The zone chairman is sometimes referred to as representing the ‘‘grass roots’’ of Lionism. The zone chairman should be one who will take a keen and active interest in the affairs and health of each club in the zone. He or she should never be selected for honor alone nor from a struggling club that itself needs his or her leadership. The zone chairman is an active and important officer in the district governor’s organization and should therefore be one who has leadership ability and who is well liked in the area.
The zone chairman must:
· Be an active member in good standing in the zone.
· Have served or will have served, at the time of taking office as zone chairman, as president of a Lions club for a full term or major portion
thereof, and a member of the board of directors of a Lions club for no less than two additional years.
The duties of the zone chairman are:
· Further the purposes of this association.
· Serve as chairman of the district governor’s advisory committee in his/her zone and as such chairman to call regular meetings of said committee.
· Play an active role in organizing new clubs and keep informed on the activities and well-being of all clubs in his/her zone.
· Help weak or status quo clubs regain strength.
· Perform such other functions and act as may be required by the International Board of Directors through a zone chairman manual and other directives.
The zone chairman should be encouraged by all possible means to ask the district leadership chairman to help promote a club orientation program. This can best be promoted at the first zone advisory meeting.