Tail Twister Duties
A Club Tail Twister Resource Guide
Effective Tail Twisting. The fine line between entertaining and being obnoxious.
How to compliment the event, add humor, and keep Lions in line without being offending.
Guaranteed to put a smile on your face and thoughts with ideas to share with others.
This club president resource guide has been compiled to assist the club tail twister
in the performance of duties. Changes and/or amendments will be made to this
document as new and additional helpful information becomes available. If you have
questions and/or recommendations for improvement please contact PDG Richard
Smith ras39@Q.com or 541-459-3914.
February 2009
FUNCTIONS & DUTIES OF THE “TAILTWISTER”
A lively Tail Twister can have an uplifting effect on the club meetings. The Tail Twister can also
assist the President with keeping the meeting moving and not getting stalled. In many instances,
the success, or failure of a meeting may ―hinge‖ directly on the lively imagination and creativity of
a good ―Tail Twister.‖
LIONS INTERNATIONAL SAYS:
―THE TAIL TWISTER‖ – The Tail Twister is an officer and the ‗pep master‘ of his/her Lions Club.
The duties are to instill enthusiasm and good fellowship in the meetings and to keep harmony.
The Tail Twister is empowered to impose, as well as collect, fines from the members. There shall
be no appeal from his/her decision in imposing a fine, and he/she may not be fined except by the
unanimous vote of the members present (and remember, the Tail Twister is also a member with a
vote).
The good ―tail twister‖ keeps an alert eye on the head table during the entire meeting and
avoids letting his/her tail twisting activities interfere at any time with the progress of the
meeting.
Know your crowd-use diplomacy
There is a time to be serious and respectful of others!
Ask for a donation not a fine
Must be fun!
GETTING STARTED:
The tail twister performs one of the most important functions of a club. When guests leave a
