A.M. meeting minutes for 1/14/2021

Lions Present at Zoom Video Conference: Lion’s Ray, Ron, Al, Steve, Phil, Joan, Dagi, Leslye, Don, Linda, and Herb.

Dates to Remember –

– Charity Crab Feed 2021 to be On Line Donations ?
– Student Speaker Contest February 27 & March 6
– Annual Golf Tournament June 26, 2021
– Ride4Diabetes will be scheduled in 2021

Crab Feed – Lion Al said that he wrote a motion to the Board that in lieu of the standard annual Crab Feed that we do an alternative electronic Crab Feed request like we did for the Golf Tournament since we cannot have a normal Crab Feed due to the Santa Clara Covid restrictions. With the electronic fund raiser we would designate all the funds that we collect go to West Valley Community Services to help those in need. Lion Ray said he received a telephone call from Penske trucking asking if we wanted to rent a refrigeration truck and sorry to say we do not need one this year. Lion Dagi said that Lion Carl and Lion Jenni are writing a blurb about the Crab Feed with the dates for the donations and who we are supporting with the donations.

Student Speaker Contest – Lion Ray said we currently have twenty students signed up for the contest due to Lion Sudha and Lion Liang’s efforts. Lion Ray said he was looking for Judges, Timers and Tellers. Lion Dagi said she would send Lion Ray the Judges names from last years contest. Lion Ray talked with Lion Bob Deunger about our winner Helen Hu from last year trying to get her the money she won. Lion Ray said that Lion Bob is working on getting her the money.

Camp Via West Garden/Train – Lion Steve and Ellen are working on installing the base boards for the train track and has them almost complete. Lion Steve asked Lion Dagi if she was still on board to take Maria to her next eye appointment on January 22nd in San Francisco and she said yes she was.

Lion Dagi and Lion Joan are planning work parties at the Via West garden towards the end of January: the 23rd, 30th, and Feb. 6th, from 9:00-1:00. Lion Ron will check in storage to see if we still have the food grade buckets there and if we do Lion Ron will bring them to the Camp. Lion Joan said the club has provided around 200 bags of green vegetables to the West Valley Community center.

Eye Glass Collection – Lion Ray said we currently have about 1.200 pairs of eye glasses, 12 cellphones.and toner cartridges to take up to Vallejo. Lion Ray will contact Kaiser in Mountain View to see about collecting the glasses from their site.

Good of the Order –

Lion Leslye said she needs articles for the clubs newsletter. Lion’s Steve , Joan, Dagi, John Smith, and Al will provide her with the articles.

Lion Leslye said she attended the District Zoom meeting and thought it was very informational. The meeting concentrated on Retention of Lion members. Lion Leslye provided her notes from the meeting to Lion Prez Jeff for approval.

Lion Linda Sanders asked about the Crab Feed and asked if we were only going to do a Go Fund Me page and collect funds that way instead of actually providing crab feed meals to individuals.
Due to the Covid restrictions and the closing of the Santa Clara Fish Market there will be no crab feed function this year.

Lion Ron Ahearn