The Lions Clubs of District 20Y2

Read all about the Lions Affordable Hearing Aids Project

Learn about the NEW Seniors EyeCare Program

Get your "Through Their Eyes" 2010 calendar from the Sight Society now.

Lions International is now on these social networking web sites: YouTube, MySpace and Twitter.
Bookmark them and visit them often.

Start your own Lions e-Clubhouse! Click here for a free and easy way to create a web site for your club.

Quick Links

Keep up with the latest changes to the 2009-10 District Directory. (Last rev: Nov. 18, 2009, at 6:25 pm)

Monthly calendar of all club meetings.

Latest issue of The Lions' Roar, our District Newsletter

New IRS requirements for ALL clubs!

The Clubs of 20-Y2

Who’s who in 20-Y2 - Here's where you'll find district officers, committee chairs, region and zone chairs and a list of PDGs.

Reporting electronically (for club secretaries and zone chairs)

Dates to remember

District Governor's visitation schedule Rev date: Nov. 14, 2009 at 5:30 PM

New Feature! Now you can see a monthly calendar of all club meetings. Use it to arrange inter-club visitations. Check it out.

Join the Galway Lions to celebrate 30 years of Lionism on Friday, November 20, 2009

20-Y2 Hearing Conservation Society meeting is on Monday, November 23, 2009, at 7:00 PM at RCIL, 347 W. Main St, Amsterdam. All Lions are welcome.

The deadline for the early registration discount for the state convention has been extended to Tuesday, December 15, 2009.

Thursday, December 31, 2009 is the last day to get your pecans from the Town of Wright/Schoharie Valley Lions.

Saturday, January 2, 2010 is the deadline for getting your nomination form for the PDG Leadership Achievement Award to PDG Jace Tuccio, but don't wait - do it now!

Sunday, January 17, 2010 is the drawing for the Super Bowl Raffle to benefit the new Brandel/Murphy Youth Foundation, but don't wait until then to get your ticket from DG Ed or any PDG.

20-Y2 Hearing Conservation Society meeting is on Monday, January 25, 2010 at 7:00 PM at RCIL, 347 W. Main St, Amsterdam. All Lions are welcome.

3rd District Cabinet Meeting will be on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at Evans Public House in Altamont. Watch this spot for details.

20-Y2 Hearing Conservation Society meeting is on Monday, March 22, 2010, at 7:00 PM at RCIL, 347 W. Main St, Amsterdam. All Lions are welcome.

4th District Cabinet Meeting will be on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at the Holiday Inn in Johnstown. Watch this spot for details.

Here's the application for the MD20 Convention in Buffalo, May 14-16, 2010

DG's Testimonial will be on Saturday, June 19, 2010 at Mary Ann's in Broadalbin. Watch this spot for details.

About District 20Y2	Here's where you'll find the district newsletter, latest changes to the district directory, district officers and committee chairs, region and zone chairs, the clubs of 20-Y2, district organizations, cabinet meeting minutes, monthly calendar of club meetings and district events and other info that pertains to the district.
To help you run your club	What you should know about the new compulsory IRS reporting requirements; getting funding for club projects from NYS&BLF or LCIF; how to refer people to the Lions Eye Institute; info on the Lions Affordable Hearing Aids Project; info on sponsoring a Leo club or other ways to get involved with youth; how to submit articles to the district magazine; where to find a speaker; sending a student to play in the MD20 band; a monthly calendar to help arrange interclub visitations; info and application for the 2009-2010 Leadership Achievement Award; and lots of other goodies.
Community service	Some examples of what "We Serve" really means.
Related organizations	Here are links to Lions International sites, the MD20 web site, Sight Society of NENY (Lions Eye Bank), Lions Eye Institute, Hearing Conservation Society, Lions Camp Badger, NABA, MD20 Pin Traders Club and other related organizations.
Photo album	Assorted pix of goings-on around the district.
Odds & ends	Things that don't fit elsewhere: Helen Keller's "Knights of the Blind" speech, a poem by Lion Sue Shipe, info on becoming an organ-and-tissue donor, a history of Lions Clubs International, why you should consider being DG, the MD20 budget, and other stuff that I'll add from time to time. If you think it should be on this web site, but it doesn't fit logically any place above, look here; and if you still can't find it, write to me.

If you're already getting the newsletter by e-mail, you don't have to sign up. But if you don't know whether you're on the e-distribution list, please sign up again. I'd rather have you twice than not at all, and you'll still get only one newsletter.

The Lions year runs from July 1st to June 30th, so this site changes drastically during the early summer as we update officers and committee chairs. We make other changes regularly throughout the year, so please come back and visit us from time to time.

Important note: If you are a Lion, Lioness or Leo in District 20-Y2, this is your web site and I welcome your participation in its development. What I especially want from you are flyers about upcoming club functions, and articles and photos about your community service programs. If you have any comments, suggestions or criticisms about this web site, please send them to me by clicking here.

Jerry Gordon, 20-Y2 Web Master