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Lions Clubs International
OBJECTS
To Create
and foster a spirit of understanding among the peoples
of the world.
To Promote
the principles of good government and good citizenship.
To Fund
and otherwise serve the civic, cultural, social and
moral welfare of the community.
To Assist
financially, culturally, socially, and morally the
disabled, disadvantaged and infirm of the community both
directly and also indirectly.
To Unite
the clubs in the bonds of friendship, good fellowship
and mutual understanding.
To Provide
a forum for the open discussion of all matters of public
interest; provided, however, that partisan politics and
sectarian religion shall not be debated by club members.
To Encourage
service-minded people to serve their community without
personal financial reward, and to encourage efficiency
and promote high ethical standards in commerce,
industry, professions, public works and private
endeavours.
Our Mission Statement
TO CREATE AND FOSTER
a spirit of understanding among all people for
humanitarian needs by providing voluntary services
through community involvement and international
co-operation. |
Lions
CODE of ETHICS
To Show
my faith in the worthiness of my vocation by industrious
application to the end that I may merit a reputation for
quality of service.
To Seek
success and to demand all fair remuneration or profit as
my just due, but to accept no profit or success at the
price of my own self-respect lost because of unfair
advantage taken or because of questionable acts on my
part.
To Remember
that in building up my business it is not necessary to
tear down another's; to be loyal to my clients or
customers and true to myself.
Whenever
a doubt arises as to the right or ethics of my position
or action towards others, to resolve such doubt against
myself.
To Hold
friendship as an end and not a means. To hold that true
friendship exists not on account of the service
performed by one to another, but that true friendship
demands nothing but accepts service in the spirit in
which it is given.
Always
to bear in mind my obligations as a citizen to my
nation, my state and my community, and to give to them
my unswerving loyalty in word, act and deed. To give
them freely of my time, labour and means.
To Aid
others by giving my sympathy to those in distress, my
aid to the weak, and my substance to the needy.
To be Careful
with my criticism and liberal with my praise; to build
up and not destroy. |
