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Informing, Supporting, and Inspiring!

Please share your activities with us! Send your pictures and articles about the great things your club is doing or send the link to your Facebook page to:
johnjoseph1bk@gmail.

We want to share your work and success with the district.

What's inside this months newsletter.

• Serving with Relevance and Meaning! - Welcome from DG Jama Wahl.
• Accelerate Service. Expand Membership. Strengthen Leadership. From 1stDG John Kapala.
• To listen. To learn. To support. To encourage. To help clubs succeed. To help Lions grow. From 2nd DG Lori Taylor-Smiles.
• Thank you for your tornado donations and support in Aroma Park and Streator.
• Details for the 1st Cabinet Meeting of the 2026-2027 Lion Year.
• Club Secretaries and Treasurers - Enter your Club officers in the Lions Portal (even if they are the same) detailed instructions are in the newsletter.
• Help the Bradley Lions help the Amazing Kyler!
• Read more on the Guiding Lions Program and how you can help.
• Our service impact is growing - be proud and tell others their opportunity awaits.
• Learn great communication tips from our 1BK GST
• What is GAT? How about GMT? GST? And GLT?
• 1BK Scholarship program. Help our local students by donating as a club.
• Check out the ever popular "What's Happening around the District?"
• Check out the USA/Canada Forum details for the September event.
• LIF has a new address. Hold off a bit longer on bringing in recyclables.
• Camp Lions is Here!
• Get details on the upcoming LIF Golf Outing and their Car Show details. 
• Your LCIF Donations can help change history.
• And, upcoming club events.

• (1BK_newsletter-July_2026.pdf)

• To all the Lions of 1BK - Thank you - from DG Denise Lowe
• 1BK Trustee Positions Available
• Photos from the Illinois State Convention
• Traveling 1BK - Celebrating Rt. 66
• Jimmy Carter - A Lion who led the nation
• Do you use E-Clubhouse for your clubs website? Updates are coming!
• Officer Training - June 27
• What's happening around the district!

• (1BK_Newsletter_-_June_2026.pdf)

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Informing, Supporting, and Inspiring!

Please share your activities with us! Send your pictures and articles about the great things your club is doing or send the link to your Facebook page to:
johnjoseph1bk@gmail. We want to share your work and success with the district.

What's inside this months newsletter.

• Presidents message: 
  • Thank you for assisting with the recent tornado relief
  • Club Officer Prep Session - June 27th - register today!
  • Continue to plant those seeds!
• Who's your zone chair? Find out and let them help you.
• How to help strengthen your disaster response.
• Keep that portal up-to-date. It's easy. Find out how.
• LIF Recycling is on hold.
• Lions of Illinois convention is May 15. Register online!
• District 1BK Curtis L. Orr Service Award Winner is...
• Check out the Bowling Event photos.
• Market your nonprofit with Canva.
• What does the Global Action Team (GAT) do for 1BK?
• Illinois Special Olympics is June 12/13.
• Membership - see how to grow your club.
• Report=Recognition=RESULTS! But how?
• USA/Canada forum is just around the corner - find out more.
• See what's happening around the district.
• Highlight your Clubs events...get the contact info.
• 1BK is looking for an LIF Trustee. Is it you?
• How can your club defer costs?
• Chip in for the chance to win. Birdies for Charity!

• (1BK_Newsletter_-_May_2026.pdf)

• It's Convention Time! Join us this weekend! Registration form is in the newsletter.
• Have you been passing the pig?
• Want to know what a Zone Chair does?
• Register by next week for the Lions of Illinois 105th convention in May.
• Fill out the 1BK marketing survey - link is in the newsletter.
• GLT Forum update.
• Learn what you can do to grow membership.
• See how reporting your projects truly makes a difference.
• What can your club do for Earth day?
• See what your neighbors are doing around the district.
• Sight & Sound Sweepstakes - Strike it rich and help out others at the same time.
• How can you help make Camp Lions affordable?
• Tootsie Pop day is a sweet treat! - May 2nd and 3rd.
• Check out all the event fliers to see what's happening around the district.

• (1Bk_Newsletter_-_March_2026.pdf)

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THERE IS STILL TIME TO GET IN ON THE DISTRICT LCIF RAFFLE AND
SUPPORT YOUR LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION

The Prizes for 2025 – 2026 LCIF Raffle are:

50-inch LED TV

$200 Cash

• Individual Ticket is $5 or 5 tickets for every $20.00 donated.
• Every donation will be credited toward a Melvin Jones Fellowship
• Drawing to be held March 7, 2026 at the District Convention
• Must Be Received Via Mail By Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Winners need not be present

• (LCIF_raffle.pdf)

• Hotel: Call the number above to secure your stay.
• Convention Registration: Contact Cabinet Secretary Karen Zink at 815-217-1037 or email at zinklions@gmail.com to register.

• (hotel_issue_resolved_2-10-26.docx)

• (hotel_issue_resolved_2-10-26.docx)

• (2026_1BK_Superbowl_Squares_Raffle.pdf)

• (MD1_February_2026_eMagazine.pdf)

• March 6-7 District Convention
• Super Bowl Squares - GET YOUR SQUARE TODAY!
• Bowling -April 11

• (8_-_February.pdf)

• (MD1_FEBRUARY_2026_EVENTS_&_FUNDRAISERS.pdf)

• (2026_Superbowl_Raffel_flyer.docx)

• (1BK_2026_Forum_-_Running_Lions_Club_Like_a_Business_PPT_-_01312026.pdf)
• (1BK_2026_Forum_-_Running_Lions_Club_Like_Business_PPT_-_01312026.pptx)
• (1BK_2026_Forum_-_Running_Your_Lions_Club_Like_A_Business_DOC_-_01312026.pdf)
• (1BK_2026_Forum_-_Running_Your_Lions_Club_Like_A_Business_DOC_-_01312026.docx)
• (LCI_Standard_Lions_Club_Structure_Chart.pdf)

• What: 1BK Lions Forum – Empowering Lions to Lead and Serve
• When: Saturday, January 31, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM
• Where: 210 East Main Street, Reddick, Illinois 60961
• Included: Engaging seminars, tools for every level, and full meal service (Continental Breakfast & Lunch). 

• (January-Forum-Flyer.pdf)
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Detroit is out...
but the Lions of 1-BK — and the Bears — are still looking to make a difference.

• (2026_Superbowl_Raffel_flyer.docx)

District 1-BK Bowling Tourney  

April 11, 2026 – Saturday

Link will take you to the registration form.

Echo Bowling Lanes

220 Bedford Road

Morris, IL 60450

 (It’s not just for Lions only, bring a friend or your spouse or significant other)

Cost: $20.00 per person

• (1BK_Bowling_Sign-up_Sheet.docx)

Informing, supporting, and inspiring!

Please share your activities with us to help others learn from your club's successes and all owing us to acknowledge the fantastic work you're doing in your neighborhoods.

• SAVE THE DATE - Register Early for the 1-BK District Convention
• 1BK Forum is Fast Approaching - Several Topics Will Be Discussed. Sign Up Now!
• Make Club New Year Resolutions
• Internationals Special Week of Service - Hunger 1/3-1/11
• Toot Your Horn! It's Convention Ad Book Time - Specs and Payment Info Inside.
• Do You or Your Club Have Donations for the Silent Auction?
• Be Sure To Fill Out the Marketing Survey.
• The District Scholarship Fund Needs Your Help To Support a Student This Year - Donate by January 17.
• Sign Up for the Upcoming US/Canada Forum.
• What's Happening Around the District.

• (1Bk_Newsletter-Lead_to_Serve-Serve_to_Lead-January.pdf)

12^THANNUAL CONVENTION

March 6^th to March 7^th, 2026

• (1BK-Convention-Schedule-2025-2026_Final.docx)
• (1BK-2026-Convention-Registration-Form.xlsx)

• Use the Winter wisely. Nourish our roots and plan for spring planting!
• Save The Date: Our District Forum date is set! All important info is in the newsletter.
• Is your club happy?
• Grow your club. Every new member is full of energy and ideas.
• Make your plans to attend the 1BK 2026 Convention on March 6-7 in Bradley.
• What's the best way to "toot your horn"?
• 1BK Silent Auction - have anything to donate?
• Get your LEO starter kit - they are our future.
• To Affinity and Beyond - Market your club with Canva's new design suite.
• Learn, Share and Connect - Attend the District Forum.
• How can you spread Warmth and Joy this Christmas?
• More hands = more impact. See how every Lion counts.
• The Hunger Week of Service is January 3-11.
• What foods should you donate?
• Consider making a club donation to the 1BK scholarship.
• See what your neighboring clubs are doing.

• (1Bk_December_Newsletter-Lead_to_Serve-Serve_to_Lead.pdf)

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• Celebrate the Harvest
• What does a zone chair do? Learn more!
• File your clubs tax form by November 15! See details.
• Take a minute to fill out the marketing survey.
• Urgent! District Form suggestions needed.
• See how an attitude of gratitude can help your membership
• Thanks for your participation in Mental Health week.
• See what foods your club should donate this holiday season.
• Help build a lasting legacy. Start a LEO club.
• How can your club help students achieve their dreams.
• See what your fellow clubs have done over the past month.
• Strengthen your support for LIF!
• Sight and Sound Sweepstakes tickets are great for holiday giving.
• Keep making a difference through the LCIF raffle. See how!
• Check out the upcoming events from your neighboring clubs.

• (1Bk_November_Newsletter-Lead_to_Serve-Serve_to_Lead.pdf)

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• Steps to prepare for the next season of service.
• New Tax Regulations list. Forms are due on November 15!
• October 8 - World Sight Day.
• Who is your zone chair?
• Check out this cool AI tool to help market your club.
• 1BK Global Action Team needs your help!
• Learn the three R's.
• Mental Health and Well Being Week - Oct 4-12!
• What can you do for the District Scholarship Program?
• What's happening around the District.

• (1Bk_October_Newsletter-Lead_to_Serve-Serve_to_Lead.pdf)