I am pleased to announce upcoming Officer Training designed for all club officers, new members, and any Lions who would like a refresher course. This training will provide important information, resources, and tools to help strengthen your club, improve communication, and to support you to have a successful year. To make this training accessible to more members, we will be holding two sessions in different parts of the state. You may attend the session that works best for y

The Ruidoso Evening Lions helped the Ruidoso Warrior Special Olympians to raise $4,000.00 at their Spaghetti dinner. International Director Lion Melissa Washburn visited Ruidoso, along with her husband Librarian Johnny Washburn & her partner in service Lion Gemma Ferguson to induct new members and officers. She also presented a very special Melvin Jones replacement plaque to Lion Sam Pirelli. Sam lost his home in the devastating floods last year. We inducted four new members

The May issue of 'Albuquerque The Magazine' featured "Incredible Kids," a column about our 2025-26 Peace Poster Merit Award winner Haven Cook, along with a photo of her holding the poster. Also in May, a picture of the poster and an explanation of it was posted in the East Mountain Library, giving our Lions Club project even more publicity. See this year's winning posters at Lionsclubs.org, search Peace Poster (Although LCI did not correctly name our submitting Club!)

As we prepare to enter the final month of our fiscal year, we have an opportunity to reflect on what we have achieved and commit to finishing strong. Through LCIF, Lions and Leos are creating change that will be felt for generations.

The New Mexico Lions Eye Foundation Officers and Trustees can’t thank Lions enough for their support through the second half of this year. We didn’t sell all of our Raffle tickets but generous Club donations helped to make up the difference. There aren’t sufficient words to express our gratitude to all the Lions who participated.

Recently our club members (Carlsbad Community Lions Club), along with some help from the Carlsbad Downtown Lions Club members participated in The Hand Project - assembling prosthetic hand kits that will help restore independence, confidence, and opportunity for individuals around the world.

It was a tough job, but in true Lions fashion, Socorro County Lions Club met it head one. They are a pretty new club with a zest to Serve. On May 16th, with 7 members joining together, they tackled a pretty tough project, with a smile! They cleaned, painted and did what was needed of them in 29 hours of Service. Lion Club President Moneic said that the group they worked with “builds tiny homes and always need help.” They hope to do it again. Great job, Socorro County Lion

A Tribute to Lion Bruce Marks

2027 D40 Convention in Albuquerque

D40 LCIF END of YEAR REPORT July 2025 - June 2026

Clovis Evening Lions have been helping Bloodline Boxings Events for some time now. The hopes for these children is to do better in school and in our community. They work hard practicing and have to maintain their grades in school in order to continue boxing. We have met a lot of really awesome young men and women that have proven they have the will and the way to do better for our community.

Clovis Evening Lions are always ready to help our kids. We presented a check to Justin (the Boy Scouts Leader) to help the kids go to camp. It always feels good to know that a child will further their future by the things they will learn along the way.

A conversation exploring how movement, music, energy and celebration can transform meetings, conventions and service into engaging experiences, boosting member connection, retention and the overall joy of being a Lion.

Tell-A-Thon is a global storytelling event where Lions, Leos, families, friends and neighbors come together to hear real stories about why service matters. It’s also an LCIF fundraiser that helps fund even more service in communities around the world.

The Artesia Downtown Lions were proud to present 13 scholarships, totaling $6,000 to deserving Junior Lions at Artesia High School. Recipients were Javier Rodriguez, Hayli Greenwood, Iliana Luna, Alison Green, Samantha Govea, Kirklyn Miller, Evelyn Gamon-Esparza, Jaslyn Granado, Felicity Padilla, Emily Soto, Cutter Summers and Sarah Plotner. Recipient of the “Milt Houston Memorial Scholarship” was Amanda Murphy.

We kindly request your assistance in strengthening our impact through a club donation to the Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) by June 15, 2026. Club donations unify our giving, so LCIF can fund programs that improve health, strengthen communities, and support those in need. Let's make District 40 stand out. Imagine every club in our district donating to LCIF, no matter the size of the donation.

2026 District 40 Convention Minutes

Artesia Downtown Lions partnered with Artesia Main Street for our environmental project today by planting a tree. A big thank you to the City of Artesia for handling the planting. Artesia Downtown Lions putting out flags in honor of Memorial Day!

What a amazing day at the Artesia Downtown Lions Club Golf Scramble. We want to send a huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out to play, support, and help make this event such a success. Your energy, smiles, and community spirit are what make days like this so special. We couldn’t have done it without all the Leo Lions, volunteers, families, local supporters, and all the teams who showed up and made it unforgettable. Here are a few pictures from today’s event—take a

Clovis Evening Lions Club has been delivering flowers for Strickland Floral & Gifts for several years now. We always love seeing the smiles and surprise on the ladies faces.