In 1957, Coach Jim Graver started the Leo ball rolling. Chances are, that ball was a baseball.
Graver was the coach of the Abington High School, Pennsylvania, USA, baseball team. Graver was also an active member of the Glenside, Pennsylvania Lions Club.
With fellow Lion, William Ernst, Graver talked about starting a service club for high school boys. So they asked their fellow Lions for support. Without hesitation, the Glenside Lions agreed that a Lions youth group was a good idea. Graver and Ernst set to work.
On 5 December 1957, the Glenside Lions presented a charter to the Abington High School Leo Club whose members were mostly made up of the high school's baseball team.
As the world's first Leo Club, the group created the Leo acronym - Leadership, Equality (Equality was later changed to Experience), Opportunity. And, the group chose maroon and gold - their school colours - to serve as the Leo Club colours.
Dear Leo Friends,
Human mind is very dynamic. It always likes to think away from the normal. Lot of IDEAs come in our mind every day. Few of them are igniting which compel us to work for them.
But somehow, we don't follow through with action. And intent without action is of no use. IDEAs mark the beginning but to reach the destination, action is required.
Getting started...
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