any of a number of groups that belong to the International
Association of Lions Clubs, a
worldwide civilian
service organization founded in
Chicago,
Illinois, USA in 1917. The
association became one of the largest of its kind in the
world with more than 39,000 clubs and 1.5 million members in some 165 countries and territories of the
world. These
individual clubs are made up mostly of
professional men and women who seek to
help their communities. The clubs engage in such activities as increasing drug abuse
awareness, helping the
blind and deaf and those suffering from certain diseases, as well as many other social, educational and health
services. They also
advocate good citizenship and
government and
promote that people take
active roles in the social,
moral and commercial welfare of their areas.
a humorous
reference to the International
Association of Lions Clubs, a federation of
community service clubs founded in 1917.
the International
Association of Lions Clubs, a federation of
community service clubs founded in 1917.