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Convention & Special Notices – February 2026

OFFICIAL CALL FOR THE CONVENTION

The annual District Convention shall be held on April 17 and 18, 2026 in Columbia Falls, Montana.  The convention starts as registration commences on Friday April 17, 2025 at 1:00pm.

CLUB DELEGATE FORMULA

Policy Manual, Article 8, Section B:  Club Delegate Formula

Each chartered club in good standing in Lions Clubs International and this District shall be entitled in each annual convention of this District to one (1) delegate and one (1) alternate for each (10) members, who have been enrolled for at least one year and a day in the club or major fraction thereof, of said club as shown by the records of the International office on the first day of the month last preceding that month during which the convention is held. (NOTE:  for the 2026 convention, that date is March 1^st.)  The major fraction referred to in this section shall be five (5) or more members.  Each certified delegate, present in person, shall be entitled to cast one (1) vote only on each question submitted to the respective convention.  All eligible delegates must be members in good standing of a club in good standing within the District.

Montana District 37 grants full delegate status to each past district governor who is a member of a club in such district independent of the club delegate quotas.

NOTE:  If your club has members who are together in a household, the number available to calculate delegates will be different than what is listed above, as it will be based on households.  

CONVENTION REGISTRATION

Early Bird Registration for the 2026 District 37 Convention in Columbia Falls ends March 27, 2026. The cost will increase from $110 to $135 on March 28, 2026.

Go to www.montanalions.org to register online or download the registration form on pages 15 & 16 of the newsletter.

For Club Secretaries

If you make changes to your club officers, meeting locations and/or meeting dates & times in the Lion Portal, please send a note to Lion Peggy Tobin, District 37 Secretary at [email protected] or call/text 406-461-4206 so she can more efficiently update the District website. The club directory information on the website is used by the district governor’s team to plan visits, set up meetings, and provide updates.  THANK YOU!

For Club Treasurers

Please remember that all Lions clubs with annual gross receipts less than US$50,000 that are not required to file Forms 990 or 990-EZ must file the e-Postcard (also known as the 990-N). Please be advised this filing relates specifically to the 501(c)(4). If your Lions club has a foundation, which is a separate legal entity, the appropriate form will need to be filed as well.  If you are unfamiliar with this process, please see the short video noted below.

District 37 Club Officer Training Videos

These videos are all accessible via the district website, www.montanalions.org under “Training/Resources”: 

• All Club officers: Trainer PDG Mike Collins
• Club President: Trainer PDG Mike Tobin
• Club Secretary: Trainer Lion Peggy Tobin
• Club Treasurer: Trainer PDG Mike Collins

Short videos about how to do specific secretary or treasurer tasks:

Filing your 990-N (e-Postcard) (9 minutes)

With the release of the new LionPortal, we have added links to some of the short videos provided by LCI:

• Reporting Service Activities
• How to Edit Members
• How to Assign Club Officers.

Newsletter Information

Any Lions club member can submit information associated with any type of Lions project or general club information. You can submit Club News ANYTIME! You are also welcome to email your news (hopefully with photo) to: Lion Peggy Tobin at [email protected].

Website Updates

In Addition to the “Tri-Fold Generator” for clubs to create their own club brochures,  additional documents have been added under  including Leo Application forms!!  If you have trouble finding a resource and it’s not currently available on the website, please contact Peggy Tobin at [email protected] or call 406-461-4206.

Free Club Websites!

The club-level website is still being offered by Montana District 37 at NO COST! If you don’t already have a domain name, Deanna can provide one for a cost of $20/year after the first year. If you are interested in getting a website for your club, please contact Peggy Tobin at [email protected] or call 406-461-4206.