he Vancouver Lions Club, of Vancouver, Washington U.S.A., is a community service organization that began serving the humanitarian needs in the greater Vancouver, Washington community in 1919 as the Vancouver Prunearians before joining the International Association Of Lions Clubs on September 12, 1928.
The Club is organized as a Washington non–profit corporation, and is a §501(c)(4) non–profit organization under the United States Internal Revenue Code. The Club's charitable arm, the Vancouver Lions Foundation, is also organized as a Washington non–profit corporation, and is §501(c)(3) charitable organization under the United States Internal Revenue Code.
Announcements…
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CLUB MEMBERSHIP OPENINGS — The Vancouver Lions Club is currently accepting applications for membership. Membership is open to all persons of
good moral character and reputation who are over the age of 18. There are no limitations to membership based on business, profession, industry, employment, gender, identity, expression, religion, military service, race or affiliation. Several membership options are available, and there are discounts to annual dues for families, students, Leo Lions and former Leos! Join the Vancouver Lions Club and share the fun and fellowship of serving your community.
Coming Events…
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MD19 Environmental Committee Invitation — The MD19 Lions Environmental Team invites all MD19 Lions to its regular Zoom Meetings, the first Tuesday each month at 12:00 noon. Click here to log in. You can also import a recurring event to your calender for the monthly meetings here.
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Knights Of The Blind Committee — The MD19 Lions Knights of the Blind committee invites all MD19 Lions to its regular monthly Meetings, the first Tuesday each month at 6:30 p.m., via Zoom. Click here to log in to the meeting. Visit the KOTB website for details and information about the MD19 Knights of the Blind.
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District 19–O Convention —The 2025/2026 District 19–O convention, “Back To School” is scheduled for March 20–21, 2026, at the Evergreen Hall, 9291 Courbold Street, Chilliwack, British Columbia Canada. There is an “Early Bird” registration deadline of February 21, 2026. Check out the Distrcit 19–O page on the MD19 Website for registration forms and details.
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Club Centenial Committee Meeting — The March Vancouver Lions Club Centennial Celebration Committee meeting willis 6:30 p.m., Thursday, March 26, 2026 at Robb and Mary Peck's residence. Enjoy snacks and refreshments in addition to planning for the Club's 100th anniversary!
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Esquimalt Lions Diamond Jubilee — Party Time for the Esquimalt Lions Club. All Lions are invited to join the Esquimalt Lions Club's 75th Anniversary Celebration on March 28, 2026, at the Scottish Cultural Community Centre, 1801 Admirals Road in Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada. Ticket prices are CAN$6500. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m., dancing at 9:00 p.m. RSVP to Lion Lin McPhee by March 14, 2026.
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MD19 Environmental Committee Invitation — The MD19 Lions Environmental Team invites all MD19 Lions to its regular Zoom Meetings, the first Tuesday each month at 12:00 noon. Click here to log in. You can also import a recurring event to your calender for the monthly meetings here.
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Knights Of The Blind Committee — The MD19 Lions Knights of the Blind committee invites all MD19 Lions to its regular monthly Meetings, the first Tuesday each month at 6:30 p.m., via Zoom. Click here to log in to the meeting. Visit the KOTB website for details and information about the MD19 Knights of the Blind.
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District 19–L 2025/2026 convention — The District 19–L Lions annual convention will be held in Richmond, British Columbia Canada on April 10–11, 2026. Check out the Distrcit 19–L page on the MD19 Website for registration forms and details. This is OUR disctict convention! Sign up now!
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District 19–L Leo convention — The District 19–L Leos annual convention will be held in Richmond, British Columbia Canada on April 12, 2026. Check out the Distrcit 19–L page on the MD19 Website for registration forms and details.
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District 19–N Convention —The 2025/2026 District 19–N convention, “Celebrating Our Year Above Par”, is scheduled for April 10–11, 2026, at the LaQuinta Inns & Suites, 1425 East 27th Street, Tacoma, Washington U.S.A. Registration deadline is March 23, 2026. Check out the Distrcit 19–N page on the MD19 Website for registration forms and details.
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District 19–S Convention —The 2025/2026 District 19–S convention, “Let's Have Fun” is scheduled for April 17–19, 2026, at the Couer d' Alene Casino Resort Hotel in Worley, Idaho U.S.A. Registrations postmarked before March 18, 2026 will be in a drawing for a registration refund! Check out the Distrcit 19–S page on the MD19 Website for registration forms and details.
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Club Centenial Committee Meeting — The April Vancouver Lions Club Centennial Celebration Committee meeting willis 6:30 p.m., Thursday, April 23, 2026 at Robb and Mary Peck's residence. Enjoy snacks and refreshments in addition to planning for the Club's 100th anniversary!
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District 19–I 2025/2026 convention — The District 19–I Lions annual convention, “Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things” will be held at the Doubletree by Hilton, 2569 Dobbin Road, West Kelowna, British Columbia Canada on April 24–25, 2026. The deadline for room reservations is March 31, 2026. Check out the Distrcit 19–I page on the MD19 Website for registration forms and details.
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MD19 Environmental Committee Invitation — The MD19 Lions Environmental Team invites all MD19 Lions to its regular Zoom Meetings, the first Tuesday each month at 12:00 noon. Click here to log in. You can also import a recurring event to your calender for the monthly meetings here.
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Knights Of The Blind Committee — The MD19 Lions Knights of the Blind committee invites all MD19 Lions to its regular monthly Meetings, the first Tuesday each month at 6:30 p.m., via Zoom. Click here to log in to the meeting. Visit the KOTB website for details and information about the MD19 Knights of the Blind.
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MD19 Annual Convention — The 2025/26 MD19 Convention, themed “Celebrating the Fruits of Service” is all set for May 23 & 24, 2026 (yes, that's Memorial Day weekend) in Wenatchee, Washington U.S.A. Add a day and take advantage of Free bus service to and from the Leavenworth Bravarian Village or Lake Chelan — why not bring the family for a Memorial weekend junket with shopping, sightseeing, and an MD19 Convention! Check out the MD19 Convention web page to register and for more convention and lodging information.
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Club Centenial Committee Meeting — The May Vancouver Lions Club Centennial Celebration Committee meeting willis 6:30 p.m., Thursday, May 28, 2026 at Robb and Mary Peck's residence. Enjoy snacks and refreshments in addition to planning for the Club's 100th anniversary!
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Northwest Lions Leadership Institute — The 20226 Northwest Lions Leadership Institute will be held June 4 to June 7, 2026 in Chilliwack, British Columbia Canada. The Institute is a hands-on leadership experience created specifically for Lions. It’s practical, interactive, and focused on real skills you can use immediately — in your club, your district, and your everyday life. This is not a lecture weekend. It is not about titles. It's about learning how to lead people, build momentum, and strengthen clubs. Registration is US$35000, CAN$37500, which covers everything — tuition, lodging, and all materials. A tuition scholarship is available for all MD19 Lions from the MD19 Lions Foundation. Visit http://www.nwlli.org to register. Contact Shannon Croiter, Registrar (email to smartypants5955@gmail.com, phone or text to 604-997-0553) or Roger Chevrier, Superintendent (email to rogerchevrier@gmail.com, phone or text to 604-828-5900). Space is limited. Register now!
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Club Centenial Committee Meeting — The June Vancouver Lions Club Centennial Celebration Committee meeting willis 6:30 p.m., Thursday, June 25, 2026 at Robb and Mary Peck's residence. Enjoy snacks and refreshments in addition to planning for the Club's 100th anniversary!
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- PROMOTING INDEPENDENCE — The Washington State School for the Blind volunteer program suggests a guide (published online by the Perkins School for the Blind) to help blind and low vision students become independent when you Volunteer at the School or otherwise work with students. It is an easy read and makes a lot sense. Check it out here.
- Future Lions International Conventions — Want to plan ahead, maybe for a future vacation that includes a Lions International Convention? Here is the list of future scheduled International Conventions (aka LCICon) through 2031:
Year Place Dates 2026 Hong Kong, P.R.C. July 3 to 7, 2026 2027 Washington, D.C. U.S.A. July 2 to 6, 2027 2028 Republic of Singapore June 23 to 27, 2028 2029 Minneapolis, Minnesota U.S.A. June 29 to July 3, 2029 2030 San Antonio, Texas U.S.A. June 28 to July 3, 2030 2031 Helsinki, Finland June 27 to July 2, 2031 - Future USA/Canada Lions Leadership Forums — How about a junket in the early fall, during pretty much the best weather of the year, combined with some Lions learning and bonding? Here is the list of future scheduled USA/Canada Lions Leadership Forums through 2027:
Year Place Dates 2026 Memphis, Tennessee U.S.A. September 3 to 5, 2026 2027 Huntsville, Alabama U.S.A. September 16 to 18, 2027 -
MD19 District Conventions Schedule — Grab a pencil and get out your calendar. The 2025/2026 MD19 District Conventions have all been scheduled. Details will be posted as they become available, but put these on your list of things to do now:
District Dates Place District 19–L Lions April 10–11, 2026 Richmond, BC District 19–L Leos April 12, 2026 Richmond, BC District 19–I Lions April 24–25, 2026 West Kelowna, BC District 19–O Lions March 13–14, 2026 Surrey, BC District 19–N Lions April 10–11, 2026 Tacoma, WA District 19–S Lions April 17–19, 2026 Worley, ID
Vancouver?
If you are looking for the web site of the Vancouver Lions Club that is located in Vancouver, Washington U.S.A., this is it!
As it turns out, there are a lot of Vancouvers,1 most of which are located fairly close to each other,2 all of which are named after Captain George Vancouver, or are named after a place that is named after Captain George.
So let's try to sort this out, maybe help you find what you are looking for.
If you are not looking for the Vancouver Lions Club of Vancouver, Washington U.S.A., but are instead trying to find the BC Lions football team, or maybe one of the 30–plus Lions Clubs in British Columbia that include “Vancouver” as part of their club name, they are each located a short, 4 hour 52 minute, 305 mile (491 kilometer) drive north on Interstate 5 (U.S.)/Highway 99 (Canada) from Vancouver, Washington U.S.A., in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada.
(For the record, and just to add to the likely confusion, there are also 2 more “Vancouver” Lions clubs located here in Vancouver, Washington U.S.A.— the “Vancouver Dawn Lions Club,” and the “Vancouver Fort Vancouver Lions Club”— and there used to be at least two more!).
If you were trying to find Vancouver Island, or something or someone on Vancouver Island, that too is located in Canada, 247 miles (397 kilometers) to the north of Vancouver U.S.A., and a ferry ride across either the Strait of Juan de Fuca or the Strait of Georgia.
And now that you know where we are, whether we are who you were trying to find or not, please accept our invitation to spend some time learning about who we are, what we do, how we serve as Lions, and maybe even a little bit about why we we have chosen to be Lions as well.
1 See, “A tale of two Vancouvers”, by Jeffery Racheff, A Hundred Monkeys, April 1, 2010.
2 The exceptions being Mount Vancouver on the border between Yukon and Alaska, and New Zealand's 6th highest mountain— which is also named Mount Vancouver. Sheesh!
Since 1928