Greetings Lions of District 36R!

This is my first letter to each of you and your clubs. Thank you for your Service and support of your communities!

It is an honor to serve as your District Governor for 2025-26. My motto is “LEAVE A LIONS LEGACY”. To do that I will need your help.

What do you think is required to leave a LEGACY? It’s new members, new clubs and new leadership. Which equals more service and more ideas.

My GAT (Global Action) team & I, including Zone Chairs, will work together to help clubs move forward.

You will have a chance to ask me questions in person. My visitation schedule, which includes visits to all 31 clubs before the end of September 2025, is posted on the Governor’s Page of our District 36R Website. There is a lot more information on the website, including a Calendar Page to post and promote your club events.

Some of my ideas include more marketing, restarting Lions Quest and exploring ways to increase our footprint in Disaster Relief. Be on the lookout for details and how you & your club can help.

We will offer numerous opportunities for personal growth and leadership development. By investing in ourselves, we can better serve our communities and inspire others to join our mission.

I invite each club to actively participate in these initiatives and share your ideas and feedback. Together, we can achieve our goals and make a lasting difference. We can

LEAVE A LION’S LEGACY

Together, we have the opportunity to make a significant impact in our communities through our shared commitment to service and leadership. After all, our motto is WE SERVE.

Thank you for your dedication and service. I look forward to working with each of you to make this year a success.

Yours in Service,

Lion Karen Norton

2025-26 District 36R District Governor “WE ROAR”

July 2nd, 2025 - DG Karen Norton visited Philomath Lions Club with 13 members present.

Philomath – Wednesday July 2nd – 6:30 pm

Springfield – Monday July 7th – 12:05 pm

Junction City – Monday July 7th – 6 pm

Eugene Bethel – Tuesday July 8th – 6 pm

Mill City – Wednesday July 9th – 7 pm

Cottage Grove – Thursday July 10th - noon

Alvadore-Franklin –Thursday July 10th – 7 pm

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION: ORLANDO, FL - July 12-18

Newport – Wednesday July 23rd – 6pm

Salem Downtown – Wednesday July 24th – 1pm

Lakeside – Sunday July 27th – 3pm

Central – Monday July 28th – noon

ZONE CHAIR & LEADERSHIP TRAINING: KEIZER - August 2nd

Waldport – Tuesday Aug. 5th – 6pm

South Salem – Wednesday Aug. 6th- noon

Keizer- Wednesday Aug. 6th- 6:30pm

Corvallis – Wednesday Aug. 13th – 6pm

Central Linn– Thursday Aug.14th – 6pm

Mt Angel – Tuesday Aug. 19th - noon

Florence – Tuesday Aug. 19th – 6:30pm

Woodburn- Wednesday Aug. 20th - noon

Jefferson – Wednesday Aug. 20th- 6:30pm

Dallas – Thursday Aug. 21st - 12:30 pm

Silverton – Thursday Aug. 21st- 7pm

Yachats – Tuesday Aug. 26th – 7pm

Elkton – Wednesday Aug. 27th – 6pm

Stayton – Tuesday Sept. 2nd – noon

Gardiner-Reedsport – Wednesday Sept. 3rd – 6pm

East Albany – Tuesday Sept 9th – 6:30pm

Mohawk Valley – Wednesday Sept 10th – 6pm

Eugene Downtown – Wednesday Oct. 1st - 12pm

Salem West– Wednesday Oct. 1st – 6:30pm

Mapleton – TBD

24-25 Linda Stent, Florence Siuslaw

23-24 Lynn Coon, Junction City

22-23 David O’Kelley, Yachats

21-22 Lynn Coon, Junction City

20-21 Linda Stent, Florence-Siuslaw

19-20 Steve Moser, Central

18-19 Dale Bachman, Springfield

17-18 Tom Hilgers, West Salem

16-17 Judy Kauffman, Yachats

15-16 Charles Blanchard, Eugene DT

14-15 Darrel Scott, Springfield

13-14 Greg Pierce, Central

12-13 Carleene Iverson, Salem DT

11-12 Holly Sparks, Eugene Bethel

10-11 John Hamstreet, Dallas

09-10 William Kaufman, Yachats

08-09 Jack Stoops, Central

07-08 Rod Bach, Central

06-07 Betty Levenhagen, Salem DT

05-06 Robert Belmont,

04-05 Jean Covill,

03-04 Gail Wilkening, Eugene DT

02-03 Arthur Rotter, Yachats

01-02 Bob Howe, Mapleton

00-01 Ken Perkins

99-00 George DeHart, South Salem

98-99 Don Derickson, Springfield

97-98 Charlie Tate

96-97 Chris Gustafson

95-96 Bob Van Slyke

94-95 David Hoffman, Eugene DT

93-94 Harold V. Werner

92-93 L. Rea Warren, Eugene Bethel

91-92 Ed Gear

90-91 James Bush, Drain

89-90 Majduddin "Mo" Jaffer

88-89 Howard Dauntless, Eugene DT

87-88 John Miller

86-87 Vincent Bishop

85-86 Don Boydston, Alvadore Franklin

84-85 Russell Gilmore

83-84 James Cuthbert, West Salem

82-83 Donald Bowers, Eugene DT

81-82 Thurston Skei

80-81 C.H. "Gus" Westerlund

79-80 Norman Larsen, Eugene

78-79 Fabian A. Nelson

77-78 Paul Price

76-77 Samuel Byrd

75-76 Donald Ebbert

74-75 Carl Kule

73-74 John Howarth

72-73 Walter Van Orden, Springfield

71-72 Ralph Jackson

70-71 Homer Stokes, Yachats

69-70 Dr. Paul Bassford

68-69 John Hobson

67-68 Harold Johnson, Coos Bay

66-67 Alden Briggs, Eugene

65-66 Monte Weddle

64-65 Earle Vossen, Eugene

63-64 Nels Johnson, South Salem

62-63 Ted Schwartz

61-62 J.C. Hicks

60-61 Wallace Carson, Salem

59-60 Charles Rickabough

58-59 Charles Kelly

57-58 Gerald Murray, Eugene

56-57 Claude Hall

55-56 A.C. "Al" Stockstad

54-55 John Boock

53-54 James Tindall

52-53 Hale Thompson

51-52 Otto Adolph, Dallas

50-51 Burton Dunn, Corvallis

49-50 Frank White, Reedsport

48-49 Oliver Personen

47-48 Al Lamb, Salem

46-47 John Cowles, Oceanlake

45-46 Dr. J.C. Booth, Lebanon

44-45 Alvin Crose, Salem

43-44 Dr. A.L. Smith, Silverton

42-43 Dr. Kirby Fortune, Marshfield

41-42 Lindsay Wright, Salem

40-41 Hollis Smith, Dallas

39-40 Harry Scott, Salem

38-39 C.A. Marsh