Step 1: Preliminary Work 

• Find and interview 4 or 5 people in the community or area you target to determine the needs of your community. (See page 3 of the Community Needs Assessment.)

• Train a new Guiding Lion through local classes or online with Lions Club International. (See the Certified Guiding Lion Program)

Note: If you are utilizing an LCI New Club Consultant you need to be planning as much as a year ahead. Ideally, use both LCI and local resources. (Only your District Governor or District GMT can make the request for an LCI New Club Consultant.) 

Step 2: Get the New Club Going

• Promote the New Club to the Community: 

  • • See page 10 in the New Club Development Guide tk1.pdf

    • Advertise the informational meeting in your newspaper, on a local radio show and with Facebook Boosting (at least 2 separate $25 boosts). 

    • See page 5 in the Just Ask New Member Recruiting Guide.

• Utilize the LCI Consultants to train your local extension members and/or execute the sample daily plan in the run-up to the Organizational Meeting and the subsequent Officer Training Session.

Sample Daily Plan:

• • Monday – In the afternoon facilitate the New Club Development Workshop to train local district and nearby club Lions to assist in the formation of a new service oriented Lions club. The workshop training, along with the hands-on activities that follow, will also prepare district Lions to develop more clubs in the future. Hold the Informational Meeting with people interested in forming a New Lions Club. Signup your first Charter Members. 

  • Tuesday through Thursday – Begin to canvas the community. Pair newly trained local Lions to sign up new members and invite prospective members to the upcoming Organizational Meeting through a town canvas and small gatherings and meetings. This allows attendees of the New Club Development Workshop to directly apply and perfect skills learned. Do another news release and another $25 Facebook Boost advertising the Organizational Meeting.

  • Friday – Hold the Organizational meeting on Friday to welcome new members, elect officers of the new club and begin officer leadership and membership orientation. Make sure your Guiding Lions are heavily involved in this step.

  • Saturday – Continue to conduct the officer leadership and membership orientation training session for these new and other officers from the zone and district. 

Step 3: Plan a Great Charter Night 

• Immediately set a date for the Charter night and continue to enroll new Charter Members. 

• Read and use the Celebrating the New Club Charter Night Guide.

• Conduct the Charter night and raise money for the new club’s Administration Account.