10/07/2026
🦁 DISTRICT 2-X2 LIONS CLUBS — HELP US FIND OUR NEXT OUTSTANDING YOUNG LEADERS!
The 2026–2027 District 2-X2 Opportunities for Youth Contests are approaching, and we need the help of every club in our District to spread the word!
📣 Reach out to the high schools in your community and encourage local juniors and seniors to participate. Contact counselors, teachers, administrators, youth organizations, and families to help identify students who would benefit from this opportunity.
Students may participate in:
🩺 Diabetes Awareness Essay
“How Youth Can Advance Diabetes Awareness”
🎤 Drug Awareness Speech
“Social Media and Drug Exposure”
🤖 Outstanding Youth Contest
“Can AI Technology Make Us More Human?”
💰 District 2-X2 Scholarships
🥇 First Place — $500
🥈 Second Place — $250
First-place District winners advance to the MD2 State Opportunities for Youth Contest, where scholarships of $3,000, $2,000, and $1,000 are awarded in each category.
📅 District submission deadline: January 18, 2027
💻 District Contest: January 30, 2027 via Zoom
🦁 Lions Clubs: Now is the time to reach out!
Share this flyer with your local high schools. Talk with counselors and educators. Post it on your club's social media. Most importantly, personally encourage high school juniors and seniors in your community to participate and offer to sponsor them in the contest.
A personal invitation from a Lion may be all it takes to encourage a student to step forward.
Let’s make sure deserving young people throughout District 2-X2 know this opportunity is available to them!
We Serve — and we invest in the leaders of tomorrow.