AM Meeting Minutes for 9/6/2018

Lions Present: Lion’s Ray, Ron, Phil, Don, Steve, Bill, Al, Dagi, Mort, Eli, Kent, Joan, and Charlie.

Dates to Remember –

– Project Linus September 6, 2018 at the Cupertino Odd Fellows
Hall at 6:30 PM
– Thanksgiving Food Drive November 17, 18, and 19th.
– February 9, 2019 Crab Feed
– Ride4Diabetes May 5, 2019

Tail Twister – Lion Tail Twister Herb received a Happy Dollar from Lion Eli for the start of football season with many other Happy Dollars to follow.

PM Meeting Review –

  • A moment of silence for respect and support of the Noone and Knox families who recently lost loved ones.
  • Lion John Smith, who is the current president of his Lions club in Santa Rosa, installed the new Cupertino DeAnza Lions Club Officers. Since some new officers were on travel or other duties photo’s of the new officers were presented. Lion John Smith had various gifts (relative to their new positions) for each one of them as they were being installed.
  • Lion Charles Ice said there would
    be a speaker representing Project Nuru at our next AM meeting.
  • Lion Dagi talked about Project Linus tomorrow night September 6, 2018 at the ODD Fellows Hall on Homestead in Cupertino making blankets for various first responder groups to give to traumatized children. Everyone is welcome to participate. Lion Dagi said water and cookies will be available to snack on.
  • The Tail Twister party is scheduled for September 15, 2018 at Lion Leslie Noone’s house. Set up will start at 3:00 PM with the party starting at 5:00 PM.
  • Lion Claire and Lion Jen asked members to collect a total of 30 – 40 apple boxes only from their local store for the Food Drive coming up in November. Lion Mike Martin will drive the Refrigeration truck.
  • Lion Jeff said there were a couple of vacancies on the Board for anyone interested. He also mentioned that we need a chair for the golf tournament and a co-chair for the Crab Feed coming up in 2019. Wealso need a new Membership Chair person.
  • Lion Al said he was working on the club’s by-laws but has been interrupted by the IRS and is currently working on the taxes.
  • Lion Carl is sending out a signup sheet for various activities for the February 2019 Crab Feed. Everyone needs to take a look at it and sign up for one of the activities. Lion Carl said he will be talking with Lion Jim Gould concerning the crab feed since he is the “guru” of the crab feed since it’s inception.
  • Lion Steve will send a list vendors for the Crab Feed Auction/Raffle items to Lion Ray.

Good of the Order –

Lion Ron presented Lion Al with a check for two hundred dollars donated to the club in honor of Lion John Noone.

Lion Al talked about the upcoming “Omar’s Dream Run” and what the run needs help with from the De Anza Lions.

Opportunity Drawing – Lion Phil won the drawing this week.

Respectfully submitted by,
Lion Ron Ahearn