ORDER OF THE GOLDEN CHAIN

AFFIDAVIT

CLUB_________________________________ PRESIDENT _______________________________

SECRETARY _____________________________ LION ___________________________________

BASIC MEDAL________ TAB # ________

ELIGIBILITY: Every Lion who completes the following requirements between January 1^st _____ and December 31^st ______, shall earn the Golden Chain Award. The award may be earned each year the qualifications are met.

REQUIREMENTS: The Order of the Golden Chain contains two important parts. Part I includes five (5) activities that are mandatory. Part II lists twenty (20) activities a Lion may participate in. To qualify, a Lion must complete all five (5) mandatory activities in Part I and eleven (11) of the twenty (20) options in part II.

Completion of part I and part II before December 31^st _______ qualified the Lion for the award. The completed affidavits must be mailed to the district chair of the Golden Chain award committee with post mark deadline of January 31^st _______.

PART I - THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES ARE MANDATORY:

A.  A Lion must attend a minimum of 75% of their regular club meetings during the period. Missed meetings may be made up by attendance at a local board of directors meeting or at meetings of other Lions Clubs.

            Attendance _________________

B.  Sign up a new member and help them become an active member.

     
            Name _____________________________ Club ______________________ Date __________________

C.  Attend a local board of directors meeting.    Date ______________________

D.  Be active as a local committee member.    Committee _____________________________

E.  Attend a Zone, Cabinet, or Council of Governors meetings.

     
            Date _______________________ Location ___________________________________

PART II - THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES ARE OPTIONS - Must complete 11 of the 20 listed.

1. Serve as an active local chair of an internal or external committee.

     
            Committee ________________________________________

2.  Submit a complete plan for a new project to the local board of directors. Date ________________

3.  Serve as a local officer or director OR visit one of Florida’s two Lions Eye Banks.

     
            Office Held _________________________ Eye Bank ____________________________

4.  Write an acceptable article for publication covering some phase of a project activity for local or state publication, such as the Florida and Grand Bahama Island magazine, radio, TV, etc.

    _____________________________________________________________________________________

 

5.  Attend a Council of Governors Conference in addition to required activities OR visit the Conklin Center.

            Meeting/Visit ______________________________________________

6.  Attend a Zone or Cabinet meeting in addition to required activities.

            Meeting _____________________________________________ Date ______________________

7.  Send five (5) eye wills to an eye bank. Date _______________ Eye Bank ___________________________

8.  Serve as a speaker at a non-Lion meeting in support of a Lions project OR make a second official visitation to a regular meeting of another club.

           
            Activity ___________________________________     Date _______________

9.  Serve as a member of a successful expansion team and make three (3) visitations within the qualification period after the club is chartered, OR, visit the Florida Lions Camp for the Visually Handicapped.

            Date ___________________     Activity _____________________________

10. Serve as a district chair, co-chair or vice chair OR attend a zone meeting in another zone.

            Date _____________    Zone ____________     Committee _______________________

11. Serve as a cabinet officer OR participate in an activity determined by the local club in addition to other options.

    Date ______________________ Activity ____________________________

12. Reactivate a dropped member OR have perfect attendance for the period with make up rules effective.

      Member _______________________________ Club ______________

            Date ____________ Attendance __________________________________________

13. Introduce a prospect to a club, sign them up, and help them become an active Lion. (This must be in addition to the mandatory section.) Date ______________________

            Club _________________________ Members Name ___________________________

14. Visit a regular membership meeting of another club as part of an official visitation team.

            Club ___________________________ Date _______________________

15. Participate in the presentation of an orientation program. Date ________________________

16. Give invocation or benediction at a Lions meeting or lead the club in singing “America” or the “Pledge of Allegiance” to the flag.

            Date _________________ Activity _______________________________________

17. Contribute a pint of blood to a Lions blood bank or get some else to contribute OR attend a second board of directors meeting.

            Date _________________ Activity _____________________________________________

18. Attend an eye bank meeting or the Florida Lions Foundation board of directors meeting.

Activity_____________________________________________    Date___________________

 

19. Participate in an activity determined by the local Lions Club.

            Activity _____________________________________________     Date ____________

20. Participate in an activity determined by the local Lions Club.

            Activity _____________________________________________     Date ____________

Signature of the club secretary verifying all of the above:

_____________________________________________________