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District 322-D

Our district, as it stands today, came into existence following bifurcation of district 322-B in 1979-80. Earlier district was very large in area and the development of Lionism in such a big area was at a very slow pace. Administration became a chronic problem, which necessitated a thinking towards bifurcation. In the words of our first District Governor , Lion J.N. Bawri. Therefore after due consideration, we separated ourselves with a new district 322-D”. Even the new district 322-D included certain areas of West Bengal, which were later reverted to district 322-B and with the new district 322-C comprising mostly of the State of Orissa from district 322-B. The larger district then was under Lion R. N. Lakhotia and the new district 322-D came under the leadership of Lion J.N. Bawri . Our district started with 46 clubs and with a total membership of 2206 members.

 

District 322-D was once again divided in 2000-01 and the areas comprising of Sikkim, revenue district of Malda, West Dinajpur, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling and Coochbehar and Country of Bhutan were separated as district 322-F and the rest of the areas of seven states remained in district 322-D.

History of development of Lionism in India

Lionism came to India when 2 clubs in Mumbai and New Delhi were opened in February 1956. In 1956-57 District 304 was formed with Lion Noshir N. Pundole as 1st District Governor in India. In 1961-62 India was divided into 4 districts 304N, 304E, 304W and 304S under one MD 304. In 1964-66 India got its first International Director in Lion Nushir N. Pundole. In 1968-69 India got its first Leo Club when Leo Club of Jamshedpur was opened in July 1968. In 1973-74 India was divided into 4 Multiple Districts viz 321 for North India, 322 for East India, 323 for West India and 304 for South India. In 1975-76 India got its first Lioness Club when Lioness Club of Agra and Lioness Club of Vishakhapatnam were inaugurated. In 1992-93 India got its first International President in Lion Rohit C. Mehta. In 1994-95 India got its first lady District Governor in Lion Chandrakala Shetty. In 1998-99 India crossed Japan to have 2nd highest Lions membership after U.S.A. In 2005-06 India got its second International President in Lion Dr Ashok Mehta. In 2009-10 MD 324 was divided into 4 Multiple Districts viz 324AB, 324C, 324D and 324E to make total MDs in India 7. In 2012-13 India got its first lady International Director in Lion Sangeeta Jatia. In 2012-13 Multiple Districts 324AB, 324C, 324D and 324E were renamed as 316, 317, 318 and 324. In 2016-17 MD 316 was divided into 316 and 320 making total MDs in India 8. In 2017-18 MD 323 was divided into 4 MDs viz 3231, 3232, 3233 and 3234 making the total MDs in India 11. In 2017-18 India got its third International President in Lion Dr. Naresh Aggarwal. In 2020-21 India crossed U.S.A. to become the country with highest Lions membership.  In 2025-26 India is going to get its fourth International President in Lion A.P. Singh.

LIONS CLUBS OBJECTS

TO ORGANIZE, charter and supervise service clubs to be known as Lions clubs.
TO COORDINATE the activities and standardize the administration of Lions clubs.
TO CREATE and foster a spirit of understanding among the peoples of the world.
TO PROMOTE the principles of good government and good citizenship.
TO TAKE an active interest in the civic, cultural, social and moral welfare of the community.
TO UNITE the clubs in the bonds of friendship, good fellowship and mutual understanding.
TO PROVIDE a forum for the open discussion of all matters of public interest; provided, however, that partisan politics and sectarian religion shall not be debated by club members.
TO ENCOURAGE service-minded people to serve their community without personal financial reward, and to encourage efficiency and promote high ethical standards in commerce, industry, professions, public works and private endeavors.

LIONS CLUBS ETHICS

TO SHOW my faith in the worthiness of my vocation by industrious application to the end that I may merit a reputation for quality of service.
TO SEEK success and to demand all fair remuneration or profit as my just due, but to accept no profit or success at the price of own self-respect, lost because of unfair advantage taken or because of questionable acts on my part.
TO REMEMBER that in building up my business it is not necessary to tear down another's.
To be Loyal to my clients or customers and true to myself.
WHENEVER a doubt arises as to the right or ethics of my position or action towards others, to resolve such doubt against myself.
TO HOLD friendship as an end and not as means.
TO HOLD that true friendship exists not on account of the service performed by one to another, but that true friendship demands nothing but accepts service in the spirit in which it is given.
ALWAYS to bear in mind my obligations as a citizen to my nation, my community, and to give then unswerving loyalty in word, act and deed. TO GIVE them freely of my time, labour and means.
TO AID others by giving my sympathy to those in distress, my aid to the weak, any my substance to the needy.
TO BE careful with my criticism and liberal with my praise; to build up and not destroy.

Lions Motto : We Serve

The International Board approved and the delegates at the 37th Convention at New York City, July 7-10-1954, adopted ‘We Serve’ as the official motto of the Association. The phrase sent in by a Lion from Canada was chosen from amongst more than 60,000 enteries received from all over the world in response to a call to suggest a motto for the organisation.

LIONS MISSION STATEMENT

To empower volunteer to serve the community, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote International understanding through Lions Clubs

LIONS PLEDGE

Not Above You
Not Beneath You
But Always with You