doing good while having fun!

I hope you are all enjoying your springtime and have great plans for the coming summer. It is interesting the Lion year runs from July – June; kicking off and ending in summer. In literary terms, summer represents youth, which makes sense when you realize spring represents birth. It is during springtime when we select and elect those Lions who will take the leadership helm for the coming year.
As kids, we enjoyed the coming of summer, no school, fewer obligations, and the opportunity to enjoy ourselves with family and friends. We begin our Lions year with a breath of fresh air and the youthful joy summer brings. We end our Lions year with this same joy. There are many Lion events during summer when we connect in meaningful ways with our communities.

A great thing about life is age doesn’t matter; we can all enjoy our summers, time when we can take advantage of the rebirth of spring and renew our thinking for the coming year. What matters is attitude. We choose to be happy or not; our clubs can do the same.

This coming Lions year, we encourage you and your clubs to choose a happy attitude. Take the time now to encourage your officers to create goals and plans for the coming year. Put to rest divisions, conflicts, or slights you may have experienced. Focus on the good we have in common. When we focus on the good, when we serve with a smile on our face, when we have fun - we show the world there is a better way. The Lion Way.

This coming Lions year make a conscious decision to “Do good while having fun.” Let’s remember the lyrics of that famous song:

                                                    When you're smilin', when you're smilin'
                                                    The whole world smiles with you
                                                    When you're laughin', oh when you're laughin'
                                                    The sun comes shinin' through
 
                                                    But when you're cryin', you bring on the rain
                                                    So stop that sighin', be happy again
                                                    Keep on smilin', 'cause when you're smilin'
                                                    The whole world smiles with you
 
Choose to smile.

Leading our legacy into the future.