Multiple District 19 Lions
Sunday, October 19, 2025
MD19: Serving Lions Clubs In British Columbia, Northern Idaho And Washington Since 1922
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— Just Thinkin' —

“Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.”

—Freud

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PERSPECTIVES

“The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist fears this is true.”

—Cabell

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Life Lesson #29

“Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia.”

—Shulz

Keep calm and join a Lions club

The Letter Nestled in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, at the southwest corner of Canada and the northwest corner of the United States, Multiple District 19 began its tenure as District 19 of Lions International in 1922. MD19 is an international Multiple District with 5 subdistricts serving 10,000 Lions and Leos in 400 clubs in the Province of British Columbia, Canada, and the States of Idaho and Washington in the United States.

Founded in 1917, Lions International is the largest and most active community service organization in the world. There are now 1,400,000 Lions serving in 49,000 Lions Clubs in 200 countries and regions worldwide.

Of Note…

  • Finger pointing up IMPORTANT TAX DEADLINE — Annual tax filings for U.S. Lions Clubs are due by November 15, 2025. All clubs must file returns — All U. S. Lions clubs that have gross annual receipts of less than US$50,000 and do not have to file Forms 990 or 990-EZ must file a e-Postcard (also known as 990-N). AND If your Lions club has a foundation, which is a separate legal entity, the appropriate form (990, 990 EZ or 990-N) will need to be filed for your foundation as well. All filers must register at IRS.gov prior to filing its next Form 990-N. If the person who files the returns for the club changes from a prior year, the new designee must register. Please note that your Club or Foundation cannot request an extension for filing the Form 990-N. If you do not file, you risk losing your tax–exempt status. Click here for more information.
  • Finger pointing up DEADLINES FOR ZC, DG, AND VCC CANDIDATES APPROACHING — Candidates for Zone & District level offices (Zone Chair, 1st and 2nd Vice District Governor, and District Governor): Your letters of intent and your club's (Zone) letter of endorsement must be received by the MD19 Office, the District Governor, and your Zone Chairperson on or before December 31, 2025.

    A similar rule applies to candidates for MD19 Vice Council Chairperson: Your letter of intent, and your Club's, Zone’s, and District cabinte's letter of endorsement must be received by the MD19 Office, the District Governor, and the Vice District Governor on or before December 31, 2025.

    You can find all of the rules in Article BL III of the MD19 Constitution and Bylaws.

    Make sure you give yourself plenty of time to get all the required letters and endorsements done before the December 31 deadline. These are Constitutional requirements and cannot be extended or waived!

On The Horizon…

  • Date graphic wine glasses Toast The Harbor Wine Festival — The Aberdeen, Washington Lions Club is hosting it's annual Toast The Harbor Wine Festival from 1:00 to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, Octpober 18, 2025, at the Quinault Beach Resort And Casino, 78 State Route 115, Ocean Shores, Washington. Tickets are US$2500 in advance, or US$3000 at the door. Tickets are available online, here. The Quinalt Beach Resort is offering Toast The Harbor patrons a special rate for lodging — aask for Group 4967 under Toast The Harbor. Download the flyer for all the details.
  • Date graphic environment icon MD19 Environmental Committee Invitation — The MD19 Lions Environmental Team invites all MD19 Lions to its regular Zoom Meetings, the first Tuesday each month at 12:00 noon. Click here to log in. You can also import a recurring event to your calender for the monthly meetings here.
  • Date graphic Knights Of The Blind Committee — The MD19 Lions Knights of the Blind committee invites all MD19 Lions to its regular monthly Meetings, the first Tuesday each month at 6:30 p.m., via Zoom. Click here to log in to the meeting. Visit the KOTB website for details and information about the MD19 Knights of the Blind.
  • 80th anniversary logo Date graphic Happy Anniversary Vernon Lions CLubs —The Vernon Lions Club will be hosting a celebration of the Club's 80th anniversary at 5:00 p.m. November 8, 2025 at the Coldstream Community Hall, 9909 Kalamalka Lake Road, Coldstream, British Columbia Canada. Download the flyer here. Check back here for Details and updates, which will be posted as they become available.
  • 50th anniversary logo Date graphic Lacey Sunrise Lions Celebrate 50 Years —The Lacey Lions Club is celebrating the Club's 50th anniversary at 5:00 p.m. November 15, 2025 at the Indian Summer Golf & Country Club, 500 Troon Lane SE, Olympia, WA USA. Semi–formal attire. Dinner is YU S$6700 per person. RSVP and payment by November 1, 2025. Mail payment to Lacey Sunrise Lions, PO Box 3629, Lacey, WA 98509-3629. Download the flyer here. Email mlhine@comcast.net with questions, reservations, or more information..
  • Date graphic environment icon MD19 Environmental Committee Invitation — The MD19 Lions Environmental Team invites all MD19 Lions to its regular Zoom Meetings, the first Tuesday each month at 12:00 noon. Click here to log in. You can also import a recurring event to your calender for the monthly meetings here.
  • Date graphic Knights Of The Blind Committee — The MD19 Lions Knights of the Blind committee invites all MD19 Lions to its regular monthly Meetings, the first Tuesday each month at 6:30 p.m., via Zoom. Click here to log in to the meeting. Visit the KOTB website for details and information about the MD19 Knights of the Blind.
  • Date graphic environment icon MD19 Environmental Committee Invitation — The MD19 Lions Environmental Team invites all MD19 Lions to its regular Zoom Meetings, the first Tuesday each month at 12:00 noon. Click here to log in. You can also import a recurring event to your calender for the monthly meetings here.
  • Date graphic Knights Of The Blind Committee — The MD19 Lions Knights of the Blind committee invites all MD19 Lions to its regular monthly Meetings, the first Tuesday each month at 6:30 p.m., via Zoom. Click here to log in to the meeting. Visit the KOTB website for details and information about the MD19 Knights of the Blind.

IN THE KNOW…

  • How To Report Service Activities To LCI — Check this out! LCI has a video that describes, in detail, how to report service activities on the (kind of new) Lions Portal. Don't fear the Portal! It just takes 7 minutes and 13 seconds of your time to learn a new trick. Just click here and check out how easy it is to create and report your club service activities to LCI today.
  • MD19 ROSTERS — There are no more hard copies of the MD19 2025-26 available! But don't fret, you can still get PDF versions of the roster. But ya gotta ask if you want one 'cause we don't wanna put access to contact information of everyone in MD19 to everyone in the world in an easily–downloadable form on the wesite. So if you want a pdf copy, just contact the MD19 office and they will happily send you a copy via regular old mail.
  • CLUB NEWSLETTERS — Club bulletin editors: When you send your club bulletin to the MD19 Office via email using the email address md19lions@ lionsmd19.org, you will receive a response within 24 hours. If you do not receive a response, please call the office (360-733-4911) to verify whether the bulletin has been received.
  • CARE Donations — For every $500 dollars (US and CDN at par) a club donates to the CARE project, the club is eligible to give a Gordon F. Smith CARE Fellowship to a deserving club member (CARE certificate and pin). The Fellowship must be requested in the same Lions year in which the donation was made. A rocker is automatically given to clubs that contribute $5.00 per member to CARE within the current Lions year.
  • CLUB SECRETARY REPORTING — Club secretaries: Information (especially updates for Club Officers) that you report to the MD19 office should be sent to md19lions@lionsmd19.org so that it can be timely processed.
  • ZONE CHAIR REPORTING — Zone Chairpersons: Please send your reports, bulletins, and expense claim forms to md19admin@lionsmd19.org. Note that this is not the same address that club secretaries report to.
  • IPDG AND VDG EXPENSE REPORTING — Immediate Past District Governors and Vice District Governors: Expense Claim Forms should be emailed to md19lions@lionsmd19.org for timely processing.
  • ANNUAL MD19 MEMORIAL GARDEN DEDICATION — Mark your calendar for the annual Memorial Garden dedication, which is always held the third Saturday each August on the grounds of the MD19 office, 4141 Bennett Drive, Bellingham, Washington U.S.A.
  • Friends of the Garden — Donations to or for the benefit of the MD19 Memorial Garden are always welcome from individuals or Lions Clubs. The Garden, which is located on the groiunds of the MD19 office in Bellingham, Washington U.S.A. can not exist without your contributions. Encourage your Club to budget annual support ($100 per club member member would be spectacular!) For more information, contact the MD19 office at 360-733-4911.
  • Future Lions International Conventions — Want to plan ahead, maybe for a future vacation that includes a Lions International Convention? Here is the list of future scheduled International Conventions (aka LCICon) through 2031:
    Year Place Dates
    2026 Hong Kong, P.R.C. July 3 to 7, 2026
    2027 Washington, D.C. U.S.A. July 2 to 6, 2027
    2028 Republic of Singapore June 23 to 27, 2028
    2029 Minneapolis, Minnesota U.S.A. June 29 to July 3, 2029
    2030 San Antonio, Texas U.S.A. June 28 to July 3, 2030
    2031 Helsinki, Finland June 27 to July 2, 2031
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