…Installs Lion Clare Okoro As Pioneer Charter President
…Inducts Lion Oluseyi Akinkunmi,39 Others
The number of charters in Lions Club International in the country has been boosted with the inauguration of Lagos Aviators Lions Club District 404-B4 Nigeria yesterday, Sunday in Lagos State.
This is just as Lion Clare Okoro, was also installed as the pioneer Charter President of the Aviators Lions Club and new members were also inducted.
This brings the total membership in the new charter to 40.
Speaking at the inauguration of the new charter, Lion Samson Abodunrin, the Governor, Lions Club, congratulated the leadership of the new charter and its members for taking the lead to contribute to humanity in the society.
Abodunrin, who was also the Pioneer Director-General, 404-B4 Nigeria, urged the executives to be transparent, accountable, embrace effective communication, team work and always delegate its members for the good of the club.
He also called on the Charter President to always carry every member along and appealed to members to regularly pay both their local and foreign dues which, according to him, made them bonafide members of the club.
Abodunrin pointed out that the club was for service to humanity and appealed to everyone, including guests to deploy their resources to the upliftment of the less privileged in the society.
“Celebrating your date with history today as a pioneer President of your club under District 404-B4 Nigeria, comes with a headline reminder that you are a pacesetter and you need to be on your toes all the way to ensure you lay a bedrock foundation of service benchmark in Lionism opulence and service metrics for your success to emulate and build on.
“As you are being sworn-in today as the Charter President of your club along other charter officers, your allegiance is to uphold the ideals of Lions and ensure to lay a foundation solid enough to uphold a dream structure that would weather any storm or challenges that come in the line of service,” he said.
Also speaking at the occasion, the Chairman of the occasion, Dr. Babatunde Ipaye, recalled that as a student seeking admission in the university, Lions Club paid his first-year tuition and stipends, amounting to N1,000 in 1986.
According to Ipaye, who was also the former Commissioner for Health, Ogun State, the scholarship offered to him by Lions Club enabled him to pay school fee of N279 for a session and addressed some regular challenges within the period.
He appealed to other members of the society to emulate Lions Club and assist the less privileged in attaining growth.
Ipaye, who was also decorated as the Patron of Lions Club, made a reasonable donation for the growth of the club.
On her part, Lion Okoro, said that the club was all about membership drive.
Okoro assured that the charter would continue to ensure the growth of Lions Club and ensured it reached the 1.5 million membership target worldwide.
She explained that Lions Club International is known for humanitarian services, which included feeding the hungry, treatment of childhood cancer, disaster relief, youth empowerment, environment and diabetes.
Okoro stated that these core services needed to be carried out in the communities where they live, which led to the chartering of the Aviators Lions Club.
“Lions Club is an association of like-minded people who work together to achieve a common purpose of service to humanity. With what we are doing right now, I can assure you that we are going to grow more, especially in the country and in the aviation industry in particular.
- The newly inducted Lagos Aviators Lions Club District 404-B4 .
“Presently, we have about 40 members in the Lagos aviation industry alone and we intend to grow further. I want to ensure that we have more people to work towards this cause that we are chasing and ensure that we reach a lot of people more.
“Also, I want to assure you that this very Lions Club is going to be one of the best in the whole district in the next five years with the collaboration of my team. With teamwork, you can go to any length and get to the peak where you want to get to,”she said.
Speaking on behalf of new inductees, Lion Oluseyi Akinkunmi, commended the leadership of the club for giving them the chance to contribute their quota to the growth of humanity through Lions Club.
He stated that as new members, they would partner with the charter leadership in further touching the lives of the less privileged and also sustain the mission and vision of the club worldwide.
According to him, “There is no bigger way of serving God than serving humanity. Lion Melvin Jones, Founder International Association of Lions Club, has left a big legacy that we will continue to grow and ensure it makes more impacts.”
“I will be happy to bring in more people into the club for the betterment of humanity,” he added.
The highlight of the event was the presentation of the charter certificate to Lion Okoro and other members of the charter.
The service body has close to 49,000 Lions Club members globally while its association membership is set to increase from the present 1.4 million worldwide to 1.5 million.
Also in Lagos, Lions Club has over 6,000 memberships with about 250 clubs.
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