AM Meeting Minutes, 07/16/2015

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

Dates to Remember

–        July 16^th, Tonight, Budget Meeting, 7 – 9 pm, Knox home.

–        July 20^th,  Bingo, Lion Jim Gould and Lion Mike Martin.

–        July 28^th, Board Meeting.

–        August 8^th, Officer Induction & Tail Twister Party, 5 pm, Noone home

–      September 12th Silicon Valley Fall Festival/AJ Robinson MSU

Tail Twister – Once again, Lion Eli, filling in for Lion Herb, went around the room cheerfully extracting Happy Dollars and change from willing Lions.

Recent Donations

Rebekah Children’s Services: Our club received a letter of thanks for our recent donation of $500. Lion Don said it was good we sent them the donation. They have had to cut back on the number of people and housing. RCS offers an array of care including a therapeutic residential program, wrap around services for families in the community, foster care, adoption, a non-public school servicing special needs students and a outpatient community mental health center. They serve more than 3,000 children and families.

USO Bay Area sent a letter thanking us of our $100 donation. The USO provides a home away from home for over 50,000 troops and their family members at their 3 centers in the Bay Area: San Francisco Airport, San Jose Airport, and Travis Air Force Base.

Bingo – Lion Ray has updated the Bingo Schedule. He will send it out shortly. Reminder to Lions Jim and Mike…You has Bingo next Tuesday night.

Budget Meeting – The annual budget meeting for 2015 – 2016 will be held TONIGHT, Thursday, July 16^th, 7 – 9 pm at Lion Al’s home. All club members are welcome to attend.

Tail Twister/Induction Party – The party will be at 5 pm on Saturday, August 8^th at Lion John and Leslie’s home. Our new District Governor, Jan Miller has been invited to attend. It will be a potluck dinner. We are planning on serving tri tip. Club members are asked to bring sides and drinks.

AJ Robinson MSU/Silicon Valley Fall Festival – The Silicon Valley Fall Festival at the Cupertino Memorial Park will be on Saturday, September 12^th. We still need volunteers to work in the AJ Robinson MSU screening participants. Volunteers are asked to work in 3-hour shifts. Contact Lion Ray if you can help out.

Good of the Order

Special Needs Student – Lion Steve says we are working to see if we can help our a 15 year old high school student from San Jose who is in need of a special pair of eye glasses.

Special Thanks – Lion Al says special thanks should be given to Lion Steve and Ellen for their assistance in providing transportation to Maria. They have taken Maria to the Eye Clinic in San Francisco already twice this year. Maria will need another eye surgery. This time it will be for a drooping eyelid on her good eye.

Opportunity Drawing – Congratulations to our winner, Lion Steve. Thanks Lion Steve for donating your winnings to the club!

Lion Walt

Secretary