PM Meeting Minutes: August 2019
Regular PM Meeting: 6:30pm Wednesday, 7 AUGUST 2019
Meeting Called By: Lion Jeff
Type of Meeting: Business
Secretary: Lion Scott
Tony & Alba’s Pizza
3137 Stevens Creek Blvd
San Jose, CA 95117
Present: Mort, Ann, Scott H., Leslye, Ratners, Al, Jeff, Eli, Phil, Ron, Claire, Jen C.,
Vijay
Guests: Dr. Ann Lopez
— Agenda —
Theme tonight is Merge!
Call to Order – 18:41
Flag Salute
Welcome Guests
TailTwister Proxy – Lion Scott!
Center for Farmworker Families – Dr. Ann Lopez, E.D.
Ann is the executive director of the Center for Farmworker Families. She started the center was she was doing her doctorate in Mexico. A key piece of her work was the NAFTA agreement and the social and biological effects (corn genetics). GMO corn was cross-bred with resistant genetic strains, diluting the diversity of the corn genetics.
The workers make very impoverished salaries and work in conditions akin to slavery, exposed to high concentrations of pesticides.
The center do farm worker reality tours to see conditions and hear stories. They are also partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank. They advocate for farm workers.
Items needed for donation:
Clothing, household items, toys, baby items, shampoos / laundry, toilet paper, towels.
contact@farmworkersfamily.org for drop-off locations
141 6th St, Atp A. Watsonville. They begin setting up at 2:00 on Friday.
India Sister Club, New Name, Same Mission: “Lion Club of Dandeli City”
They screened 400 patients this year and 61 surgeries. We hope to get Lion Prasad to join us in the next few months for an update from our sister club.
A.J. Robinson Mobile Screening Clinic – Need drivers, Training Provided
Lion Ray is at the Cupertino Host Meeting for the DG meeting
with Rick. Ray wanted us to mention that he’s on the board of
the AJ Robinson foundation. They need drivers (2) to drive the
truck and trailer of the mobile clinic. They offer training.
R4D 2019, Update – Simran & Sudha
Lots of progress and many things to do. The website is up-and-running,
which reflects all current info (registration and routes).
Rick at the Chamber of Commerce is going to post the event in his newsletter as well as several other newsletters. A note went out to biking clubs, with marketing efforts to start up on NextDoor soon. Goal is 100 riders or more on Sept 8th. Sudha has a list of volunteer tasks, to be published soon.
Next big thing is permits.
Good of the Pride, Any Lion
Leslye and Phil are going to the cabinet meeting. Reach out to her if interested. She’ll drive! San Martin Lions, this Saturday.
— Dates To Remember —
August 8th DG Rick Silveria Visitation AM meeting
– August 10th Cabinet Meeting Morgan Hill
Thursday, 8 August, DG Rick Silveria Visitation, AM meeting
Saturday, 10 August, Cabinet Meeting, Morgan Hill
Tuesday, 20 August, 6:30pm Start, Board Meeting, location tbd
Sunday, 8 September, Ride 4 Diabetes, Cupertino, All Hands Event
Sat-Mon, 23-25 November, Thanksgiving Food Drive
Why we do it? WE SERVE: AJ Robinson Mobile Health Screening Services, Flag Days, Via West Camp (Costanoan), Project Linus, eye exams & glasses, THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE, Eye glasses recycling and other charitable causes in our community and around the world. Bravo, Lions of De Anza, BRAVO!
