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Saipan to host Lions Clubs convention this Saturday
Lions Clubs International District 204 will hold its convention at the Seaside Hall of Kanoa Resort this Saturday, March 11, from 9am to 3pm. It will be followed by dinner.
Members will learn more about Lions Clubs International, as it celebrates its 100th year of service in 2017.
Melvin Jones founded the organization in Chicago on June 7, 1917.
Millions of participants worldwide are expected to attend the Lions Clubs International convention in various countries around the world.
Lion Club members from Guam will be joining the convention on Saipan, headed by centennial district governor Linda Tolan, first vice district governor/district governor-elect Arturo Navarro, immediate past district governor Daniel Yang, administrator/global membership team coordinator Monito Co, past district governor Herbie Perez, who will conduct the training, along with 29 members from different clubs in Guam.
Guam has 16 Lion Clubs while the CNMI has five: the Saipan Fil-Am Lions Club, Saipan Marianas LC, Saipan Unity LC, Saipan Alliance LC, and Tinian Marianas LC.
“It’s easy to be a Lions Club member. One only needs to have the heart to serve and it’s purely volunteer work, as members pay dues that go to the Lions Clubs International funding, which is used to fund recovery efforts after disasters and calamities, projects for engaging the youth, sharing the vision, protecting the environment and relieving hunger around the world,” region chair Ladyvir Canape said.
Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organization. Its 1.4 million members are dedicated to bettering the quality of life for the handicapped, the poor, the sick and the aged. The motto of Lions Clubs International is “We serve.”
For more details about Lions Clubs, call Canape at 989-2545, zone chair Mario Mayuga at 285-1021, or Saipan Fil-Am LC president Annamae Adaza at 483-5237. (PR)
