AM Meeting Minutes for 2/22/2018

Lions Present: Lion’s Ray, Ron, Phil, Don, Bill, Steve, Al, Dagi, Herb, John, Kent, and Charlie.

Dates to Remember –

– February 24th Cabinet Meeting
– March 7th PM meeting
March 8, 2018 Zone Student Speakers contest.
June 16, 2018 Annual Golf Tournament at Moffett Field

Tail Twister – Tail Twister Lion Herb received Happy Dollars from various Lions for the Olympics.

Crab Feed – Lion Ray said we have not set a date yet and is suggesting February 16, 2019. Lion Steve said he will talk with church about the date and also about the dishwasher situation. There are a number of committee/volunteer issues that need to be resolved prior to the crab feed next year.

Charter Night – Lion Ray said Charter Night will be March 24, 2018 at the Blue Pheasant restaurant in Cupertino starting at 5:30 PM with dinner at 6:30 PM. Cost of the dinner will be $40 per person and $10 for children. He passed around a sign up sheet for those members who have not signed up and chosen their meal. Lion Ray said we need about three Leo’s to entertain the children. Lion Ray will talk with District Governor Bob Stewart to see if he will be the main speaker for the night. Lion Kent also mentioned that the District Governor’s wife Lion Becky Stewart would be a good speaker also.

Club Officers – Lion Ray talked about the upcoming nominations for club officers and hopefully get new members involved. Lion Ray asked everyone to spread the word to all members.

Golf Tournament – Lion Ray asked about the flyer for the golf tournament and Lion Al said he revised it and sent it to Lion Amy for review. Upon final approval she will send it to Lion Dagi to put on the web site. The Golf Tournament will be held at Moffett Field Golf Club on June 16, 2018.

Good of the Order –

Lion Dagi said she had received a request from West Valley Community services to talk with us. Lion Ray said he will talk with her to see what she wants.

Lion Ray mentioned that the District Cabinet meeting will be held on February 24, 2018 at the San Martin Lions Club.

Lion Steve talked about the One Sight program being cancelled by Luxottica and how we should go forward with the program. He will bring it up to the board for discussion/vote.

Lion Ray talked about the Zone Student Speaker contest to be held on March 8, 2018 at the Odd Fellows Hall in Cupertino. He is still looking for volunteers to help out with the event. Currently he has speakers from the Saratoga Lions Club, Cupertino Host Lions Club, and our club.

Lion Al talked about an email received from Lion Muni about the Ride4Diabetes. Lion Al suggested that we might want to set up a separate corporation for R4D managed by Cupertino De Anza Lions Club. Lion Al will bring this up at the next Board meeting along with a member from the R4D committee. Lion Don Lang said he would like a copy of the email from Lion Muni.

Opportunity Drawing – Congratulations Lion John won the opportunity drawing.

Respectfully submitted by,
Lion Ron Ahearn