Club Excellence Award
The Club Excellence Award is the ideal way to set your club on the path to continued success while gaining prestige for excelling in the areas of membership, service, leadership and organizational excellence, and marketing.
Upon receiving the award, a banner patch and pin will be awarded to your club president. But more importantly, your club’s membership will be revitalized, your service impact will grow and your members will see greater leadership opportunities.
Application process
Use the qualifications outlined in the Club Excellence Award Application as your road map to excellence.
Applications must be signed by the current district governor. If sent from the district governor’s email, it qualifies as signature on application submitted electronically.
2023-2024 applications due by: August 31, 2024
2024-2025 applications due by: August 31, 2025
Send to: clubexcellenceaward@lionsclubs.org
2023-2024 awards mailed to: 2024-2025 district governor
2024-2025 awards mailed to: 2025-2026 district governor
Award qualifications
To qualify for the Club Excellence Award, clubs must meet specific requirements in five categories: Membership, Service, LCIF, Leadership and Organizational Excellence, and Marketing.
*See below for additional requirements
Membership
Requirements
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Achieved a new growth of two members or 10% or more members (whichever is greater)
Or
- Chartered a new Lions club in the current Lion year
Tools for success
Service
Requirements
- Started a new service project —consider one of our Global Causes!
- List three service activities your club participated in that were reported to Lions International
Tools for success
LCIF
Requirements
- Contributed to LCIF an amount equal to or greater than the club’s membership total multiplied by US$10
Tools for success
Leadership and Organizational Excellence
Requirements
- Club is in good standing (not in status quo or financial suspension: district dues paid and no unpaid balance with Lions International greater than US$50 outstanding 90 days or more.)
- Reported club officers to Lions International
- Key officers participate in club officer training
- District
- Multiple district
- International
- Webinars
- Lions Learning Center
Tools for success
- Lions Learning Center
- Club Quality Initiative
- Your Club, Your Way!
- Plan for Your Club’s Success (Guide)
- Plan for Your Club’s Success (PowerPoint)
Recording
Achieving Club Excellence Webinar – This webinar discusses the road to excellence and how it can be fun! Strategies are reviewed that can help bring a club back to life and make a strong club even better.
Marketing
Requirements
- The club has published its service activities through local media and social media