SERVICE CLUBS
LIONS CLUB
Type of Service:
--Sight preservation and blind services, glasses for the poor, “Eyemobilesâ€
--Meals on Wheels
--Promoting international understanding
--Promoting international youth camps
--Community work involving education, citizenship, environment, drug awareness
Formed: 1917
Membership Worldwide:
1,380,000 members in 171 countries
Women Worldwide: 30,000 plus, since 1987
Criteria to Join:
Invitation only, board approval, good character, willingness to serve
How Far Have Women Climbed?:
Region chair (two steps above club president, in charge of 12 to 16 clubs)
ROTARY
Type of Service:
--Polio immunization campaign
--International development programs, such as promoting literacy in Latin America and fishery projects in Bangladesh
--General community betterment, including higher business ethics and standards, awarding of scholarships
--Promoting international goodwill
Formed: 1905
Membership Worldwide: 1,100,000 members in 172 countries and geographic regions
Women Worldwide: 22,500, since 1987
Criteria to Join: Invitation only, board approval, good reputation, must hold professional, proprietary, executive or managerial position
How Far Have Women Climbed?: Chairing of various district committees (foundation scholarship and youth exchange committees)
KIWANIS
Type of Service:
--Aiding youth, elderly
--Building better communities
--Promoting international understanding
--Supporting agriculture and conservation programs
--Supporting programs to prevent crime and drug abuse
Formed: 1915
Membership Worldwide:
328,818 members in 70 countries
Women Worldwide: 23,678, since 1987
Criteria to Join: Board approval, good standing in community, good character
How Far Have Women Climbed?:
Service on districtwide committees; lieutenant governor (one step up from club president)
