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From the Desk of Governor Jon Kimble – August 2026
Fellow Lions,
In a renewed bid to broaden its impact and reverse a longstanding membership decline, Lions Clubs International (LCI) continued a multi-year strategy – Mission 1.5 – aimed at expanding both its membership and the reach of its service projects. The plan, reiterated at this year’s International gathering in Hong Kong, aims to achieve 1.5 million Lions Members by the 2027 – 2028 Lions Year.
The core objective is straightforward: “more members, more service!” Lions’ service is wide given the sponsored programs: vision, health, environmental improvement, among its service programs around the world. LCI leaders emphasized that increasing enrollment is not merely about numbers, but about expanding our service to communities in need, from vision screenings in rural clinics to disaster-response relief, youth mentorship programs and diabetes awareness and treatment.
District 37 has engaged The Wendt Agency to promote Lions across Montana. The initial phase of the project will be aimed at engaging our neighbors where Lions Clubs are no longer active or have never been present. The new members and Clubs are expected to contribute to the Lions Mission, strengthen Lions in Montana, and serve more of our communities. Changes to LCI administration include:
- Expanded recruitment and onboarding: new digital tools to simplify sign-ups, streamlined mentoring for new members, and targeted outreach to women, younger professionals, and diverse communities.
- Strengthened youth and family pathways: renewed support for Leo Clubs and college-age volunteers as pipelines for future Lions, with enhanced training and project funding.
- Local-to-global service alignment: a framework to connect local clubs’ service projects to broader international campaigns, improving impact visibility and collaboration.
- Strategic partnerships: collaborations with corporations, nonprofits, and government-led public health and humanitarian initiatives to provide scaled opportunities for service.
Success will be reason to celebrate! If you would like to know more, visit https://www.montanalions.org/ or https://www.lionsclubs.org/en
Let’s have a GREAT year!
Jon Kimble
District Governor,
Montana Lions District 37
559-352-1455
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Written By DG Jon Kimble
Jon Kimble was born and raised in Southeastern Arizona. He attended Arizona State University from 1980 – 1983 after which he worked in the plumbing trade. Jon joined the US Navy in 1984, completed Nuclear Plant Operator Training, and served aboard the USS Truxtun, CGN-35 from 1986 until 1990. He was honorably discharged, and obtained employment with an Independent Power Producer in California. His career included technical, supervisory, and management positions involved with power generation, transmission, distribution, regulation and compliance. Jon and his wife, Laura Cullen, retired to Seeley Lake in 2013. They enjoy the outdoors and Jon finds reward in serving several volunteer organizations including the Seeley Lake Lions Club, Veterans & Families of Seeley Lake, the Seeley Lake Senior Center, the Seeley Lake Rural Fire District and MEC’s Operation Round Up Board of Directors. He occasionally provides consulting services to his former employer, Wellhead Services, INC.