Lions Urged To Show Humility In Service
L-R: Zone 3A Chairperson, Lion Catherine Obalim; District 404B2 District Governor, Lion Kayode Oshinuga; Secretary, Global Leadership Team and Guest Speaker, Lion Blessing Umebali and Deputy Cabinet Treasurer, Lion Abiodun Wilkey at the Zone 3A First District Governor Advisory Committee Meeting held in Protea Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos recently.
Club Leaders and members of Lions Clubs International have been urged to show humility in their service to humanity in order to impact their communities positively.
They were also charged to remain shining lights even in the presence of difficulties and challenges in their drive to make humanity a better place.
Lions District Governor, District 404B2 Nigeria, Lion Kayode Oshinuga, made the call while speaking to leaders and members of Ikeja Crystal and Ifako Ijaiye Lions Clubs during the Zone 3A First District Governor Advisory Committee Meeting held in Protea Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos recently.
Lion Oshinuga who emphasized the importance of humility in service urged leaders and members of various lions clubs to imbibe the attitude of humility while rendering their services to humanity in order to make a positive impact in their various communities as well as contribute significantly to national growth and global emancipation.
He said what makes Lions Clubs International the biggest and most impactful service organization in the world, is their focus on meeting others’ needs through service in humility “in a classical form.”
He said as they (Lions) come together to serve, they create bonding and network of friendship with the opportunity to interact with one another and showcase their professional competencies, calling on members to take advantage of this to better their lots.
L-R: President, Ikeja Crystal Lions Club, Lion Roseline Mozie; Zone 3A Chairperson, Lion Catherine Obalim; District 404B2 District Governor, Lion Kayode Oshinuga; Secretary, Global Leadership Team and Guest Speaker, Lion Blessing Umebali; Deputy Cabinet Treasurer, Lion Abiodun Wilkey and President, Ifako Ijaiye Lions Club, Lion Princess Adewunmi Akinyemi, at the Zone 3A First District Governor Advisory Committee Meeting held in Protea Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos recently.
While commending the Zone 3A Chairperson and leaders of the clubs under the zone for organizing the meeting, he charged the members to support their leaders to succeed by being an embodiment of humility and epitome of shining lights.
Lion Oshinuga, who charged the leadership and clubs presidents in the zone to work hard for the growth of their clubs also called on them to take active participation in leadership development programme available for them, noting that “The road to excellence starts with leadership training.”
In her presentation entitled: “Projecting Our Motto: ‘We Serve’ For Impactful Community Service,” the Guest speaker who is also the Secretary, Global Leadership Team, Lion Blessing Umebali, harped extensively on the need for Lions to be humble in the course of their service.
She called on Lions to be consistent in their giving, humble in service and dedicated in their responsibilities and activities.
According to her, giving all with consistency; never allow someone in crisis to go unserved are values we hold dear in Lions clubs as a service organization.
“As Lions, we so much believe in our motto: “We Serve”. We should be strong, humble, and dedicated with our loving spirit, coming together for greater unity as never before, to positively impact our communities.
As Lions, it is only when we humble and serve that we can truly serve. In Lionism, we find socialization while serving others not socialising in detriment to our primary focus. So, as we are serving, we are socializing.
While we focus on our motto, “we serve” to impact our societies, let our efforts yield results, that is when we will be commended. If you want to discover yourself, lose yourself for the service of others,” she said.
She went further to say that “there are so many benefits in serving and I can attest to this. We as Lions, serve all people in all places. Lions are shining examples in the world by uniting in harmony. We are known for our strength and ability to help others and this can only come through service from the heart; because service is our way of life. How is service a way of life? It might not be that money you give to someone that he values; it might be your time – the time you have dedicated to doing whatever you do that adds value to one’s life; it might be your talent.
“Lions serve the community with dedication by contributing to the wellbeing of millions of people globally. In the course of rendering service, we face many challenges, but those challenges never stopped us. I remembered during the heat of COVID-19 in 2020, you still see Lions in the streets carrying out their activities. We were relieving hunger. We were giving food to the people because they needed food, she further dropped a quote by Mother Theresa, If you cannot feed the nation, feed one person. Let’s continue in the spirit of giving because it’s only when you give that you can receive.”
The Zone 3A Chairperson, Lion Katherine Obalim, earlier in her opening remark, thanked the president of Ikeja Crystal Lions Clubs and her Ifako Ijaiye Lions Club counterpart and other club members presence for finding time to attend the meeting, stating that the meeting was called to know how the two clubs were faring especially in the areas of activities and membership growth drive.
The President of Ikeja Crystal Lions Club and Ifako Ijaiye Lions Club, Lion Roseline Mozie and Lion Princess Adewunmi Akinyemi respectively briefed the gathering on the position and activities of their clubs.
