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District LCIF Co-Chairs PDG Lary Garrison & PDG Mike Tobin – March 26
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is tenacity”
Amelia Earhart
For those clubs that have requested grants, thank you for taking action even if it was not successful. PDG Mike Tobin and I can guarantee only one thing, if you don’t apply for a grant you won’t get one!
For those clubs that have not applied for a grant from your Lions Clubs International Foundation, why haven’t you? Are there no needed projects in your community? Do you think your club too small? Do you think your club does not have enough financial liquidity? Is your club unaware of grants that are available and what they can be used for?
#1. Every community has a need that a grant from your Lions Clubs International Foundation can and will help make possible. It will not be every need, but there is a need if you look hard enough to find!
#2. No club is too small, period! Grants have been given to the Winnett Lions (an ambulance), the former Broadview Lions (a Senior Center), and the Billings Heights Lions (a Habitat for Humanity House), to name a few over the years.
#3. Projects are not just club financed projects, but should be community financed projects. Half of the project cost may come from your Lions Clubs International Foundation grant. The reminder can be raised by your club, as well as community resources such as individuals and businesses.
#4. If your club is unaware of grants and how they can be used, why hasn’t your club requested a visit to your club by Mike or myself? Why hasn’t your club sent a club member to your District Convention to learn about what resources are available? Better yet, why hasn’t your club explored the needs of your community?
Grants are available to meet Environmental, Hunger, Vision, Youth, Humanitarian, Disaster, Childhood Cancer and Diabetes needs throughout the world, even possibly in your community, but only if you can identify and request them. WE SERVE, but only when a club identifies a need.
Service also includes financially supporting your Lions Clubs International Foundation. Lions members contribute the vast majority of money that is available for grants. Without the financial support of Lions here and around the world our philanthropic work would need to be cut back. District 37 receives vastly more money in grants from the Lions Clubs International Foundation than District 37 contributes to the Lions Clubs International Foundation.
Mike and I hope every Montana Lion will support the Lions Clubs International Foundation, no matter how large or how much you can give. As I have heard, give until it feels good, not until it hurts! Donations can be made with a one-time gift, a monthly payment, or in a will or annuity. Mail your donation to LCIF, 300 W. 22nd St., Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 USA, or go to [email protected] Fax 630-571-5735, or www.lcif.org, or call 630-203-3836 for assistance.
Yours in Lionism,
PDG Lary Garrison , 703 Conway St., Billings, MT 59105, 406-855-6997, [email protected]
PDG Mike Tobin – PO Box 408, Sunburst MT 59482, 406-450-2780, [email protected]
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LCIF district coordinator serves as ambassador for LCIF in the District. The coordinators ensure that the team of club coordinators implement LCIF fundraising strategies; introduce and integrate Lions with the importance and impact of LCIF locally, regionally and around the world; track progress towards benchmarks and goals; communicate relevant information to and from your team of club coordinators; and encourage Lions to support LCIF in all aspects of fundraising across the district. The coordinators are the guiding force directing the success of fundraising efforts in your district, inspiring support through your own leadership and commitment.
