Guidelines for the Lion of the Year Award 2025
Deadline for submissions is February 28, 2026
Contest Period: January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025
Complete your club’s “LION OF THE YEAR” application form and send to the District Contest and Awards Chairman, DG Nathanael Hughes (nathanael.hughes@nm.com) – EMAILED NO LATER THAN February 28, 2026
Rules and regulations governing the “Lion of the Year” selection in the District and Multiple District.
1. The committee selecting the “Lion of the Year” shall consider the following points regarding the importance of the three items in the contest:
- In what way has your nominee served your club this year? (60 points) include any projects chaired or other projects worked on in the last 12 months.
- List any awards or offices (club level or higher) held this year. (20 points)
- Outside Volunteering done by nominee (20 points)
2. Only one (1) nominee from a club may be entered each year in the District Contest, only one (1) nominee from a District may be entered each year in the Multiple District Contest and only one (1) Multiple District “Lion of the Year” shall be selected each year.
3. The candidate, club, and District shall have been “In Good Standing” during the entire contest period (See MD-12 Constitution and By Laws Article III, Section 1 and Lions International Constitution and By-Laws Article XI, Section 1(a).)
4. Contest begins January 1, 2025 and ends December 31, 2025.
5. The District Contest & Awards Chairman must receive the local club’s completed entry form emailed no later than February 28, 2026, for the entry to be considered.
6. The District selection committee shall be chaired by the District Contest & Awards Chair and shall be composed of Lions appointed by the District Governor.
7. Those ineligible to be entered in the district competition are: District Governor, Vice District Governors, and District/Multiple District Contest & Awards Chair.
8. The District winner will be announced at the State Convention, with appropriate awards and publicity being given.
9. The District Contest & Awards Chairman will submit the District winner to the Multiple District 12 Tennessee Lions Contest & Awards Chairman on or before a date specified by the MD-12 Contest & Awards Chairman. Only one (1) nominee shall be submitted to the Multiple District.
10. The State Contest & Awards Committee shall review the District entries sufficiently in advance of the State Convention in order to select a winner and have a suitable award prepared for presentation before the close of the State Convention.
11. Once a Lion has won the District or MD level award of Lion of the Year, he/she must not be nominated again for the same award for a period of 5 years.
NOTE: Please include a copy of the application with your entry.
Email nominations forms to: DG Nathanael Hughes at nathanael.hughes@nm.com