PM Meeting Minutes: January 2017
Cupertino De Anza Lions PM Meeting Minutes: Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Lions in Attendance: Ron, Vijay, Eli, Mort, Phil, Kent, Ray, Jeff, Jim, Mary, Al, Steve, Amy, Charles.
Guests: Ana, Levi, Sydnie, Ellen.
Tail Twister: Eli stands in for Carl-thanks to Ray and Barb for a great party and many other Happy Dollars.
Food Drive Thank Yous: letters thanking the Lions Club for the food and Lion John or Lion Ron will send a thank you to the stores. Lion Jen will be taking over for next year. Lion Mary suggests that we promote the Leo club idea at the sites. The stores would like us to have more food drives at different times of the year, which we can’t really support at this time because of manpower, but maybe have another club or clubs shadow us next year to spread the food drives to different times of the year. Another thing to think of is a Spring drive for the students and families who don’t have lunch over the summer (students who get free and reduced lunch at school often go needy over the summer).
SCC Registrar Election Volunteering: We made about $1,000 for volunteering to help during the elections and thank you to those who did so. Some got pins for their efforts (form-filling out).
Crab Feed 2017: Kent along with Leos are working on getting volunteers. The last week beforehand we will have a final number. Kent will contact as soon as possible to find out if they can get an earlier number and will get feedback to Jim on the issue. Are there decorations? We can do the balloons as we have before. We just need some volunteers to blow up the balloons. We need a resend of the Crab Feed Sign Up Sheet. We are pushing sales, especially for second seating. Work Party at Lion Steve’s at 5:00 on the Thursday before the crab feed (good wine, ribs, and potato salad, and cheap beer). We are at $7,000.00 for donations. We have been approved for a winery in Soquel tour for 12. Anyone who is going to SC-let Steve know. All Lions who aren’t eating and attending, should be making sure we are covered on the floor for sales and for serving. Float to help at all times. Band is ready and we need to make sure they are aware of the wine donations. Steve and Ellen are masters at the donation game! It’s so much work and we thank you.
Ride 4 Diabetes: Lion Kent walked around with the website up on his computer. The website has many links and some of our people have put a ton of work into the site. We have had favorable reviews and fixing any items that aren’t user friendly. Since Lions Club International will be upping their level of partnership with ADA they are very excited about our endeavors here. We may have to change our website a little to match LCI’s message. The plan for the launch is next week. We want to launch as soon as possible is because many companies set their ride schedules. Lion Jim asked if there is a chance that the date could fall through? CAltrans is usually very supportive, but have many divisions to go through for approval. Lion Kent does not see much chance of the event falling through. Getting the date out and having people save it is very important. Can we get a “Save the Date” out to our proposed participants?
Student Speaker Contest: Feb. 9 at Oddfellow’s Hall. Lions Dagi and Walt are in charge. We can use timers and judges so contact either of them.
Board Meeting at Amy’s for this month: January 17-Starts at 7:00. Amy won’t be home until 6:30.
Meeting Adjourned at 7:36.