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.

Carlsbad Community Lions Club Golf Tournament

D40 State Pin Competition

What a weekend! Thank you to everyone who joined us in Carlsbad for the 98th Annual NM/AZ Lions State Convention. From the fellowship to the service, it was a resounding success! 🦁 It was a privilege to host such a dedicated group, and it’s fair to say a wonderful time was had by all!

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.

Clovis Evening Lions help our city Library with their Adult Summer Reading Program. It is always a great feeling knowing we possibly helped someone better their life through reading.

Clovis Evening Lions has started a new project to help people in need of a meal. We have teamed up with Foxy's Drive In and Matt 25 Hope Center to provide a meal to someone in need. Foxy's will give the person a few meal choices and then will get them fed. Matt 25 is our local non-profit organization that helps people with any need they may have. They will give an individual a meal ticket that they can bring to Foxy's. Pay It Forward.

Edgewood Lions Club will host its 3rd Annual Senior Health Fair on Friday, June 12th at the Edgewood Senior Center from 9 am - 1 pm. The Edgewood Lions will be doing Vision Screening and offering free eyeglasses for those qualified, collecting used eyeglasses, and the NM Diabetes Awareness Program will be there to do Diabetes screening. Several other health organizations will be joining us as we work towards the Wellbeing of our senior community. Want to join us? Contact Lion

The Keep Ruidoso Downs Beautiful and Parks Program requested donations from the Ruidoso Evening Lions Club. They were seeking Baskets and bicycles. We were able to donate two bikes and six baskets. We also volunteered our time to help pass out baskets and toys and. We are already brainstorming with the Keep Ruidoso Downs Beautiful and Parks team about how we can help even more next year.

The Ruidoso Little Leaguers were in need! A local community member let us know that the ball tosser was shredding balls and hurting kids. They didn't have the proper ball tossing machine that the small players needed. Thanks to the generosity of Lions and our local community, enough money was raised for two ball toss machines. One for Ruidoso and one for near by Capitan as well.

For our environment service project we had the privilege of partnering with River Crossing Ministries. The deviation of the floods last year left the area behind the church leading up to the river scattered with debris, fallen limbs and dirt. They were in need of help cleaning up the area behind the church. With the help of church staff and volunteers and Lions volunteers we were able to make the area more beautiful and safe for the community. Serving together makes everythin

Firearm, Knife, Ammo, Accessories, and Trade Show

Sofie's clothes distribution day. Always a great success helping the community.

La Mesa Lions Welcome New Members

Latest Lions News

New Mexico Lions Officer Training