A.M. Meeting Minutes 2/4/2016

Lions Present: Ray, Walt, Phil, Steve, Bill, Don, Al, Dagi, Eli, Herb, Kent, John, Ron, and Charlie.

Dates to Remember

–      Feb 4th, 7 pm, Student Speaker Contest, Odd Fellows Hall, 20589 Homestead Rd, Cupertino.

–      Mar 19th, Charter Night, Blue Pheasant, 22100 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino

–      June 18th, De Anza Lions Golf Fundraiser, Moffett Field

Tail Twister – Lion Herb went around the room collecting happy dollars. We were all happy to see the return of Lions Dagi and Eli.

Student Speaker Contest

The contest was held that night, (2/4) at the Old Fellows Hall in Cupertino. Volunteers were asked to be there at 6:15 pm, judges and contestants at 6:30 pm with a draw of cards to determine order speaking at 6:45 pm. Refreshments were provided, and everyone was asked not to bring food or drink into the contest room. Thanks to Lion Don for offering the use of the Hall.

Crab Feed

Lion Al said he thinks we will do marginally better than last year. The bill from the Fish Market was about $1,500 less than last year. Attendance was down 25% and silent action down 45%. We are considering severing ties with the Sunnyvale Sunrise Rotary Club. Lion Eli thought since the cost of the crab is so variable and likely to increase over time that we should consider having a corn beef and cabbage dinner instead.

Review of the Board Meeting

Kudo’s to Lion Carl for running the pm meeting in lieu of Lion Prez Jeff. Lion Howie will be moving into a new place on Monday.

A distinguished service award was given to Alan and Diana, owners of Tony and Alba’s for allowing us to use their facility for our PM meetings. We also gave a distinguished service award to Lion Yvonne to present to her car club for their help during the food drive.

Charter night is March 19th at the Blue Pheasant in Cupertino.

The Buchser Middle School Career Faire will be on May 15th. They are looking for Lion volunteers and people interested in having career booths.

Flag Day will be on May 17th at Sutter School.

Good of the Order

Lion Kent is pursuing the possibility of our club having a bike ride fundraiser. It could be very profitable. We could work with American Diabetes Association. They know all the ins and outs. Donations could then be split with half going to ADA and the rest to our club. We could partner with Monta Vista High School and use their facilities as a staging area. A good place to run the ride would be along Stevens Creek Canyon Road. More ideas and details to follow.

We received two thank you letters in the mail, one from the Santa Clara Blind Center thanking us for our $1000 donation. The other was from Wounded Warriors for our $500 donation.

Bingo: The Blind Center will no longer be doing bingo.

Opportunity Drawing

Congratulations to our winner, Lion Eli.

Lion Walt

Secretary