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Lions Clubs International Key Award Program.
1930 to Present.
Under Construction
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3" Long Membership Key
Variations.
Circa????
In October of 1930 the board of directors of Lions
International established the Key Member program. Its purpose was to recognize
and reward Lions who contributed to the growth and expansion of the association
through their sponsorship of new members. This program was the birth of
the sponsorship awards and continues today. Here is what I know from my
research. 1930 to1964 (8) keys available as explained in this
1961 Lions magazine.
In 1964 the addition
of the Membership Advancement Key for six new members (9) keys available. The
1970's and 1980's are currently being researched to see if any other keys were
introduced. Two additional keys were presented in 1990 (250 and 300) as
illustrated on the cover of this
1992 Lion Magazine, (11) keys now
offered. In July of 1995
the Key awards took a substantial change, redesigning
the keys with a new look and numbers. The biggest make over in the 65 years of
the Key award program, a total of (30) keys are now in existence. With board
action in 2002 the key awards was introduced back to the "original style".
The original style was reinstated with (17) advancement keys as presented
in the 2002
July/August Lions magazine. With some minor changes the Membership
Advancement Key was changed to sponsoring five new members. You can compare the
differences from the 1992 magazine and the
current seventeen advancement
key award program.
Eligibility: A new member must remain a Lion for a year and a day before the
name may be used as credit toward a key.
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