New Clubs

Starting a Club

• LCI: Start a New Club homepage
• LCI: New Club Guide (tk1) (pdf)
• LCI: Charter Application Checklist (tk40) (pdf): Summarization of the new club guide

Filing a New Club Application

• LCI: MyLCI Instructions on the New Club Application (pdf): PowerPoint with screenshots on the new club application process on MyLCI
• LCI: Report of Charter Members Worksheet (tk21a) (pdf): used to collect the necessary information needed to enter each charter member into MyLCI
  • It is recommended for the club organizers to use a spreadsheet containing the same information as the above PDF, which will make it easier to enter into MyLCI

There are several steps to completing the New Club Application

1. Application Entry
   • Application is started on MyLCI by someone with access to MyLCI, usually the sponsoring club’s President or Secretary
   • What is entered is the new club’s name, city, president and secretary’s information, and a rough estimate on the charter members broken down by new and transferring in members
2. District Governor Approval
   • By the LCI Board Policy Manual Chapter X Section C.1.a, the District Governor has 30 days from official submission via MyLCI to approve a new club application
3. Lions Clubs International Approval
4. Completion
   • This is when the club organizer, sponsoring club, or new club’s president/secretary can input the information of their new members into MyLCI (see tk21a above)
5. LCI Final Approval
   • At this point, the District Governor will assign the club a Guiding Lion
6. Charter
   • LCI gives the club it’s charter date
   • Charter materials are mailed to the District Governor to be presented at the club’s Charter Celebration
   • New members may be added up to 90 days from the official charter date and considered charter members
7. Initial tasks
   • Club should apply for an EIN with the IRS as a newly formed 501(c)(4) entity under LCI’s group exception. See the Finances page for more information.
   • New club’s treasurer should pay the charter fee invoiced via MyLCI
   • More tasks can be found in the Guiding Lions checklist

District 4-C4 New Club Checklist

The District Global Action Team has instituted a checklist that summarizes the new club guide, as well as offers the GAT members as resources to assist the new club in its formation. PDG opted to use this checklist to determine whether a club is ready to be chartered and will be signed off by her. District Governor Dr. Jun Valera has not yet provided such a checklist.

• 4-C4 (2020): Extension: New Club Checklist

Developing a New Club

• LCI: New Club Development Workshop page
• LLC: New Club Development (Lion Account required)

Guiding Lions

See the Leadership page for more information on Guiding Lions.

Leadership