1. NATIONAL CLUB CARE SURVEY RESULT CONDUCTED MID 2006 PARTICIPATING MEMBERS 5,546

2. CLASSIFICATION OF PARTICIPATING LIONS AGE WHEN INDUCTED 18 – 34 83 LAST CENTURY 3,309 35 – 49 541 THIS CENTURY 1,981 50 – 64 2,484 NOT STATED 256 65 & OVER 1,968 NOT STATED 470 TOTAL 5,546

3. GENDER MALE 76% FEMALE 23% NOT STATED 1%

4. OCCUPATION WORKING FULL TIME 40% WORKING PART TIME 14%

5. RE YOUR PARTNER PARTNER IS NOT A LION 60% PARTNER IS A LION 22% DO NOT HAVE A PARTNER 17% DID NOT STATE 1%

6. NUMBER OF NEW MEMBERS YOU WANT IN YOUR CLUB NONE 1% 5 52% 10 26% 15 4% 20 3% OVER 20 7% HAVE NO IDEA 6% NOT STATED 1%

7. WHAT AGE YOU WOULD LIKE NEW MEMBERS TO BE UNDER 35 17% 35 – 49 54% 50 – 64 21% 65 OR OVER 4% ANY AGE WILL DO 27% NOT STATED 1% NOTATION: Adds to more than 100% as some Lions selected ‘Any age will do’ as well as a specific age group

8. SUMMARY OF NEED FOR NEW MEMBERS 99% WANT NEW MEMBERS 78% WANT AN INCREASE OF 5 OR 10 MEMBERS OVER HALF (54%) WANT NEW MEMBERS TO BE AGED 35 – 49 YEARS

9. SUMMARY OF NEED FOR NEW MEMBERS CONTINUED AGE OF MEMBERS WANTING NEW MEMBERS 35-49 50-64 UNDER 35 34% 1% 35 – 49 YEARS 60% 14% 50 – 64 YEARS 57% 23% 65 AND OVER 54% 21% WHILE CURRENT MEMBERS HAVE AN AVERAGE AGE OF 62 YEARS, ALL CURRENT AGE GROUPS HAVE A VERY SIGNIFICANT PREFRENCE FOR NEW MEMBERS TO BE AGED 35-49 YEARS RATHER THAN 50-64

10. IMPLICATIONS IN MEETING NEEDS OF MEMBERS AGED 35 – 49 YEARS IT IS OBVIOUS THAT IF WE WISH TO TARGET PERSONS AGED 35 – 49 YEARS, SO AS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE MAJORITY OF CURRENT MEMBERS (REGARDLESS OF AGE), IN THE OPERATION OF OUR CLUBS, WE NEED TO ENSURE THEY APPEAL TO PERSONS AGED 35 – 49 YEARS – HOW THEREFORE, DOES THE CLUB CARE SURVEY RESULTS HELP US?

11. HELPFUL POINTERS THE VERY GOOD NEWS With the vast majority of issues surveyed, the needs of persons aged 35 – 49 years are the same or little in difference to those of other age groups – however there are some areas of difference, although these differences in most cases are not large

12. THE DIFFERENCES NATIONAL ANTHEM FREQUENCY 35-49 50-65 65 & Over Have at every Meeting 16% 22% 28% Every second Meeting 3% 3% 4% Only at Special Meetings 36% 36% 34% Prefer not at all 30% 27% 20% It would seem there is less support for the anthem among those aged 35 – 39.. While support is stronger in the older age groups, even there, a combination of the last two answers is greater than 50%

13. THE DIFFERENCES TOAST TO MONARCH FREQUENCY 35-49 50-64 65 & Over Have at every Meeting 40% 49% 63% Every second Meeting 5% 5% 6% Only at Special Meetings 16% 17% 13% Prefer not at all 25% 21% 10% Again there’s less support than that in the older age groups

14. THE DIFFERENCES A CHRISTIAN BASED INVOCATION 35-49 50-64 65&Over Every Meeting 35% 45% 55% Every second Meeting 7% 6% 7% Only Special Meetings 13% 9% 6% Non Christians say theirs 6% 5% 4% A period of silence 4% 3% 2% Not at all 16% 13% 8% Only 42% aged 35 – 49 seek a Christian based invocation at every or every second meeting, similar to the 39% who gave one of the other answers shown

15. OTHER DIFFEERENCES We’ll now have a look at issues where there is a marked difference in view between members in accordance with the century in which they were inducted

16. PARTNER IS A LION Joined last century 17% Joined this century 31% This is good news as we can now more often expect two members from the same household – since this survey was conducted the Family Membership Dues concept has been introduced where the second person receives a 50% reduction in the International and Multiple District portions

17. ONLY 1 NON BOARD MEETING PER MONTH Last Century This Century Have that now 26% 29% Would welcome the change 9% 11% Would not be concerned 14% 16% Would have minor concerns 13% 13% Total 62% 69% Would have major concern 29% 17% These results reflect a move to a lesser number of meetings, perhaps indicative of lifestyle changes brought about by family and workplace requirements

18. NUMBER OF GUEST SPEAKERS Last Century This Century Have the right number 58% 67% Not enough 38% 28% Too many 1% 1% Just over 1 in 4 joining this century want extra guest speakers, whereas this rises to nearly 2 in 5 among longer serving members

19. VISITS TO OTHER CLUBS Last Century This Century Have the right number 42% 54% Not enough 53% 39% Too many 0% 1% Clearly, even though around 2 in 5 who joined this century would like an increase in the number of visits to other clubs, as a group they are certainly more satisfied than those who joined last century

20. BACK TO THE ANTHEM & TOAST TO THE MONARCH Anthem Toast Century Century Last This Last This Every meeting 26% 20% 60% 44% Every second meeting 4% 3% 6% 4% Total 30% 23% 66% 48% Only at special meetings 34% 37% 14% 19% Not at all 24% 25% 14% 21% Those now joining (62% of them) opt for the anthem at special meetings or not at all – support for the toast is much stronger with both groups, however while it has 66% support from those who joined last century, this falls to 48% among those who’ve joined this century.

21. AND THE CHRISTIAN BASED INVOCATION Last Century This Century Every meeting 54% 37% Every second meeting 7% 6% Only special meetings 7% 10% Non Christians say there’s 4% 6% A period of silence 2% 4% Not at all 10% 14% Not stated 11% 11% As can be seen many now don’t want such an invocation

22. NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES, HOWEVER LET’S LOOK AT ETHICS & OBJECTS/PURPOSES Ethics Purposes Century Century Last This Last This Every meeting 53% 56% 46% 52% Every second meeting 23% 15% 23% 16% Total 76% 71% 69% 68% Only special meetings and inductions 20% 22% 20% 23% New Total 96% 93% 89% 91% There are no major differences – so continue with confidence

23. OTHER ISSUES OF CONCERN Finally, let’s look at some results (not by age groups or when members joined), but simply overall, where there are some issues of concern

24. BOARD MEETING ATMOSPHERE Of those who attend Board Meetings 15% seek an improvement in the Board Meeting atmosphere

25. WELCOMING VISITORS & INTRODUCING GUESTS 22% Seek improvement in how visitors are welcomed and how guests are introduced

26. KEEPING NON BOARD MEETINGS INTERESTING 30% Seek an improvement in keeping meetings interesting

27. TAIL TWISTING 17% Seek an improvement in Tail Twisting

28. INFORMATION ABOUT ACTIVITIES & DECISIONS 14% Seek an improvement in information relating to activities and decisions

29. INFORMATION ABOUT LIONS ACTIVITIES AND HISTORY 32% Seek an improvement in information about Lions Activities and History

30. TRAINING COURSES & SIMILAR 36% Seek an improvement in training courses and similar activities

31. ATTITUTUDE TO NEW IDEAS OR SUGGESTIONS 36% Seek an improvement in the attitude to new ideas or suggestions

32. HOW CLUB MEMBERS RELATE TO EACH OTHER 19% Seek an improvement in how members relate to each other

33. RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS 16% Seek an improvement in the recognition of individual members

34. MEMBER SKILLS AND INTERESTS FORM Only 10% Said they’d completed a Member Skills & Interests Form in the previous three years

35. NUMBER OF SOCIAL ACTIVITIES 26% Seek an increase in the number of social activities arranged by their Club

36. STANDARD OF SOCIALS PROGRAM 30% Seek an improved standard in the social program organised by their club

37. PLANNING & EXECUTION OF SOCIAL EVENTS 23% Seek an improvement in the planning and execution of social events

38. ENJOYABLE SOCIAL EVENTS FOR ALL 20% Felt there should be an improvement in ensuring that social events are enjoyable for all

39. NUMBER OF COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS 18% Said too few Only 3% Said too many

40. VARIETY IN COMMUNITY SERVICE 20% Want more variety in Community Service Projects Only 1% Seek less variety

41. PLANNING & EXECUTION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE 19% Seek an improvement in the planning and execution of the Community Service Program of their Club

42. COMMUNITY NEEDS ANALYSIS Only 9% Of members said their Club had conducted a Community Needs analysis in the previous three years

43. PROJECTS AT HIGHER LEVELS A number of Lions wanted more projects at various levels, although some opted for less – the results are as follows: More Less Zone & Region 16% 5% District 13% 5% Multiple District 9% 7% International 8% 7%

44. A WORD OF CAUTION All matters revealed in the Results Presentation should only be used as a guide What is right for each individual Club is whatever the outcome is, once their members have completed the Club Care Survey For those associated with forming new Clubs, the overall results and trends could prove very useful – helping to avoid the pitfall of cloning new Clubs in the ways of last century experience