AM Meeting Minutes for 8/8/2019

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

Dates to Remember:

August 10th Cabinet Meeting Morgan Hill
September 8th Ride4Diabetes 10 AM -1 PM.
November 23-25 Thanksgiving Food Drive
February 8th Crab Feed

Visitors – District Governor – Rick Silveria
1st. VDG – Linda Pugliese
Secretary – Lanny Ross

Guests – None

Tail Twister – Tail Twister Herb went around and collected Happy Dollar’s from various Lion’s.

District Governor – Lion District Governor Rick Silveria gave us updates on District Projects –

Lion training every 3rd Saturday of the month from 9AM – 12PM. Training consists of training on new projects with LCI. The District is looking at video taping the meetings.
DG Rick talked about service in the communities and how important it is. Also talked about membership and trying to find out why we are losing members and how to recruit new members.
DG Rick also told us about the effort and delivery of 300 backpacks loaded with school supplies to Paradise for the children starting school. Also providing gas cards and other gift cards for those in need. The Lions club will distribute them with the help of other community members. DG Rick wanted to express his gratitude for the Lions clubs who helped in the effort.
DG Rick also talked about the AJ Robinson van and is asking for support of this effort providing Diabetes testing for those in need. Lion Al then presented a $1,000 check to the AJ Robinson foundation. DG Rick said the AJ Robinson foundation was asking LCI for a matching grant to help them purchase a new truck and trailer. The current old truck and trailer will be stocked with emergency supplies for disaster relief.
The District is working with the Lucille Packard children hospital to support children cancer victims with their schooling needs while they are under treatment in the hospital. Lion Al told DG Rick about Omar’s Dream Run and how we support them and how they provide iPads and monitors so the children can stay in class visa video streaming while they are in the hospital. DG Rick would like to make it a District project.

1st District Vice President Linda Pugliese –

1st DG Linda Puliese talked about training that she learned in Milan, Italy attending LCI International conference. She also attended the Council of District Governors conference in Palm Springs. There she learned the new subject for the Student Speakers contest and it is (Homelessness in California and what is the solution).
1st DG Linda also said the USA/Canada Lions forum will be held in Vancouver, BC this year.There will be 70 seminars presented on different subjects, there are 10 one hour sessions that you can get on line.
1st DG Linda also toured the Lions Eye Foundation in San Francisco. The state of California now allows our recycled eye glasses to be distributed to needy in California. Our district is looking at participating with Santa Clara Valley Med.

PM Meeting Review – Lion Al talked about Dr. Ann Lopez’ ,Director of the Center for Farmworker families, visit to the PM meeting. Lion Claire introduced Dr. Lopez who talked about the Center for Farm Workers Families. To learn more you can go to www.farmworkerfamily.org.

Lion Al said Ride4Diabetes members attended the PM meeting and gave a presentation. They also talked about how the Ride planning was going and what they need as far as volunteers. The Ride4Diabetes is scheduled for September 8, 2019.

Good of the Order –

Lion Ray talked about the AJ Robinson van and the need for two drivers to drive the van to various projects. The drivers would only need to drive the van twice a year.

Lion Al talked about the upcoming Omar’s Dream Run scheduled for October 20, 2019.

Opportunity Drawing – Congratulations Lion Ray won.

Respectfully submitted by:
Lion Ron Ahearn