LCI Calendar of Events
July 2008 Annual Reports for Leo districts and multiple districts (Leo-91) due August 2008 August 7-8: New Directors Orientation (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA) August 11-14: Executive Committee Meeting (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA) August 15: Leo Club Excellence Award application deadline August 22-25: MERL Chairpersons Seminar/India, South Asia, Africa, The Middle East (Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India) August 27: Application deadline for Fall 2008 Standard, Core 4 and IAG grants August 31: Annual District/Multiple District Youth Camp and Exchange Report Form (YCE-510A) September 2008 September 11-15: Senior Lions Leadership Institute/Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Islands of the Pacific Ocean (Dunedin, New Zealand) September 18-20: USA/Canada Lions Forum (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) September 18-22: Senior Lions Leadership Institute/ The Orient and Southeast Asia (Singapore, Singapore) October 2008 Leo Membership Growth Month October 1: Deadline to purchase Peace Poster Contest kits from Club Supplies Sales at Lions International Headquarters October 2-4: Europa Forum (Cannes, France) October 2-6: Senior Lions Leadership Institute/Usa, Affiliates, Bermuda, the Bahamas and Canada (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) October 9: Lions World Sight Day October 23-27: Senior Lions Leadership Institute/South America, Central America, Mexico and Islands of the Caribbean Sea (Panama City, Panama) October 29-November 3: International Board of Directors Meeting (Maui, Hawaii) November 2008 LCIF Contributing Member Month Diabetes Awareness Month November 9-21: LCIF 2008 Cruise November 14: Application deadline for January 2009 SightFirst grants November 14-17: Faculty Development Institute/Europe (Brussels, Belgium)
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LCI Calendar of Events
November 15: Postmark deadline for a club to send one winning poster (per contest sponsored) to the district governor November 15: Top Ten Youth Exchange Chairperson Award application deadline (YE110) November 27-30: ISAAME Forum (Nairobi, Kenya) November 30: Deadline for Family Membership Certification Forms December 2008 December 1: Postmark deadline for a district governor to send one winning Peace Poster entry to the multiple district council chairperson December 1: Postmark deadline for clubs not belonging to districts and districts not belonging to multiple districts to send one winning Peace Poster entry (per contest sponsored) to the Public Relations Department December 1: Deadline for LCI Youth Camp and Exchange Activity Report (YCE-1450) December 1-4: MERL Chairpersons Seminar/The Orient and Southeast Asia (Hong Kong, China) December 1-4: Faculty Development Institute/The Orient and Southeast Asia (Hong Kong, China) December 4-7: OSEAL Forum (Hong Kong, China) December 7-13: Lions Eye Bank Week December 31: Early discount on convention registration fees January 2009 Glaucoma Awareness Month January 9: Application deadline for Winter 2009 Standard, Core 4 and IAG grants January 12-15: Executive Committee Meeting (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA) January 13: Melvin Jones’ birthday January 15: Deadline for districts to submit a single Lions Environmental Photo Contest entry to the multiple district January 22-26: Senior Lions Leadership Institute/India, South Asia, Africa, the Middle East (Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India) January 28-31: Latin America & Caribbean Forum (Goiania, Brazil) February 2009 February 1: International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date February 13-16: Faculty Development Institute/USA, Affiliates, Bermuda, the Bahamas and Canada (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA) February 19-23: Senior Lions Leadership Institute/Europe (Prague, Czech Republic)
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LCI Calendar of Events
March 2009 Eye Donor Awareness Month March 9-14: International Board of Directors Meeting (New York City, New York, USA) March 13: Application deadline for May 2009 SightFirst grants March 13: Lions Day with the United Nations March 15: Deadline for multiple districts to submit a single Lions Environmental Photo Contest entry to International Headquarters March 27-30: Faculty Development Institute/India, South Asia, Africa, the Middle East (Nairobi, Kenya) April 2009 Leo Club Awareness Month April 1: 2009 International Hero Awards nominations due April 25: Worldwide Induction Day April 27-30: Faculty Development Institute/Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Islands of the Pacific Ocean (Melbourne, Australia) May 2009 Recycle for Sight Month May 1: Deadline for international convention regular registration fees May 1: Deadline for advance convention registration and hotel room requests to be received May 1: Deadline for International Friendship Banner, Newsletter, Photography, PR Idea, Trading Pin and Web Site contest entries to be received at International Headquarters May 11-14: Executive Committee Meeting (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA) May 11-17: White Cane Week May 15: Deadline for filing Officer Reporting Form (PU101) May 15-18: Faculty Development Institute/South America, Central America, Mexico and Islands of the Caribbean Sea (Recife, Brazil) May 31: Deadline for Family Membership Certification Forms June 2009 June 1: Deadline date for convention hotel deposit refunds for cancellations June 1: Helen Keller Day June 5: World Environment Day
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