A.M. meeting minutes for 1/03/2019

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

Dates to Remember –

– P.M. Meeting January 9, 2019 6:30 PM Tony & Alba’s Pizza
– Student Speaker Contest January 31, 2019 at the Odd Fellows
Hall.
– February 9, 2019 Crab Feed
– Charter Night March 16, 2019 Blue Pheasant Restaurant
– Ride4Diabetes May 5, 2019
– Golf Tournament June 22, 2019

Tail Twister – Lion Tail Twister Herb collected many happy dollars for the upcoming rain and snow that is projected to come.

Crab Feed- Lion Al said we are close to being sold out of the first seating and the second seating is doing well. Lion Al said he was working with Lion Andrea Harris for possibly two tables for the new club members. Lion Carl will be sending out a signup sheet for the various volunteer requirements for the crab feed. Lion Steve said they are working on the dishwasher and should have it completed in a few days. There was a discussion about the loudness of the band in years past for those tables sitting upfront next to the band. Lion Steve said the speaker system is turned all the way down when the band is playing but he will look into it.

Charter Night – Lion Ray said there will be a Charter night celebration at the Blue Pheasant restaurant on March 16, 2019 for our 50th club anniversary. Lion Ray said he called and left a message for his contact at the Blue Pheasant to check on the room capacity. As of yet he has not heard from them, he will try again. Lion Ray suggested that we trying get some of the original/older members of the club to attend the 50th birthday celebration of our club.

Golf Tournament – Lion Ray met with Gary Pearce of Moffett Field golf course concerning the golf tournament. Moffett would like us to start the tournament at 9 AM instead of the usual 11 AM. Lion Ray said he would discuss it with the board and Moffett to see if we can maybe start at 9:30 or 10 AM. Lion Ray said we could discuss it further at the PM meeting. Also the golf course is raising the price of the golfers to $70 up from $65 Lion Ray said he sent a message to the board about raising the price for participants to $125 to cover the increase in price.

Student Speaker Contest – Lion Ray said this event forLions to attend so they could see the future of our country. The high school speakers are tremendous. Lion Joan said Lion Dagi has sent out a reminder to all of the schools concerning the speaker contest on January 31, 2019.

Good of the Order – LionKent mentioned that Recology has said they would be a sponsor for the Ride4Diabetes.

Lion Kent talked about Lion Liang’s son wanting to start a Leo’s club with Leo’s from different schools. Lion Kent said they need to look at the Leo’s constitution and see if that is a possibility. Lion Kent said that Lynbrook High School does not want any more service clubs on their campus that they already have to many.

Opportunity Drawing – Congratulations Lion Herb won.

Respectfully submitted by,
Lion Ron Ahearn

AM Meeting Minutes for 12/27/2018

Lions Present: Lion’s Ray, Ron, Phil, Don, Bill, Steve, Al, Mort, Eli, Joan, and Mike Martin.

Dates to Remember –

– P.M. Meeting January 9, 2019 6:30 PM Tony & Alba’s Pizza
– Student Speaker Contest January 31, 2019 at the Odd Fellows
Hall.
– February 9, 2019 Crab Feed
– Charter Night March 16, 2019 Blue Pheasant Restaurant
– Ride4Diabetes May 5, 2019
– Golf Tournament June 22, 2019

Tail Twister – Lion Tail Twister Pro-Tem Eli received many Happy Dollars from those in attendance hoping everyone had a Merry Christmas. Lion Mike Martin gave a happy dollar for his new car, congrats. Lion Steve gave a happy dollar for his Tesla since it cost him zero dollars in gas money on his latest long trip.

Crab Feed- Lion Al said we currently have close to 270 people for the first seating and the second seating is doing well. Lion Steve said he has received 10 Hopper tickets from Disneyland for the silent auction. Lion Al said he would send out another crab feed flyer mentioning the various auction items we have.

Charter Night – Lion Ray said there will be a Charter night celebration at the Blue Pheasant restaurant on March 16, 2019 for our 50th club anniversary. Lion Ray will check on the room capacity at the Blue Pheasant.

Golf Tournament – Lion Ray met with Gary Pearce of Moffett Field golf course concerning the golf tournament. Moffett would like us to start the tournament at 9 AM instead of the usual 11 AM. Also the golf course is raising the price of the golfers to $70 up from $65 Lion Ray said he would send a message to the board about raising the price for participants to $125 to cover the increase in price.

Student Speaker Contest – Lion Joan said Lion Dagi has sent out a reminder to all of the schools concerning the speaker contest on January 31, 2019.

Good of the Order – Lion Mort talked about the Flag Day presentations and that Lion friend Dennis Whitaker has volunteered to help.

Lion Eli said he had some Lions boxes that need to go back into storage. Date and time to be worked out with Lion Ron.

Opportunity Drawing – None

Respectfully submitted by,
Lion Ron Ahearn

Board Meeting Minutes: December 2018

De Anza Lions Board Meeting: December 18, 2018

Meeting led by Lion Charles. Minutes by Lion Jill

Board Members Present: Jill, Charles, Andrea, Ray, Claire, Jen, Vijay, Jeff.
DAL Guests: Al, Kent

New Member Approval: Khyati Upadhyay and Venkatesan Ranganathan sponsored by Lion Liang. Motion made by Lion Jill to accept these members. Seconded by Lion Ray. Discussion is who are they and why do they want to be in the Lions. Unanimously approved. *If a new member would like approval between board meetings, an email discussion and vote can occur, once the application and check are received.

Crab Feed Update: Both seating is on track or ahead regarding numbers, but second seating the paid are fewer. Jan. 16th all ticket sales are first come, first serve. IF you have it reserved, you must get the money in or they will be put out for general purchase. Dishwasher deal is taken care of and the board really appreciates Lion Steve’s work on this-big BOARD thank you! There is no warranty, but we have a $3,000.00 dollar credit.

Fiscal Update: 6, 850 approx. in admin account, some of which was eaten by the Holiday Party, and we have 1,230 in dues owed by the club. The election volunteerism adds to that about 2,600. Charities Accounts: 115,000. It’s good to have three years of operating cash. Annual expenses are 35,000. Discussion of having an announcement when a check or a volunteer event has occurred. One way is to read the budget and to see the monthly report that Dagi submits about our club activity. Remember to let Vijay know when the charity that you are sponsoring, that is already in the budget, needs the check. 4,750.00 for Crab Feed submitted so far.

Election Donation: What to do with that money? This would normally go into the admin. account. Everyone should have a Lions club gear to wear at a volunteer event and we could use some of the money for that and put some in perpetual fund.

Motion made by Lion Ray to reserving $1,000 for Lions club gear. Claire seconded the motion. Discussion to maybe reduce the cost of the gear. Amendment to motion: during this fiscal year, a member can get $25.00 for a Lions club gear, as long as they are in good standing. Claire seconds the amendment. Motion Passed Unanimously.
Motion from Lion Ray made for the other $1,000 for the perpetual fund. Andrea seconded it. Discussion from Vijay is that he would rather see it moved at the end of the fiscal year. Charles agrees. Motion retracted.

*If you buy a Lions club gear item, submit the receipt to Lion Vijay, for a 25$ reimbursement.

5. Ride 4 Diabetes Update: Five new volunteers have joined the committee, two of them were approved as members for our club (see above). Kent reviewed each individual and what they are contributing to the ride. Some influential Cupertino people are maybe interested in joining which is great for connectivity. There are potential 13 people on the committee, but some will be co-chairs, rather than singly chairs. Simran is taking over permits, which is currently in progress. Kent is asking for a “walk” permit, which last year only had 4-5 people. He wanted to bring it to the Chamber of Commerce, so they can support that and bring in some major sponsors. Reasons are health, screening, reaching more of the population etc. but Kent is asking if they can just sign on with the registration fee and not the sponsorship side. No motion needed as this doesn’t require additional funding, but Kent has our support to bring it to the Chamber of Commerce. The board asks that the ride committee chair remind the subcommittee chairs of the budget, so they don’t go beyond what has already been approved and they know they won’t be reimbursed if it is out of the budget plan. Budget Update required by the Ride Committee at next meeting to show no new net costs for the walk and to show the treasurer that the ride is within budget.

6. Later Start Time: Andrea proposed it. Andrea makes a motion to have the board meeting at 7:00. Claire seconded the motion. After discussion, many members would find that time change difficult. Andrea withdraws the motion.

7. Lionism, Bylaws, and Politics:
Politics: to be clear that politics and Lionism are supposed to be separate. A number of people approached Jeff and said they were uncomfortable with some of the comments during the presentation at the Holiday Party. According to the bylaws this applies to meetings, but not social events. However, members and new members should be made aware by their sponsors of this bylaw.

Bylaws: trying to reduce the number of board members from 9. But in order to have a quorum we have to have 5. There is some clean up, but Al is working on it and Claire is happy to help. She has templates for the clubs corporation bylaws. LCIF puts out their own templates, too. Al and Claire will continue to work on this.

8. Good of the Order: Thank you to Lion Ray, and Barb, for hosting a great Holiday Party! Question of where to send donations: Checks can go to Vijay, and other De Anza Lions related business goes to Al’s house address. We discussed having a Cocktail or Brunch in January for new members and the board. This will take place on Sunday at 4:00 on January 13th at Andrea’s for cocktails and hors’ d’oeuvres for this event. We need someone who will step into Vijay’s shoes at the end of this year as the Treasurer. Al is going to cover him when the baby arrives for the remainder of this year. Charter Night is set at March 16th for the 50th Anniversary of our Club. We need to reemphasize the objectives of the AM/PM meetings. These are more for disseminating information, but the issues of an event or individual volunteerism, need to be communicated to the chair in charge of the event.

A.M. Meeting Minutes for 12/20/2018

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

Dates to Remember –

– February 9, 2019 Crab Feed
– Student Speaker Contest January 31, 2019 at the Odd Fellows
Hall.
– Charter Night March 16, 2019 Blue Pheasant Restaurant
– Ride4Diabetes May 5, 2019
– Golf Tournament June 22, 2019

Tail Twister – Lion Tail Twister Herb received a Happy Dollar Steve for his Tesla that he took on a long trip. Lion Kent rolled a 4 for his birthday and paid the club $ 4.00. Lion Phil gave a couple of Happy dollars for his Toyota Corolla turning over 244,000 miles.

Board Meeting Review – Lion Ray said we currently have $7,000 in the administrative fund wit $1,230 in member dues in arrears, so lets get this taken care of in the new year. Lion Al and Lion Claire are updating the clubs by-laws since they have not been updated since 1997. Lion Ray made the suggestion that we use $1,000 of the funds we received from the Registrar of Voters and purchase new shirts, hats, or jackets for new members that would like them so when we do community services and wear our club attire the community will know who is doing the charitable work.

Crab Feed- Lion Ray said Lion Carl is doing a great job on the crab feed.Lion Al said ticket sales were good and after January 16, 2019 the ticket price will go up to $60 so get your tickets now. Lion Al said we have 234 seats reserved for the first seating with 126 paid. The second seating has 125 reserved. Lion Steve said we received passes from Harvey’s Lake Tahoe, Disneyland, The Warriors and Southwest Airlines for starters. Currently we have about $1,966 in Raffle/Auction items. Lion Ray said he would get the insurance for the Refrigerator truck. Lion Steve said that the dishwasher will get fixed on December 26, 2018 and that we would be receiving a reduction in the hall rental of $750 per year for the next four years for the crab feed. Lion Steve said there will be a crab feed work party at his home on February 7, 2019 starting at 5:30 PM.

Ride 4 Diabetes – Lion Kent said we currently have thirteen members on the R4D committee at this time. Lion Liang Chou is the Ride Chair. Lion Kent said the City of Cupertino is talking about adding a walk for diabetes to our R4D for more community involvement and would be charged $25 dollars to participate. Lion Kent also mentioned that the Cupertino City Chamber of Commerce would help in getting corporate sponsorship.

Charter Night – Lion Ray said there will be a Charter night celebration at the Blue Pheasant restaurant on March 16, 2019 for our 50th club anniversary. He asked everyone to think about a theme for the event. Lion Ray talked about trying to get original members of the club to join us.

Good of the Order – Lion Ray said he will sign the contract for the golf tournament with Moffett Field today December 20th. Lion Al said he would update the Golf Tournament flyer so we could start handing it out and get it on the District website.

Lion Al is supporting Lion Vijay with the Treasurer duties at this time. Lion Vijay is quite busy at this time with him and his wife expecting their first child in January/February. Congratulations Lion Vijay.

Lion Al mentioned that former Lion Mary Brooding has transferred her membership to a new Lions club in Grass Valley, CA. where she now resides.

Opportunity Drawing – None

Respectfully submitted by,
Lion Ron Ahearn

A.M. Meeting Minutes for 12/13/2018

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

Dates to Remember –

– Next Board Meeting December 19, 2018 at 6:30 PM location TBD.
– February 9, 2019 Crab Feed
– Student Speaker Contest January 31, 2019.
– Ride4Diabetes May 5, 2019
– Golf Tournament June 22, 2019

Guest – New De Anza Lions Club member Mayor of Cupertino Steven Sharpe.

Visitors – None

Tail Twister – Lion Tail Twister Herb received a Happy Dollar fEli from Lion Steve for his and Ellen’s 52nd anniversary. Lion Kent gave a happy dollar for good things happening for Ride4Diabetes.

Christmas Party – Lion Ray talked about the Christmas/Holiday party and what a success it was with invited guests from members of the Cupertino City Council. Lion Ray said he handed out several membership applications. Lion Kent said he had three new membership applications and that Darcy Paul (former mayor of Cupertino) will probably join our club.

Crab Feed- Lion Al said ticket sales were going good and after January 16, 2019 the ticket price will go up to $60 so get your tickets now. Lion Steve said that we received passes from Harvey’s Lake Tahoe valued at $600. Currently we have about $1,700 in Raffle/Auction items. Lion Bill said he would get the liquor license. Lion Ray said he would get the insurance for the Refrigerator truck. Lion Steve said that the dishwasher will get fixed on December 26, 2018. Our club will be reimbursed for the cost of fixing the dishwasher by a reduction of $750 per year for the next four years of hall rental for the crab feed.

Charter Night – Lion Ray said he would contact the Blue Pheasant restaurant and set up a date for our 50th club anniversary. He asked everyone to think about a theme for the event. Lion Ray talked about trying to get original members of the club to join us.

Good of the Order – LionKent went to the Cupertino City Chamber mixers event and got our certificate for being a member. Lion Kent said he would send out an email of their events to club members so the could attend.

Lion Dagi said she talked with a lady, Marisol Durani, employed by the Santa Clara County office of Education. She is looking after migrant farm workers that could use some support like jackets and clothing. She would be happy to come to one of our meetings in the new year and give a presentation. Lion Ray said he would bring it up at the next Board meeting.

Lion Al said he would update the Golf Tournament flyer so we could start handing it out and get it on the District website.

Opportunity Drawing – Congratulations to Lion Phil who won. Congrats, it has been a long time coming.

Respectfully submitted by,
Lion Ron Ahearn

A.M. Meeting Minutes for 12/6/2018

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Cupertino DeAnza Lions Charities, Inc. Lions Club of DeAnza Corporation A.M. Meeting Minutes 12/6/2018
Lions Present: Lion’s Ray, Ron, Phil, Don, Steve, Bill, Al, Dagi, Mort, Eli, Kent, Linda, and Charlie.
Dates to Remember –
– Lions Christmas Party December 8th at Lion Ray’s home.
– Next Board Meeting December 19, 2018 at 6:30 PM location TBD. – February 9, 2019 Crab Feed
– Student Speaker Contest
– Ride4Diabetes May 5, 2019
– Golf Tournament June 22, 2019
Guest – None
Visitors – None
Tail Twister – Lion Tail Twister Herb received a Happy Dollar fEli for the Christ- mas ornament that little Eli made at the PM meeting. Lion Steve put in a dollar for Lion Linda who was caught by surprise by the tail twister. Lion Kent put in a dollar for Lion Charlies upcoming birthday. Lion Charlie rolled a nine and paid $8 to the tail twister.
PM Meeting Review –
• 39th annual food drive was the best we have ever had thanks to all Lion volun- teers and friends of volunteers. Special thanks to Lion Claire and Lion Jen for their organizing it and making it such a great success by feeding 173 families with the extra going to Sunnyvale community services and West Valley com- munity services. After all expenses the club also had a positive cash flow of $500. Lion Jenni said the families from Hughes elementary wanted to thank us

but did not know who to thank. Next we year we will put up a club banner so they know where the food comes from.
• Annual crab feed will be on February 9, 2019 at Saint Lawrence community center in Santa Clara. Lion Carl sent out an email with the contact information for the chair members of the event. Lion Steve signed a new contract with Saint Lawrence with includes us paying for the dishwasher to be fixed and get- ting a reduction in price of the hall. We will do the salad prep at Saint Lawrence this year instead of Buscher High School. Lion carl said he has talked with the Fish Market and they will support us again this year. It was de- cided that we need approximately 30 Leo’s for each shift. The cleanup party will be at Lion Steve’s home on Sunday morning.
Christmas Party – Lion Ray talked about the upcoming Christmas party to be held at his home this Saturday December 8, 2018. Lion Mort said the “Bluebells” would be in attendance for music and song. Lion Kent said the mayor of Cuper- tino will be attending and might be interested in joining the club.
Good of the Order – Lion Al said he delivered 60 Teddy Bears to the Saratoga Lions teddy bear drive for the police and fire departments to give to children in stressful situations.
Lion Dagi said she would look into being our website administrator. On the list serve Lion Dagi said Lion Sundar was first administrator and she was the second administrator.
Opportunity Drawing – Congratulations to Lion Kent who gave his winnings back to the club.
Respectfully submitted by, Lion Ron Ahearn

PM Meeting Minutes: December 2018

Flag Salute – “Lions-to-Be”
Welcome Guest(s) / Distinguished Lions, etc.
Food Drive 2018 Recap – Lion Jeff
39th year! Best we’ve ever had. Ended feeding 173 families. Then we had a lot
of food left over for the WVCC and SVCC. 2nd year with a 3rd store. Jenni passed
along a big thanks from the families at Hughes. Jenni proposed having a banner
next year to identify who the parents can thank.

3 years in a row we’ve been cash positive. This year we netted > $500.

Crab Feed 2019 – Lion Carl, Any Lion

Feb 9th. Carl sent out an e mail with a document that has a ton of information,
Including the contact information of the chair members for the event. Thanks to
Steve, we signed a new contract with St Lawrence. Includes us fixing the dishwasher.

Fish Market is IN! They will do all their normal duties.
We’ll get in to the hall at 11:00 this year (vs 2 in the past). Eliminates the need for
Buchser in the morning. We’ll still have prep, but it will be at the church. Sign-up
sheet will go out soon.

The late shift is highly important, and when we need able bodies to show up around
9:00, that would be a huge help. Let one of the chairs or Carl know if you know any
young folks.

We’ll have an adult floater walking the room serving wine (based on feedback
we’ve received).

Capacity of 270, tickets will be sold on a first come first serve basis come Jan 16th.

100 paid, 220 requested / reserved.

Leos: 30 for first seating secured. Would love to get another 30 for second seating.

Christmas Party 2018 at Casa Lancon (7548 Leeds Ave., Cupertino)
39 adults and 8 kids. DG will be joining. Starts @ 5:30.

Board Minutes: November 2018

Food Drive 2018: debrief; Some Key Lessons for 2019
huge success
173 families fed
extra food went to sunnyvale/west valley community.(one pick-up truck each)
next year: vet out what WV and Sunn want
all feedback for food drive should be put on the sign up sheet (link here) in the 3rd tab (2018 feedback)
Also on the sign up sheet, keep track of expenses.

Crab Feed 2019 Co-Chair(s) needed; roles committed to by current co-chair (Lion Carl); next steps in duties, etc.
look for crab feed update document published by next PM meeting

Rise Against Hunger Project 2018, District 4C-6 wide Event; Lion Claire with some comments
“events” that create 10,000 meals sent to organizations in africa.
Clubs organize events, currently done on the district level.
Are we interested in participating in future events? ( last meeting we voted 6-1 to senr $250, but the event was canceled)
may get on the budget in 2019

R4D 2.1 Update? Some Insight from Some Sage Lions if needed.
Due to elections and personal matters, the ride is in need of at least 1 chair.
Ride Chair
Event Day chair
Volunteer chair (new position)
Lion Kent is updating the R4D handbook for a description of the above chair positions
if interested contact Kent.
key time of year for permits and other things that are time sensitive we need to act soon.
The committee took out the following language from the website “100% of proceeds go towards diabetes”
Lion Andrea made a notion that “at least 50% of the net profit go towards Diabetes related causes.” this passed with no one opposed.

Holiday Party 2018:: Plan, Location, Program?
Blue bells will play
beer and wine provided
potluck food
“Holiday cocktail” will also be present!
There will be guests present.

Good of the Pride…anything else?
need an “integration event” to help new members meet current members and each other. Lion Andrea will Facilitate.
Lions Poster contest was discussed for future consideration.

AM Meeting minutes for 11/15/2018

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

Dates to Remember –

– Thanksgiving Food Drive November 17, 18, and 19th.
– Lions Christmas Party December 8th at Lion Ray’s home.
– February 9, 2019 Crab Feed
– Ride4Diabetes May 5, 2019
– Golf Tournament June 22, 2019

Guest – Steve Hoy friend of Lion Herb’s

Visitors –
Thelma Batilo – District Governor
Rick Silveria – First Vice District Governor
Linda Pugliese – Second Vice District Governor
Chris Heiny – Cabinet Secretary

Also three members from the Super Almaden Lions Club

Tail Twister – Lion Tail Twister Herb received a Happy Dollar from Lion Steve for his grandsons first hockey game. Lion Mort gave a Happy dollar for the “Bluebells” practice for the upcoming Christmas Party.
Many Lions gave sympathy dollars for the fire victims in California especially in Northern California.

Food Drive – Lions Ray, Charlie, Herb, Joan, and Eli will take the food boxes to the Odd Fellows Hall on Friday at six PM. Lion Ray said we need more apple boxes and Lion Steve and Lion Joan said they could get more, Thank You. Lion Ray said Lion Mike Martin would get the refrigerator truck. Lion Kent said we had plenty of Leo volunteers for the stores. Lion Ray said we would start loading trucks for delivery of the food items at 6:00 AM at the Odd Fellows Hall because we have to be out of the Hall by 9:00 AM. Excess food will be donated to the Sunnyvale Community center or the West Vally Community center. Lion Joan said she would check with the West Valley Community center to see if they would accept the perishable items.

Christmas Party – Lion Ray talked about the upcoming Christmas party to be held at his home on December 8, 2018. A sign up sheet has been sent out by Lion Claire so be sure and sign up to attend and what pot luck dish you would like to bring. Lion Mort said the “Bluebells” would be in attendance for music and song.

District Governor – Lion Thelma Batilo is a member of the Milpitas Executive Lions Club. She congratulated our club on our upcoming 50th anniversary. She was very interested in our clubs Ride4Diabetes (R4D) event since LCI is now a major supporter of diabetes programs. She also asked about how the R4D is going about getting corporate sponsors as this would be of interest to other clubs.
The District Governor also mention the District Cabinet meeting to be held in King City on November 19th. Members of the club will not be able to attend because of our Food Drive.

1st Vice District Governor – Lion Rick Silveria about the AJ Robinson truck and trailer and how it needs to be replaced. He said the cost to replace them would be approximately $120,000. He stated that they currently have $11,000 in the bank with another $30,000 pledged. He said they were looking at matching funds from LCI. He stated this would be about an 18 month project. Lion Rick also mentioned that the Lions are receiving tickets in section 131 for the PAC 12 championship game on November 30, 2018 and for every ticket purchased $20 will go to the AJ Robinson Foundation. You can contact Lion Rick Silveria for more information.

Second Vice District Governor – Lion Linda Pugliese talked about the upcoming Student Speaker contest and talked about our student representative last year and was hoping they would be back this year.

Good of the Order – District Governor Lion Thelma Batilo mentioned that the district has donated $10,000 to the fire victims in Paradise and that LCI will be donating $100,000 to the California fire victims.

Opportunity Drawing – Congratulations to Lion Ray who has won two weeks in a row. He must be a serious challenger to Lion Eli who usually wins.

Respectfully submitted by,
Lion Ron Ahearn

AM meeting minutes for 11/29/2018

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

Dates to Remember –

– PM meeting 12/5/2018 Tony and Alba’s 6:30 PM
– Lions Christmas Party December 8th at Lion Ray’s home.
– February 9, 2019 Crab Feed
– Ride4Diabetes May 5, 2019
– Golf Tournament June 22, 2019

Guest – None

Visitors – None

Tail Twister – Lion Tail Twister Herb received a Happy Dollar fEli and many other Lions for the rain we received.

Food Drive – Lions Ray said we had a great food drive. Lion Eli said Lion Jenni put the Food drive on Facebook and received a donation of $50 from her uncle Don who she thinks is in Japan. We had great Leo support but a little light on Sunday. Lion Don Lang said he checked the refrigerator at the Odd Fellows Hall and found 8 dozen eggs we missed for the food drive.

Christmas Party – Lion Ray talked about the upcoming Christmas party to be held at his home on Saturday December 8, 2018. He will send out the sign up sheet again and be sure and sign up to attend and what pot luck dish you would like to bring. Lion Mort said the “Bluebells” would be in attendance for music and song. Lion Kent said the mayor of Cupertino will be attending and might be interested in joining the club.

Crab Feed – Lion Ray said Lion Carl is doing a great job on the crab feed. Lion Steve said we gave Saint Lawrence church a $500 deposit and the estimate to repair the dish washer is $3,200. Parts have been ordered costing $1588.75. It was stated that Sergio and two other members of the Fish Market will be there to help. Lion Prez Jeff is working on the donations, if you have any donations please let him know. Lion Carl will send out a sign up sheet for volunteers.
Lion Carl has gotten the “Thrown Together Jazz Band” to perform at he crab feed. Lion Mike Martin will get the Refrigerator truck. Lion Kent said he would talk with the Leo’s about volunteers for the crab feed.

Good of the Order – Lion Ray will send out dates to pick from for our clubs 50th anniversary. Lion Ray will check with Lions Jill and Jenni on dates before sending out to club members. We will look at getting retired members to attend if possible. Looking at getting founding member George Fernandez to attend.

Lion Kent talked about Ride4Diabetes and said he will try and get a grant from LCI. Lion Kent said he would also contact MD4 Chair for Diabetes Becky Stewart to help withe the grant application. Lion Joan talked about setting up a class to educate local individuals and said she would look into it. Lion Kent said the Cupertino City Council wants to help us by promoting the event with large corporations.

Opportunity Drawing – Congratulations to Lion Ray who has won three weeks in a row. He donated it all back to the club. He must be a serious challenger to Lion Eli who usually wins.

Respectfully submitted by,
Lion Ron Ahearn