Alpine Lions Cooperation
ALC
Service and cooperation for Lions Clubs in the Alpine Regions
Strong together, great movement
The Alpine Lions Cooperation ALC offers the unique opportunity to develop and support social services across district and national borders. In 2012, ALC was founded between two Italian, two Austrian, two Bavarian and one Swiss district. Two Italian districts and the Slovenian district were added in place of Switzerland East.
The central task of ALC is to select one or two projects per year and to advise, monitor progress and finance these selected projects. These initiatives are financed by an annual contribution of just EUR 2 per member. Projects worth between EUR 10,000 and 20,000 can be proposed by individual clubs or zones by 31 March each year.
A warm welcome
My name is Hubert Gärtner, I am a member of the Lions Club Sierning in District 114 Centre Austria and in 2024/25 I am President of the ALC of the Alpine Lions Corporation.
The ALC is a cooperation of different districts in the Alpine countries, currently 2 districts in Slovenia, 2 districts in Austria, 1 district in Germany and 5 districts in Italy. In addition to the Lion goals WE SERVE , the ALC also aims to provide support and assistance in the Alpine regions.
It is particularly important for us to address the issue of climate change in the Alpine regions. Each member, which currently totals 25,000, pays 2 euros per year. These 50,000 euros are used to support projects in the individual districts. At the moment, we are particularly busy updating and modernising our website, intensifying social media and tightening up the statutes, especially with regard to the criteria for projects.
Two projects that we are currently pursuing particularly intensively are to become long-term joint projects of the districts. Firstly, problems that arise for the mountain economy due to climate change and secondly, holidays for senior citizens who cannot afford their own holidays under the theme ‘Holidays with friends’.
Finally, if I could make one more wish, then my greatest wish would be that Switzerland, which is not yet a member, but which you could say is the heart of the Alps, would also become a member of the ALC.
Alpine Lions Cooperation
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