The following information was extracted from the November 2009 Alabama Lion Newspaper

By the Numbers:

Lions Club:

Founded :1917

Best known cause: Eradicating blindness.

Peak U.S. membership : 570,000

Current membership : 376,000

Rotary:

Founded 1905

Best known cause: Eradicating polio

Peak U.S. membership : 422,000

Current membership : 396,000

Kiwanis:

Founded : 1915

Best known cause: Helping children

Peak U.S. membership: 325,000 in 1992

Current membership: 200,000