Extra Mile: JONES, Melvin plaque in Washington, D.C. by Sam Pena

Sam Pena(click name for more of that artist's work)
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Lions Clubs International (LCI) is the world's largest secular service organization with over 44,500 clubs and more than 1.4 million members in 200 countries around the world. Headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, United States, the organization strives to meet the needs of communities on a local and global scale. A diverse organization, LCI currently supports the eleven following languages: Chinese, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish. Lions Clubs International was founded in the United States in 1917 by Melvin Jones, a Freemason and Chicago businessman. Jones asked, with regard to his colleagues, "What if these men who are successful because of their drive, intelligence and ambition, were to put their talents to work improving their communities?" Jones' personal code, "You can't get very far until you start doing something for somebody else," reminds many Lions of the importance of community service Source: Wikipedia

Melvin Jones
1879 - 1961

BELIEVING IN THE POWER OF COOPERATIVE ALTRUISM, MELVIN JONES HELPED SHAPE LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL INTO THE LARGEST NETWORK OF SERVICE CLUBS IN THE WORLD. THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO ASSISTING THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND SUPPORTING SIGHT CONSERVATION WORLDWIDE. USING THE MOTTO, "WE SERVE", LIONS CLUBS SEEK TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THE NEEDY AND OFFER YOUNG PEOPLE THE CHANCE TO CATCH THE SPIRIT OF SERVICE.

"You can't get very far until you start doing something for somebody else..."

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Artist: Sam Pena(click name for more of that artist's work)
Related subjects: Philanthropists
Location: 15th St NW between F & G Sts Washington, D.C. Extra Mile

Nearest Metro: Federal Triangle(Orange - Blue - Silver) (click station name for all sculptures nearby) (dcMem ID #721 )

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