Greater Good Through Diversity
From CC Barb Daily:
Lions don’t just serve the world. We represent it. During President Choi’s year, we’ll unite clubs and communities around the world because greater good can only be achieved when we join together as one.
We Serve
Accomplished people from around the world have led our great association in its over 100-year history. While each international president brings their unique perspective and expertise to Lions Clubs International, there has (and always will be) a single constant that unites all Lions: service. With this as a guide, each president is committed to helping clubs increase their service, and as a result, their impact on our local and global communities.
Our International President
As a Lion for more than 40 years, International President Dr. Jung-Yul Choi leads by example. His career and life have been defined by a passionate work ethic, along with a dedication to bridging differences, connecting people and embracing diversity to create harmony for all.
Greater Good Through Diversity
Lions don’t just serve the world. We represent it. During President Choi’s year, we’ll unite clubs and communities around the world because greater good can only be achieved when we join together as one.
The Many Ways We Serve
President Choi’s programs and initiatives will focus on four key elements of Lions International that are essential to our mission of service.
Strengthening membership through diversity
Expanding service impact globally
Supporting our global foundation, LCIF
Empowering every Lion as a leader
We Serve all people in all places. Lions are a shining example to the world of the good that can be accomplished by uniting in harmony. We’re known for our strength and ability to help others—and this is only accomplished through Diversity.
Diversity Bridges All Divides
Creating Harmony Through Service
With International President,
Dr. Jung-Yul Choi
Hard work. The importance of giving your all with consistency, vision and passion. Never allowing someone in crisis to go unserved. These are the values passed on by a loving mother to her son—103rd International President, Dr. Jung-Yul Choi.
As a member of the Busan Jae-il Lions Club in the Republic of Korea for over 40 years, International President Choi leads by example. His career and life have been defned by the work ethic instilled in him as a child, along with a passion to bridge diferences, connect people and embrace diversity to create harmony for all.
As a young lieutenant in the military, he worked as a translator, empowering a greater understanding of other nations for his fellow soldiers and his country. As a business owner, he worked across borders, establishing trust internationally. As a husband and a father, he has been loving, strong and devoted. And now, as international president, Dr. Jung-Yul Choi is ready to help Lions come together in greater unity than ever before.
He will lead our Lion family with the same wisdom his mother instilled in her family: if you work harder than you’re expected to, then extraordinary results will come.
Diversifying Our Service
Uniting Clubs and Communities
The world is facing many challenges. Natural disasters, famine and disease. Confict, prejudice and greed. The unfortunate reality is that there will always be difculties for us as global citizens to overcome. Yet, history has also shown the potential for creative and peaceful solutions to these problems, a path to a more harmonious existence. While the problems may seem insurmountable when faced alone, we can all take comfort in our strength, our nearly 1.4 million Lions, and our incredible ability to engineer solutions.
Around the World
Love. Compassion. Inclusion. Connection.
Only through a diverse group of perspectives, including people of all backgrounds and all places, can we realize our full potential as Lions and serve the diverse needs of our communities, and the world. There’s a reason we’ve each chosen to be a part of Lions Clubs International. It’s because we value the insight, the beliefs and the heart of others, and we realize the greater good that can only be achieved when we join together as one.
Each of our 1.4 million members is different. These very diferences are what make us strong. They make us great. They make us Lions.
International President, Dr. Jung-Yul Cho
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