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Families Serving Together
What?
Why?
How?
What?
What is a Family?
As defined by the Vanier Institute, family is:
“Any group of two or more people that consider
themselves to be a family: parents, children,
siblings, foster parents, grandparents, aunts,
uncles, cousins, friends, and any other who
consider themselves a family.”
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What?
1. What Are Some Characteristics of Family
Friendly Clubs?
2. What Are Some Characteristics of Family
Friendly Meetings?
3. What Are Some Characteristics of Family
Friendly Projects?
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What?
Family Friendly Clubs
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Generational
Younger
Women
Couples
Children come to meetings and help with
projects
CUB program
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What?
Family Friendly Meetings
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Take place at a convenient time
Start on time & end on time
Take place at a suitable location
Activity oriented
Fun for all ages, alternative activities available
for children
Business conducted efficiently
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What?
Family Friendly Activities
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Hands-on, active
Something for everyone to do
Able to be completed in a short period of time
Meaningful and understandable
Have a direct impact on the community
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WHY?
It’s always easier if you know why you’re doing it!
WHY?
Becoming more family-friendly will help grow your
club.
• Your spouse and children constitute an untapped
source of members
• Your spouse and children have friends who may also
become a source of membership growth.
But There’s More…
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WHY?
Your Members & Their Families Will Benefit
• Activities will better fit their need for flexibility
• Families will spend more time together sharing the
volunteer experience
• Younger family members will be exposed to the
importance and joys of volunteering
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WHY?
Your Club Will Benefit
• Your club will become more diverse
 Wider age range
 Increased gender balance
• Diverse membership will bring diverse skill sets
 Physical energy
 Organizational skills
 Technology skills
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WHY?
Your Community Will Benefit
• Your club will be exposed to a wider range of
community needs.
 Closer connection to schools
 Closer connection to youth activities and needs
 Closer connection to family needs
• Your club will have an increased ability to meet
those needs because you will have more members
with more skills
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HOW?
How do we get from here to there?
HOW?
Generate Enthusiasm and Acceptance
within your club
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Make sure members understand the
changes that will be necessary
Make sure members understand the benefits
to the club and to the community
It’s not right for every club. You may need to
consider forming a club branch
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HOW?
Plan For Changes
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Form a planning committee of Lions
enthusiastic about the concept
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Get the Family Friendly Lions Club Concept
“How To Guide” (LCI Website
www.lionsclubs.org)
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Complete the Family Friendly Lions Club
Concept Planning Form and Action Planner
(Contained in the “How To Guide”)
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HOW?
Make Necessary Changes
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Meeting time and location
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Meeting structure
– Consider a casual setting
– Consider cost
– Consider making meetings activity oriented
– Consider alternate activities for children
– Consider providing supervision for children while
conducting business
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HOW?
Do Family Oriented “One Day Event”
Service Project
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Resources
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“Steps To Plan A One Day Event” (LCI Website)
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“Benefits Of Participating in a One Day Event” (LCI
Website)
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“Family Volunteer Activity List” (LCI Website)
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www.GenerationOn.org
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A FANTASTIC website with ideas for kids,
teens, parents, teachers, & organizations
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HOW?
www.GenerationOn.org
The youth division of the Points of Light Institute
Mission:
“To inspire, equip, and mobilize youth to take
action that changes the world and
themselves through service”
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HOW?
Consider the Lions Family Cub Program
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Resources
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“Lions Family Cub Program Activity Guide”
(LCI Website)
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“Lions Family Cub Activities” (LCI Website)
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www.GenerationOn.org
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HOW?
Market The New Club Structure
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Publicize your one day event
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Local media
Social media
Invite interested families to “try out” the club by
participating
Educate your members about the family
concept and how to effectively invite new
families into your Lions club
Publicize club changes and service activities
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HOW?
Do a Community Needs Assessment
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Get the “Lions Clubs Community Needs
Assessment” (LCI Website)
 Contains planning and execution steps
 Involves community leaders
 Furnishes service project ideas
 Facilitates partnering with other community
organizations
 Lets them know you care!
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HOW?
Other Ideas
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Club Family Social or Recreational Event
Community Family Involvement Night
 See Family Friendly Lions Club Concept
Planning Guide (LCI Website)
• Take it a little bit at a time
 Change can be stressful
 Make sure you have club support
 Keep at it!
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REMEMBER
1. Take it a little bit at a time
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Change can be stressful
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Make sure you have club support
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Make sure all changes and events are well
planned and organized
2. Keep at it
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Life is a journey, not a destination!
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