AM Meeting Minutes 7/5/2018

Lions Present: Lion’s Ray, Ron, Phil, Steve, Bill, Al, Dagi, Mort, Eli, Herb, Don, Joan, and Charlie.

Dates to Remember –

– July 11, 2018 PM Meeting 6:30 PM Tony & Alba’s
– September 8, 2018 Ride4Diabetes
– Thanksgiving Food Drive November 17, 18, and 19th.

Tail Twister – Lion Tail Twister Herb received a Happy Dollar from Lion Eli for being back home from the LCI International Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Lion Ray Happy dollar for a great convention. Lion Steve gave a Happy dollar for the notice from Tesla that he will be receiving his new Tesla on July 14th.

LCI International Convention- Lion Eli said there were approximately 17,000 attendees from 128 countries. The Lions took 2,500 rooms of the 5,000 that MGM Grand had. Lions also took rooms in three other hotels. Lion Ray said is was great to hear about all the good things that Lions are doing around the world. Lion Ray said that George W. Bush gave the commencement speech and Mr.Las Vegas Wayne Newton opened one of the meetings. It was said that Lions currently have 1,453,256 members world wide with over 200,000 Leo’s serving over 195 million people world wide. Lion’s Ray and Mort walked in the parade down Las Vegas Blvd. Lion Ray said that when him and his wife Barbara were at dinner their waitress learning that Ray was a Lion wanted to thank him and the Lions for sending her daughter who has diabetes to the Lions Diabetes camp every year. Lion RayI said the new International President is from Iceland and her name is Gudrun Bjort Yngvadottir. Next years LCI convention will be in Milan, Italy.

Lion Al provided a little trivia on past LCI Conventions.

1921 Oakland.               1957 SF                                     2018 Las Vegas (DeAnza was there)
1926 SF                          1971 Las Vegas
1938 Oakland               1974 SF
1947 SF                          1984 SF (DeAnza was there)

Good of the Order – Lion Al said that we mad approximately $12,300 at the golf tournament this year. We are looking at reserving Moffett Field next year for either June 8, 15, or 22nd 2019.

Lion Don Lang said he talked with his printer the cost to make up ten magnetic signs for the club for approximately $175 total. He said when the order is placed it would take five days to do the job. Lion Ray said he would Brigit up at the next Board meeting.

Lion Don asked how the Ride4Diabetes was going. Since Lion Kent and Lion John were not available we should find out upon their return next week.

Opportunity Drawing – Congratulations to winner Lion Ron.

Respectfully submitted by,
Lion Ron Ahearn