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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Toast The Harbor — The annual Toast The Harbor Wine Festival fundraising event for the Aberdeen Lions Club will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, October 17, 2026 at the Quinalt Beach Resort and Casino, 78 WA Route 115, Ocean Shores, Washington U.S.A. Wine, spirits, and cider tasting, silent auction, shopping, and a NEW beer garden with entertainment fill out the event. Tickets are US$2500 pre–sale, US$3000 at the door — log in to www.toasttheharbor.com to order tickets. Check out the flyer for more information.
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MD19 Environmental Committee Meeting — 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 log in to the chat through through this link, and you can view the meeting insights here. Contact MD19 Vice Council Chair Michael Livinstone or MD19 environment chair Nancy Messner for details or if you have questions.
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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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Memorial Garden Work Party — Multiple District 19 hosts a Memorial Garden clean–up starting at 8:30 a.m. the second Saturday of each month at the the MD19 office, 4141 Bennett Drive, Bellingham, Washington. Join fellow Lions, Leos, and friends to help keep the MD19 Memorial Garden in tip–top shape for all to enjoy.
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Northwest Lions Foundation Board Of Trustees Meeting — A Northwest Lions Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Monday, November 30, 2026, via ZOOM. Email Northwest Lions Foundation secretary, PDG Shelley Costello, for login instructions.
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MD19 Environmental Committee Meeting — 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 log in to the chat through through this link, and you can view the meeting insights here. Contact MD19 Vice Council Chair Michael Livinstone or MD19 environment chair Nancy Messner for details or if you have questions.
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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 Lions Foundation Board Meeting — The MD19 Lions Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, December, 8 2026, via Zoom. Contact the Foundation's secretary, PDG Marilyn Danby for login instructions.
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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 WSSB 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 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 2027 Huntsville, Alabama U.S.A. September 16 to 18, 2027 2028 Grand Rapids, Michigan U.S.A. September 21 to 23, 2028 2029 Shreveport, Louisiana U.S.A. September 11 to 15, 2029
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
We Were Just Full Of Prunes