From the Immediate Past District Governor
From the Immediate Past District Governor’s Desk IPDG Raleigh G. Peck–August 2025
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From the Immediate Past District Governor – October 2025
From the Immediate Past District Governor’s Desk
IPDG Raleigh G. Peck–October 2025
Thanks for reading this edition of the newsletter. The first quarter of this year is already gone and now it’s hunting season — time to hunt for new Lions.
I am motivated since we just returned from the USA/Canada Lions Forum in Atlantic City, and I must say, the committee outdid themselves again. There were about 100 different one-hour informational sessions to attend, plus the ever-popular Speed Learning.
Some of the sessions I made it to were on Leos and building new Leo Clubs, using AI to market our clubs, LCIF’s global impacts, creating great events, recruiting younger Lions, injecting fun into meetings, and marketing strategies for clubs. Having never been to Atlantic City before, it was awesome to explore the Boardwalk and even leave a couple of dollars at the casinos.
This was only my 3rd time attending, and I cannot count how many people I reconnected with. Don’t be nervous about attending the forum — EVERYONE there is a Lion just like you, all there for the same reason: to be a better person and make our communities a better place to live.
I challenge all of you to attend the next forum in Memphis, TN, Sept. 3–5, 2026. I also challenge future governors to allocate a few more bucks in their budget to help get our Lion Leaders to these forums, and I encourage every club to set a line item in your budget to help members attend. These forums are THE BEST gathering of Lions and Leos.
A real highlight for me was receiving my Lions University Master’s Degree — super proud of that achievement! Every Lion should visit our district website www.montanalions.org, click on the Lions University link, and sign up. The trainings there are recordings from past forums.
Fall Membership Hunt – Quick Wins
Here are three simple steps every club can take this fall to grow membership and deepen community roots:
- Host a pop-up service event— coffee, cookies, or a cleanup — and invite neighbors to join.
- Partner with a local school, nonprofit, or businessto expand visibility and attract like-minded community builders.
- Share your Lions story on social media— post one photo of service this week and invite someone to ask about it.
If you want a great “Lions Moment,” we’ll see you next September in Memphis!
Yours in service,
IPDG Raleigh
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Written By IPDG Raleigh Peck
Raleigh G currently residing in Sidney Montana, Raleigh was born in Scobey Montana, then grew up in Great Falls and completed high school in Glasgow Montana. A proud Lion of the Sidney Montana club since 2001 Raleigh ran the ranks of club president including an extra half year as president. He is currently serving as a club director. He enjoys serving on as many club fundraisers and projects as possible. Raleigh and his wife Deb were married in 1984 and have raised 5 wonderfully smart children including triplet daughters. During his work career Raleigh has worked in the oilfield on a seismic drilling rig then on a seismic exploration crew. He then worked in the automotive repair industry as a tire technician and as an auto parts and as an agricultural parts specialist before buying his own business in 2000. For 23 years he and Deb have owned ElectricLand, Inc., an independent electronics store and a specialty low voltage integration and security company. They sold the business when he and Deb retired in January 2023 and are now attempting to relax by traveling the state as Lions Governor and to visit kids and grandchildren. Traveling and meeting lots of the wonderful people and seeing as much of the great state of Montana as possible is now just one of their goals. Raleigh is serving on the Montana Lions leadership task force and is a Melvin Jones Fellow and a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow.
