Jesse Robinson Membership Growth Cup
Our extraordinary global impact is only possible because of the Lions who make it happen every day. That’s why, for more than a century, our greatest leaders have prioritized growing our membership and sharing our mission of service throughout the world.
Add to our legacy, and build your own
Throughout our incredible history, each leader has left an indelible mark on the enduring legacy of our service. And the influence of one such visionary—our association’s third international president, Jesse Robinson—still resonates with Lions to this day.
In 1919, just two years after the formation of our association, he challenged every Lion to recognize that the future of our service depended on the growth of our membership, both at home and around the world. To encourage Lions to grow our districts and clubs, he established the association's first award - a prized silver cup to honor the outstanding efforts in membership development.
Now, as district leaders, this is your opportunity to add to our legacy, and build your own. You can redefine the future of service and be forever memorialized for your exceptional dedication to strengthening membership as a Jesse Robinson Membership Growth Cup winner!
Redefining success in membership
Set the standard for exceptional growth in our districts and around the world by becoming a Jesse Robinson Membership Growth Cup winner.
Here's how it works
How to win
- The top district team with the largest membership growth in each constitutional area will earn the honor of being forever memorialized on the inaugural Jesse Robinson Membership Growth Cup. Each constitutional area will have its own cup.
What you get
- Each member of the district team (district governor, immediate past district governor, first vice district governor, second vice district governor) will have their names engraved on their constitutional area’s Jesse Robinson Cup, which will honor their incredible achievements for the year.
- Each member of the district team will also receive a replica cup to recognize their outstanding achievements.
Get started
Don’t miss your chance to win. Unite your district team. Develop your plan. Focus on new members and new clubs. Then take your place in history as a Jesse Robinson Cup winner.
Need some inspiration to get you started? Read tips from past winners to help boost your membership growth efforts.
Past winners
- 2022-2023 winners
CA 1
District: 28 U (United States)
James Knight, Immediate Past District Governor
Carol Eisenberg, District Governor
Deon Hunsaker, First Vice District Governor
Thomas Gilmore, Second Vice District GovernorCA 2
District: A 9 (Canada)
Jennifer Batte, Immediate Past District Governor
Larry Irwin, District Governor
Bill Yelland, First Vice District Governor
Timothy Meyers, Second Vice District GovernorCA 3
District: T2 (Chile)
Daniel Aguero Silva, Immediate Past District Governor
Iván Mauricio Ríos Pacheco, District Governor
Nancy Yanez Munoz, First Vice District Governor
Luis Meza Herrera, Second Vice District GovernorCA 4
District: 128 (Israel)
David Lanir, Immediate Past District Governor
Rami Chandali, District Governor
Edna Altar, First Vice District Governor
Husam Salman, Second Vice District GovernorCA 5
District: 392 (China)
Song Zhao, Immediate Past District Governor
Xiaoyong Gou, District Governor
Xia Cui, First Vice District Governor
Wen Tao, Second Vice District GovernorCA 6
District: 324 D (India)
Kuppuswamy Krishnaswamy, Immediate Past District Governor
Paulraj John Peter, District Governor
Mohankumar Rathinaswamy, First Vice District Governor
N Shanmugasundaram, Second Vice District GovernorCA 7
District: 201 N5 (Australia)
Sunil Amaratunga, Immediate Past District Governor
Vin Pang, District Governor
Paul McInnes, First Vice District Governor
Genevieve Jeny, Second Vice District GovernorCA 8
District: 412 A (Botswana/Zimbabwe)
Meera Chandra, Immediate Past District Governor
Vinaykomar Naicker, District Governor
Siphiwe Ndlovu, First Vice District Governor
Gaefiwe Crunch Kenosi, Second Vice District Governor- 2023-2024 winners
CA 1
District: 21 N (United States)
Kenneth Leja, Immediate Past District Governor
Fahana Shifa Ahmed, District Governor
Maribel Dillard, First Vice District Governor
Maryjane Barjose, Second Vice District GovernorCA 2
District: N 3 (Canada)
Shane Budgell, Immediate Past District Governor
Valerie Clarke, District Governor
Joyce Martin-Stuckless, First Vice District Governor
Trevor Mills, Second Vice District GovernorCA 3
District: O 1 (Argentina)
Gladys Del Valle Moreno, Immediate Past District Governor
Fernando Zegatti, District Governor
Diego Omar Gerez, First Vice District Governor
Beatriz Mina, Second Vice District GovernorCA 4
District: 118 E (Turkey)
Suphi Vehid, Immediate Past District Governor
Buket Aksu, District Governor
Seda Yilmaz Ülkü, First Vice District Governor
Zerrin Öztürel, Second Vice District GovernorCA 5
District: 394 (China)
Chunli Li, Immediate Past District Governor
Meng Wang, District Governor
Shengyu Zhang, First Vice District Governor
Linlin Mu, Second Vice District GovernorCA 6
District: 325 I (Nepal)
Ram Basel, Immediate Past District Governor
Chandra K.C., District Governor
Binod Dhungana, First Vice District Governor
Parbati Kharel Pandey, Second Vice District GovernorCA 7
District: 307 B2 (Indonesia)
Toni Suparman, Immediate Past District Governor
Teguh Kinarto, District Governor
Yudy Tjahjo Poernomo, First Vice District Governor
Lianawati Tjokrohartono, Second Vice District GovernorCA 8
District: 404 A4 (Nigeria)
Immediate Past District Governor: N/A (New District)
Kofoworola Jegede, District Governor
Osadebamwen Okoro, First Vice District Governor
Robinson Omonigho-Okoro, Second Vice District Governor
