International Association of Lions Clubs Organization
Membership Fees
$18.75 US annual capita tax
$0.50 US annual convention fund tax
$4.75 US annual subscription for official magazine
$24.00 US yearly fees or ($40.00 Canadian)
Executive Officers (no pay)
President
Immediate past president
1st vice president
2nd vice president
Administrative officers (paid positions)
executive administrator
secretary
treasurer
or secretary/treasurer
Lions International Headquarters employs (215) talented individuals to maintain
the necessary infrastructure of the organization
16 Directors (even years) or 17 Directors (odd years)
(1) India, South Asia, Africa and the Middle East
(1) Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Islands of the South Pacific
(2) Europe
(3) the Orient and Southeast Asia
(2) South America, Central America, Mexico and Islands of the Caribbean Sea
(7 or 8) United States of America, its affiliates, Bermuda and the Bahamas
Lions Clubs are organized into Districts
- each district consists of a minimum of (35) clubs
- and contains a minimum of (1,250) Lions Clubs members
(this averages out to (35.7) members per club)
- any district who's membership falls below (1,250) is then considered in
transition and referred to as a
transitional district and susceptible to redistricting (districts in 'good'
standing (not in transition) enjoy full funding for managerial duties from Lions
International)
- there are (1,280) member elected District Governors (one for each
district)
- District Governor's and their cabinets manage Lion Club support functions
within their districts and serve as points of contact to the organizations
Directors
District Cabinet
District Governor - chairman
Immediate past district governor
vice district governor
the zone chairman(s) - (one for every zone in the district)
cabinet secretary
cabinet treasurer
or cabinet secretary/treasure