Lions Opportunities for Youth chairpersons should be familiar with:
- current youth issues
- Lions board policies and recommended activities
- Lions Policy Statement on Youth Activities
- the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
- the responsibilities of district chairperson as outlined below
- methods of promoting the Lions Quest curricula
- opportunities for Lions to create and contribute to youth projects
- ways to work with other youth organizations
- news from Lions International Headquarters
- requirements for Lions youth-related awards as outlined below.
District chairpersons are responsible for project planning
- Begin by setting goals. Evaluate the effectiveness of current club, district, and multiple-district-level youth outreach projects. Outline an overall district plan. Include procedures required for fulfilling the plan. Submit the plan to the district governor for approval.
- Communicate these goals and project ideas to club chairpersons through: an open letter on the district Web site; an open letter in the district governor's newsletter; e-mails, personal letters, telephone calls, or personal visits.
- Incorporate new project ideas contributed by clubs. Do not duplicate local, regional, or national programs. Work with local youth professionals to provide the most appropriate service to the community.
- Arrange youth seminars and workshops to explain the topic to club chairmen. Invite youth professionals as speakers. Seminars and workshops often help motivate clubs toward participation in youth programs.
- Report youth activities to the district cabinet and to the local media through communications with the district public relations chairperson. Chairpersons are encouraged to submit reports and photographs of successful youth outreach projects to:
Youth Program Department
Lions Clubs International
300 W. 22nd Street
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523-8842
USA
programs@lionsclubs.org
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