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History

The Waukesha Evening Lions Club has been serving the Waukesha area since 1970. They are part of an international association of more than 1.4 million members with more than 44,900 clubs in 186 countries and geographical areas.

THE ORIGIN: Lionism began in the United States in 1917 when a group of independent clubs responded to an ideal presented to them by a young Chicago insurance agent, Melvin Jones.

The idea was to form a national organization devoted not only to networking for business and social purposes, but also to the improvement of the community as a whole. A conference was called of some 25 independent clubs on June 17, 1917 and from this meeting, the organization was born.

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