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President Message—July 2010

“We Serve.” That is the Lions Club motto!   

On Behalf of the Westerly, Rhode Island Lions Club, I would like to welcome you to our Club Website for my year as the 2010-2011 Club President.

My vision of the coming year is to maintain and improve the quality and increase the interaction of our programs in our community, zone, district, state, national and Lions Club International. Lions Club International is the world’s largest secular service organization, founded in 1917 by Mr. Melvin Jones, with 45,740 clubs and more than 1.3 million members in 743 districts and in 203 countries around the world. Headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, USA, the organization strives to meet the needs of communities on a local and global scale.

Our Club was chartered in January, 1926, and since that time, our Club has been involved in many projects that have benefited the citizens of the Greater Westerly Area and local charity organizations.

My Goals and Objectives: Work on and improve the Present, Plan for the Future, with a reflection on the Past. Let us have a responsible and enjoyable fellowship year with more Lions becoming really involved in service. That is the lifeblood of any organization; work on retention and grow our membership to new levels.

I have started to plan for our Westerly, RI Lion’s Club 85^th Anniversary in January, 2011. So let us all lead with a Lion’s quote, “Working together for a better tomorrow”.

I am proud to be the President of such a fine civic minded organization as the Westerly Lions Club. If you have a mind to do some good for the Community, the Westerly Lions Club is for you. We will continue to help those in need not only in our Community, but elsewhere as well.

I  “Thank”  Immediate Past President David Urso, for all his leadership and direction he has given daily for our growth and District reputation he worked for us all in 2009-2010 and the support and encouragement he has extended to me as I begin my year as your Club President.

In conclusion, I am looking forward to working with our Officers and Board of Directors and each of our members and hope to lead us to a great year we can remember and be proud of. “WE SERVE”

Yours in Lionism,

Joseph J. Iacoi

Club President, 2010-11