"Together we can make a difference"

Driven by the urge to contribute their time and humanitarian services to community, a group of few young men in Johor Bahru met in the year 1981 to discuss the possibility of forming a Lions Club in the town. Within six months, the Lions Club of Johor Bahru Tasek Utara was chartered on 25th June in that year with 35 charter members. The Charter President was Lion Robert Chew.

The name of the Club was then changed to Lions Club of Johor Bahru Host in 1995 to reflect its seniority and premiership in the region.

The then President of Lioness Club of Johor Bahru, Lioness Tan Lay Tee, Zone Chairman Lion Shiva Banerjee, District Governor Lion John Loh provided invaluable helps and supports to make the New Charter a reality. Lions Club of Singapore North was the sponsoring club. Following the Board policy of Lions Clubs International, the club now admits females into our membership.

Over the last twenty-seven years, Lions Club of Johor Bahru Host followed closely to the Objects & Purposes of Lions Clubs International. Many meaningful humanitarian projects were carried out under the leadership of past and current presidents. Amongst these projects are Drug Awareness Campaigns, SightFirst related projects, Work with those who are visually and hearing impaired, projects in support of Special Children, Old Folks, Health and Environmental projects, Leo Clubs & other youth programmes, just to name a few. Together with the other Lions Clubs in Johor Bahru & with another NGO, the club also embarked onto a very meaningful long term humanitarian project - JB Lions-MAA Medicare Charity Dialysis Centre.

In promoting international understanding, the club twinned with the Lions Club of Singapore Katong on 21st September 1982, Lions Club of Bangkok Downtown on 14th July 1988 and Lions Club of Kuala Lumpur Central on 29th January 2000.

In the year 1988, the Multiple District was bifurcated into 308A1, 308A2, 308B1 and 308B2. Together with the other nine Lions Clubs in Southern Johor from District 308A, our club joined the other clubs in Northern Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, K.L., Pahang, Trengganu & Kelantan to form the new District 308B1.

Over the years, the club produced many members who were invited by the past and present District Governors to provide their valuable time, services and leadership in various cabinet positions. In fact, our club is proud to have Lion Albert Tan who was the District Governor of 308B1 in fiscal year 2001/2002.