2025-2026 District 20-R1 Convention

2025 Fall District Convention

When: November 2, 2025

Where: John F. Welch Leadership Development Center, 8 Shady Lane Farm Rd., Ossining, NY 10562

Who: Lions and Leos from all the clubs are invited! Partners-in-service are all welcome to attend.

What: Cost is $75.00 per person, payable at the door. Lunch will be served.

How: Please RSVP by October 15 to Dawn McEvoy, 2VDG dawn.mcevoy@somerslionscf.org

Map of Convention Location

Program For November 2, 2025

• Registration 9:00 AM
• Set Up Displays 9:00 AM
• MC - Call To Order 9:55 AM
• Memorial Celebration 10:00 AM
• Break 10:30 AM
• Presentation - Global Eye Project 10:35 AM
• Presentation - Hope's Door 10:50 AM
• Break 11:05 AM
• Presentation - Leos 11:10 AM
• Presentation - LionSEE 11:25 AM
• Presentation - LCIF 11:40 AM
• Break 11:55 AM
• Call to Order 12:00 PM
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Lions Prayer
• Lions Toast
• Convention Committee Recognition
• Luncheon 12:15 PM
• MD20 GLT 12:45 PM
• MD20 GET 12:50 PM
• MD20 Council Chair 12:55 PM
• State of the District 1:00 PM
• Special Awards & Recognition 1:10 PM
• Keynote Speaker Intrduction 1:35 PM
• Keynote Address 1:35 AM
• PIS Keynote Address 2:05 PM
• Raffle 2:25 PM
• Close 2:35 PM

Exhibitors

• 20-R1 LionsSee/KidsSightUSA
• Global Eye Project
• Guiding Eyes for the Blind
• Hope's Door
• Nyack Hospital Wound Care Clinic
• Rockland County Nurses Honor Guard
• Sunrise Camp
• Habitat for Humanity
• COTA
• MD-20 GET
• The Cook Stove Project