A.M. Meeting Minutes for 2/4/2021

Lions Present at Zoom Video Conference: Lion’s Ron, Al, Steve, Joan, Dagi, Leslye, Don, Phil, Eli, Mort, Kent 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 ?

Update on Lions Health – Several of the Lion’s said they received their first vaccination with several others saying they have appointments scheduled.

PM Meeting Review –

Student Speaker Contest – Lion Ray, Lion Sudha and Lion Liang have reached out to the student community with 50 registered students. The preliminary event will be on Feb. 27th, and will choose from that event 4-6 students. The Club contest is on March 6th. A discussion on how to run our club preliminary event because we will have so many students at possibly 5 minutes each. This would be a very long day of speeches, so maybe break them into smaller groups for judging that could be happening simultaneously, with a judge, a judging sheet with criteria and hopefully a timer for each small group. Then, the judges can come together and discuss who moves forward.
The Club, Zone, Region will be on Zoom. There may be an in-person event for the final competition, so we may have some students drop off who are not comfortable with that scenario. We will need judges, tellers, and timer volunteers for February 27th.

Camp Via West Garden/Train – Via Campus Projects  –Lion Steve said the train is running and if you want the video of it email Steve-thank you, Steve and Ellen!  We want to get a sign made for the train structure as a recognition of the gift.  Lion Joan and Dagi are going up almost daily, with the help of other Lions along the way to keep the gardening project going. There is another work day this Saturday February 6th from 9-1, if anyone wants to join. Lion Steve built and painted a potting table with the extra wood from the train project for the green house.
AM Meeting – Lions Kent, Leslye, and Herb said they would volunteer on Saturday. Lion Joan also said that Lion Danessa is working on making signs for the Green House and Garden area to designate what is growing and that it is also a Cupertino De Anza Lions Charities project.

Crab Feed –  Lion Carl is sent out the flyer and the letter so we can distribute to those we know usually go to the Crab Feed and on our social media. There was an idea to focus on Camp Via West with our funding, but we want some wiggle room, so the flyer also mentions that our fundraising could also donate our other worthwhile charities. Lion Sudha said she would send out the flyer to our Crab Feed email list. Carl will email her about it and Al will send her a spreadsheet. All should email those they normally include in Crab Feed and mass email, if they choose. We also need to have the donate button on the website, for the Crab Feed specifically.
AM – Lion Al said he is working on the crab feed email list so that Lion Suda can send it out to our past crab feed participants. There were a couple of issues that Lion Al and Lion Dagi had with the flyer and letter they said they would contact Lion Carl to discuss. Lion Dagi will designate the donate button on our website for the funds to go to Camp Via West and other charity organizations that we support. 


Charter Night – Lion Steve said that he had talked with the Director of Communications for Camp Via West Leslye Davis about using the Amphitheater for our Charter Day on April 17, 2021 to which she agreed. April 17, 11:00 to 3:00. Lion Ray will get the insurance certificate for (Leslie Davis). Picnic style-everyone will need to bring their own food and drink. Carl has an amp and a microphone. A hootenanny is requested by Lion Prez Jeff.

Golf Tournament – Lion Ray talked about our annual golf tournament that we usually hold at Moffett Field. He said currently that Moffett Field will not allow shot gun starts like we have for our tournament and that Moffett Field has raised they prices significantly. He is going to ask for our $200 deposit back and possibly talk with other golf courses, Los Lagos and San Jose Muni was mentioned. Last year we did a virtual golf request and Go Fund Me Page which Lion Al said we made approximately $7,580.

Good of the Order –

Lion Al read the list of donations going out to our charities this quarter. Lion Don Lang mentioned that the EDGE project would not require it’s donation this year since they are having their conference virtually.
Lion Kent mentioned that he received his first Covid shot at the Santa Clara Fairgrounds and he just registered on line and recommended it for those that can apply.

Lion Ron Ahearn