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Trends in Alabama

Trends in Social Needs – Not Fashion

2008 Prevalence Rates of Visual Loss -

Alabama153,597 people

By age -  Under 5 1,664  

 5-17 9,267 

  18-64 80,049 

  65-74 23,210   

75 and older 39,407

The term vision loss refers to individuals who reported to have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses as well as those that are blind.

1 out of 9 Americans have diabetes

Under 20 years of age215,000, or 0.26% of all people in this age group have

diabetes About 1 in every 400 children and adolescents has type 1

diabetes

Age 20 years or older25.6 million, or 11.3% of all people in this age group have

diabetes

Age 65 years or older10.9 million, or 26.9% of all people in this age group have

diabetes

Diabetes is the leading cause of new cases of blindness among adults aged 20–74 years.

Children in PovertyIn Alabama, there are

604,297 families, with 1,108,085 children.

Poor Children: 24% (267,355) of children live in poor families (National: 21%), defined as income below 100% of the federal poverty level.

Opportunities for Local Lions Clubs

"There is an exploding demand for public services -- Medicaid and ALL Kids in particular," said Chris Sanders, a policy analyst for Alabama Arise, an advocacy group for the poor. ALL Kids is the state's subsidized health insurance plan for working families. 

Alabama Lions Trends Decreasing Membership Club Charters Surrendered Service Projects Decline Fewer Sight Impaired Served Fewer Youth Programs

Funded Alabama Lions Band Smaller Diabetic Children

Uneducated Increasing Member average

Age

IT’S ALL ABOUT ME – MAXIMUM EFFORT

FIRST STEP

Assembles a Club ME Team1. Club President

2.We Serve Expert 3. Club Success Expert 4. Maximum Effort Expert

CLUB ME TEAMEstablish realistic goals for:

A. Increased service,

B. Enhanced membership satisfaction,

C. Induction of New Members, and

D. Extension of New Clubs.

We Serve Expert• Complete a

Community Needs Assessment

• Promote new hands-on service projects

• Evaluate effectiveness of current Service Projects

Club Success Expert• Promote Club Meeting

improvement in order to enhance membership satisfaction.

• Chair the Program Committee

• Schedule Guest Speakers for each meeting

• Focus on member involvement

Maximum Effort Expert• Focus on Retention through involvement of all

members

• Identify members who have withdrawn in the past 5 years and invite them to join in our renewed effort to serve

• Identify and promote monthly targeted membership efforts

• Organize Quarterly • Membership Drives

Baby Steps2. Complete the “Rate Your Club” Survey

within 30 days3. Complete the “Community Needs

Assessment” within 45 days4. Hold a Club Long Range Planning

session in 60 days.5. Attend Club Training hosted by Zone

Club Coach.

Anticipated Results!!• Increased members

satisfaction and retention• Increased service to the

community• Increased total

Membership• Decrease average age of

club member• Greater involvement in District and MD activities.