AM Meeting Minutes for 4/5/2018

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

Dates to Remember –

– April 24th Board Meeting
– May 5th Volunteer Event Cupertino City Hall
– May 16th – 20th 4C6 Convention San Ramon
– May 5th, 12th or 19th Via west work Dates
– June 2nd & 5th Voter Registration Volunteers
– June 16th Lions Charity Golf Tournament
– June 29th LCI International Convention Las Vegas
– September 8, 2018 Ride4Diabetes

Tail Twister – Lion Tail Twister Lion Herb went around and collected Happy Dollars mostly for Warriors and Sharks.

Lion Linda Pugliese – 2nd District Vice President Candidate for 2018-2019
Lion Linda thanked us for our hospitality and allowing her to share her vision for the future of Lions. Lion Linda feels that Lions are in a transitional period. She feels we need to Learn from the Past but look into the Future. She feels that Lions are the world’s best kept secret and that we need to join the World Cyber Club in social media to help spread the word.

PM Meeting Review –

Talked about Charter Night and how well it went.
Discussions on who is attending the 4C-6 Convention and casting our votes.
Had discussion on the upcoming Charity Golf Tournament.
Lion Carl said he would co-chair the Charity Crab Feed and is looking for someone to co-chair with him.
One Sight Program was discussed now that Luxsotica is out of the picture. Lion Steve said the 5 Kids and 7 Adult vouchers we have must be used at VSP doctors. We are currently looking for a couple of eye doctors in the area that will accept them. The money in the budget for Luxsotica will be used to reimburse the Ratner’s for the the they spent on one exam already.
Lion Al said he needed names of Lions that are going to help out in the June Primary election so he can give them to the Santa Clara County Register of Voters.
Rick West Manager of Via West presented a project to our club. They would like us to expand the garden area that we put up approx. 10 years ago. The materials cost $860. Lion Carl will send out an email with several dates for club members to choose from.
Lion Al said we need to send in the club volunteers for the PU101 to LCI. We are currently looking for a new Treasurer and Secretary. Lion Dagi helps support the Secretary by completing the monthly reports that are required so please step and volunteer for one of these positions.

Golf Tournament – Lion Steve said he and Ellen also sent out 75 donation requests so far and has received $1,064 worth of donations back so far. Lion Claire said the PayPal option is not working because the PayPal forms need to be updated.

Good of the Order –

Lion Ray said him and Lion Eli took 1,239 pairs of glasses to Lions in Sight in Vallejo along with printer cartridges.

Lion’s Joan, Eli, Mort, and Ray went to the Cupertino State of the City address that featured the De Anza and Cupertino Host Lions Clubs. If you would like to view the presentation the URL is – https://youtu.be/RFg_xzxNBQ0?t=25m

Lion John mentioned that the City of Cupertino will be having a Cupertino Volunteer Day on May 5, 2018. We will be getting a space for our booth and set up our Lions Canopy. Lion John needs several volunteers to help manage the booth and pass out info about the Cupertino DeAnza Lions hoping to get new members.

Opportunity Drawing – Congratulations to Lion Ray who won .

Respectfully submitted by,
Lion Ron Ahearn