CALENDAR 2020-2021
July 1 2020
- Kindness Matters Service Award launches!
August 2020
August 12 International Youth Day
August 13-15 LCIF Board of Trustees Meeting (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA)
- Leo Club Excellence Award applications due
August 31 Deadline for the Club and District Team Excellence Awards
September 2020
September 14-16 Lions Hill Day (Washington, DC, USA
October 2020
October 1 Deadline to purchase Peace Poster Contest kits from Club Supplies Sales
October 10-13 International Board of Directors Meeting (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain)
October 24 United Nations Day Lions Day with the United Nations (Vienna, Austria)
- Multiple District GST Kindness Matters Service Award nomination due to Lions Clubs International
November 2020
- Diabetes Awareness Month
- November 14 World Diabetes Day
- Leo October Membership Growth Award nominations due
December 2020
- International Leo Day
January 2021
January 7 Executive Committee Meeting (Oak Brook, IL, USA)
January 11-18 LCIF Week
January 13-15 LCIF Board of Trustees Meeting (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA)
January 21-22 2020-21 Peace Poster Judging event (Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago, Illinois)
January 27-28 Mid-Winter-Council of Governors Meeting TBD
February 2021
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
February 1 Hunger Drive
February 2-4 First Vice District Governor/District Governor-Elect Seminar (Days 1-3)
February 13 Application deadline for CA I & II Lions Certified Instructor Program (LCIP) (Chicago, IL, USA)
February 19-21 Mid-Winter Council of Governors Mtg.
March 2021
March 1 Leos of the Year Award nominations due
March 15 on or before Club Student Speakers Contest
No Contests are to be held prior to March 1.
March 20 Lions Eyes Across California Day
March 29 on or before Zone Student Speakers Contest
March 31 Last day for regular convention registration fees
April 2021
- Environmental Awareness Month
- Family & Friends Month
- Leo Club Awareness Month
April 19 on or before Region Student Speakers Contest
April 22 Earth Day
May 2021
May 1 Deadline for advance convention registration and hotel room requests to be received
- Deadline for GAT District Funding submissions
May 3 on or before District Student Speakers Contest
May 10 Application submission deadline for Matching, Diabetes, Hunger, Childhood Cancer, SightFirst, and Lions Quest grants to be considered in August 2021 by the LCIF Board of Trustees and the Lions Quest and SightFirst Advisory Committees.
May 14-17 CA I & II Lions Certified Instructor Program (LCIP) (Chicago, IL, USA)
May 17 on or before Area Student Speakers Contest
TBD MD4 Convention TBD
TBD Youth Forum MD4con TBD
TBD Final Student Speakers Contest
June 2021
June 1 Helen Keller Day
June 15 Deadline for submission of pre-certified delegate forms for voting at International Convention
June 25 First Vice District Governor/District Governor-Elect Seminar (Day 4)
June 25-29 103rd International Convention (Montreal)
About Council Meetings
There are 4 Council of Governors Meetings each year. The Organizational Meeting held the first weekend in August; The Fall meeting held in October/November; the Mid-Winter meeting held the two days prior to MD4con; and the Joint meeting held in May/June. Any Club or District may bid to host the meetings.
The Council Chair presides over each meeting.
The District Governors, Vice District Governors and select MD4 Committee members are required to attend such meetings.
All Lions are welcome to attend.
The Caucus is always scheduled on the Friday of the 3 day meetings (Friday - Sunday) and on Tuesday of the 2 day Mid-Winter Meeting, and if any Lion has something to bring before the Council they may after seeking approval from the Council Chair. Please include your District Governor and the MD4 Office with a formal request. During the Caucus Lions are encouraged to take the mic on any issues brought forward for discussion by the Council Chair.
Click here to go to the administration page with Schedules and Agendas.
Awards
MD4 Excellence
California Lionism Awards (Academy Awards)
GMT Awards
GLT Awards
Peace Poster Awards
Peace Essay Award
Disaster Preparedness
MD4con "State Convention"
The 2021 MD4 Convention MAY TBD.
Lions Clubs International
LCI Foundation
LCIF-VSP Gift Certificate Request Form 2021
VSP has partnered with the Lions Clubs International Foundation to provide adults and children in need with access to affordable or no-cost eye exams and eye glasses through local participating VSP Vision Care providers. Gift certificates are available to individuals in select Lions districts throughout the United States. More information about the VSP Gift Certificate program can be found at https://vspglobal.com/cms/vspglobal-outreach/gift-certificates.html.
Note: All gift certificates will be issued to one representative in your district. If you are requesting certificates for your Lions Club event, please contact your District Governor or District Sight Chair for availability.
Member Dues and Compliance
Tax Compliance
Proud Lion Mentoring Program
Youth Protection Policy
Peace Poster and Peace Essay
This International Peace Poster and Peace Essay (for the visually impaired), Contest is held once a year for children 11-13 years of age (please see the rules). These students are tasked with applying their vision of peace set to a yearly theme by Lions Clubs International. The artwork and the essay are judged on Originality, Expression of the theme, and technical ability. All children meeting the age criteria are encouraged to enter. Click for more information.
MD4 Endorsed Programs
Lions Leadership Institutes
Marketing Communications (PR)
Lions Eyes Across California (LEAC)
Leader Newsletter
Helpful Links
Other Lions Club Links:
- eClubhouse (Free Website hosting)
- click on the Administration page to "find a club" and District websites.
Lions Club Social Media: