In February 1982, members of Lions Club of Petaling Jaya, under the presidency of late Lion K.K. Loke, initiated a meeting of some members of Subang Jaya community with the intention of forming a Lions Club. Those present were briefed on certain aspects of Lionism by PID Dato’ Douglas K.K. Lee and the late PCC Datuk Dr. Pius Martin.

Most of those attended the meeting responded positively and a pro-tem committee was set-up under the Chairmanship of Dr. Wong Sai Hou. Lions Club of Petaling Jaya assigned K.K. Loke, T.T. Tan and Mike Azavedo to guide the newly born. The first meeting of the Club was held in the following month and a Board of Directors was selected to adminster the Club.

A Ladies Night was held at the Subang View Hotel (now Grand Dorsett) in April 1982 and our guest speaker was PDG (now PID) Lion Dato’ Douglas K.K. Lee. Many potential members were inspired by his talk on Lionism and immediately signed up the application forms to be Charter members.

In June 1982, The Club organized a Peace Poster Drawing Competition for pupils of the Subang Jaya Primary School in conjunction with its Environmental Services Project. The “Keep Subang Jaya Clean Campaign” was highlighted with the distribution of 2,000 pieces of rubbish disposal bags to the residents and eight rubbish bins and stands to the schools and the parkland. The success of the first community project attracted many service minded people who later enrolled into the Club.

Our application for the Charter from Lions Clubs International was approved on 23rd August 1982 and on the same day, admist some pompous ceremony, thirty members of the Club received their charter pins from the District Governor District 308 Lion Choong Chin Liang. Lion Mohammed Mohd. Amin was officially installed the Charter President. Members of the community wished us well by attending the dinner, which was held at Subang View Hotel (now Grand Dorsett), Subang Jaya. Our Guest of Honour was the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Y.B. Dato’ Lew Sip Hon.

In April 1983 at the District 308 Lions Convention held in Ipoh Town Hall, the Club received the District Merit Award from District Governor Lion Choong Hin Liang. This recognition, a rare achievement for a seven-month old club, provided the impetus for the morale of the members and spurred them on to greater heights in Lionism.