A.M. Meeting Minutes, 06/09/2016

Lions Present: Ray, Walt, Phil, Steve, Don, Bill, Al, Jim, Eli, Kent, John, Leslie, Ron, and Charlie.

Dates to Remember

–       June 16th, 5 pm, Golf Tournament Preparation Party, Ratner home, 2779 Glorietta Circle, Santa Clara

–       June 18th, De Anza Lions Golf Fundraiser, Golf Club at Moffett Field, 934 Macon Rd, Moffett Field

–       June 21st, 7:30 pm, Board Meeting, TBD

–       July 23rd, 11 am, Back Pack for Kids Assembly Day, San Martin Lions Hall, 12415 Murphy Ave, San Martin

Tail Twister – Happy Dollars were given in honor of the return of Lion Jim, the “93rd” birthday of Lion Steve’s mother, and the Sharks. Go Sharks!

Review of 3rd Grade Picnic – The picnic for the 3rd grade students at Kathryn Hughes Elementary School last Friday was very successful. Lion Phil said there was a lot of excitement from the students, and that they were very polite. Everything went well. Food was good, even the veggie dogs. Thanks to all the Lions who participated.

Review of Election Couriers – Lion Al reported things went mostly smoothly. We had 4 people directing traffic and 3 teams that worked as couriers. Should have made about $700. It was a lot of fun. Thought we should do it again for the general election in November.

Golf Tournament – We are anticipating between 100 and 120 golfers. Volunteers are needed. Make sure to add you name to the sign-up sheet.

Lion Steve reported we have over $11,000 in donated items. He has printed up a list of items for the silent action and will email it out to everyone as a pdf file.

Lion Pat Coppe will be supplying the water and golf balls. Lions Amy and Jenny will pickup the bagels.

This year volunteers will be able to get in both the main gate and the Ellis Street gate at Moffett Field.

Opportunity Drawing – Congratulations to our winner, Lion Ray. Thank you Lion Ray for donating your winnings to the club!

Lion Walt

Secretary

A.M. Meeting Minutes, 6/02/2016

Lions Present: Ray, Walt, Phil, Don, Steve, Bill, Al, Eli, Kent, John, Ron and Charlie.

Dates to Remember

–      June 3rd, 10:15 am, Hughes Elementary School, 3rd Grade Picnic, Fairway Glen Park, at the intersection of Calle De Primavera/Avenida De Angelina in Santa Clara

–      June 7th, Election Couriers. Contact Monique Herrera, Monique.herrera@rov.sccgov.org

–      June 16th, 5 pm, Golf Tournament Preparation Party, Ratner home, 2779 Glorietta Circle, Santa Clara

–      June 18th, De Anza Lions Golf Fundraiser, Golf Club at Moffett Field, 934 Macon Rd, Moffett Field.

–      June 21st, Board Meeting, TBD.

–      July 23rd, 11 am, Back Pack for Kids Assembly Day, San Martin Lions Hall, 12415 Murphy Ave, San Martin.

Tail Twister – Many “Happy Dollars” were given especially for Lion Bill who will soon be celebrating his “90th” birthday. Happy Birthday Lion Bill!

Awards –

Secretary: AM Coordinator, Lion Ray presented Lion Walt with the Secretary’s Award for service to the club. Lion Walt wished to share the award with Lion Dagi who continues to take responsibility for many of the reports.

City of Hope: Lion Ray noted that DeAnza Lions Club has qualified as a life member of their organization and displayed a large framed picture given to our club in appreciation. He strongly recommended that any Lion visiting in Southern California should stop by for a visit. They have done wonders for cancer patients. Lion Ron mentioned it was a great organization. His nephew spent 4 months at their hospital in Southern California and is now home doing well.

PM Meeting Review –

GOLF TOURNAMENT: Lion Vijay has been in contact with Mike Fisher, one of the senior people at Google. They are very interested in the community involvement of our club and would like to help. They spoke with the vendor at Moffett Golf Course and now the vendor is willing to make some concessions.

Lion Al reported there are 76 paid golfers. Lion John is projecting we will end up with 97 golfers. There is still room for more. Please continue to invite your friends and other golfers.

Volunteers needed to load tables into Mike’s truck on Friday and return them to storage on Sunday. Mike is out of town but arrangements have been made for the use of his truck.

On the day of the tournament volunteers should arrive between 8 am and 8:30 am. Donations have been very successful. We currently have $11,000 in donated items with 22 items for the Silent Action. Lions are encouraged to get there early and look over the items. If you see something you like, make sure to enter a minimum bid to get the bidding going.

Lion Steve is planning on making 100 – 110 goodie bags. There will be donated muffins for the volunteers. Plans to ask for 10 – 20 donated pizzas, which will be passed out discreetly at the tournament. With high schools graduating this week, and DeAnza College scheduling finals during the time of our tournament it will be difficult to get enough Leos. We will need Lions in the parking lot to assist with greeting and helping out people as they arrive.

POSSIBLE NEW MEMBER: Jan Smith, daughter of Lion John Smith and sister of Lion Claire Kalia has expressed an interest in joining our club and taken on application. She will be helping out at the Golf Tournament. If you see her make sure to say hello and make her feel welcome.

Camp Via West – Last night at the PM meeting our club presented Via West representative, Janelle Adams a check for $2500 to aid those needing financial assistance in attending the camp. If you know of someone who wants to go to camp but needs financial help they should contact Ms Adams at (408) 243-7861.

Lion Bill reported the annual repair and painting went well. We wish to thank all who participated… Saturday: Lions Al, Ray, Ron, Don, Steve, Mike, Herb, and Bill. Sunday: Lions Ray, Herb, Steve, Ron, Dagi, and Bill.

Hughes School Picnic – Tomorrow, Friday, June 3rd is the annual picnic for the 3rd graders at Kathryn Hughes Elementary School. The picnic with is at Fairway Glen Park, which is adjacent to the school. Please be there between 10:15 and 10:30am. Students will be arriving at 11:30 am. Bring a hat and a folding chair. Weather will be warm.

– The election is next Tuesday, June 7th. Kudos to the following teams: Ray/Ron, Al/Barb, John/Leslie for volunteering to be couriers. Thanks too to Lions Eli and Charlie for agreeing to help with loading and unloading vehicles at the Registrar of Voters Office on Tuesday afternoon.

Opportunity Drawing – Congratulations to our winner, Lion Kent. Thank you Lion Kent for donating your winnings to the club!

Lion Walt

Secretary

A.M. Meeting Minutes, 5/26/2016

Lions Present: Ray, Walt, Phil, Don, Steve, Bill, Al, Dagi, Mort, Eli, Herb, Kent, John, Ron and Charlie.

Dates to Remember

–      May 27th – 28th, Camp Via West Maintenance Party, 13851 Stevens Canyon Rd, Cupertino

–      June 3rd, 10:15 am, Hughes Elementary School, 3rd Grade Picnic, Fairway Glen Park, at the intersection of Calle De Primavera/Avenida De Angelina in Santa Clara

–      June 7th, Election Couriers needed. Contact Monique Herrera, Monique.herrera@rov.sccgov.org

–      June 16th, 5 pm, Golf Tournament Preparation Party, Ratner home, 2779 Glorietta Circle, Santa Clara

–      June 18th, De Anza Lions Golf Fundraiser, Golf Club at Moffett Field, 934 Macon Rd, Moffett Field.

–      July 23rd, 11 am, Back Pack for Kids Assembly Day, San Martin Lions Hall, 12415 Murphy Ave, San Martin.

Tail Twister – To celebrate their birthdays, Lions Phil and Eli gave many “Happy Dollars”. Happy Birthday guys! Not to be outdone, Lion Mort made a donation in honor of her and Lion Eli’s “51st” wedding anniversary. Congratulations to you both!  Donations were also made in honor of the Sharks, Warriors and for Lion Bernie who is moving to Oregon. We wish him well.

Key Award – Lion Charlie Waters was presented with a Key Award by AM Coordinator Ray Lancon. The award is given to someone who has opened the door of Lionism to at least two individuals. Congratulations Lion Charlie Waters.

Golf Tournament – Lion John announced we now have 81 golfers…37 pledged and 44 paid. We still need more. Please continue to ask your friends and other golfers. It appears we have between 14 ½ and 16 Tee sponsors.

Lion Al expressed his appreciation to Lion Eli and Lion John for setting up the foursomes.

Lion Steve said we have $10,600 worth of donations but is estimating we will end up with $11,000 worth of donations. 10 people have signed up for the work party on June 16th at the Ratner home. Let Lion Steve know if you will be coming. Lion Steve and Ellen have offered to donate 4 bottles of wine to each of the winning foursomes. Thank you Lion Steve and Ellen!

Lions Jenny and Amy are still negotiating with Moffett Field. Lion Steve recommended if we can’t bring bagels to the tournament we should donate them to a food distribution charity such as Sunnyvale Community Services.

There was a discussion as to how many pizzas that should be brought. Consensus was we should bring 15 rather than 10.

We discussed the need to find another venue for the golf tournament next year. Lion Ray said he would follow up with that.

Lion Kent said since school will be out, only a few Leos have signed up to help.  He will check with DeAnza College Leos, Cupertino Host Leos, and the Boy Scouts. If you have any ideas for student volunteers, please forward the ideas to Lion Kent.

Kathryn Hughes Elementary School Picnic – The picnic will be a week from Friday at Fairway Glen Park, adjacent to Hughes School. Lion Eli asked that those helping should be at the park at 10:15 am. The third grade students will be arriving at 11:30 am.

Couriers for June 7th Election – Those interested in participating should contact Monique Herrera at the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Phone number: (408) 282-3284 or email Monique.herrera@rov.sccgov.org. It is not to late to sign up for training.

Camp Via West – Annual maintenance work begins tomorrow, Friday, May 27th at 1:30 pm. Please bring a wire brush and hammer if you have them. We will be making repairs and power washing. On Saturday, May 28th painting will begin at 9:30 am. Bring paintbrushes, rollers, trays, and rags. Volunteers are needed, especially on Saturday. For more information call Lion Ray.

We will present a check to the representative from Camp VIA at the next PM meeting.

Good of the Order

Flag Day – Lions Mort said she and Lion Anne put on a flag presentation in front of 75 students at Sutter School earlier this month. It was the last Flag Day presentation of this school year. She also reminded everyone of the picnic at Hughes School on June 3rd.

Opportunity Drawing – Congratulations to our winner, Lion Al.

Lion Walt

Secretary

A.M. Meeting Minutes, 5/19/2016

Lions Present: Ray, Walt, Phil, Don, Steve, Bill, Al, Eli, Herb, Kent, John, and Ron.

Dates to Remember

–      May 27th – 28th, Camp Via West Maintenance Party, 13851 Stevens Canyon Rd, Cupertino

–      June 3rd, 10:15 am, Hughes Elementary School, 3rd Grade Picnic, Fairway Glen Park, at the intersection of Calle De Primavera/Avenida De Angelina in Santa Clara

–      June 7th, Election Couriers needed. Contact Monique Herrera, Monique.herrera@rov.sccgov.org

–      June 16th, 5 pm, Golf Tournament Preparation Party, Ratner home, 2779 Glorietta Circle, Santa Clara

–      June 18th, De Anza Lions Golf Fundraiser, Golf Club at Moffett Field, 934 Macon Rd, Moffett Field.

–      July 23rd, 11 am, Back Pack for Kids Assembly Day, San Martin Lions Hall, 12415 Murphy Ave, San Martin.

Tail Twister – Happy Dollars were given for the success of our Golden State Warriors and the return of Lions Don and Steve. Special recognition was given to Lion Ray for driving Lions Phil and Walt to the District Convention in Sacramento in his new car.

Board Meeting Review

FINANCIALS: Lion Bernie is moving to Oregon and no longer has signature authority. Lion Vijay has taken over his responsibilities and will be sending out quarterly statements. His address will appear on future invoices. Make sure you address your payments to him.

GOLF UPDATES: Food options for tournament are limited. We have agreed on the taco bar probably at a cost of $15/head. We need your help in getting golfers and sponsors. Lion Kent is working on getting some Leos. Lion Dagi still needs help with the scoring.

Lion Eli indicated the golf committee should get together and finalize plans as to what is being done by whom.

Lion Al says we now have 47 golfers of which 23 are paid. We need 60 paid golfers to make this tournament financially sound.

Lion Steve reported he has received over $10,000 in donations and has 20 items for the raffle. The work party will be at his home 5 pm, on Thursday, June 16th. Please RSVP if you are coming. He needs to know how much food and drink to get.

SUMMER TAIL TWISTER/INDUCTION PLAN: Will be scheduled for July.

CHARITABLE BUDGET: It was decided the $1,500 budged for Wounded Warriors would be put on hold. The funds will be carried over to next years budget and possibly given to another veteran’s organization.

Camp Via – Annual maintenance will be on May 27 – 28. On May 27th work will begin at 1:30 pm. Bring wire brush and hammer. We will be making repairs and power wash. On Saturday, May 28th painting will begin at 9:30 am. Bring paintbrushes, rollers, trays, and rags. Volunteers are needed, especially on Saturday.

We will present a check to the representative from Camp VIA at the next PM meeting.

Flag Day – Lions Mort and Anne put on a flag day presentation at Sutter School on Tuesday, May 17th. Lion Eli reported it was very successful but they could have used a third person.

Career Day – Buchser Middle School career day was held on Wednesday, May 18th. There were 35 presenters. Thanks to all the Lions who helped set up and take down the tables.

Good of the Order

Crab Feed: It doesn’t appear that we can save enough money by changing venues. We will return to St William Church next year . Still no word from Sunnyvale Sunrise as to whether they want to partner with us again next year and our proposal to change the split on income.

Couriers for June 7th Election: Those interested in participating should contact Monique Herrera at the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Phone number: (408) 282-3284 or email Monique.herrera@rov.sccgov.org.

Katherine Hughes Elementary School Picnic:  The annual school picnic will be on Friday, June 3rd at Fairway Park, adjacent to Hughes Elementary School. Setup begins at 10:15 am. The children will be there at 11:30 am. Contact Lion Eli if you have any questions.

Back & Neck Problems: If you are suffering back or neck problems, Lion Al strongly suggests the services of his chiropractor. The chiropractor is having a meet and greet with free lunch on May 27th at 10:30 am. Contact Lion Al for details.

Opportunity Drawing – There was no opportunity drawing this week.

Lion Walt

Secretary

Board Meeting Minutes, 05/17/2016

Type: Board Meeting

Meeting Date: May 17, 2016

Meeting Time: 7:33 pm

Location: Knox Compound

Lions present: We welcomed back Lion Prez Jeff. Also present were Lions Ray, Bill, Al, Amy, Charles, Vijay, and Walt.

1. FINANCIAL REVIEW/UPDATES – Financials are in good shape and on target. Lion Bernie no longer has signature authority. Lion Vijay and Mike R have signed on the account. Next years budget will likely be affected by any revenue shortfall from the 2015 – 2016 year.

2. GOLF UPDATES – Lions Amy and Jenny had a meeting with Gary and new cook at Moffett Field. Both thought the new cook was difficult to deal with. At a price point of $15 the only options available to us are: 1) sandwich bar, 2) taco bar, or 3) pasta. No oven will be available. Beer will be at their cost plus 20%.

The Board agreed with Lion Amy that the taco bar would be best option. Lion Amy will see if Moffett Field will add veggies and/or Spanish rice to the menu. She will also see if we pay $25 each and serve only players what kind of deal can be made.

Vijay will follow up with his contacts at Google to see if they can pressure the golf course to offer us better concessions.

Currently we have 60 golfers. Need 75 or 80 to break even. Also need sponsors and tee sponsors.

Kent is working on getting Leos. Dagi needs help with scoring, h opefully someone with experience.

3. DISTRICT CONVENTION – Lions Al, Ray, Phil and Walt participated in the Saturday AM voting. Convention was held at the Red Lion in Sacramento. Lion Al noted the attendance was significantly less than in years past. General consensus was that the convention was held too far for more people to attend. Board thought it should be held somewhere back in our district.

4. TRANSITION

a. Treasurer: Our new treasurer and the assistance’s signatures now on our accounts. They will focus on club side first, quarterly billings. Lion Vijay pointed out the new treasurer’s address is now listed on the invoice. Make sure to address your mailing accordingly.

b. Secretary: Lion Al has passed the Club by-laws to the new secretary.

5. Summer Tail Twister/Induction Plan – Will be sometime in July.

6. AWARDS – The Board had a discussion as to who should be involved in the nomination process and what criteria should be used. Lion Vijay knows of other clubs who would be willing to share their ideas with us.

We also are looking into other awards such as the Progressive Melvin Jones, Helen Keller, Student Speaker and AJ Robinson.

The Board then approved several Melvin Jones awards for long-term service to our club and will be given to both Lions and non-Lions.

7. CHARITABLE BUDGET – It was decided the $1,500 budged for Wounded Warriors would be put on hold. We would prefer to carry over the funds to next budget year and give to another veteran’s organization that charges a smaller administrative fee.

GOOD OF THE ORDER

CAMP VIA: A representative from Camp VIA will be coming to our next PM meeting. The annual maintenance/painting party at Camp Via is scheduled for May 27 & 28th.

Meeting adjourned 9:22 pm.

Lion Walt

Secretary

A.M. Meeting Minutes, 5/12/2016

Lions Present: Ray, Walt, Phil, Bill, Al, Dagi, Mort, Eli, Herb, Kent, John, Ron and Charlie.

Dates to Remember

–      May 11th – 14th, Lions District 4-C6 Convention, Woodlake Red Lion, 500 Leisure Ln, Sacramento.

–      May 17th, 1:30 pm, Flag Day at Sutter School, 3200 Forbes Ave, Santa Clara

–      May 17th, 7:30 pm, Board Meeting, TBD

–      May 17th – 18th, Buchser Middle School Career Day, 1111 Bellomy St, Santa Clara

–      May 27th – 28th, Annual Maintenance, Camp Via West, 13851 Stevens Canyon Rd, Cupertino

–      June 3rd, 10:15 am, Hughes Elementary School, 3rd Grade Picnic, Fairway Glen Park, at the intersection of Calle De Primavera/Avenida De Angelina in Santa Clara

–      June 18th, De Anza Lions Golf Fundraiser, Golf Club at Moffett Field, 934 Macon Rd, Moffett Field.

–      July 23rd, 11 am, Back Pack for Kids Assembly Day, San Martin Lions Hall, 12415 Murphy Ave, San Martin.

Tail Twister – Happy Dollars were given for the success of our sports teams: Giants, Warriors, Sharks, and for the return of Lion Charlie. Welcome back, Lion Charlie.

Golf Tournament – WE STILL NEED GOLFERS AND TEE SPONSORS. We have 10 Tee sponsors and could use another 10. Lion Eli says we have around 60 paid or pledged golfers and need at least another 20-25. Vallco has come in with a Silver sponsorship and the Fimbys with a Bronze. We sent out a flier to all the other clubs in District 4-C6 and hopefully will bring in more golfers.

Lion Eli noted there were some concerns that need to be addressed:

1) Food & Beverage: When is the dinner menu going to be set? Who is running the beer tent? What are we doing with pizza? Who is contacting B.J’s and what are we asking for?

2) Scoring & Posting: Who is handling scoring and posting? Lion Dagi said she could help.

3) Award: Have they been ordered? Will there be 4 divisions?

4) Tee Sponsors: Lion Ron needs the names early as possible in order to make up the signs. Lion Eli agreed to send him the names of current sign-ups.

5) Lions Al, Eli, and John are coordinating golfers, and sponsors.

Lions John and Eli are in charge of setting up foursomes. We believe Lions Jill and Jen will work the 7th hole. Lion Al noted those working registration have not yet been confirmed, and we will probably need one more volunteer. Lion Kent is working to come up with Leo volunteers.

District 4-C6 Convention – Our voting delegates are Lions Al, Ray, Phil, and Walt. The plan is for them to be at the convention site, Woodlake Hotel, 500 Leisure Ln, Sacramento by 8:30 am this Saturday, May 14th, to cast their ballots.

Camp Via West – The annual maintenance work has been scheduled for May 27th and 28th at Camp Via. Work begins at 1:30 pm on Friday for power washing. The painting will begin on the 28th at 9:30 am. Bring rollers and trays for the painting. Let Lion Bill or Lion Ray know if you are willing to help.

Couriers for June Election – Volunteers are still needed as mid-day and evening couriers. Email Monique Herrera at the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters Monique.herrera@rov.sccgov.org if you are interested. For questions you can call her at 408-282-3284 or call Lion John Noone.

Each courier shift earns $65 for driver and $65 for partner. Only the driver is required to have training, but each trainee receives $10. A copy of the updated list of training dates is attached. When you signup please indicate that you are part of the De Anza Lions group so your pay can be put in a single check and go to our treasury.  Also let Lion John know so he can send in a composite list of everyone from our club.

Good of the Order

Buchser Career Day: The Buchser Middle School Career Day is on May 18th. Volunteers are needed to setup tables on the afternoon of May 17th and take down tables on May 18th. Please contact Lion Eli if you are willing to help.

Flag Day: Lion Mort reported there is a Flag Day presentation at Sutter School, 3200 Forbes Ave, Santa Clara, 1:30 pm, next Tuesday, May 17th. Let Lion Mort know if you would like to help out.

Hughes Elementary School Picnic: The annual school picnic will be on Friday, June 3rd at Fairway Park. The park is adjacent to Katherine Hughes Elementary School. Please be at the park by 10:15 am to help with setup. The picnic will begin at 11:30 am. We will again be serving hotdogs and lemonade. Lion Eli has confirmed there will be plenty of veggie dogs should you want one.

Dayton Golf Tournament: The Dayton Golf Tournament has been cancelled.

Roger Gould: Lion Al reported that Roger Gould, father of Jim Gould, is out of the hospital. Roger is a former long time member and president of our club. We wish him well with his recovery.

Opportunity Drawing – Congratulations to our winner, Lion Ron.

Lion Walt

Secretary

A.M. Meeting Minutes, 05/05/2016

Lions Present: Ray, Walt, Phil, Don, Steve, Bill, Al, Dagi, Eli, Herb, John, and Ron.

Dates to Remember

–      May 11th – 14th, Lions District 4-C6 Convention, Woodlake Red Lion, Sacramento

–      May 17th, Flag Day at Sutter School, 3200 Forbes, Ave, Santa Clara

–      May 17th, 7:30 pm, Board Meeting, TBD

–      May 18th, Buchser Middle School Career Day, 1111 Bellomy St, Santa Clara

–      May 27th – 28th, Annual Maintenance, Camp Via West, 13851 Stevens Canyon Rd, Cupertino

–      June 3nd, Hughes Elementary School, 3rd Grade Picnic, Fairway Glen Park, at the intersection of Calle De Primavera/Avenida De Angelina in Santa Clara

–      June 11th, Dayton Lions Charity Golf Fundraiser, contact Lion Eli for details.

–      June 18th, De Anza Lions Golf Fundraiser, Golf Club at Moffett Field, 934 Macon Rd, Moffett Field.

–      July 23rd, 11 am, Back Pack for Kids Assembly Day, San Martin Lions Hall, 12415 Murphy Ave, San Martin.

Tail Twister – Many Happy Dollars were given. Most notable were those from Lion John for his wife’s successful surgery, Lion Steve for his upcoming visit to his son’s home in Texas, and for a “Happy Mothers Day” for which we men should not take our wives for granted.

Review of the PM Meeting – It was an exuberant meeting. Club welcomed back Lion Prez Jeff who will run next months meeting. Kudos to Lion Carl for filling in for him for the last several meetings.

Crab Feed – Lions Steve, Carl, and Eli visited the Portuguese Hall in Santa Clara to see if it would make a suitable replacement for St William Church. General consensus is that it could work but would require more labor. Seats 500 people but dining and social activities would be on two different levels. City of Santa Clara requires security. Parking may be an issued. Committee would like input from Lion Jim who is away attending to health issues of his father. Committee thinks we would seriously consider if we could negotiate a cost less than that of St William Church. St William is asking $2900 to use their facility next year.

Still no word from Sunnyvale Sunrise Rotary Club as to our proposal of 70/30 split of revenue on future crab feeds.

Golf Tournament – GOLFERS and TEE SPONSORS NEEDED. Lion Al said we currently have about 50 golfers. It takes around 80 paid players to break even.   Lion Kent will arrange for the pizza and Lion Scott will pick it up.

Lion Steve reported that we now have $10,000 in donations thanks to Lion Claire. A large part of that is from the 110 coupons given by Willow Street Pizza for pizzas and burgers.  The coupons will be put into the golfer goody bags. The work party will be at the Ratner home on June 16th at 5 pm. Lion Steve and Ellen will supply the ribs, beer, wine and soda.

Lion Ron will print out the Tee signs. He needs to know by June 11th the names of those people or organizations that have donated.

District 4-C6 Convention – The annual convention will be from May12th -15th at Woodlake Red Lion in Sacramento. Lions Ray, Al, Phil and Walt have been designated as our voting delegates. Voting will take place on Saturday morning, May 14th.

Fish A Thon –  According to Lion Jim Isaacson this was another very successful year for the Fish A Thon. There were more participants, bigger fish, and more fish caught. Kudos to Lions Ron and Ray for helping out with setup on Friday and Lions Kent and Mary for helping the kids on Saturday.

Camp Via West – The annual maintenance work has been scheduled for May 27th and 28th at Camp Via. Work begins at 1 pm on Friday for power washing. The painting will begin on the 28th at 9:30 am. Bring rollers and trays for the paining. Let Lion Bill or Lion Ray know if you are willing to help.

Couriers for June Election – Volunteers are still needed as mid-day and evening couriers. Email Monique Herrera at the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters Monique.herrera@rov.sccgov.org if you are interested. For questions you can call her at 408-282-3284 or call Lion John Noone.

Each courier shift earns $65 for driver and $65 for partner. Only the driver is required to have training, but each trainee receives $10. Indicate that you are part of the De Anza Lions group so your pay can be put in a single check and go to our treasurer.

Good of the Order –

District 4-C6 Directory: We have submitted an updated listing of our club, president , and secretary for next years District directory. Lion Al has taken care of our Club’s ad.

Habitat for Humanity has sent our club a Thank You letter for our generous gift of $1,000.

Career Day at Buchser Middle School: Help is needed unloading and setting the tables up on Tuesday, May 17th at 3 pm and again at noon on the 18th picking up the tables and returning them to storage. Contact Lion Eli if you would like to help.

Hughes Elementary School Picnic: The date for the picnic has been changed to Friday, June 3rd at Fairway Park. The park is adjacent to Hughes Elementary School. Picnic will be at 11:30 am or 12 noon. Setup will be 10:30 am or 11:30 am depending on the time of the picnic.

Lions Eye Foundation: 1) A driver is needed to take Maria to her eye appointment in San Francisco on May 24th from 11 am to 5 pm. Maria lives in Willow Glen but could also be picked up at the Lens Crafter office in Westgate Shopping Center. Contact Lion Al if you are willing to help. 2) Our club has been contacted by a needy person from Iraq living in Cupertino who needs a sponsoring club to support his need for glaucoma surgery.

Share Card/E Script: ATTENTION ALL SHARE CARE USERS. Your Share card can no longer be used. You need to go online and sign up for E Script. Contact Lion Steve for more information OR SEE HIS RECENT EMAIL.

Silicon Valley Fall Festival/AJR: Lion Ray reported the AJ Robinson Screening Van will not be available for the Fall Festival at Memorial Park because of a conflict with another club. It has been scheduled for use in Monterey.

Opportunity Drawing – Congratulations to our winner, Lion Al.

Lion Walt

Secretary

A.M. Meeting Minutes, 04/28/2016

Lions Present: Ray, Walt, Phil, Steve, Bill, Al, Eli, Herb, Kent, and Ron.

Dates to Remember

–      April 30th, 8 am, Fish-A-Thon, Stevens Creek Quarry, 12100 Stevens Canyon Road.

–      May 11th – 14th, Lions District 4-C6 Convention, Woodlake Red Lion, Sacramento

–      May 17th, Flag Day at Sutter School, 3200 Forbes, Ave, Santa Clara

–      May 18th, Buchser Middle School Career Day, 1111 Bellomy St, Santa Clara

–      May 27th – 28th, Annual Maintenance, Camp Via West, 13851 Stevens Canyon Rd, Cupertino

–      June 2nd, Hughes Elementary School, 3rd Grade Picnic, Fairway Glen Park, at the intersection of Calle De Primavera/Avenida De Angelina in Santa Clara

–      June 11th, Dayton Lions Charity Golf Fundraiser, contact Lion Eli for details.

–      June 18th, De Anza Lions Golf Fundraiser, Golf Club at Moffett Field, 934 Macon Rd, Moffett Field.

–      July 23rd, 11 am, Back Pack for Kids Assembly Day, San Martin Lions Hall, 12415 Murphy Ave, San Martin.

Tail Twister – The Club was in a good mood as Lion Herb went around the room collecting “Happy Dollars”. Most notable was Lion Ron who gave in honor of his son who is up for an award at the “Emmys” this Sunday. We wish him well. Lion Eli gave 50 cents each in appreciation for the slave labor he extracted from Lions Steve, and Herb for their assistance in repairing his houseboat. Several Happy Dollars were given in thanks for the success of the Golden State Warriors. Go Warriors!

Golf Tournament – MORE GOLFERS NEEDED. We currently have 35 paid and 15 pledged. It takes around 80 paid players to break even. Lion Steve will be sending out fliers within the next day or so. Lion Steve says we have $10,000 in donations. The work party will be held on June 16th at the Ratner home. Good news, they will again be serving ribs.

Camp Via West – The annual power washing and painting has been scheduled for May 27th and 28th at Camp Via. Work begins at 1 pm on Friday. Let Lion Bill or Lion Ray know if you are willing to help.

June Election Volunteers – Volunteers are still needed as mid-day and evening couriers. Email Monique Herrera at the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters Monique.herrera@rov.sccgov.org if you are interested. For questions you can call her at 408-282-3284 or call Lion John Noone.

Each courier shift earns $65 for driver and $65 for partner. Only the driver is required to train, but each trainee receives $10. Indicate that you are part of the De Anza Lions group so your pay can be put in a single check and go to our treasurer.

Fish A Thon – Help is needed with setup on Friday, April 29th at 2:30 pm for an hour or two. Volunteers are also needed helping the kids fish on Saturday. The event begins at 8 am. Breakfast starts at 7 am. For more information contact Jim Isaacson at 408-278-7077 or email jim-val@pacbell.net.

Silicon Valley Fall Festival/AJR – Kudos to Lions Dan and Yvonne for offering to replace the linoleum and carpeting in the AJR at no cost.

Lion Ray has reserved the van for use at the Silicon Valley Fall Festival. It will be held 10 am – 5 pm on September 10th at Memorial Park in Cupertino. Volunteers will be needed to staff it. Please contact Lion Ray if you are willing to help.

Good of the Order –

Hughes Elementary School Picnic: Please note the date for the annual hotdog and lemonade picnic we sponsor at Fairway Park has been changed. It will be on Thursday, June 2nd.

Crab Feed Update: Lions Steve, Carl, and Eli will checkout the Portuguese Hall in Santa Clara on Friday afternoon to see if it would make a suitable replacement for future crab feeds. As yet no word has been received from the Sunnyvale Sunrise Rotary Club as to our proposed 70/30 split of revenue.

Opportunity Drawing – Congratulations to our winner, Lion Ron. Thanks Lion Ron for donating your share of the winnings to our club treasury.

Lion Walt

Secretary

A.M. Meeting Minutes, 4/21/2016

Lions Present: Lion’s Ray, Ron, Phil, Bill, Steve, Al, Dagi, Mort, Eli, Herb,

John and Charlie.

Dates to Remember:

– Lions Fish-a-Thon April 30th

– PM Meeting May 4, 2016 at 6:30 PM Tony and Alba’s

– District Convention May 11 – 14 in Sacramento

– Flag Day presentation May 17 at Sutter Elementary School

– Buchser Middle School Career Day May 17-18th

– Camp Via[1] West work crew May 27 – 28th

– Couriers/Navigators for Election Day June 7, 2016

– Dayton Valley Charity Golf Tournament June 11, 2016

–  DeAnza Lion’s Annual Golf Tournament June 18, 2016 at Field Golf Club

–  AJ Robinson Van @ Cupertino Fall Festival June 10, 2016

Tail Twister – Tail Twister Lion Herb went around and collected happy dollars from all the Lions.  Lion Eli and Mort gave Happy Dollars for the great time they had in Cabo with the family. Lion Ron gave a Happy Dollar for his great family trip to New York.

Board Meeting Review –

FINANCIAL REVIEW – Club finances are fine. Cost of Quick Books upgrade will be split $189 each between Club and Foundation.

Foundation finances are also in good shape. Foundation distributed $12,343 in 3rd quarter. Expect to distribute $12,000 4th quarter.

Budget of $2700 for Camp Via will allow us to pay for 3 sponsorships in addition to annual painting and minor repairs. Lion Bill has been tasked to bring a representative from Camp Via to the next PM meeting to allow our club to make a presentation of the gift sponsorships to them at that time.

$1500 donation to Lions group in India. Dr Byakod will be visiting in June. We hope to give him a check at that time.

$1500 donation for Wounded Warriors has been tabled until next Board Meeting. The Board is looking to give the money to another veterans group that will do a better job of supporting our vets.

Lion Al stated the Club/Foundation would meet all obligations this year. However obligations will be impacted next year by any fundraising shortfalls.

CITY OF HOPE – We will be donating $1287.50 to the City of Hope in honor of retiring DG Jan Miller.

GOLF AND TEE SIGNS – Fairwaysponsors.com has offered to provide us with 60 signs for golf carts and large sponsor banner for $330. They also do Tee sponsor signs. The signs are under consideration for next year.

MAY 14TH DISTRICT 4-C6 CONVENTION – Lions Al, Ray, Phil and Walt have been selected as our voting delegates for the convention.

TREASURER TRANSITION – Lion Mike Ringer now has signature authority. Lion Vijay is working on getting authority. They have until June 30th to prepare for transition. Lion Al will take care of reporting for 4th quarter and help with transition.

ANNUAL CRAB FEED – Lion Jim and Lester Santos from Sunnyvale Sunrise Rotary Club had a meeting regarding proposed 70/30 split of profits next year. Lester was supposed to discuss with his group and get back to Jim. It has been about a month and we have not yet heard back.

Lion Carl suggested we consider the Portuguese Hall in Santa Clara for future crab feeds. The hall is large and can accommodate 500 – 600 people. Lions Carl, Jim, Eli and Ray have been selected to check it out. Lion Steve said there is limited parking at the hall which could be a problem.

Golf Tournament – Lion Steve said we could have as much as $11,000 in donated items and gifts in kind.  Lion Al said we currently have several major sponsors but we still need golfers and tee sponsors.  Moffett Golf course manager Gary is looking at hiring a new food manager. Lion Al said he would talk with Lion Amy about when the next of meeting will be held.

Good of the Order – Lions Al, Ray, Steve and Walt will attend the District Convention representing our club for voting purposes.

Lion Steve talked about the problem we are having with the Eye collection station at the Santa Clara main Library.

It appears that we will be losing several members of the club in the near future so we all need to pitch in and try and recruit new members.

Lion Bill said the work detail at Camp Via West on Friday May 27, will start at 1:00 PM instead of 12:00. No change for Saturday’s time.  Friday we will do power washing and cleanup with painting on Saturday.

Lion John Noone talked about the Registrar of Voters request for volunteers for Election Day drivers and navigators.  Lion John said there would be an email sent out to the club.

Opportunity Drawing – Congratulations Lion John Noone won.

Respectfully submitted by:

Lion Ron Ahearn for Lion Secretary Walt Strach

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Board Meeting Minutes, 04/19/2016

Type: Board Meeting

Meeting Date: April 19, 2016

Meeting Time: 7:30 pm

Location Knox Compound

Lion Carl presided over the meeting in the absence of Lion Prez Jeff.

Also present: Lions Ray, Al, Bill, and Walt.

1. FINANCIAL REVIEW/UPDATES:

Club finances are fine. Cost of Quick Books upgrade will be split $189 each between Club and Foundation.

Foundation finances are also in good shape. Foundation distributed $12,343 in 3rd quarter. Expect to distribute $12,000 4th quarter.

Budget of $2700 for Camp Via will allow us to pay for 3 sponsorships in addition to annual painting and minor repairs. Lion Bill has been tasked to bring a representative from Camp Via to the next PM meeting to allow our club to make a presentation of the gift sponsorships to them at that time.

$1500 donation to Lions group in India. Dr Byakod will be visiting in June. We hope to give him a check at that time.

$1500 donation for Wounded Warriors has been tabled until next Board Meeting. The Board is looking to give the money to another veterans group that will do a better job of supporting our vets.

Lion Al stated the Club/Foundation would meet all obligations this year. However obligations will be impacted next year by any fundraising shortfalls.

2. CITY OF HOPE – We will be donating $1295 to the City of Hope in honor of retiring DG Jan Miller.

3. GOLF AND TEE SIGNS – Fairwaysponsors.com has offered to provide us with 60 signs for golf carts and large sponsor banner for $330. They also do Tee sponsor signs. The signs are under consideration for next year.

4. MAY 14TH DISTRICT 4-C6 CONVENTION – Lions Al, Ray, Phil and Walt have been selected as our voting delegates for the convention.

5. TREASURER TRANSITION – Lion Mike Ringer now has signature authority. Lion Vijay is working on getting authority. They have until June 30th to prepare for transition. Lion Al will take care of reporting for 4th quarter and help with transition.

6. ANNUAL CRAB FEED – Lion Jim and Lester Santos from Sunnyvale Sunrise Rotary Club had a meeting regarding proposed 70/30 split of profits next year. Lester was supposed to discuss with his group and get back to Jim. It has been about a month and we have not yet heard back.

Lion Carl suggested we consider the Portuguese Hall in Santa Clara for future crab feeds. The hall is large and can accommodate 500 – 600 people. Lions Carl, Jim, Eli and Ray have been selected to check it out.

GOOD OF THE ORDER – Membership:

Lion Prez Jeff will be returning in May. The new housing accommodation for Lion Howie and Kathy is working out as well as can be expected.

The new slate of officers has been posted on the LCI website.

We are now down to 41 club members. Lions Tom Tobey and Ali Paknahal have been dropped from our LCI roster. Their names need to be removed from club website.

We need to look for new members.

Lion Walt

Secretary