PM Minutes December 2016

De Anza Lions PM Meeting:  December 7, 2016

Members: Jenni, Jill, Amy, Vijay, Carl, Jeff, Charles, John, Claire, Jen, Phil, Ray, Kent, Ron, Al, Jim, Mary, Mike R. Linda, Steve.

Guests: lots of children, Ann (potential new member, Ellen.

Minutes:

  1. Food Drive Recap: John is passing the leadership off to Jen Smith for next year.  160 families received a box of food.  We had 220 turkeys were donated and the rest were given to the Y and to a women’s shelter.  Thanks to Claire, we had many non-lion members to help.  The Fimby’s car club did the boxing and collected 2,000.00 in cash and the club collected 1,500.00.  The truck was cheaper thanks to Jim’s connections.Making families welcome (kids and parents getting donations) helps with getting volunteers.

  2. Crab Feed: Saturday, 28 Jan. 2017.  Contacting Lester for table settings.  Dumpsters are donated. Hopefully, the beer donated again, too. The health permit expires right before the crab feed for the Fish Market, but paperwork is in.  We have enough FM volunteers to cover the outside.  We need Leos to show up at 4:00 to blow up balloons and set up dining room. Kent said they are signing up for 3 hour shifts.We also should have enough crab.Silent Auction we have donations coming in.  We also need set up at 2:00 for sound system and auction. We need sign ups for set up.  Carl will have a sign up sheet for the front of the house.  We still need to sell tickets to the second seating.

  3. Membership Process: Get form on our website, so we can direct them to the sign up form.  The Lions cards could serve this purpose.  Spread the word!  Our district is below membership, but this county (South Bay) is performing above.  Encourage membership for any Lions Club for people in their own area.

  4. Dandeli Eye Camp: the camp is happening for Jan. 2017, expecting 250-300 people to screen with staff for about 50 surgeries.  The 10th year we have supported this camp.  We donate 1500.00 total to the eye camp.

  5. Ride4Diabetes: expecting riders from all over the bay area, with gorgeous routes.  De Anza college is behind this and we have rented a garden just outside of Flint Center for the lunch, band, etc.  Parking Lot A is assigned to us on the corner of Stevens Creek and Stelling.  Right now the urgent event is getting the website up by the new year.  We have a template ready, and need to write the content.  This event will draw young and old.  Thank you to Lion Kent for your vision in this event-we are excited to give it a great Lion effort!

  6. Good of the Order:

  • Lion John Smith started the Food Drive: and wife, Carmel, we miss them both.  Send pictures of our Food Drive.

Meeting Adjourned: 7:25.