ANZI-Pacific Forum

Being a Past District Governor

IPIP Sid L. Scruggs, III

Chairperson, Lions Clubs International Foundation

District Governor Duties Represent the association Chief administrative officer Further purposes of the

association Supervise organization of clubs Promote LCIF and all service

activities Preside over district meetings Mentor Vice District Governors

Lead and Serve as a Past District Governor

Past District

Governor

What it means to be a PDG Leadership as a PDG Membership with Lions Clubs International Working with Lions Clubs International

Foundation (LCIF)

“If you don’t you believe the messenger, you won’t believe the message” James Kouzes

So how effective was your year as

District Governor?

Your credibility will be based on your track

record and your ability to get things done!

Past District Governor Duties

Mentor Resource Advocate

Lead and Serve Experience Knowledge Influence Resources Advocate

Thoughts on Leadership“I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.”

- Indira Gandhi

“It is a relationship between those

who aspire to lead and those who

choose to follow.”

The Truth About Leadership

Thoughts on Leadership

"The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision.“

- Theodore Hesburgh

Successful Leaders Are Able To… Communicate Motivate Build Teams Solve Problems Manage Change Promote Creativity

Practice Effective Leadership Ourselves

Challenge the process Inspire a shared vision Enable others to act Model the way Encourage the heart

Identify Potential Look for Lions who already demonstrate some

leadership skills Look for Lions who express an interest in

being more active in service

Encourage Encourage them to participate in the Lions

Mentoring Program Encourage them to seek office Encourage them to explore LCI leadership

training: Leadership Institutes E-learning

Support

Meaningful projects Mentoring and guidance Recognition Personal satisfaction Opportunities through

Lions Clubs International Foundation

Reasons for Joining

Helping the Club Help Itself Club Excellence Program How Are Your Ratings? Community Needs Assessment Lions Mentoring Program Leadership Resource Center

online

Membership

MD201

Giving Hope Through Our Foundation

We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish.

Lions Clubs International Foundation

Our Mission Our Projects Our Partnerships

We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish.

Our Mission

“To support the efforts of Lions clubs worldwide in serving their local communities and

the world community as they carry out essential

humanitarian service projects.”

We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish.

Our Projects:

We are the #1 NGO

We are both global and local

We prevent curable blindness

We provide hope after major disasters

We give opportunities to youth

We are everywhere

We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish.

Our Priorities Shift our disaster programs to

be proactive in response

Build on our new Web site and brand image

Increase our partnerships:

Measles

Sanitation

Disaster

We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish.

LCIF at a Glance Official charitable Foundation of

Lions Clubs International

Supports humanitarian efforts of clubs

Provides grant funding for large-scale projects

Relies solely on donations

100% of every donation goes to LCIF’s mission

We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish.

We Deliver Humanitarian Programs

Four Pillars of Service: Give Sight Provide Disaster Relief Combat Disability Support Youth

We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish.

Our Partnerships

We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish.

Carter Foundation Clinton Global Initiative Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation- measles

initiative NoVo Foundation- Lions Quest expansion Bausch + Lomb- pediatric cataract initiative Johnson & Johnson- Sight for Kids Special Olympics- Opening Eyes

How Can You Help?

Promote LCIF when possible

Ask for support and participate in projects

Suggest a donation to LCIF in lieu of gifts for officer visits

Materials and reports available

Invite your LCIF coordinator to speak at events and to groups

We Care. We Serve. We Accomplish.

Question and Answer Session

Thank YouFor Serving