Regular AM Meeting Minutes, 12/02/2010

Cupertino DeAnza Lions Charities, Inc. Lions Club of DeAnza Corporation A.M. Meeting Minutes 12/2/2010
Lions Present: Lion Prez Steve, Ron, Phil, Bill, Ray G., Al, Dagi, Jim G., Herb, Don L., Kent, John N., and Charlie.
Tail Twister: Lion Ray Lancon presented a check for $100 donated by Eleanor to use for whatever we need. Lion Ray also wanted to thank Lion Al Knox for the handwritten Thank you letters that he sent out thought it was a touch of class. Lion Dagi gave a happy dollar for a happy Thanksgiving. Lion Ray Gamma gave a happy dollar for the good turnout they had at the Portuguese Crab feed and Dinner Dance approximately 800 people.
Dates to Remember –
– DeAnza Lions Christmas Party Lion Ray Lancon’s home Dec. 4 starting at 5:30 P.M. – San Jose Christmas Day Parade Dec 5th, 2011
– Visitor from Kid Power (Erika Leonard) December 9th – Board Meeting December 14th TBA – 15th Annual Crab Feed January 22nd 2011 – Charter Night TBA
– Cupertino Host Lions Fish-A-Thon Sat. May 7, 2011 & Set up May 6, 2011
Crab Feed – Lion Jim G. said there were only ten tickets left for the first seating and we have sold 8 tickets for the second seating. Lion John Smith feels there is an issue with PayPal and a discussion panel has been set u to resolve the issues with Lion Mike Martin to facilitate the meeting.
Leo Update – Lion Kent said the Leo’s are all set up to participate in the Christmas parade. It was also noted that we now have a link to the Leo’s web site on our website.
Cabinet Meeting – Lion Ray Lancon and Lion Prez Steve attended the District Cabinet meeting. The main focus of the meeting was how to get new members for the clubs. They spoke about reaching out to our friends and neighbors and talking about the Lion’s club and how they help the community. Lion Ray also turned in Lion Phil’s tab collection of approximately 50 lbs. Lion Prez Steve also presented to past Lion President Ray Lancon a patch that he earned for the club for Excellence in Membership drive during his leadership.
Food Drive – The annual food drive on November 21-22, 2010 was a success. Although we were a little stretched at times for man-power we still provided
enough food to all the organizations that requested food for the needy families (approximately 141 families). We received approximately $902 dollars in cash donations and $11,000 worth of food donations. We want to thank all of those members and Leo’s who participated. The Cupertino Host Lion’s club provided support for the packing and distribution of the food to the different organizations on Monday. It was mentioned that we might want to meet with the Safeway store managers fairly soon to see about our participation next year and how we can improve the process. Also anyone finding a Beige jacket it belongs to Lion Dagi.
Speech Contest – Lion John Smith will be working with five different schools. He needs a Lion volunteer to sign a validation sheet.
Good of the Order – Lion Prez Steve said that we received a check from SaveMart/Lucky Share card for $123.59. Please be sure to use your cards when you go to the markets that participate.
Lion Ray Lancon wanted to remind everyone that the annual Christmas party will be at his home on Saturday, December 4th at 5:30 P.M. So you don’t want to miss the Blue Bells and their sounds of Christmas.
Lion Al mentioned that there will be a Golf Meeting on January 27th, 2011 mainly for the website group to make what ever changes/improvements to the golf portion of the website. He also mentioned that the price for next year will be $110.
Opportunity Drawing – Congratulations – Lion Charlie Waters won.
Respectfully submitted by: Lion Secretary Ron Ahearn