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The objective of the Lions ALERT Program is to develop a plan of action in case of a:

Level One emergency (affecting a few people)

Level Two emergency (affecting a community)

Level Three emergency (affecting hundreds or thousands of people in a region).

The emergency may be a natural disaster, a man-made disaster, or a public healthcare crisis such as a large-scale (pandemic) influenza (flu) outbreak.

In July 2007, The International Association of Lions Clubs agreed to help the US Department of Health and Human Services disseminiate information about preparing for pandemic flu. www.pandemicflu.gov/takethelead/ 

Learn how to prepare your community, your club, and your family.

To learn about pandemic flu, log onto: www.pandemicflu.gov.

To develop a Lions ALERT plan, appoint a Lions ALERT chairperson who will assemble a team of volunteers and emergency service professionals. 

Lions ALERT information

• Lions ALERT guide.
• Sample Lions ALERT Plans in Action.
• Lions ALERT logo.
• Purchase a Lions ALERT safety vest in the Lions Store.
• Lions ALERT and Lions Emergency/Non-Emergency Assistance flyer.
• Obtain ALERT publications in quantities.
• Lions ALERT PowerPoint. (Please allow a few minutes for the PowerPoint to load).
• Lions ALERT article as it appeared in the Headquarters edition of THE LION Magazine.

Lions ALERT chairpersons

• If an emergency has occurred, offer assistance through a local Lions ALERT chairperson.
• For district governors or council chairpersons: Submit the name of your district/multiple district Lions ALERT chairperson. Click here.

After a Lions ALERT Team effort 

• Present participants with a Lions ALERT Team Certificate of Appreciation.
• E-mail successful Lions ALERT project news to: programs@lionsclubs.org

To request or offer humanitarian assistance (both human services and material resources), view Lions Emergency/Non-Emergency Assistance.