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1Bk Newsletter - Lead to Serve, Serve to Lead - March 2026
Mar-02-2026 |
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.
What's inside this months newsletter.
- 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.
Thanks to Lion John Joseph Honiotes for a spactacular newsletter.
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Mendota Paul Bunyan Breakfast
Mar-01-2026 |
Come join us for the
Annual Paul Bunyan Breakfast.
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Serena Euchre Fundraiser
Feb-28-2026 |
Attached is the flyer for the Serena Lions Club Euchre Fundraiser. It to be Saturday, February 28 at 2:00 (doors open 1:30). All are welcome.
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CLUB OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MONEY @ Nascar Event July 3-5, 2026
Feb-25-2026 |
ALL LIONS CLUBS! Fundraising opportunity at NASCAR event on July 3rd-5th at Chicagoland Speedway. Lions volunteer to work the event, and your club gets paid per hour per member. The Crete Lions received a check for more then $400 last year for their time during the event.
See info below and contact Crete Lion Paul at 708-738-8555.
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LAST CALL: Still time to enter the LCIF Raffle!
Feb-20-2026 |
Untitled Document
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
donated by the Bonfield Lions Club
$200 Cash
donated by LCIF Chair PDG Sandy Sowers
- 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
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Convention Invitation and Hotel Reservations Update
Feb-12-2026 |
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Hi everyone,
You are officially invited to the upcoming Lions County Fair on March 6! We are looking forward to a great district convention.
Hotel Reservation Update:
We are aware that some guests were recently turned away at the Quality Inn & Suites Bradley. We’re happy to report that this issue is now resolved.
To book your room, please call the hotel at 815-939-3501 and ask for Ashley. If she is unavailable, ask for Stacy. Either will be able to help you out. Thank you for your patience during this time!
Next Steps:
- 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.
We apologize for any inconvenience and can't wait to see you there!
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What does a Lions District Zone Chair do? (1BK is looking for 3!)
Feb-10-2026 |
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Lions of 1BK,
One of the responsibilities of the First Vice District Governor is to plan for future success. This means filling cabinet positions for 2026-2027. We are expected to have our cabinets named by mid-April. For the 2026-2027 Lions’ year, we are in need of three Zone Chairs.
Northwest Zone 1: LaMoille, Malden, Mendota, Princeton, Sheffield, Spring Valley
Central Zone 1: Cornell, Dwight, Flanagan, Long Point, Streator, Streator Hardscrabble, Washburn
Southeast Zone 1: Bradley Lions and LEOs, Bonfield, Chebanse, Herscher, Martinton
So, what does a Zone Chair do? A Zone Chair makes regular contact with the 6-7 clubs in the zone via phone calls, texts, and email. The ZC visits each club at least once during the year by attending a meeting, fundraiser, or service project. The Zone Chair also hosts at least one District Advisory Meeting for the Zone, also called a Zone Meeting or a Meet, Greet, and Eat to share updates and build camaraderie. The ZC reports on the zone’s progress at each Cabinet meeting.
To help Zone Chairs understand their role and opportunities. There is training from the district. In addition, there is information and online learning at www.lionsclub.org.
Many Lions who have served at various levels, say that being a Zone Chair was the “best job” in Lionsism.
If you would be interested in hearing more about the opportunity to become a Zone Chair, please reach out.
Let’s ROAR Lions,
Jama
First Vice District Governor 1BK
jamawahl@yahoo.com
815-822-3014
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convention hotel
Feb-10-2026 |
Everyone is invited to the 1BK Convention. Come join the Lions County Fair. Be sure to call the hotel for your reservation and contact Cabinet Secretary Karen Zink for the convention registration.
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Finalized Super Bowl LX Squares: Your Numbers are Inside!
Feb-06-2026 |
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The board is officially set!
Linked below you will find the finalized Super Bowl LX squares for this Sunday’s big game.
Find your name and note your lucky numbers.
Prize Payouts:
1st Quarter: $300
2nd Quarter: $300
3rd Quarter: $300
Final Score (Regulation or OT): $600
Good luck and thank you to all who participated for your support of our District.
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Lions of IL State eMagazine - Feb 2026
Feb-01-2026 |
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Lions of IL February 2026 Events & Fundraisers
Feb-01-2026 |
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1BK Forum: 11 Things You Can Do On the LCI Portal 01-31-2026
Feb-01-2026 |
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1Bk Newsletter - Lead to Serve, Serve to Lead - February 2026
Feb-01-2026 |
Planting seeds for the future:
- March 6-7 District Convention
- Super Bowl Squares - GET YOUR SQUARE TODAY!
- Bowling -April 11
Want to join the district cabineT? contact FVDG Jama Wahl.
Planning on attending the convention? The sign up sheet is in the newsletter.
What's going on around the district?
Select the link below to help you answer the above questions and find out more on what's happening around the district.
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1-BK Bowling Event - April 11th
Jan-08-2026 |
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
COME SUPPORT THE DISTRICT 1-BK LIONS & HELP SERVE OTHERS
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2026 Convention Schedule and Registration
Dec-30-2025 |
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12THANNUAL CONVENTION
March 6th to March 7th, 2026
“Planting the Seeds of Lionism”
Select the link for event schedule and registration form.
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Marketing Your Club
Dec-28-2025 |
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Tools of the Trade: Canva for Nonprofits - A 3 part series
View via the links below.
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BEWARE OF FAKE EMAIL FROM DG DENISE LOWE!
Sep-28-2025 |
LIONS BEWARE OF eMAIL MESSAGES impersonating our District 1-BK Governor Denise Lowe. Her email has not been hacked. Rather, the bad guys make a new email address that sounds and looks official (e.g districtgovernor@gmail.com) and put her name on it. Many times, the mail message indicates she is in need of gift cards right away to be sent somewhere.
Pls note that Lion Denise's real email address is liondenise22zc@gmail.com. When in doubt, call her at 815-295-5059. Email impersonation attacks are constant all year long, year after year. ALWAYS STAY ALERT!!
Thank you!
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1BK and Lions of IL Metrics/Goals Progress (through Juen 30 2025)
Jun-30-2025 |
As this Lion year ends today and I become an Immediate Past District Governor in about 11 hours, I leave you with some final stats on the year as of right now in the Lions Int'l system for our District 1BK as well as all Lions of Illinois. Final numbers will likely still continue to change for the next couple of weeks before LCI and LIF close their periods. But, this will give you a good idea on our progress this year across service, membership and leadership overall.
It has been a great year! I appreciate and thank everyone for their continued support!
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1BK Goals & Progress Summary Report (as of June 22 2025)
Jun-22-2025 |
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Lions of IL State Goals & Progress Report Summary (as of June 22 2025)
Jun-22-2025 |
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