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Dates to Remember – May 2026

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MAY CLUB ANNIVERSARIES

520 years of service!!!

Helena – 05/03/1933 – 93 years

Kalispell – 05/04/1942

Chinook – 05/05/1925 –101 years!

Scobey – 05/18/1936 – 90 years

Deer Lodge – 05/22/1984

Great Falls Sunrise – 05/25/1966

Laurel – 05/25/1976

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

UPCOMING DISTRICT MEETING DATES

MT Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation – July 12, 2026 @ 10:00 at the MT School for the Deaf and the Blind, Great Falls, MT

District Cabinet Meeting – July 12, 2026 @ noon at the MT School for the Deaf and the Blind, Great Falls, MT LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED

LIONS CLUB INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION SCHEDULE

2026 Hong Kong – Jul 3-7

2027 Washington DC – July 2-6

2028 Singapore -June 23-27

2029 Minneapolis, MN

2030 San Antonio TX

2031 – Helsinki Finland

UPCOMING USA/CANADA FORUMS

USA/CANADA LIONS LEADERSHIP FORUMS CAN BE RELATED TO ALL AREAS OF YOUR LIFE – NOT JUST LIONS

2026 Memphis TN – September 3 – 5

2027 Huntsville, AB – September 16-18

2028 Grand Rapids, MI – To be announced

2029 Shreveport, LA – To be announced

By Lion Peggy Tobin

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Kalispell Sunrisers Lions at the 2026 District Convention

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April 17^th and18th was the Montana Lions State convention held in Columbia Falls. It was attended by large and small cities across the state with 150 Lions and guests attending. The meeting was very educational with classes for officers, and presentations from many Lions promoting humanitarian organizations.

We heard from Leader Dog’s for the Blind, who have served 80 clients in Montana, MT Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation have covered 49 patients with hearing aids plus some Cataract surgeries. We also learned from the School for the Deaf and the Blind in Great Falls that have 1,500 students in the state. Miss Montana, Haley Joy Tate, and Miss Teen Montana from Kalispell spoke about their passion for Chicks in Chaps, a breast cancer financial help group. There were many more learning experiences.

Next year, the convention will be in Choteau MT. The International Lions Clubs are the largest humanitarian organization in the world, with USA having the 3rd most members following Japan and India. Come join use and help USA become #1. We Serve!!!

By Kalispell Sunrisers Lions Club

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Seeley Lake Lions Attend 2026 District Convention

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This past April 17-18, 2026 we held the convention in Columbia Falls. While I’m sure the host Lions club will be posting an article, this one was special for Seeley lake. Our own Lion Jon Kimble was voted our new District 37 Governor and our 2nd Vice governor was elected 1st Vice District Governor. As an extra surprise and well-deserved accolade was the presentation of the International Presidents Award to Lion Cheryl Lewis. All of us in Seeley Lake are proud of all three of these Lions and their dedication to service and our community. They are very deserving of these accomplishments.

Everyone had a great time with guest speakers Miss Montana and Miss Teen Montana both giving very heartfelt and inspiring speeches. Thank You Columbia Falls Lions for hosting such a terrific convention with training, great accommodations, food, music and lots of laughs.

By Seeley Lake Lions Club

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How to Assign Your Club Convention Delegates

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TO ALL CLUBS WITH VOTING DELEGATES GOING TO THE DISTRICT CONVENTION

Every club with voting delegates attending the convention needs to go to the Lion Portal and enter those delegates. Your club secretary, administrator or president can log into the portal and complete this process. If you have ANY questions, please feel free to contact Lion Peggy Tobin at 406-461-4206 or [email protected].

In the portal, go to “My Club”. Click on “Members” Select the blue button across the top that says “Manage Delegates”. Select “District 37 Convention”.

Note on the next page in the upper righthand corner, the number of allowed delegates for the club will be listed. This may be different than 10% of total members if the club has “households” or other types of members.

Example – A Lions club has 44 members so one would assume 4 delegates, but the club has multiple households and the club can only have 2 delegates! This is very important to know when clubs are assigning folks to be delegates!

The page will look like this:

District 37 Convention – 2025-2026

April 17, 2026 – April 18, 2026

Cedar Creek Lodge VIP Delegates: 0

Allowed Delegates: 2

Assigned Delegates: 0

Available Delegates: 0

To assign a delegate simply check the circle “Assign a Delegate”. It will bring up your roster and you can select the club member. When you complete this, the delegate will appear on the table. Continue assigning delegates, but note that the system will not allow more than the “allowed delegates”. If someone ends up not being able to serve, you can remove that delegate and assign another.

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NOTE: All of your delegates should have current membership cards which can be printed under “My Club”/Members – click on the blue button “Membership Cards”.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Peggy Tobin, 406-461-4206, [email protected].

By Lion Peggy Tobin

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Dates to Remember – April 2026

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APRIL CLUB ANNIVERSARIES

23 years of service!!!

Superior 04/03/1952

East Missoula 04/12/1967

Choteau 04/26/1927 (99 Years!!

Dillon 04/26/1979

Townsend Broadwater County 04/29/1982

2026 MD C CONVENTION

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

APRIL 10-11, 2026

GRAND PRAIRIE, ALBERTA

KEYNOTE SPEAKER – 1^ST VP MARK S. LYON

MEMORIAL SERVICE – PIP JUSTICE BRIAN STEVENSON

APRIL 13, 2026

GRAND PRAIRIE, ALBERTA

2026 DISTRICT 37 CONVENTION

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

APRIL 17-18, 2026

COLUMBIA FALLS, MONTANA

KEYNOTE SPEAKER – PID DEB WEAVERLING