estled 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.

On The Horizon…

• District 19–N 2025 Spring Convention — The District 19–N 2025 Spring Convention will be held at the Heathman Lodge in Vancouver, Washington U.S.A. on April 18 to 19, 2025. Make plans to attend. Download the registration form for details and sign up for the 19–N convention today! Or, save yourelf a stamp, skip the paper thing, join the High Tech crowd, and register for the convention online. And while you are at it, promote yourself, your business, your cause, with an ad in the convention program.
• Happy Anniversary Fort Vancouver Lions — The Vancouver Fort Vancouver Lions Club will be celebrating its 70^th anniversary at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at the Barberton Grange, 9400 NE 72nd Avenue, Washington U.S.A. The event includes a baked chicken and pasta primevera dinner with all the fixings, and a keynote address from Past International Director Dennis Tichenor. The price: US$50⁰⁰ per person. RSVP by April 3, 2025. Download the flyer here for more information.
• District 19–S 2025 Spring Convention — The District 19–S 2025 Spring Convention, “Dare To Be Different”, will be held at the Selah Civic Center, 216 S. 1^st Street, Selah, Washington U.S.A. on April 25 to 27, 2025. Lodging for convention attendees is available at the Quality Inn, Selah North Park. SAVE THE DATE! Make plans to attend. Download the flyer for convention details, registration information, and contact information if you have questions. You can reserve lodging and sign up today!
• BREMERTON LIONS CENTENIAL CELEBRATION — Sign up now for this momentous occassion, a celebration of the 100^th anniversary of the Bremerton Central Lions Club, the 8^th longest–serving Lions club in MD19! The date: Saturday April 26, 2025. Event place and times: The Kitsap Historical Museum 280 4th Street, Bremerton, Washington to check out exhibits (5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.), and then a few doors down the block at the Roxy Theatre, 270 4^th Street, for musical entertainment, hors d'oeuvres, and no–host cocktails (at 6:30 p.m). The cost: A real, live bargain at US$25⁰⁰. RSVP by April 20 to bremertoncentrallionsclub@gmail.com!
• NWLLI 2025 — The next edition of the Northwest Lions Leadership Conference will be held May 1 to 4, 2025 at the Ross Point Camp and Conference Center in Post Falls, Idaho. Sign up for this terrific opportunity to develop your unique Leadership style and make an Impact as you prepare for new challenges and responsibilities. There will be plenty of time for networking with Lions; learn from them and share your own ways to bring Service to your communities. Applications are available now online. Do this now! The application deadline is April 1, 2025. Cost for the amazing weekend is US$350⁰⁰ or CAN$375⁰⁰ with a US$150⁰⁰/CAN$175⁰⁰ deposit due with application. Special fee waivers of $200⁰⁰ are available to all MD19 applicants. Visit www.nwlli.org for more information.
• Renton Lions Italian Affair — It's that time of year again! Dreams of antipasti, breadsticks, crunchy green salad, yummy meatballs, deeply simmered red sauce over a bed of perfectly cooked pasta, crunchy garlic bread, red or white wine and beer, delicious homemade biscotti and pizzelles. The 2025 edition of the Renton Lions Club's annual fundraiser, “An Italian Affair” will be held on Saturday May 3, 2025, at Saint Stephen The Martyr Church, 13055 SE 192^nd Street, Renton, Washington. The festivities commence at 6:00 p.m. The price (US$45⁰⁰ adults, US$15⁰⁰children), venue, Opera Tenor Gino Lucchetti, fun, and comraderie remain the same. If life is proving a bit challenging, this is a great occasion to return to a sense of normalcy! Download the flyer here. Contact Marissa Geppert for more information. The Renton Lions invite you to join them May 3, 2025 for Renton Lions Italian Affair!
• MD19 Environmental Committee Invitation — The MD19 Lions Environmental Team is inviting all MD19 Lions to their regular Zoom Meetings, the first Tuesday each month at 2:00 p.m. Click here to log in. You can also import a recurring event to your calender for the monthly meetings here.
• 2025 Spring Council Of Governors Meeting — The MD19 Sproing Council of Governors Meeting will be held in Chilliwack, B.C. May 16, 2025 (with a pre–council meeting the evening of May 15, 2025). at the Coast Chilliwack Hotel, 45920 First Avenue, Chilliwack, B.C. Check back for details, which will be posted here as they become available!
• 2024/2025 MD19 Annual Convention — Join fellow Lions from British Columbia, North Idaho, and Washington at the 2024–2025 edition of the MD19 Annual Convention May 16 and 17, 2025, at the Coast Chilliwack Hotel, 45920 First Avenue, in Chilliwack, B.C. This year's convention theme: “From Growth To Impact, Hitting The Mark” Registration is open NOW! Click here for online details and registration.
• MD19 Environmental Committee Invitation — The MD19 Lions Environmental Team is inviting all MD19 Lions to their regular Zoom Meetings, the first Tuesday each month at 2:00 p.m. Click here to log in. You can also import a recurring event to your calender for the monthly meetings here.
• 107^th International Convention — Registration is now open for the 107^th Lions International Convention (“LionsCon 2025”), July 13 to 17, 2025, in Orlando, Florida. Sign up today and celebrate service with your fellow Lions and Leos in one of the most famous travel destinations in the world.
• The Nelson Lions Club Is Celebrating 80 Years — Woo Hoo! The Nelson Lions Club will be hosting a celebration of the Club's 80^th anniversary on September 13, 2025, at Lakeside Park in the City of Nelson, British Columbia Canada. So SAVE THE DATE! And check back here for Details and updates, which will be posted as they become available.
• District 19–I 2025 Spring Convention — The District 19–I 2024/2025 Convention will be held October 3 and 4, 2025, in Penticton, B.C. Canada. SAVE THE DATE! Make plans to attend. Check back for more information, which will be posted here as it becomes available.

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.
• 2024–2025 MD19 ROSTERS — PDF versions of the 2024–2025 MD19 Rosters are available. Contact the MD19 office to get a copy.
• 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, Washnington 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
  2025	Orlando, Florida U.S.A	July 13 to 17, 2025
  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

• Future USA/Canada Lions Leadership Forums — How about a junket in the early fall, during pretty much the best weather of the year, combined with some Lions learning and bonding? Here is the list of future scheduled USA/Canada Lions Leadership Forums through 2027:

  Year	Place	Dates
  2025	Atlantic City, New Jersey U.S.A	September 18 to 20, 2025
  2026	Memphis, Tennessee U.S.A.	September 3 to 5, 2026
  2027	Huntsville, Alabama U.S.A.	September 16 to 18, 2027

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