Article Archive06.12.2023Candidates for 3rd Vice PresidentMark S. Lyon Mark S. Lyon, from Brookfield, Connecticut, USA, served as an international director from 2018 to 2021. He has worked in corporate legal administration and financial services for over 40 years and is currently board administration manager with Synchrony Financial. He has been recognized with numerous Presidential Awards,…more...06.12.2023Convention CallIn compliance with Article VI, Section 2 of the International By-Laws, I hereby issue the Official Call for the 2023 International Convention. Our 105th International Convention will be held in-person, with some events available on demand after the convention. It begins at 10 a.m. on July 7 and ends July…more...04.21.2023Lions Respond to 'Disaster of the Century' With LCIF Support"Turkey is going through the most difficult days in its history," says Past Council Chairperson Danyal Kubin, the disaster relief committee chairperson for MD 118 who is mobilizing Lions' disaster relief efforts following the February 2023 earthquake and aftershocks that struck Turkey and Syria. Kubin is a structural engineer and…more...03.22.2023Standing at the Edge of a Hunger CliffAt the FISH Food Pantry in Williamsburg, Virginia, the number of people coming for help in January was greater than it has been in a decade. In February, client numbers doubled that of February ’22. Eggs prices went up 150 percent over that year and groceries, nine to 11 percent.…more...03.13.2023Rocking OutWho knew a granite rock gliding over ice could be such a draw in central New York, where members of the Wallkill Lions Club host an annual curling tournament--known as a bonspiel. The event has exploded in popularity from a one-day tournament with 12 teams nine years ago to 46…more...03.06.2023Looking the World in the EyeTwenty new Lions are expected to join the ranks of Lions District 17A in Kansas by the end of this Lion year, thanks to a symposium that highlights the important roles women play in Lions. The second Women in Lions Symposium was held in December 2022 in Lawrence, Kansas. The…more...03.01.2023A Second HomeFor many students in Brazil, the school for the deaf in Medianeira has become synonymous with hope. And they are willing to travel across their vast country to be in a place that feels, as one student put it, like their “second home.” Unfortunately, people with deafness and other hearing…more...02.07.2023Gotta Love a LocomotiveWhen the conductor called “All Aboard!” on the Fourth of July, even Colorado’s Loveland Lions were surprised. More than 880 riders of all ages set a record with tickets to board their replica train in the park that day. The Buckhorn Northern Railroad in Loveland’s North Lake Park is an…more...02.07.2023Little Ambassador Takes Leos Around the WorldHe’s little. He’s legendary. And he’s a Leo. Well, sort of. Since 2018 Dustin Dumbledore has traveled to Lion and Leo events in at least four countries, received pins from International President Brian Sheehan and Past International President Brian Alexander, joined the Lions International Pin Trading Club in Calgary, ridden…more...02.07.2023If You Build It, They Will ComeThe quaint seaside town of Seal Beach in Orange County, California, got its beginnings as a shipping port called Anaheim Landing, where growers found it a convenient distribution point for the wine they nurtured in their Southern California vineyards. Everyone in Seal Beach looks forward to the vibrant and eclectic…more...Previous1…34567…30Next