3] a Chicago business leader and a Freemason. The Association went international in 1920 when Border Cities Lions Clubs in Windsor, Canada, was established. The name of Lions Clubs International has been used since then.
Leo clubs are a youth organization of Lions Clubs International. [1] Leo clubs encourage youths to develop leadership qualities by participating in social service activities. They are dependent on a Lions club to sponsor and initiate a Leo club. Leo club members are addressed as "Leos." They conduct various projects in the fields of health care ...
Lions Clubs International (35 P, 2 F) N. National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry (1 C, 29 P) R. ... Coast Guard Aviation Association; D. Daughters of ...
Pages in category "Lions Clubs International" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
A fraternity or fraternal organization is an organized society of men associated together in an environment of companionship and brotherhood; dedicated to the intellectual, physical, and social development of its members.
At the convention, the first official charter of the international organization was awarded to the club in Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana which had been founded in 1916. [1] Several Optimist clubs participated in the June 1917 organization meeting of the Lions Clubs International held in Chicago, Illinois. However, the delegates sent by the ...
Melvin Jones (January 13, 1879 – June 1, 1961) was the founder and secretary-treasurer [1] of Lions Clubs International. He was born in Fort Thomas, Arizona (at that time the Arizona Territory). His father was a captain in the United States Army. In 1886 or 1887, the family moved east when his father was transferred.
For a more complete listing, see the Yearbook of International Organizations, [1] which includes 25,000 international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), excluding for-profit enterprises, about 5,000 IGOs, and lists dormant and dead organizations as well as those in operation (figures as of the 400th edition, 2012/13). A 2020 academic ...