D40 Convention 2027

Have you heard about the Helen Keller 2.0 Challenge? It represents celebrating the next 100 years of Helen Keller who started the "Knights of the Blind." The ABQ NE Lions are in for the challenge, and we will be supporting Backpacks for the Blind. Everyone donates supplies for school children, but people often forget that blind and low-vision kids need supplies too. Our backpacks provide Braille items and vision-impaired supplies for students that will last through their sch

The Albuquerque Breakfast Lions Club was among 19 volunteers participating in the annual Burque Bee fundraiser for Ethos Literacy. Ethos Literacy is a nonprofit reading and educational center that empowers adults with literacy, language, and math skills. The Burque Bee-Team Spelling Bee was held on June 5, 2026, at the Canteen Brewhouse in Albuquerque. We were honored to have KOAT News Anchor Shelly Ribando as the host at the event.

On May 13, 2026, Trudi Lynn, VIST Coordinator at the New Mexico VA Hospital, invited Lions members to serve the Visual Impaired Veterans at their annual spring BBQ. Lions’ members from Albuquerque Breakfast and Edgewood Clubs reported from 10 am to 2 pm, ready to work.

Albuquerque Northeast Lions Club Pizza Fundraiser

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.

2027 D40 Convention in Albuquerque

Two new members were inducted by PDG Bobby Richardson at the April 1 meeting of Sandia Mountain Lions Club. Anthony (Tony) Mittas was sponsored by Lion Sammie Hutchison, and Wesley (Wes) Harris was sponsored by his wife, Lion Rena Harris. Both new Lions had come to at least three Club activities before submitting their applications, and are already active participants.

The Rio Grande Lions Club will not be supporting the May 2026 Special Olympics Healthy Athletes event. This is due to Special Olympics funding issues for their Healthy Athletes Program. We are hopeful that we will be supporting the Las Cruces event in Oct 2026.

ALBUQUERQUE BREAKFAST CLUB & DAFFODIL DAYS

Lions Larry Langdon and Carol Marshall of the Albuquerque Breakfast Lions Club have been popping popcorn at the VA Hospital on Fridays. We started in June 2025. Popcorn is available at the VA Hospital on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. We are the Friday Poppers. We report on Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

Lion Betty Miller Obituary

Sometimes the best community service projects are the ones filled with laughter, good food, and a little problem-solving. Recently, the Albuquerque Northeast Lions Club brought all three together for the residents of the Wellsley Home.

What an eventful night, Lions enjoying Green Chile cheeseburgers, Baseballs and Sing-a-longs.