Angel Arms helps send military men and women home for the holidays.

When you join Lions, you may focus on how you will give back to others through service. What you may not immediately realize is how much Lions gives back to you. Becoming a Lion opens the door to experiencing more — more belonging, more purpose, more leadership and more community.

Yes, it is that time again. With the help of D40 LIONS, your New Mexico Lions Eye Foundation was able to support two cataract surgeries before the end of 2025….and there are 2 more applications in the works. Lions, the Foundation still needs your assistance. It takes funds to fulfill the dreams of those who need help. As of January 26th, there are 933 Lion Members in our District. Which one of You wants to step up and be the first to buy?

A new year is the perfect time to reflect on your service and fundraising priorities and explore how our global foundation can help you reach even higher. LCIF grants and programs enable Lions and Leos to expand our impact, supporting large-scale projects that no single Lion or club could accomplish alone.

Club Secretary Roxanne Alcon received a letter from Lions International for Vice District Governor Joel Edwards. It was for VDG Joel adding 2 more new members to the Clovis Evening Lions Club. He is a great asset to our club.

International Director Melissa Washburn came to our January 22nd meeting to induct 6 new members into the Clovis Evening Lions Club. We enjoyed having International Director Melissa, PCC Gemma Ferguson and Carlsbad Downtown Club president Johnny Washburn and listening to ID Melissa tell us some of the things she has experienced as International Director. 

The Carlsbad Downtown Lions would like to invite you to the D40 Convention in Carlsbad, New Mexico May 1-3, 2026. Schedule to follow! Below is the registration form and convention booklet ad form. Please fill out one form for each person attending. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to Jennifer Long, Convention Chairperson, jjlong8888@gmail.com or 575-361-8438.

DG Lion Frankie Davis presented a 45 year chevron to Lion Joe Ramirez, a 35 year chevron to Lion Hermilo Ojeda and a 15 year chevron to Lion Tracy A South.

Lions Participated in Event Hosted by the Rio Grande Prep Institute

DG Frankie Visits Edgewood Lions

Albuquerque Breakfast and Edgewood Lions Hunger Week of Service

Lion Betty Miller Obituary

February Chat with the DG

As part of the LI Hunger Week of Service, Edgewood Lions, in partnership withe the Blue Bus, held a Food Drive at Smith's. Due to generous community members, we raised $1300 pounds of food and $550 for the East Mountain Food Pantry and more than 600 food items for the Moriarty Elementary School Food Closet.

Rena Harris was inducted as a new member and pinned by her husband Wes. Originally a Lion in the Dallas, TX, area, she was invited by Lion Steve-O Marusich who struck up a conversation with her last fall at Burger Boy Restaurant. The induction was officiated by PDG Bob Jones at the meeting held at Los Vecinos Community Center.   Three Peace Poster winners were introduced and awarded their financial prizes at the same meeting, a pizza party that also introduced their familie

Q3 District Cabinet Meeting Link

Congratulations to all Lions who performed Service during the Service week of Hunger, there were so many great ideas on how to Serve. It is always amazing to see how D40  Lions perform when presented with new challenges.

During the Melvin Jones Birthday party celebration, twenty committed members representing six Albuquerque clubs gathered to commemorate the event. The gathering fostered a spirit of unity, enabling participants to review their shared accomplishments, cultivate collaborative efforts, and engage in meaningful discussions rooted in the Lions Club’s core values of service, compassion, and community engagement.

Los Leones de Mesilla in January although they did not meet on their regular meeting dates. I had visited Las Cruces De Noche and learned of 24 Blessing Bags they were assembling for Feb 14 distribution to the homeless. Lion Lucy arranged the donation of toothbrushes and Lion Susie donated complimentary toothpaste. We donated over 70 pounds of canned goods to Casa de Perigrinos on Jan 22nd. Ms. Hollie Gildar, Burrell college, assisted with a donation of 50 pounds.

Albuquerque Breakfast Lions Club shared dinner on Wednesday, January 7th, at Trombino’s restaurant on Academy. We sure know how to celebrate Lions !