Lionism

A businessman named Melvin Jones founded the International Association of Lions Clubs in Chicago on June 7, 1917.  He consolidated several local independent clubs into Lions. Today, Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organization with over 1,400,000 members, in over 41,000 clubs that are in 178 countries and geographic areas.

The purpose of a Lions Club is to determine community needs and develop means of meeting them, either through its own efforts or in cooperation with other agencies.

Carmel Host Lions Club

The club was chartered on October 22, 1942.

The club meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays each month at 11:45am, at Lugano Swiss Bistro in the Barnyard for lunch, a program and business.  Each month the club invites guest speakers from the community to address topics of local interest. Join Us.

Officers and Directors 2024-2025

​President​ & Secretary:  John Durein
​Co-President​:  Mike Kanalakis
​Treasurer-Event Organizer-Planner Extraordinaire:  Tom Korper         ​
Lion Tamer and Tail Twister​:  JoAnn Holbrook
Club LCIF Marketing Chair: Alexis Mason 
Club LCIF Service Chair:  Nick Nicholson 
Club LCIF Coordinator:  JoAnn Holbrook

​Board Members: Aileen Doolittle, John Durein, JoAnn Holbrook, Mike Kanalakis, Tom Korper, Alexis Mason, Nick Nicholson, and John Talley