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2025-2026 District 1BK Directory
Sep-15-2025 |
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LAST Call for LION & LEO CLUB EXCELLENCE Award Applications for 2024-2025
Aug-31-2025 |
LAST CALL for District 1BK Lions and Leo Clubs to submit your applications for Club Excellence for the 2024-2025 Lion Year that just finished on 6/30/2025. We have 58 Lions Clubs and 3 Leo Clubs in our District. Applications to are due to IPDG Tom Drez in the next 2 weeks so I have time to review and sign them and get them to Lions Int'l by the August 31st deadline! Fresh copies of the forms can be found on our district website at www.1bklions.org in the HOT NEWS and FORMS sections. Pls review, complete and return to me at tom@drez.net.
Thank you for being an Excellent Club and for letting LCI know you are an active, excellent club that embodies our WE SERVE motto!!!
Lion Tom
Immediate Past District Governor
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Illinois Lions Clubs Corporate/Charity & Tax Filing Information
Jun-30-2025 |
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Tax filing in Illinois:
All Lions clubs and districts that conduct any solicitation in Illinois must register with the Illinois Attorney General, Charitable Trust Bureau, unless otherwise exempt under the Solicitation for Charity Act. Use the link below to read a letter from Lions General Counsel David Kingsbury for important information regarding your annual Illinois Charitable Trust Act registration obligation. The link also provides additional tax filing information.
https://app.e.roar.lionsclubs.org/e/es?s=94443966&e=1982157&elqTrackId=320bc4c47118450db330ff5e51511b5f&elq=3f4c4a68a39d42d4acca02c99484e091&elqaid=37976&elqat=1&elqak=8AF5223123C5E700C094E3FBA49C68AFC0A3A088BFF5C777F97BC464F5D1B16B983F
ILLINOIS Attorney General Filing and Reporting Requirements for Charitable Organizations
https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/Consumer-Protection/Charities/Building-Better-Charities/Charity-Registration/
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1BK D2024-2025 District Directory (w/updates through Feb 9, 2025)
Jun-30-2025 |
The updated PDF is included. The attched supplement shows the changes that were made.
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WORD DOC Templates to Fill in New Member & Sponsor Certificates
Jun-22-2025 |
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ATTENTION: The District Has Community Impact Grant Funds for You - See attached
Jun-22-2025 |
ATTENTION: Lions of IL District 1BK Lions Clubs
The District has grant money available for our clubs under our new Community Impact Grant Program. This grant program is funded by money from LCIF based on the donations that our clubs make to LCIF all year long. THIS IS MONEY AVAILABLE TO THE CLUBS FRO PROJECTS. See attached guidelines and consider projects where you could put that money to good use!
DG Tom
#WeServe
#1BKLions
#SuperheroesForService
#MakeYourMark
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Is Your Club's Charitable Foundation or Trust LCI-Legal-Approved?
Jun-22-2025 |
Lions Clubs, as you may be aware, all charitable foundations, trusts or other Lion entities operating under a club, district or multiple district must be approved by the Legal Division of Lions Clubs International to use the association's name and emblem. There is a list that LCI maintains and uses. Please make sure you are on that list, as appropriate.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Legal Division directly at legal@lionsclubs.org.
DG Tom
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LCI Club Officers Installation Ceremony (June 2023)
Jun-03-2025 |
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Is Your Club a 501(c)3? File your annual report with LCI.
Jun-03-2025 |
https://app.e.roar.lionsclubs.org/e/es?s=94443966&e=2349185&elqTrackId=320bc4c47118450db330ff5e51511b5f&elq=cc7973d9b92e4cbab1491d16b6b0af1c&elqaid=41486&elqat=1&elqak=8AF55F8DFC2E0B44C213FAEAE5E0C767F963F534EEE26F6445F06BB267AF573D023E
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1BK Constitution & By-Laws - Amended 4-12-2025
Apr-15-2025 |
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1BK PDG List (as of 3-26/2025)
Mar-26-2025 |
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1BK Certified Guiding List List (as of 3-26-2025)
Mar-26-2025 |
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2024-2025 District 1BK LEtterhead -- FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Jan-31-2025 |
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2024-2025 1BK Club President Mailing Labels (as of 1-21-2025)
Jan-31-2025 |
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1BK 3rd Cabinet Meeting ALL REPORTS -- 01252025 @ Lemont
Jan-26-2025 |
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Lions Int'l Membership Dues Chart
Dec-23-2024 |
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1BK 2nd Cabinet Meeting ALL REPORTS -- 11022024 @ Bonfield
Nov-03-2024 |
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Hope to see all clubs represented at the District Team/Cabinet meeting in Bonfield Saturday morning!
DG Tom
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1BK Cabinet Meeting ALL REPORTS -- 07272024 @ Mokena
Jul-27-2024 |
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2023-2024 Final Cabinet Meeting ALL REPORTS -- 06082024 @ Marseilles
Jun-07-2024 |
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1-BK Policy Manual & District Officer Guidelines as of January 2024
Feb-02-2024 |
Updated - January 2024
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Illinois Secretary of State - A Guide to Organizing an NFP Corporation
Mar-30-2023 |
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District 1-BK Scholarship Program Info
Jan-25-2023 |
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Lions All,
It is that time of year to deliver our District Scholarship information to the local high schools.
Each year, District 1-BK offers undergraduate scholarships for students entering, or in the process of completing, a degree which leads to working in the field of special education, including, but not limited to education of children with vision and/or hearing impairment(s). Students pursuing a degree in the medical fields of vision or audiology will also be considered. The Scholarship is $750.00 per year.
Attached to this email is information for the Club Presidents, the School Administration, and the application for the students. All of this information was mailed to the Club Presidents on January 22nd. The same information is posted at our District website.
Please make copies of the information for the School Administration and the application and take them to your local high schools.
Currently there are four students in the program for the 2022 - 23 school year: 2 seniors in program - Emily Luming and Lily Zoph – both from New Lenox / 1 junior - Kadyn Stevens from Watseka / 1 freshman - Peyton Leonard from Gibson City.
The number of new scholarships being awarded for the 2023 - 2024 class term is determined by the amount of donations received from all District Clubs. Currently, we are unable to announce the number of new Scholarships. Your Club is encouraged to send a donation to help the committee in making that determination. Make your donations payable to: District 1-BK Scholarship and mail them to PDG Glenn Combs, 1084 Union Street, Marseilles, IL. 61341.
Students entering the field of special education share the values of Lionism, reaching out to those in need. The Scholarship Program only works if your Club makes the effort to present the program to your local High Schools.
Yours in Service,
Lion John Joseph Honiotes
PDG / 1-BK Scholarship Chair
johnjoseph1bk@gmail.com
815-508-9746
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