Tuesday, June 9, we had a celebration! In honor of Lions International's 109th birthday, we celebrated the legacy of Lion Roy Dow of Carrizozo, New Mexico. Lion Roy was a dedicated Lion and business owner in Carrizozo for many years. His niece, Connie, presented us with Roy's Lions vest. We plan to display the vest in a shadow box as part of our own historical Lions exhibit. We also officially inducted Lions Corina and Johnny Amador, who provide food services for many of our

We have had a very busy year! Our club numbers increased from 10, to 15 members. PCC Wesley W. Brown, Jr. visited our club on June 20th and inducted 7 new Members.

Farmington Evening Lions Club welcomed District Governor Frankie Davis to our meeting on April 20, 2026. Also welcomed were the members of the Aztec Lions Club. It was a packed room and it was great to have everyone in attendance.

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

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.

La Mesa Lions Welcome New Members

Our District is now showing a growth of 27 members giving us a 3.2% increase. There is still time to meet our District targets and finish out the year on a strong note.

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.

DG Frankie Visits Edgewood Lions

On July 22, 2025, the Ruidoso Evening Lions Club proudly hosted a BBQ to honor this year’s scholarship recipients.