MEMBERSHIP TRANSITIONS

It is not a good feeling when a Lions Club watches its active club roster list shrink while its inactive (at-large) roster grows. Lions should expect some natural transition when some members cannot physically or mentally partake in public activities. Lions should be able to show its new members what it takes bring in more new members. That a big reason why we share the activities of our other Lions Clubs via social media.

Being an active Lion does not just happen once or twice a month at a private meeting in a private location. We should want the public to know what our meetings are about; maybe not all details of board business, but the general efforts we take to ensure that the needs of the impaired are met. 

When a member pulls out a cell phone during a meeting and takes a picture of an event, it is more than likely because that member thought ahead about it, is interested right at that moment, and thinks someone else might be interested if that picture is shared. That is being active. 

I sincerely hope both active and "inactive" Lions can bring in more active new members in 2014. 

We serve.

Lion Rich Montgomery