PM Meeting Minutes: October 2016

CUPERTINO DE ANZA LIONS CHARITIES, INC.

Regular PM Meeting: Wednesday, 5 Oct, 2016

Tony & Alba’s Pizza

3137 Stevens Creek Blvd

San Jose, CA 95117

Meeting called by: Lion Jeff

Type of meeting: Business

Secretary: Lion S. Lud

Time: 6:37pm

Present: Vijay, Eli, Mort, Jeff, Jim, Fimby’s, Knox’s, Ratner, John Noone, Carl, Charles, Jen, Kent, Claire, Mary, Amy

Guest:  Jerra (Cupertino Rotary), Susie (Sunnyvale Host)

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— AGENDA —

  1. Call to Order –  Lion Jeff

  2. Flag Salute – “Lions-to-Be”

  3. Welcome, Guests!

Rotarian Jerra (Cupertino Rotary)

Lion Susie (S’Vale host)

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  1. Tail Twister

Lots of happy dollars (Giants, dance class, Buchser championship, Eli

from grandma, pin checks, happiness, crab feed, Dallas Raiders, Dodgers,

being home, Eli and Levi are doing great in school)

  1. Via West Fall Festival, Kids Welcome!

Camp Coastanoan (now known as Via West), where we’ve been supporting 30+ yrs.  Now called Via West.  Their Fall festival is happening this weekend.  Bring families if you like to join…!  They also need volunteers.  11-3 is the festival.  Send an e mail or just show up at 10:30.

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  1. Trophy presentation to Jerra

Thank you for your participation!

** FYI – June 17th is the next golf tournament.

  1. Reminder:  Omar’s Dream Run 2016

Sunday the 9th, mandatory volunteer meeting.  11:00 this Sunday if you volunteered to attend.  @ Hellyer Park.

8. Update, Sign-Up, Motivator:  Thanksgiving Food Drive ‘16

This is one of the core things we do.  Benefits > 100 families.

Lion John has taken a new approach to build excitement.  A skit!  Some people are nervous about collections.  Johns shows us how easy it is, even with a grumpy bah-humbug shopper.

Golden Gate Street Machines have donated $435 dollars.  Thank you for all your help…!  The goal the Fimby’s gave the group was to help with 60 families.

Monta Vista Leo Club (90 members) will turn out to help this year.

Note – We need apple boxes for the food drive!

  1. Update, Motivator: Get On Your Bike and Ride! Fundraiser 2017 – Lion Kent

All 5 committees are firing on all cylinders

Web site will be ready to go around Dec 15th.  Lion Sundar is in charge of that

We’re talking to our ride consultants and are getting permits for the routes

Diabetes Society is engaged and we’re working with them

All meetings are on teleconference

Date is Aug 26th

The idea is that you fundraise like “Team In Training” – corporations can contribute or match

Q:  Do we sign up as a team or as an individual?  Either! Cost is TBD.

  1. Disaster Relief (Stop Hunger Now) – Susie

This will be their 4th year doing it.  Tsunami, earth quake, etc.  They pack 10,000 bags full of dehydrated vegetables, rice, etc.  The bags will feed 6 people.   Takes about an hour to package 10,000 bags in assembly line fashion.  They’re loaded on a truck, and done!

If you can make a donation, it’s 3k dollars.  This the minimum to commit to a program.  Susie will let us know when the next session is.  Very family-focused with music playing.  St Francis Episcopal Church down Hamilton.

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  1. Good of the Pride

Crab Feed (Ratner) – Steve has a bunch of fliers.  Ellen and he have started collecting donations again.  Steve needs volunteers for raffle and treasure chest.

Al – tickets are available if you want to reserve them.  They are printed if you want them / reserve them.  Run checks / cash / PayPal through Al.  He’ll be doing tix sales and the seating charts.

Jeff – we have two Lions-to-Be requests:

Eli – has some walkathon sponsorship sign-ups for Haman.  Sign up and sponsor up until this coming Friday (10/7).   Flat donation or per lap.

Angelia – Also has a walkathon on 10/15 for Alta Vista.  She’s soliciting donations for her Walkathon.  Please feel free to sponsor.  Flat donation or per lap.

Susie – Need clothing and a can of food for veterans in Santa Cruz.

— DATES TO REMEMBER —

  • Via West Fall Festival, Volunteer Effort, 11am-3pm Sat. 8 October at “Camp Coastanoan”

  • Board Meeting, 7:00 pm (note NEW time), Tue. 18 October, Knox Compound (t)

  • Omar’s Dream Run, Sunday, 16 October

  • Crab Feed – Jan 28th, Saturday.  Mark your calendars!

  • Thanksgiving Food Drive, Saturday-Monday, 19-21 November

Adjourn:   19:23

“You can’t get very far until you start doing something for someone else.” ‐ Melvin Jones

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