The Year-Round Growth Program
The Year-Round Growth Program encourages all Lions to actively participate in membership growth throughout the year and to strengthen their clubs by sponsoring quality individuals into membership. Lions and their respective clubs are recognized for their successes on several levels. Download the YRG-15 for complete program details.

Letter from the International President
Every Lion who sponsors a new member will receive a personalized letter from the international president within a month of the new member being reported to headquarters.

Membership Excellence Lapel Pin
Lions who sponsor three (3) or more members during a given fiscal year will receive the Year-Round Growth Membership Excellence lapel pin.

Membership Excellence Banner Patch
Clubs that bring in the required number of members in their category will receive a Year-Round Growth Membership Excellence banner patch acknowledging their efforts in strengthening membership during a given fiscal year.

The club categories, and required number of new members for the category, are:

Clubs with 21 or fewer members: bring in 3 or more new members
Clubs with 22 – 40 members: bring in 5 or more new members
Clubs with 41 or more members: bring in 8 or more new members

Flag Set
The top three clubs (one from each of the three size categories) from each constitutional area that add the greatest number of new members and exhibit positive net growth during the fiscal year will be presented with a Lions Clubs International flag set.

The club categories are:
             Clubs with 21 or fewer members
             Clubs with 22 – 40 members
             Clubs with 41 or more members

Membership Key Awards
As Lions sponsor new members, they become eligible to earn Membership Key Awards, the association’s highest awards acknowledging the achievements of sponsoring Lions. Please refer to the ME-36 for more information about the Membership Key Awards or visit the Membership Key Awards page.

Optional Year-Round Membership Outreach Strategy
Since membership growth must be a year-round initiative, below is an optional schedule for year-round membership outreach strategies. Each month has a different focus area so that a wide range of potential members can be concentrated on throughout the Lions year. Some are drawn from long-standing traditions, such as the March and October membership growth initiatives, as well as the April Worldwide Induction Day. Alternatively, some have a specific demographic focus.

July/August……………..	Women
September……………..	Professional partners (e.g. eye doctors, teachers, and Lion Service)
October………………....	Traditional membership growth campaign
November/December...	Spouses, family
January…………………	Leos and former Lions
February………………..	Target demographic groups (as appropriate for each Constitutional Area).
March…………………...	Traditional membership growth campaign
April……………………..	Worldwide Induction Day
May/June……………….	Retention focus

In addition, member invitation best practices and proven techniques are valuable tools to assist clubs with their membership recruiting/invitation initiatives.

For More Information:
Membership Operations Department
Phone: (630) 571-5466, ext. 340
Fax: (630) 571-1691
E-mail: yearroundgrowth@lionsclubs.org