Ladies' Circle

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Ladies' Circle (LC) is a politically and denominationally neutral association - one of the service clubs - of women between the ages of 18 and 45. The idea and the organizational form of Ladies' Circle have their origins in the tradition of English club life: locally independent “circles” bring together around 12 to 25 young women from different professions and areas of activity and are non-profit making under the motto “friendship and helpfulness”. According to its own statement, the organization now has over 13,000 members in 36 countries.

With the successor organization Tangent Club (Agora Club), Round Table and Old Table, Ladies' Circle belongs to the Round Table family, a worldwide network of committed people.

history

Ladies' Circle was founded in Great Britain (LC GB&I) by women of the male members of the Round Table service club in 1930 in Bournemouth . In 1947 the founding of LC Sweden followed, in 1949 LC Denmark followed.

In 1959 the International Organization of Ladies' Circle (LCI) was established. The founding members of LCI were Molly Worley (LC GB&I), Jen Ulfvik (LC Sweden), Margery Coombe (LC GB&I) and Sos Tarp (LC Denmark).

At the LCI conference in 1994 it was decided that LCI will in future be completely independent of the Round Table and that women between the ages of 18 and 45 can be members. From the age limit of 45 you can get involved in the Tangent Club . Today there are Ladies' Circle on 5 continents with 13,000 members in 36 countries worldwide.

Ladies' Circle has existed in Germany since 1972, the first Circle was founded in Mosbach (LC 1).

There has been a National German Presidium since 1988, which is elected annually. The first female president of Germany was Gundi Keller. In 1991 LCD was accepted as a full member of Ladies' Circle International at the LCI conference in Schiedam (NL). In Germany, Ladies Circle has around 1000 members in 80 circles (as of 2017).

Goals of Ladies' Circle Germany

Under the motto "Friendship and Service" (friendship and helpfulness) Ladies' Circle Germany pursues the following goals:

  • Promotion and deepening of contact between young women and deepening of their interests
  • Further training through lectures, visits and discussions
  • Emphasizing the fact that everyone in their respective position has a moral obligation to the community
  • Helpfulness
  • Recognition and appreciation of others despite different opinions
  • Spread of Ladies' Circle all over Germany
  • Formation and deepening of national and international friendships and relationships
  • Ladies' Circle Germany is non-partisan and non-denominational

The LCD logo is the official identification symbol of Ladies' Circle Germany. The 6 arrows stand for friendship, helpfulness, tolerance, honesty, positive thinking and trust.

National Service Project (NSP)

Every two years an aid and support project is decided, the so-called National Service Project (NSP). In addition to local service projects, all German circles are committed to the joint NSP.

The following NSP have been supported in the past few years:

  • 2017/19 Flugkraft - a photo project against cancer
  • 2015/16 bat children
  • 2013/15 women against knockout drops
  • 2011/13 save me online
  • 2009/11 Dianino Foundation
  • 2007/09 Forest Pirates - Camp of the Children's Cancer Foundation
  • 2005/07 German Children's Hospice Association
  • 2003/05 Initiative against genital mutilation
  • 2001/03 Federal Working Group Hospice
  • 1999/01 Aktion Friedensdorf e. V.

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