1. What is a Centennial Coordinator?
Organizer: Hello everyone, and welcome to our virtual training; “What is a Centennial Coordinator?” I am XXXXX XXXXX with the Public Relations & Communications Division at LCI Headquarters and will serve as your organizer for this webinar.
Note for presenters: When you see an asterisk, the organizer will advance the animation on this slide each time you see the asterisk.

2. Get Involved!!
Organizer: Just as if you were participating in a traditional classroom training session, where you would raise your hands, share thoughts, and give opinions, we would like you to be actively involved during this virtual session as well. The GoTo Webinar Control Panel will be the tool to assist you in actively participating.
We are going to do a quick review of the panel for those who are new to webinars.

3. Webinar Control Panel
Organizer: The GoTo Webinar Control Panel is the tool you will use to find audio information, enter questions to our presenters, and raise your hand to ask a question verbally.
* (Control Panel disappears except for a small rectangle called a Grab Tab (arrow points to panel expansion arrows)) If your control panel disappears as was just displayed on the screen, click the double arrows highlighted to make it reappear. *(Control Panel reappears)
*(circle displayed on Questions Pane) The Questions pane is where you will type/enter any, of the questions you may have. If there are questions that we do not have time to answer during the webinar, we will share those questions and answers following the webinar.
*(arrow displayed on Hand-Raise) Everyone starts the webinar muted so we won’t hear any outside noises and distractions, however, there will be opportunities for you to ask your questions verbally for everyone to hear if you have a microphone. To do so, raise your hand by clicking this image of a raised hand and green up-arrow. When it is your turn to speak, you will be un-muted and will hear a message indicating this. If you want to lower your hand, click the new image of a hand with a red down-arrow.

4. Webinar Facilitators J. Frank Moore III Claudette Cornet
Centennial Action Committee Chairperson
Past International President
Claudette Cornet
Centennial Action Committee Member
Past International Director
Organizer: Today I am pleased to present two experienced Lion leaders of great stature as our webinar presenters. Past International President Frank Moore from the US and Past International Director Claudette Cornet of France. I will now turn the webinar over to our first presenter, Past International President Frank Moore.

5. Objectives
Identify & promote the focus of each year of the Centennial celebration
Implement Centennial Coordinator responsibilities
Identify & promote resources
Communicate with other Lion leaders to enhance effectiveness of Centennial efforts
Plan & conduct a Centennial orientation for District Centennial Coordinators
Presenter A: Thank you xxxxxx.
I am excited to expand our Centennial Action Committee by welcoming you and thanking you for taking this important position to make our Centennial celebration a success. Turn to page 2 in your webinar workbook for our agenda today. Now our objectives for this webinar; we plan to provide centennial information and resources so that afterwards, you will be able to do the following:
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- Identify & promote the focus of each year of the centennial celebration
Implement Centennial Coordinator responsibilities
Identify & promote Centennial programs and resources
Communicate with other Lion leaders to enhance effectiveness of Centennial efforts
Plan/conduct a Centennial orientation workshop for district coordinators (club officers)

6. 2014/15 – 2017/18 Centennial Celebration
Presenter A: As you may have heard & seen if you were in Toronto, the Centennial Celebration began at the 2014 International Convention with the launching of the Centennial Service Challenge. After the convention, the October 2014 Lion magazine included a feature article, Lions Launch Centennial Celebration. The article showcased our Lions heritage, A Century of Service
and provided all the details of the four part Centennial Service Challenge. This is just the beginning of a three year Centennial celebration!
2014/15 – 2017/18 Centennial Celebration

7. Centennial Celebration Overview
Presenter A: The first year’s goal is inspiration by focusing on our Heritage of Service. You may want to take notes on page 3 in your workbook.
The year’s goal is invitation of new people to become Lions using a focus on expanding through the Centennial Membership Challenge.
Then, in , we’ll usher in the year of celebration, beginning events at each forum and cap-stoned by the July 2017 international convention to be held in our birth place – Chicago.
The year’s goal is to dedicate ourselves by focusing on the bright future of Lions Clubs International. As the humanitarian service leader, this is a very important part of the centennial celebration.
April 2015
LCIF Achievements Highlighted In All Phases

8. Celebrating 100 Years Of Humanitarian Service
Where There’s A Need, There’s A Lion
Celebrating 100 Years Of Humanitarian Service
Presenter A: And drum roll here ………… this is our Centennial theme,
“Where There’s A Need, There’s A Lion.”
LCI is devising an ambitious centennial advertising campaign focusing on our theme which begins January 2015 and continues until June The campaign will include in-flight ads on major airlines (one per constitutional area); ads in select major airports (two per constitutional area); mass transit ads (commuter trains and buses); select major magazines; radio public service announcements; and limited TV ad placement.
Billboard and newspaper ad layouts will be available on the Lions 100 web site for download.

9. Website:
Presenter A: Here is the Lions 100 web site and you can see there are two special weeks of service already announced. The LCI staff members are busy developing many Centennial resources, and those new exciting resources will be provided as soon as they are ready. Then you can download them from this special Centennial website:

10. Centennial Logos
Presenter A: In fact, here are the two Centennial logo versions which are available now on the Lions 100 web site in the Toolbox section. *On the left, you have the style without “borders” which is suited especially for apparel and patches. On the right, you have a “border” version, ideal for websites and printed materials. Remember to use authorized vendors for any logo imprinted merchandise.

11. The Centennial Team Centennial Action Committee
PIP J Frank Moore III
Chairperson
Centennial Action Committee
PIP Joseph L. Wroblewski
Honorary Chairperson
Centennial Action Committee
Centennial Action Committee
LCI
Staff
MD Centennial Coordinators
Presenter A: As I mentioned in the introduction, you are part of the Centennial Action Committee and we are pleased to have you on our team. We are depending on your active role to launch and maintain the centennial excitement at the district and club levels. Let’s take a look at the Centennial Coordinator responsibilities which have been included in the webinar workbook on pages 4-5.
District Centennial Coordinators
Clubs

12. Centennial Coordinator Responsibilities
Establish Centennial goals
Promote & collaborate with GMT/GLT
Develop budget & provide reports
Communicate goals & plans
Motivate clubs to participate
Monitor & promote Centennial resources
Communicate & celebrate Centennial results
Presenter A: Here is a summary of those responsibilities:
Set Centennial goals related to each initiative beginning with the Centennial Service Challenge and you may have a goal related to documenting or sharing your MD’s history
Promote the Centennial programs by sharing information with the GMT & GLT coordinators and collaborating on projects
Develop a Centennial budget to present to the COG as well as provide status reports
Communicate MD goals to District Centennial Coordinators and all MD Lions
Motivate clubs to participate by sharing awards information and arranging recognition opportunities
Monitor and promote Centennial resources as they are available
Communicate using all media available and celebrate your Centennial results
As I mentioned earlier, our success depends on you. So let’s take a break for questions that you may have on anything we have covered so far.

13. Questions?
Presenter A: You may type your questions into the question pane or if you have a microphone, you can raise your hand and we will call on you. You can take notes on the answers on page 6 in your webinar workbook.
Presenter B: Scan questions in the question box to read to the audience & presenter A for a response.
Organizer: Call on Lions with raised hands and unmute them to ask their question.
For the next section, I would like to turn the webinar over to Presenter B, xxxxxxxxx.

14. Presenter B: We began in July 2014 with a focus on our heritage, our 100 years of outstanding humanitarian service. *Inspired by the founder Melvin Jones, who said “you can’t get very far until you start doing something for somebody else.” And thus the Lions Clubs International organization was launched at a meeting in the Hotel LaSalle in Chicago on June 7 in 1917.

15. Goals - Plans - Action Ends 2018 Begins 2014 Ends 2018
Presenter B: The Lions Centennial Service Challenge actually includes 4 Lions years, from July 2014 through June 2018.
Begins 2014
Ends 2018
Ends 2018

16. Centennial Service Challenge
Youth
25 million
people served
Environment
Vision
Hunger
Goal: 100 million
Service Activity reporting via MyLCI
Awards for clubs and districts
Presenter B: The four primary service areas of the Centennial Service Challenge are Youth, Vision, Hunger and Environment.
This service challenge covers four Lions years, and the goal at the end in June 2018 is to serve 25 million people in each category. This truly is a challenge since currently clubs report serving 8 million people per year. Clubs must report service activity information using MyLCI.
There are awards for both clubs and districts that participate, and we will discuss the details of awards later. Let’s review some examples for each of the four primary service areas of the Centennial Service Challenge.

17. Heritage of Service
Presenter B: We, as Lions, have a rich Heritage of Service and expanding on that heritage is our focus for
The Centennial Service Challenge asks Lions to build on our heritage by reaching these higher challenge goals. Engaging our Youth includes hosting a service project that helps youth in your community, or inspires the next generation of volunteers by inviting Leos or local youth to serve on a project with your club. Some key service areas include: scholarships, school focused support, refurbish used bikes and musical instruments, Peace Poster contest and Lions Quest.

18. Heritage of Service
Presenter B: Relieving the Hunger includes building stronger families and communities by organizing a food drive or service projects to help feed the hungry. Some key service areas would be supporting food pantries or soup kitchens, community gardens in areas of need, and meal delivery to Seniors.

19. Heritage of Service
Presenter B: Protecting Our Environment includes projects that protect and improve the environment to make your community a better place for everyone. Key service areas would include: planting trees, build or maintain safe water wells, clean-up environment in forests and waterways and establish re-cycling programs.

20. Heritage of Service
Presenter B: Sharing the vision includes giving the gift of sight by planning projects that help children or neighbors who are blind or living with low vision. Some key service areas would be vision screening, supply low vision aids and eyeglasses, provision of assistive technology and eye care for the needy.

21.
Presenter B: All the details can be found on the Lions 100 web site about the 4 goal areas of service, and the Centennial Challenge recognition patches that can be earned each year.
*And there is a video found under Programs that you can use when promoting the Centennial Service Challenge.

22. Poll
How are we doing?
Presenter B: Let’s see how you are doing so far: Click the statements that are true in your multiple district.
Organizer launches & closes poll, and displays results. Presenter B: comments on the results.
Click those statements that are true in your multiple district.
a. My clubs are aware of the Centennial theme.
b. My clubs are aware of the Centennial Service Challenge.
c. My clubs are reporting service activities online to earn the Centennial award.
d. I am using the resources available on the lions100 web site.
e. My district has established Centennial goals for

23. Presenter B: As we said earlier, this is a 4 year challenge with the ending goal of serving 25 million in each quadrant of service; making a total of 100 million served by the end of our Centennial celebration in

24. Club Centennial Service Challenge
Awards each year
Club level
Presenter B: During the four years clubs can earn one banner patch each year based on the number of Centennial service challenge areas they participate in during the year: youth, vision, hunger or environment. By participating in all four areas of service, a club would earn the diamond patch on the right.

25. District Centennial Service Challenge
One patch per year awarded to district
50% clubs participate in at least 2 campaigns
Presenter B: Districts can also earn embroidered banner patches each year based on the percentage of clubs in the district that participate and report service activities in at least two of the Global Service Action campaigns for that year. To earn a district patch, 50% or more of club in a district report participation in two or more Global Service Action campaigns.
Refer to Centennial Service Challenge information in the workbook on pages 7-10 for answers to frequent questions.
The clubs will have to report their service activity via MyLCI to be recorded for the Centennial Service Awards. The deadline for reporting activities each year is on page 9 (point #16.)

26. Start the Centennial Celebration in your Multiple District
Presenter B: So let’s start thinking about your multiple district and what would be the best way to promote the Centennial celebration. In your workbook you have a series of questions on page 11. Take a few moments to review these questions in your workbook. You can use these questions as you develop goals and establish and implement your multiple district plans. Let’s discuss some of these questions.
1. How can you inform the Lions about the Centennial Theme? Please raise your hand to answer if you have a microphone or type your answer in the question box.
Organizer: calls on individual Lions who raised their hand to respond, & unmutes them.
Presenter A: reviews answers in the question box to add to the discussion.
2. How can you inform all clubs about the Centennial Service Challenge? Ask for responses in the same way as previous question.
Share answers in the same ways as above.
3. How can clubs reporting their service activities in the online SAR be increased? Ask for responses in the same way as previous question.

27. Key messages inspire BECAUSE I’M A LION -------------
there is a community park.
my community is a better place.
I’M A LION BECAUSE
helping others brings me joy.
my father’s service inspired me.
LIONS TOGETHER
eradicate preventable blindness.
bring hope to those who suffer a disaster.
Presenter B: Now we have a question for you as a Centennial Coordinator, “How will you inspire other Lions to enthusiastically participate in the Centennial celebration?” Key messages are useful to inspire others. I am sure you have heard the phrase, “When I really became a Lion was ….” and everyone finishes the sentence differently.
Here are some other phrases that can be completed based on your experience as a Lion:
*Because I’m a Lion ….. Pause until examples are displayed
*I’m a Lion because ……Pause until examples are displayed
*Lions together ………… Pause until examples are displayed

28. Record your messages in the workbook
Presenter B: Use the space on page 12 to record how you would complete these phrases:
Because I’m a Lion …..
I’m a Lion because ……
Lions together …………
Now let’s discuss how this activity could be useful to you:
Ask for Lions to raise hands if they have a microphone and would like to respond.
Organizer calls on a 2-3 Lions to answer.

29. HOW?
Presenter B: During our Centennial celebration we want to make an impact not only with the service we give, but also with public recognition of the overall combined impact Lions have on our world. We also want to strengthen our clubs and districts so they are strong enough to survive another 100 years.
*To do all these things, districts must have centennial goals and of course, action plans to achieve those goals!

30. Sample Goals
Centennial Service Challenge will be shared with all club leaders by 1/2015
100% of clubs will report Centennial service activities during
Lions history resources will be provided to clubs by March 31, 2015
Presenter B: Remember that all goals should be SMART: specific, measurable, actionable, realistic and time bound. In your workbook on page 13 you have a hyperlink to the Goal Setting course in the Lions Learning Center which is a resource for you. Here are some sample goals a district might have. Your multiple district will develop its own unique goals based on the answers to the questions on page 12 in your workbook. Remember you also may want to consider if your multiple district would like to have a goal to document and share your MD history as well.

31. Action Plans For each goal, what action could you use to achieve it?
Centennial Service Challenge will be shared with all club leaders by 1/2015
100% of clubs will report Centennial service activities during
Lions history resources will be provided to clubs by March 31, 2015
Presenter B: Let’s discuss the three sample goals by sharing what action you could use to achieve them. If you would like to respond, please raise your hand. If you do not have a microphone, you can type your answer into the question box.
Organizer calls on those Lions whose hands are raised.
Presenter A looks over responses in the question box to see if there are responses to add to the discussion.
Some possible answers (use if not mentioned by participants):
1. A Centennial Service Challenge explanation with a link to Lions100.org will be added to the MD web site.
1. An article about the Centennial Service Challenge will be in the MD newsletter.
A promotional from the MD Centennial Coordinator will be sent to all club officers.
Training will be held on reporting service activities online.
SAR trainers will be identified in the MD to help clubs currently not reporting service activities online.
Videos will be used/shown at zone meetings or multiple district meetings to make clubs aware of these resources.
3. Feature article on history resources in the district or MD newsletter.

32. Preview of coming resources
Presenter B: Now I would like to share some of the exciting new LCI resources that are planned and are being developed. These resources will be added to the Lions100 website.

33. Lions Historical Videos
A Glimpse of 100 Years
The Founding
The Impact of Melvin Jones
Knights of the Blind
Presenter B: Each quarter a Lions historical video will be released for use by Lions in celebrating the Lions Centennial. Here are some of the upcoming 2015 titles. Watch for these to appear on the Lions100 web site and on YouTube. As Centennial coordinators, you will receive an announcement of each new resource.
How could these videos be useful in your multiple district? Type your answer into the question box.
Presenter A or Organizer: Review answers in the question box and share some responses with the audience.

34. Heritage Lions Excellent presenter Inspirational storyteller
Lions historical expert
Able to travel to meetings
Presenter B: A Heritage Lion is a Lion who is an excellent presenter or an inspirational story teller who can provide historical programs for clubs, non-Lion groups and at public events.
Can you think of a Lion who would be great as a historical spokesperson?
How many of you have already appointed someone to be the Heritage Lion in your multiple district? Raise your hand if your answer is Yes.
Presenter A comment on results…. And add the sentences below.
There will be a variety of resources available for these Lions such as historical videos, PowerPoint presentations and a searchable historical archive for research. Ongoing LCI support will be available to answer any new historical questions via at

35. Member Engagement “I Am A Lion Because” Campaign
Lions & Leos share stories on the web, social media, twitter & video portal
Begins in July 2015
Presenter B: This Member Engagement campaign asks Lions to share their answers to complete the statement “I am a Lion because….. These inspiring statements by Lions and Leos will be shared on the web, social media, twitter and a video portal. Watch for this to begin in July 2015!

36. Lion for a Day Publicity initiative How could this be used?
Presenter B: This is a publicity initiative to arrange for a respected local dignitary or community service minded person to be a Lion for a day. News media would follow his/her activities throughout the day as he/she does typical Lions activities. How could this be useful in your district? Type your answer into the question box.
Organizer or Presenter A: Share answers from the question box.

37. Social Media Tips Facebook YouTube Instagram Pinterest Twitter
Presenter B: Take advantage of modern publicity media such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter. Tips on how to use each medium are available in the publication, Lions Online. You control the release of news on social media forums so don’t overlook these publicity resources.
And now I will turn the webinar back to Presenter A xxxxxx.

38. District Coordinator Orientation
Centennial overview
Review responsibilities
How to inspire/motivate
Develop goals
Program resources
Online Toolbox
Presenter A: One of your key responsibilities as MD Centennial Coordinator is to provide orientation each year for the district Centennial Coordinators. A suggested format and topics to be included for your District Centennial Coordinator Orientation is shown on the slide and provided in your workbook on page 15.

39. Orientation Resources
Short centennial or historical videos
PowerPoint presentation
Webinar recording
Centennial Service Challenge handouts
Presenter A: Here are some training resources that will be available to you for conducting this training.
This presentation PowerPoint and the webinar workbook.
Centennial Service Challenge video
A Century of Service PowerPoint.
Centennial Service Challenge Awards handouts (Awards flyer & FAQs document)

40.
MEMBER INVITATION
Presenter A: To summarize, we have focused primarily on this year’s emphasis on service and the resources that are being planned and developed. The next fiscal year, , the focus will be membership development through invitation of new members. The Centennial Membership Recognition Program will be launched in April Watch for all the details coming soon.

41.
Presenter A: In the year, , the emphasis will be on Celebration in all Lions districts worldwide. Districts will be encouraged to use creativity and all resources or media available to draw the public’s attention to the impact of Lions in every community!

42. 100 Ways to Celebrate
Presenter A: This new LCI resource is being developed now for planning events during It will be available in Check the toolbox on the Lions100.org website.

43. Lions 100th Birthday Convention Celebration June 2017
Presenter A: The culminating celebration event will be our Chicago 2017 International Convention. This will be a convention like you have never seen before. Make plans now to attend this once in a lifetime celebration!

44. lcicentennial@lionsclubs.org Type any current Centennial questions
or requests for resources in the Questions box.
Contact
with future questions, suggestions and ideas.
Presenter A: We have covered a lot of information in the time we had today, however we are sure that you may still have questions. Please type them into the question box and LCI’s Public Relations and Communications Division will respond to you shortly.
Also, if you need a resource that we have not mentioned, please send that information as well.
In the future, please direct your Centennial-related questions, suggestions and ideas to

45. Objectives
Identify & promote focus of each year of the Centennial celebration
Implement Centennial Coordinator responsibilities
Identify & promote resources
Communicate with other Lion leaders to enhance effectiveness of Centennial efforts
Plan & conduct a Centennial orientation for District Centennial Coordinators
Presenter A: Thank you for your attention and participation in today’s webinar.
We hope that we have achieved our objectives and you will be able to do the following:*
- Identify & promote focus of each year of the centennial celebration*
Implement centennial coordinator responsibilities*
Identify & promote centennial programs and resources*
Communicate with other Lion leaders to enhance effectiveness of centennial efforts*
Plan/conduct a centennial orientation workshop for district coordinators (club officers)
Now I will turn the webinar back to the organizer, xxxxx.

46. THANK YOU FOR SERVING AS A CENTENNIAL COORDINATOR
Organizer: Thank you for your participation and thank you to our presenters, xxxx and xxxxx for an excellent, informative and inspiring webinar. We have recorded today’s webinar, and you will receive an with instructions to download the presentation and the recording which will be a Windows Media file.
When you leave the webinar, you will be asked to complete a brief evaluation of today’s training. We do value your feedback and thank you for taking time to respond to these questions.