The Lions Club International, one of the world’s largest service organizations, recently turned 100. To celebrate, Lions planned an anniversary party recognizing and incentivizing membership.
Membership is a tough job. Sometimes it can feel like you’re stuck in a rut, struggling to keep members excited and engaged about your association’s work and mission. If you’re trying to break the membership monotony, why not throw a little party?
That’s what the Lions Club International did to celebrate a major milestone—its 100th birthday. Melvin Jones founded one of the world’s largest service organization on June 7, 1917, in Chicago, so it was only fitting that the Lions celebrated their birthday last week in the Windy City with a convention, including a keynote speech delivered by former UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon.
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