Frequently Asked Questions

To empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding through Lions Club. 

South San Francisco Golden Gate Lions Club was founded in 1994 and has been providing services to communities in need ever since.

South San Francisco Golden Gate Lions Club operates in several cities. Please visit our website for a complete list of our programs.

• Lions are serving a world in need by improving the health and well-being of others, strengthening their communities and protecting the vulnerable.

• We help our global neighbors through the support of our Foundation, Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF). LCIF has awarded more than US$1.2 billion in grants to support Lions’ humanitarian projects. Whenever and wherever disaster strikes, Lions are often among the first to offer aid. From July 2022 to January 2023, LCIF awarded 173 disaster relief-related grants totaling more than US$3.5 million. 

• Internationally, we empower youth through our Peace Poster and Peace Essay Contests, youth camps and exchanges, and the Lions Quest program that has helped provide positive life skills to over 20 million students.

• In 2022, Lions helped more than 562 million people around the world through service, donations and advocacy work.

• Our motto is “We Serve” and Lions put it into action every day. We’re caring men and women who come together to be the difference in our communities. We believe we can do so much more together than we can alone.

• With Lions clubs in more than 200 countries and geographic areas, we serve all people and we are made up of all people. We believe that diversity is our strength. We appreciate individual and cultural differences, and we embrace the experiences and talents of others because together we are more.

•Given our global reach and presence in local communities, Lions and Leos are ideally positioned to provide support when and where there is a need.

• When you become a Lion, you become part of a local club and a global network of volunteers working together to make a difference.

• A Lions club is a great place to develop your leadership skills and put them into action. Plus, you’ll get first-class training and great resources from our global organization.

• A Lions club is a group of people like you who’ve decided to take action and help others. Lions form unique friendships and meaningful connections that can last a lifetime.

• There is nothing quite like the feeling of making someone’s life better.

• Lions Clubs International is the largest service club organization in the world, with more than 1.4 million members in 49,000 clubs serving 200 countries and geographic areas worldwide. Since our founding in 1917, we have been proving that where there’s a need, there’s a Lion.

•Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) is the charitable arm of Lions Clubs International. 

•LCIF’s mission is to empower Lions clubs, volunteers, and partners to improve health and well-being, strengthen communities, and support those in need through humanitarian services and grants that impact lives globally, and encourage peace and international understanding. 

•Since 1968, LCIF has funded humanitarian service through donations from Lions Clubs International members, the general public, and partners. 

•100% of LCIF donations support grants and programs. 

•For more than 50 years, LCIF has remained steadfast in its commitment to empowering Lions globally through their service. With every grant awarded, beneficiaries have the opportunity to enjoy safer, healthier, and more productive lives. 

•In 2022, LCIF completed Campaign 100, raising US$325 million and exceeding its US$300 million goal.

•To date, LCIF has awarded more than 18,000 grants worldwide, totaling more than US$1.2 billion.