{"id":139,"date":"2017-04-25T14:34:50","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T14:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staffordlions.co.uk\/?page_id=139"},"modified":"2023-01-21T15:05:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T15:05:18","slug":"information-for-prospective-new-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staffordlions.co.uk\/?page_id=139","title":{"rendered":"Information for Prospective New Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-977\" src=\"https:\/\/staffordlions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/logo-1-300x279.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"65\" height=\"60\" \/> \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Information for Prospective New Members:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">By joining Stafford Lions Club you can:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Make a difference to your local community.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"style20\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Raise funds for local charities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"style20\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Enjoy a lively social life with new friends.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"style20\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Make life better for others while enriching your own life in the process.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"style20\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Become a member of the world\u2019s largest service club organisation,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">ANYONE CAN BE A LION<br \/>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1214\" src=\"https:\/\/staffordlions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Anyone-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"370\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staffordlions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Anyone-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staffordlions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Anyone.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span class=\"style41\">LIONS COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZE<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style10\">Lions are <\/span><span class=\"style41\"><span class=\"style10\">men and women of all ages, individuals, couples or even families, from all walks of life but all sharing one common aim, namely, to give their time freely to help improve their communities by helping those less fortunate than themselves.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"style41\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span class=\"style58\">Want to be part of <\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span class=\"style58\">something special? <\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span class=\"style58\">Would\u00a0YOU like to become a Lion?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style41\" style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">You are welcome to join our club, if you want to be part of our organisation and be able to\u00a0assist those who need our help.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"style61\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Anyone wishing to become a Stafford Lion should\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/staffordlions.co.uk\/?page_id=147\">CONTACT US<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Would-be members are first invited to attend a few of our socials, general meetings and activities to see if they would enjoy being a Lion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span class=\"style41\">WHEN and WHERE WE MEET:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Our meetings are at Stafford Rangers Social Club starting at 7.30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Business Meetings (our general meetings) are on the first Wednesday of each month.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">We also try to have at least one social event each month <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">plus we visit events put on by other Lions clubs.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1791\" src=\"https:\/\/staffordlions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/SLC-Wants-YOU-239x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staffordlions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/SLC-Wants-YOU-239x300.png 239w, https:\/\/staffordlions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/SLC-Wants-YOU.png 266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>\u00a9 Stafford Lions Club 2023<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"> Web design Lion Dave Lewis with a great deal of help and tuition from his eldest son, Simon.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 Information for Prospective New Members: By joining Stafford Lions Club you can: Make a difference to your local community. 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