Lions and Leos, A Great Partnership

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Lions and Leos,A Great Partnership!!!
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Starting a Leo Club
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Starting a Leo Club

• Every 5M2 Club
• Should Sponsor
• a Leo Club!!!

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First, a Little History
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Coach Graver Started the Ball Rolling

• Forty-eight years ago, Coach Jim Graver started
  the Leo ball rolling. Chances are, that ball was
  a baseball.
• Back in 1957, Graver was the coach of the
  Abington High School, Pennsylvania, USA, baseball
  team. Graver was also an active member of the
  Glenside, Pennsylvania, Lions Club.

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Coach Graver Started the Ball Rolling

• With fellow Lion, William Ernst, Graver talked
  about starting a service club for high school
  boys. "The Kiwanians had their Key Clubs and the
  Rotarians had their Wheel Club (since changed to
  Interact Clubs)," Ernst is quoted as saying in an
  October 7, 1976 newspaper article in "The Evening
  Bulletin.
• So they asked their fellow Lions for support.
  Without hesitation, the Glenside Lions agreed
  that a Lions youth group was a good idea. Graver
  and Ernst set to work.

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Coach Graver Started the Ball Rolling

• "We needed a nucleus, a group of kids to start
  with," stated Ernst. "So we got Jim's son to come
  to the first meeting with his whole baseball
  team." Nine sophomore, junior, and senior boys
  joined the group of 26 baseball players.
• Together, the 35 teens formed a club. On December
  5, 1957, the Glenside Lions presented a charter
  to the Abington High School Leo Club.

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Coach Graver Started the Ball Rolling

• As the world's first Leo Club, the group created
  the Leo acronym - Leadership, Equality,
  Opportunity (Equality was later changed to
  Experience.) And, the group chose maroon and gold
  - their school colors - to serve as the Leo club
  colors.

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Leo Motto

• Leadership - Leos develop skills as organizers,
  time managers, and motivators of their peers.
• Experience - Leos learn the importance of
  cooperation through the performance of community
  service.
• Opportunity - Membership in a Leo club provides
  young people with a chance to excel, to develop
  character traits, and to receive recognition for
  their contributions to the community.

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Alpha or Omega?

• In 2002, existing Leo Clubs declared themselves
  as either Alpha or Omega Leo Clubs.
• Members of Alpha Leo Clubs are between the ages
  of 12 and the legal age of majority in their
  country.
• Omega Leo Club members are between the legal age
  of majority in their country and an age deemed
  appropriate by the multiple district. All other
  requirements are identical for Alpha and Omega
  Leo Clubs.

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Alpha or Omega?

• All Leo clubs have been asked to declare their
  clubs as either Alpha or Omega Leo Clubs.
  Age-appropriate publications will be mailed to
  Alpha and Omega Leo Clubs.
• Alpha Leo Club advisors will accept a more active
  role in guiding young Leos to plan effective
  meetings and successful service projects. Omega
  Leo Club advisors will serve mainly as liaisons
  between the Leo Club and the sponsoring Lions
  Club.

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Its Time to Meet the 5M2 Leos!!!
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The Leo Clubs of 5M2

• Central Leos
• Cologne, Hamburg, Norwood-Young America

• Northfield Leos
• Northfield

• Sibley East J.H.S and S.H.S. Leos
• Arlington, Gaylord, and Green Isle

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Leo Clubs of 5M2
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The Sponsoring Clubs

• Central Leos
• Hamburg, Norwood-Young America, and West Carver
• Lions Clubs

• Northfield Leos
• Northfield Lions

• Sibley East J.H.S and S.H.S. Leos
• Arlington, Green Isle, and Sibley East Arlington
• Lions Clubs

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The First Leo Club in 5M2

• May 8, 1998
• Sibley East Junior High School
• Gaylord, MN

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Test Your 5m2 Leo KnowledgeWhich are Alpha or
Omega Clubs?
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All Alphas!!!
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Which are School Based?
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Answer

• Central Leos
• Sibley East J.H.S. Leos
• Sibley East S.H.S. Leos

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Suggestion for School Based Groups

• Start in the middle or junior high school
• As members hit high school, there is a nucleus to
  start a high school group.

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Our Only Community Based Club

• The Northfield Leos

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5M2 Leos

• Earn Money for Charity
• Do Service Work
• Assist Lions Clubs
• Win Awards
• Donate
• Have Fun!!!

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5M2 Leos Earn Money in Many Ways

• As an example, the Sibley East J.H.S. Leos clean
  the Sibley County Fair for five days each August,
  earning enough to fund their projects, as well as
  serving their communities!!!

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5M2 Leos We Serve

• Leo Nick Barlage erases bar codes in preparation
  for Santas Helpers, a program which made
  Christmas possible for 675 needy children in his
  county.

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5M2 Leos Assist Lions Clubs

• Leos Brent Farber and Brent Sharping recently
  assisted the Arlington and Sibley East Lions in a
  waffle breakfast fundraiser for local Cub Scouts

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5M2 Leos Win Awards

• Leos Joe and James Maki receive the Lions Young
  Leaders in Service Award award from District
  Governor Meskans for contributing over 100 hours
  of community service in a single year!!!

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5M2 Leos Give

• 5M2 Leos have donated many things to their
  schools and communities, everything from large
  screen TVs to physical education equipment for
  the blind and they have fun doing it!!!

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Are You Sold on Leos?

• If you are, here are
• the steps to get started

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How a Lions Club Starts the Process of Forming a
Leo Club

• 1. Request a Leo Club Organization Kit (Kit 830)
  from international headquarters.
• 2. Arrange a meeting with Lions club members to
  explain the responsibilities of Leo club
  sponsors. Explain that every Leo club must have
  an advisor. This advisor must be a Lion who
  enjoys working with young people. School-based
  Leo clubs often require a teacher or school
  administrator to serve as co-advisor.
• 3. Sponsoring a Leo club also involves a
  financial obligation. The Leo club organization
  fee is US100 or the national currency
  equivalent.

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How a Lions Club Starts the Process of Forming a
Leo Club

• 4. Lions clubs are also responsible for the
  annual Leo club sponsor levy of US 90 or the
  national currency equivalent. The levy pays for
  Leo Club Program materials, mailings, club record
  maintenance, communications, awards, and Web site
  maintenance. The annual sponsor levy is prorated
  for clubs certified within the fiscal year.
• 5. Appoint three or more Lions to serve on a Leo
  club committee

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How a Lions Club Starts the Process of Forming a
Leo Club

• 6. Determine if the new Leo Club will operate in
  conjunction with a local school, church, or other
  community group. Often, outside agencies require
  the appointment of their own club leader or
  advisor. This agency must agree to fulfill Leo
  Club Program responsibilities
• 7. Obtain the names of potential Leos from
  schools, houses of worship, youth groups, and
  friends and relatives of Lions Club members

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Organizing a new Leo club

• 1. Announce the day and date for a Leo club
  formation meeting. Inform local young people
  about this meeting through notices sent to
  schools, religious youth groups, community
  programs, and the local media.
• 2. Lions should be prepared to answer questions
  concerning requirements for Leo club membership,
  the relationship to the sponsoring Lions club,
  and activities undertaken by Leos.

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Organizing a new Leo club

• 3. Distribute the Application for Membership
  (Leo-50). Leo leaders can then submit a signed
  Leo Club Organization Report (Leo-51) and the Leo
  club organization fee of US100, or national
  currency equivalent, to the Youth Programs
  Department at international headquarters. Only
  registered Leo clubs will receive a Leo club
  charter and Leo membership materials.

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Organizing a new Leo club

• 4. After review of the applications by Lions, the
  new Leos can vote to accept
• the original members
• the Leo Club Constitution and Bylaws (Leo-5)
• club officers
• a specified amount of money for member fees
• a day, place, and time for club meetings

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Charter Night

• Together, the Leo Club officers and Lions on the
  Leo Advisory Committee plan the Leo installation
  ceremony as outlined in the Leo Club Officer
  Installation and New Member Initiation (Leo-8).
• During the ceremony, the highest-ranking Lions
  official presents the Leo Certificate of
  Organization to the club officers. The Leo Club
  members also receive their new member kits during
  the ceremony.

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Charter Night

• Invitees to the ceremony should include
• -Lions Club members
• -parents and friends of the new Leo Club
• members
• -representatives of outside agencies such as
• schools, religious youth groups, or community
  programs
• -Lions and Leo district officers
• -local media representatives

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Leo/Lion Relationship

• Every Leo Club is sponsored by a Lions Club.
  Sponsoring Lions Clubs maintain close rapport
  with Leo Clubs.
• A Lion is appointed as a Leo Club advisor (or
  co-advisor). This Lion promotes communication
  between the two clubs. Through this club liaison,
  Lions and Leos often agree to work together on
  joint community service projects.

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The Leo Advisor The Key to Success

• Every Leo Club has a sponsoring Lions Club. A Leo
  club advisor is appointed to serve as liaison
  between the two clubs. The advisor is a member of
  the sponsoring Lions Club. School-based Leo clubs
  often require a teacher or school administrator
  to serve as co-advisor. The advisor(s), along
  with two other appointed Lions, form the Leo Club
  advisory committee.
• The role of the advisor includes that of
  motivator, educator, counselor, and role model.

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The Leo Advisor The Key to Success

• All advisors are adults who help guide the Leos
  as a club. The qualities of a successful Leo Club
  advisor (according to Lion Tom Swann of
  California, USA) include
• A - AvailableD - DependableV - VirtuousI -
  ImaginativeS - SupportiveO - OrganizedR
  Responsible

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The Leo Advisor The Key to Success

• The Leo Club advisor, and, occasionally, one or
  more members of the sponsoring Lions club, should
  attend Leo club and board of directors meeting.
  In addition, three representatives from both
  clubs should meet on a regular basis to review
  the actions of the Leo Club and its board of
  directors. If arranging this meeting is
  difficult, Leos can submit copies of the meeting
  minutes to the Lions Club for review.

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Where can I find this information later?

• Check the 5M2 website for this powerpoint
• Or
• Go to the International Website home page, then
  Youth Programs gt Leos. Its all there and more!

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Best of luck on you endeavor.Your Leo advisors
are always available for advice.Dont hesitate
to call.
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Need Help?Contact Leo Cabinet Advisor

• Lion Dan Hislop, Advisor of the Sibley East
  J.H.S. Leo Club
• dhislop_at_mchsi.com