| The picture shows a view of all (14) Old Lions International Club Pins in this lot. One of these is a gold Past President pin. It is of the club's emblem and it is marked as follows: LIONS CLUB
PAST PRES.
1/10 10K G.F.
LEAVENS Another pin in this lot is an Attendane Pin. It has the Lions emblem and is marked: LIONS INTERNATIONAL
ATTENDANCE 100%
1970 - 71
R. D. McCULLOUCH - INTL PRES. The other (12) pins that are included advertise different locations, districts, or country locations. Many of these are enameled pins and some are dated. Most of them bear the Lions Clun emblem or logo. Also, most of them are made of metal. There is only one duplicate pin in this lot. They are marked (in no particular order) as follows: (pin back button - Tennessee state, emblem)
TENNESSEE
LIONS (neck tie bar - Florida state, emblem)
FLORIDA
LOS ANGELES 1965 (ships wheel pin with lobster trap charm, emblem)
MAINE LIONS
''80'' ''80''
CHICAGO (Franklin Pierce in chair, emblem)
MD44 NEW HAMPSHIRE
1993 - 1994
FRANKLIN PIERCE NATIVE SON (Pennsylvania state, lion)
PENNA
1963 (2) (New York state, palm tree, mountain, Sun, birds, emblem)
1988 HAWAII
LIONS OF NEW YORK & BERMUDA
MULTIPLE DISTRICT 20 (charm - Italy flag, emblem)
ITALIA (Iowa state, ear of corn)
IOWA LIONS (rifle gun, emblem)
SOUTH DAKOTA
PHOENIX 1981 (Statue of Liberty, N.Y. skyline with World Trade Center, American flag, Taiwan flag, temple, dragon, emblem)
1987 TAIPEI TAIWAN
MULTIPLE DISTRICT 20
LIONS OF NEW YORK & BERMUDA (American & Canadian flag, handshake, emblem)
DISTRICT 5M INTERNATIONAL
VACATION LAND
MANITOBA - MINNESOTA - ONTARIO
HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER All of these pins for one price! To judge the sizes the yellow Tennessee pinbcak button measures 1-3/4'' wide. These pins are in near mint and mint condition as pictured. Below here, for reference, is a little Historical background information on the Lions Clubs International: Lions Clubs International History The International Association of Lions Clubs began as the dream of Chicago businessman Melvin Jones. He believed that local business clubs should expand their horizons from purely professional concerns to the betterment of their communities and the world at large. Jones' group, the Business Circle of Chicago, agreed. After contacting similar groups around the United States, an organizational meeting was held on June 7, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.. The new group took the name of one of the invited groups, the ''Association of Lions Clubs,'' and a national convention was held in Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. in October of that year. A constitution, by laws, objects, and code of ethics were approved. Among the objects adopted in those early years was one that read, ''No club shall hold out the financial betterment of its members as its object.'' This call for unselfish service to others remains one of the association's main tenets. Just three years after its formation, the association became international when the first club in Canada was established in 1920. Major international expansion continued as clubs were established, particularly throughout Europe, Asia and Africa during the 1950s and 1960s. In 1925, Helen Keller addressed the Lions international convention in Cedar Point, Ohio, USA. She challenged Lions to become ''knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness.'' From this time, Lions clubs have been actively involved in service to the blind and visually impaired. Broadening its international role, Lions Clubs International helped the United Nations form the Non-Governmental Organizations sections in 1945 and continues to hold consultative status with the U.N.. In 1990, Lions launched its most aggressive sight preservation effort, SightFirst. The US $202 million program strives to rid the world of preventable and reversible blindness by supporting desperately needed health care services. In addition to sight programs, Lions Clubs International is committed to providing services for youth. Lions clubs also work to improve the environment, build homes for the disabled, support diabetes education, conduct hearing programs and, through their foundation, provide disaster relief around the world. Lions Clubs International has grown to include 1.3 million men and women in approximately 45,000 clubs located in 202 countries and geographic areas. | 
