Leo District 306 C1

Coach Jim Graver started the Leo ball rolling in 1957 and chances are that ball was a baseball. Graver was the baseball coach of the Abington High School in Pennsylvania, USA, and an active member of the Glenside Lions Club. With help from his fellow Lion, William Ernst, the first Leo club was charted on December 5, 1957. As the world's first Leo club, the Abington High School Leo Club created the Leo acronym – Leadership, Equality, Opportunity – and they chose their school colors, maroon and gold to serve as the Leo club colors. Later, Equality was changed to Experience. In October 1967, the board of directors of Lions Clubs International adopted the Leo Club Program as an official program of the association. The Leo Club Program has been growing strong for over 50 years. Community service remains the cornerstone of the program. Like their Lion counterparts, Leo club members enjoy serving their neighbors and watching positive results unfold. In 1969 the First ever Leo Club was inaugurated in Sri Lanka, Leo Club of Wattala, and the program became popular among Lions which they paved way for many youths by organizing more Leo Clubs, in 1978 the Lions Multiple had sufficient Lions club to have sub Districts and Multiple 306 was divided into 306A and 306B. In 1989 as 306C was born as subdivisions of 306A and B. The redistricting took place again in 2005 as the Multiple 306 was divided into 6 districts and 306C1 was formed, in its first year itself the Leo District 306C1 was Instrumental in achieving the most Coveted Academy award from the International, The Best Leo Club in the World award the first district to achieve it from Sri Lanka, during this 6 years we have produced 3 International Leo of the year too. And here we are as Leos of 306C1, conducting various activities to the needy, Less fortunate as well as for the betterment of the Movement and its Members…!