announcements.2016

Announcements
2015-2016

This page changes frequently- these are items that may interest you

2015-2016	*Official District Governor Visitation Schedule 2015-2016* Click the link for Official District Governor Visitation Schedule 2015-2016

2015-2016	*District Directory 2016* Some astute Lions may have noticed that the District Directory is now on-line. Please contact Cabinet Secretary Marion Douglas for a link to the Directory

2015-2016	*Lions Youth Exchange Program* The Lions Youth Exchange Program is one of Lions’ International's biggest peace programs. In order to make our goal a reality, we must find students to go on this program. We also need host families who are willing to take these students during the summer for a two week period. Without your help in promoting this program, our dream may never occur. The program is open to anyone between the ages of 15 ½ to 21 years old. It is a natural progression for all students participating in our student speaker contests and our Leos to go onto the Lions ’Youth Exchange program. The more Lions programs we can keep our children involved in, the greater our chances of them becoming Lions themselves. As for our Peace Poster contestants, although they are a little young for this program now, all Peace Poster committee people should relate the Youth Exchange Program to them. This is so they can “save their pennies and get excited about participating in this program. Please download and make as many copies as possible of the attached Youth Exchange *Flyer* to give out to all students you meet. Please also go onto our website at *MD4Lions.org* and click on “YouthExchange” for a better "Understanding" of this program. Thank you Lion Eileen Youth Exchange Committee

2015-2016	*Student Speaker Contest Notes* Student Speaker Contest 2016 Information by Lion Sondra Tersigni Student Speaker Committee Chair 2015-16

2015.10.10	*Mid-Valley Lions Club Wine Event Fundraiser* Look at the picture for more information

ongoing	*Guidelines* If, at dissolution, any of the remaining funds are going to a charitable non-profit 501©(4) organization (such as LCIF, LPCCI, Lions in Sight etc.) then the club is required to file a Form RRF-1 (*http://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/charities/charitable/rrf1_form.pdf*)with the Registry of Charitable Trusts, a division of the Attorney General’s office. If the club hasn’t registered yet, they would need to file a form CT-1(http://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/charities/charitable/ct1-form.pdf). This is an annual filing with the Registry of Charitable Trusts and the RRF-1 would be filed along with a copy of the club’s Form 990. For some clubs who do not file the 990 or 990-EZ because their total receipts are less than $50,000, they would simply file the RRF-1 alone with no attachments. There is also a fee to go with this based on the gross receipts of the club though it is not significant and it is based on the level of gross receipts that are reported on the Form 990.