{"id":5556,"date":"2026-03-22T20:19:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T03:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bellinghamcentrallions.org\/jan2026\/?page_id=5556"},"modified":"2026-06-08T00:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:24:18","slug":"ethics-constitution-bylaws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bellinghamcentrallions.org\/jan2026\/ethics-constitution-bylaws\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethics, Constitution &#038; Bylaws"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5556\" class=\"elementor elementor-5556\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d3f55c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9d3f55c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-307f06b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"307f06b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ethics, Constitution &amp; Bylaws<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0bde3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0bde3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Defining the standards of our community impact.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01410b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"01410b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1be6b67 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1be6b67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27bb759 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27bb759\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ethics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60306d5 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60306d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3693536 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3693536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>LIONS CODE OF ETHICS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2bf7d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2bf7d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>TO SHOW<\/strong>\u00a0my faith in the worthiness of my vocation by industrious application to the end that I may merit a reputation for quality of service.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3bd55e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3bd55e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>TO SEEK<\/strong>\u00a0success and to demand all fair remuneration or profit as my just due, but to accept no profit or success at the price of my own self-respect lost because of unfair advantage taken or because of questionable acts on my part.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e91a98c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e91a98c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>TO REMEMBER<\/strong>\u00a0that in building up my business it is not necessary to tear down another\u2019s; to be loyal to my clients or customers and true to myself.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df9ccc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df9ccc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>WHENEVER<\/strong>\u00a0a doubt arises as to the right or ethics of my position or action towards others, to resolve such doubts against myself.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42eb582 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42eb582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>TO HOLD<\/strong>\u00a0friendship as an end and not a means. To hold that true friendship exists not on account of the service performed by one another, but that true friendship demands nothing but accepts service in the spirit in which it is given.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88a2715 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88a2715\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>ALWAYS<\/strong>\u00a0to bear in mind my obligations as a citizen to my nation, my state, and my community, as to give them my unswerving loyalty in word, act, and deed. To give them freely of my time, labor and means.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d63394 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d63394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>TO AID<\/strong>\u00a0others by giving my sympathy to those in distress, my aid to the weak, and my substance to the needy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b87362 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b87362\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>TO BE CAREFUL<\/strong>\u00a0with my criticism and liberal with my praise; to build up and not 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