PM Minutes: Sept. 6 2017

     CUPERTINO DE ANZA LIONS CHARITIES, INC.

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

Regular PM Meeting:   6:30pm Wednesday,  6 September 2017

Tony & Alba’s Pizza

3137 Stevens Creek Blvd   (x street Winchester Boulevard)

San Jose, CA 95117

Meeting Called By:  Lion Jeff   Type of Meeting: Business    Secretary:  Lion Proxy

— DATES TO REMEMBER —

  •       Board Meeting, 7:00 pm (note NEW time), Tue. 19 September, Location (TBD)
  •       Officers Induction/Tailtwister Fall Fiesta – LOCATION AND DETAILS TBD
  •       Omar’s Dream Run, Sun. 15 October; Hellyer Park, San Jose
  •       Rise Against Hunger Project, Sat. 11 November (4C6 District Event) St. Frances Episcopal Church
  •       Lions Thanksgiving Food Drive, Sat/Sun/Mon. 18-20 November

— AGENDA —  

  1.   Call to Order –  lion jeff :  
  • @6:35
  1.   Flag Salute – “Lions-to-Be”
  2.   Welcome Any Guest(s) / Distinguished Lions, etc.; DG, Regional Chair, and team

 

  1.   District Governor Remarks – DG Lion Bob Stewart
  • State of the district
    • Number one in the state in members
    • New nepolice (sp? From nepal) club (as of July 28)
    • New branch club with the theme “vets helping vets”
    • Los gatos had all old members.  Started a leos club.  \\
    • There is a renaissance of reformation
    • We are looking forward
    • Diabetes awareness
      • They are amazed at what we attempted to accomplish
      • “Think of it as a district wide event”
    • District count 1,160 people
    • The cover of the directory says what we do and who we are.
    • He has a pin
    • Lion becky talked…they have been lions for a while
    • This saturday there is an “opportunity to serve”
      • There is a “cabin”in alum rock park..open to use for all
      • Needs repair
      • This saturday 9-noon
      • Call valerlo4@aol.com
      • It is somewhere in alum rock park
      • There will be signs.
    • October
      • Santa Cruz
      • New ADA accessible park (leos haven)
      • Mainence
      • Contact becky…somehow
    • Interjection from lion Jeff….[missed it].
  1.   Regional Chair Remarks – RC Lion Sue Szucs
  • “Lion Sue”
  • Wears 2 hats
  • One of those hats is for disaster relief. (texas.Florida)
  • $20/member helps us become a 100% club…contact lion sue
  • Lion Ray is the zone chair…direct questions to him
  • “Take advantage of Ray” [he he he]
  • Question about bill gates [missed it]
  1.   Initial Recap, Ride4Diabetes – lion jeff, Any Lion
  • “Many” volunteers want to become lions
  • The ride was “super good” “wonderful”
  • We should “leverage what we have done”
  • Large expenses no finances as of yet
  • Email lion kent with feedback
  • Debrief meeting: TBD
  • Hurt rider was discharged from hospital “in good spirits”
  • Special props for Lion Sundar

 

  1.   Membership News – Lion John N.
  • Omars dream run
  • “New” canopy
  • volunteers?
  • Need more Membership chairs!!!
  1.   New Website! – lion jeff, any lion
  • Password still “simba”
  1.   Fall Fiesta / Officers Induction Pla n – lion jeff
  • Email to come
  1.  Good of the Pride, Any Lion
  • Omars dream run:  volunteers needed sept 13.14.15,need friday or saturday to pick up “stuff” and sunday AM put out stuff…Saturday PM bring back to storage

Meeting closed at  7:42

Why we do it?  WE SERVE:  AJ Robinson Mobile Health Screening Services, Flag Days, Via West Camp (Costanoan), Project Linus, eye exams & glasses via OneSight, THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE, Eye glasses recycling and other charitable causes in our community and around the world.  Bravo, Lions of De Anza, BRAVO!