A.M. Meeting Minutes for 12/20/2018
Lions Present: Lion’s Ray, Ron, Phil, Don, Steve, Bill, Al, Herb, and Kent.
Dates to Remember –
– February 9, 2019 Crab Feed
– Student Speaker Contest January 31, 2019 at the Odd Fellows
Hall.
– Charter Night March 16, 2019 Blue Pheasant Restaurant
– Ride4Diabetes May 5, 2019
– Golf Tournament June 22, 2019
Tail Twister – Lion Tail Twister Herb received a Happy Dollar Steve for his Tesla that he took on a long trip. Lion Kent rolled a 4 for his birthday and paid the club $ 4.00. Lion Phil gave a couple of Happy dollars for his Toyota Corolla turning over 244,000 miles.
Board Meeting Review – Lion Ray said we currently have $7,000 in the administrative fund wit $1,230 in member dues in arrears, so lets get this taken care of in the new year. Lion Al and Lion Claire are updating the clubs by-laws since they have not been updated since 1997. Lion Ray made the suggestion that we use $1,000 of the funds we received from the Registrar of Voters and purchase new shirts, hats, or jackets for new members that would like them so when we do community services and wear our club attire the community will know who is doing the charitable work.
Crab Feed- Lion Ray said Lion Carl is doing a great job on the crab feed.Lion Al said ticket sales were good and after January 16, 2019 the ticket price will go up to $60 so get your tickets now. Lion Al said we have 234 seats reserved for the first seating with 126 paid. The second seating has 125 reserved. Lion Steve said we received passes from Harvey’s Lake Tahoe, Disneyland, The Warriors and Southwest Airlines for starters. Currently we have about $1,966 in Raffle/Auction items. Lion Ray said he would get the insurance for the Refrigerator truck. Lion Steve said that the dishwasher will get fixed on December 26, 2018 and that we would be receiving a reduction in the hall rental of $750 per year for the next four years for the crab feed. Lion Steve said there will be a crab feed work party at his home on February 7, 2019 starting at 5:30 PM.
Ride 4 Diabetes – Lion Kent said we currently have thirteen members on the R4D committee at this time. Lion Liang Chou is the Ride Chair. Lion Kent said the City of Cupertino is talking about adding a walk for diabetes to our R4D for more community involvement and would be charged $25 dollars to participate. Lion Kent also mentioned that the Cupertino City Chamber of Commerce would help in getting corporate sponsorship.
Charter Night – Lion Ray said there will be a Charter night celebration at the Blue Pheasant restaurant on March 16, 2019 for our 50th club anniversary. He asked everyone to think about a theme for the event. Lion Ray talked about trying to get original members of the club to join us.
Good of the Order – Lion Ray said he will sign the contract for the golf tournament with Moffett Field today December 20th. Lion Al said he would update the Golf Tournament flyer so we could start handing it out and get it on the District website.
Lion Al is supporting Lion Vijay with the Treasurer duties at this time. Lion Vijay is quite busy at this time with him and his wife expecting their first child in January/February. Congratulations Lion Vijay.
Lion Al mentioned that former Lion Mary Brooding has transferred her membership to a new Lions club in Grass Valley, CA. where she now resides.
Opportunity Drawing – None
Respectfully submitted by,
Lion Ron Ahearn