Lafayette Lions Club - International Relations

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International Relations

All individuals are citizens of their community and their nation. A Lion is something more - a citizen of the world.

The First Object of Lions Clubs International is to create and foster a spirit of understanding among the peoples of the world, recognizes the fundamental reality of our age - that community or national interest can no longer be attained in isolation from world interest.

Lions international relations programs include:

International Friendship Programs

International Relations Month
Lions Day with the United Nations
World Peace Day
Twinning including club, district an district governor-elect progams
International Peace Poster Contest
International cultural exchanges
Stamp collecting and exchanging

International Assistance Programs:

Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF)
Club-to-club assistance in the form of material and/or labor for educational, environmental, medical and vocational projects
Affiliated international programs

International Relations Chairmen
The district governor of each Lions district appoints an International Understanding and Cooperation chairman (IR chairman). The council chairman of each Lions multiple district appoints a multiple district IR chairman. The online Youth Exchange and International Relations Chairmen Directory features the names and contact numbers for all IR chairmen.