Calendar

Calendar
and Other Messages
LY 2025 - 2026
July 1 - June 30
Updated 1-26-2026

Other Messages -

A message from our Blind Community Center, see below

Thank you very much Lions Bob & Mary.

SUGGESTED CLUB ACTIVITY CALENDAR, See Below:

To download/print a pdf file of above suggested Club Activity, click here

World Time & Date, click here

Every last Saturday of the month, Spring Valley Lions Club Pancake Breakfast, 8am to 1030am, $10 Adults, $5 Children under 10 years old, See Flyer Below

FUTURE EVENTS -

STUDENT SPEAKER CONTEST SCHEDULE - LY 2025-2026
Club Contest - On or before February 20, 2026
Zone Contest - On or before March 13, 2026
Region Contest - On or before March 31, 2026
District Contest - April 18, 2026 @ 1PM, location will be announced
Area Contest - On or before May 15, 2026
Final Contest - To be held on Saturday June 2026 COG Meeting

LIONS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION SCHEDULE
July 3 - 7, 2026 Hong Kong, China
July 2 - 6, 2027 Washington, DC
June 23 - 27, 2028 Singapore
June 29 - July 3 Minneapolis, Minnesota

USA/CANADA LIONS LEADERSHIP FORUM
September 3 - 5, 2026 Memphis, Tennessee
September 16 - 18, 2027 Huntsville, Alabama

District 4L6 GST to Clubs -
Clubs have questions regarding Service Projects, how to perform Service Projects, how to enter Service Projects in the Lions Portal or any other questions related to service, please contact GST Helen Quintanilla @ (858) 231-3561 / E-mail - [email protected] or A/GST Grace Trevilla @ (619) 717-1819 / E-mail - [email protected]

Year 2026

MARCH 2026

1 - City of Hope Lions Tribute Day  See Flyer Below
5 - Lions for Hunger Food Distribution - Journey Church 6:30 PM  See Flyer Below
6 - 3rd Cabinet Meeting in Imperial Valley
7 - 3rd District Membership Meeting - Imperial Food Bank See Flyer Below
13 - Last Day to conduct Zone Student Speaker Contest
14 - Blind Community Center of San Diego St. Patrick's Day Party, more information to follow
18 Lions Eyes Across California Day
21 - Lions for Hunger Food Distribution - Journey Church 8:30 AM  See Flyer Below
24 - Lemon Grove Lions Chili Cookoff See Flyer Below
21 - 23 MD4 Emerging Lions Leadership Institute (ELLI), Anaheim
26 - Lions for Hunger Food Distribution - Journey Church 6:30 PM See Flyer Below
28 - Spring Valley Lions Pancake Breakfast at Santee Lakes  See Flyer Below
30 - April 2 San Diego Host Lions Club "Lions Baseball Tournament"
31 - Last Day to conduct Region Student Speaker Contest

APRIL 2026

Environmental Awareness Month

2 - Lions for Hunger Food Distribution - Journey Church 6:30 PM See Flyer Below
16-26 MD4 Council Chair Service Challenge "Environment" See Flyer Below
18 - District Student Speaker Contest - Location TBD at 1:00 PM
18 - Blind Community Center of San Diego "Not Another Pancake Breakfast", more info to follow
18 - Lions for Hunger Food Distribution - Journey Church 8:30 AM See Flyer Below
22 - Earth Day
23 - Lions for Hunger Food Distribution - Journey Church 6:30 PM See Flyer Below
25 - Lions International "Worldwide Induction Day"
25 - Spring Valley Lions Club - Kids Fishing Derby at Santee Lakes - See Flyer Below
25 - Spring Valley Lions Club Pancake Breakfast at Santee Lakes See Flyer Below
28 - Last Day to conduct District Student Speaker Contest
29 - Lion's Day at United Nations - Vienna, Austria

MAY 2026

Strengthen Membership Month

1 - 4th District Membership Meeting - Yuma, AZ  See Flyer Below
2-3 83rd District Convention in Yuma  See Flyer Below
7 - Lions for Hunger Food Distribution - Journey Church 6:30 PM See Flyer Below
15 - Last Day to conduct Area Student Speaker Contest
16 - Lions for Hunger Food Distribution - Journey Church 8:30 AM  See Flyer Below
16 - Blind Community Center of San Diego "77th Anniversary", more info to follow
23 - Spring Valley Pancake Breakfast at Santee Lakes  See Flyer Below
28 - Lions for Hunger Food Distribution - Journey Church 6:30 PM

JUNE 2026

National Safety Month

Student Speaker Contest, Final Contest - To be held on Saturday, June 2026 COG Meeting

1 - Helen Keller Day (Lions International)
4 - Lions for Hunger Food Distribution - Journey Church 6:30 PM  See Flyer Below
7 - Lions International Birthday
20 - Lions for Hunger Food Distribution - Journey Church 8:30 AM See Flyer Below
25 - Lions for Hunger Food Distribution - Journey Church 6:30 PM  See Flyer Below
26 - 28 Council of Governors 4th Quarter Meeting (Los Angeles, CA)
27 Blind Community Center of San Diego Tea Time Fundraiser, more info to follow
27 - Spring Valley Lions Club Pancake Breakfast at Santee Lakes  See Flyer Below
28 - July 3 Lions Camp Jack - Whispering Winds Campground

July 2026

National Ice Cream Month

3 - 8 Lions International Convention, Hong Kong
8 - 16 Lions & Friends to China, Post-Convention 8 Nights, See Flyers Below