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