100 Years of Lions InternationalPrint Page 
The seat commemorates the 100 years of Lions International which was formed in 1917.
In 1917, Melvin Jones, was a 38-year-old Chicago business leader who told members of his local business club they should reach beyond business issues and address the betterment of their communities and the world. 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, USA.
The Business Circle subsequently joined one of the invited groups, the "International Association of Lions Clubs" and at a national convention held in Dallas, Texas, later that year, those who were assembled: (1) adopted a Constitution, By-Laws, Code of Ethics and an Emblem; (2) established as a main tenet “unselfish service to others”, (3) unanimously elected Dr. William Perry Woods as its first President effectively securing his leadership for the first two years of the existence of the International Association of Lions, and (4) selected Melvin Jones to serve as the Organization's Secretary-Treasurer.
Location
| Address: | Moore Street, Goomeri, 4601 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -26.183713 Long: 152.068398 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Seat |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Community |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1917 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 2017 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | August-2017 |
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Erected by Goomeri Lions
To celebrate 100 years of Lions International
August 2017
