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LIONS PRESENT: – Ray, Walt, Phil, Don, Steve, Bill, Al, Dagi, Mort, Eli, Herb, Kent, John N, Ron, and Charlie.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

*  May 22-May 23^rd, Camp Via West, Annual Maintenance & Painting.

*  May 29^th, 4:30 to 6:30 pm, Monta Vista Leo Club Banquet, BJ’s in Cupertino.

*  May 30^th, 12 to 4 pm, Lions Diabetes BBQ, Santa Clara Elks Lodge, 1680 Martin Ave, Santa Clara

*  June 11^th, 5 pm. Pre Golf Work Party, Lion Steve and Ellen’s, 2781 Glorietta Circle, Santa Clara

*  June 12^th, Pre Golf Potluck at Lions Mort & Eli’s, 10276 Richwood Dr, Cupertino

*  June 13^th, DeAnza Lions Charity Golf Tournament, Moffett Field

*  June 15^th, 5:30 pm, Bingo, American Legion Hall, 2120 Walsh Ave, Santa Clara,

Lions Linda and Theresa

TAIL TWISTER – Lion Herb went around collecting Happy Dollars. Lion Ray thanked everyone for their good wishes; Barbara is doing well. Lion Eli gave thanks to all who helped out at the Buchser Middle School Career Fair on Wednesday. He later rolled the birthday dice and we all contributed a dollar on his behalf. Happy Birthday, Lion Eli!

CAMP VIA WEST – Volunteers are needed for the yearly maintenance and painting. On Friday, May 22^nd we will be doing the prep work for painting beginning at 12:30 pm. On Saturday, May 23^rd at 9:30 am we will be painting. Please come and help out if you can.

GOLF TOURNAMENT – Lion Al reported we now have 70 golfers signed up with more promised. Thanks to VJ we now have a Gold Sponsor. Unfortunately there are only 13-14 Tee Sponsors of which 3 or 4 are Lions. PLEASE contribute if you can!

Lion Ken reported BJ’s is willing to provide the beer at $112.50 per keg, and will allow us to use their tent, and donate the pizza. Lion Eli said if we wanted to serve beer Moffett Field is requiring we buy it from them. He is meet with them to see if we can come up with a better solution.

West Valley Construction has offered to pay $500 for the lunch. Details still need to be worked out.

Lion Steve says he and Ellen how have received $6,200 in donations with more to be collected. The work party will be at their home on Thursday, June 11^th at 5 pm.

Lion Mort needs to know who is attending the potluck party at her home on Friday, June 12^th and what type of food they are bringing.

BOARD MEETING REVIEW – After the Crab Feed meeting it was determined our club will put on the event again next year to see if we can make it financially successful.  Cost of the tickets will be $50 and we will try and limit the cost of crab to $12 per lb. Lion Al emphasized we now have a more favorable relationship with the Fish Market working with Dwight. Tentative date for next years Crab Feed is Jan 23^rd. Lion Ray is checking with St Williams for availability of that date.

Ear of the Lion – One of the hearing aids we helped provide for Margaret Taylor was defective. A replacement is being provided.

The Board has approved a check for $1500 for Ambikanagar, the school in India.

Tail twister party will be on July 11^th or August 1^st.

There will be a budget meeting sometime in June.

LIONS DIABETES BBQ – Our club has paid for tickets to the Lions Diabetes BBQ to be held at the Santa Clara Elks Lodge on May 30^th. They are still available for FREE to anyone who would like to attend. Contact Lion Al if you are interested in attending.

GOOD OF THE ORDER – Lion Kent reported the our Monta Vista Leo Club will hold their annual end of year banquet on Friday, May 29^th, 4:30 pm at BJ’ s Restaurant in Cupertino. Our club will award Silver Seal Awards to 11 Leos because each has given 50 hours of service to their community during the year. New Leo officers want to expand the club next year. Our club is considering providing them with a banner to be used by them during the school year. We would display it at our Golf Tournament and Crab Feed.

At the request of LCI, our club has dropped Lion John Smith from active membership effective 5/13/2015 so he could join the Lions Club of Montgomery Village. Lion John will continue as an honorary member of our Club.

Our club has received a Thank You letter and certificate of appreciation from EDGE Youth Leadership for our 2015 donation to their organization.

OPPORTUNITY DRAWING – Congratulations to our winner, Lion Kent!

Lion Walt

Secretary

Lions Present: – Ray, Walt, Phil, Don, Bill, Mort, Eli, Herb, Mike M, Kent, John N, Ron, and Charlie.

Dates to Remember:

*  May 2^nd, 8 am, Stevens Creek Quarry, 12100 Stevens Canyon Rd, Cupertino

SET-UP is Friday, May 1^st, 1 – 5 pm.

*  May 6–10^th, District 4C6 Convention, Red Lion Woodlake & Conference Center, Sac.

*  May 18^th, 5:30 pm, Bingo, American Legion Hall, 2120 Walsh Ave, Santa Clara,

Lions Herb Yearly and Mary Brooding

*  May 19^th, 7:30 pm, Board Meeting

*  May 30^th, 12 – 4 pm, Lions Diabetes Lunch

*  June 13^th, DeAnza Lions Charity Golf Tournament, Moffett Field

TAIL TWISTER – Lion Herb returned to work after a three-week respite. He wasted no time extracting dollars and change from club members. Lion Mike M gave a donation in celebration of his recent birthday. Happy Birthday, Lion Mike!

FISH-A-THON – Volunteers are needed. The event will again be held at the Stevens Creek Quarry, 12100 Stevens Canyon Road, Cupertino. Call Jim Isaacson at 408-278-7077or email jim-val@pacbell.net if you can help and have not already signed up.

Setup is this Friday, May 1^st from 1 – 5 pm. They will be serving dinner on Friday at 6pm for those who stay after helping.

Volunteers are also needed for the Fish A Thon on Saturday from 8 am until 2 pm. Breakfast will be served at 7 am for those who can come early.

*****Please bring you camera and take some pictures. Lion Dagi says she needs some pictures both during the setup and also at the Fish A Thon for our website and the brag board.

FUNDRAISER FOR LIONS DIABETES CAMP FOR KIDS – Our club has purchased 6 tickets for the event. If you would like to attend, please contact Lion Al for the tickets. It is a BBQ-style event with tri-tip and will be held at the Santa Clara Elks Lodge, 1680 Martin Ave, Santa Clara on Saturday May 30 from 12 – 4 pm.

GOLF TOURNAMENT – Lion Eli says he has been in contact with Moffett Field’s new Director of the Golf Course, Gary Pearce. Gary has promised to provide the same service as last year at the same price. Paul & Eddies have come through with a Bronze Sponsorship, and we may be getting another Silver Sponsor. We still need golfers and tee sponsors. There will probably be a Golf Meeting before the next PM Meeting.

Reminder – Work party at Lion Steve’s home on Thursday, June 11^th, Welcome Party for International Director Jack Epperson will be at Lions Mort and Eli’s home on June 12^th and the Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 13^th at Moffett Field.

GOOD OF THE ORDER

CAMP VIA WEST – Lion Bill says the only time available for maintenance work at Camp Via is over the 3 day Memorial Day weekend that is from Friday afternoon May 22^nd through Monday May 25^th. We have plenty of brown paint and the use of Lion Steve’s new sprayer. Need you to volunteer.

COURIERS FOR GENERAL ELECTION – Mike Fong at the Registrars of Voters Office for Santa Clara County says they will need Couriers for the General Election in November. We were miss-informed about couriers for the June election. He will contact us in August to see if we are still interested in participating. Does not look like there will be any daytime couriers, just nighttime.

FLAG DAY THINGS – Lion Mort says there was only 1 flag day this year because of personal issues. Next year she is planning three flag days at Trace, Sutter, and Hughes schools, probably in March.

SUNSHINE REPORT

Lion Kent’s wife, Nancy recently had surgery for a detached retina. Recovery will likely take six weeks. We wish her a speedy recovery.

Lion Al’s wife, Barb is having a knee replacement on May 14^th. We hope all goes well and for a speedy recovery.

OPPORTUNITY DRAWING – Congratulations to Lion Phil.

Lion Walt

Secretary

Lions Present: – Al, Walt, Phil, Steve, Dagi, and Jim.

Dates to Remember:

*  April 20^th, 5:30 pm, Bingo, American Legion Hall, 2120 Walsh Ave, S.C., Lions Steve Ratner and Jill Eliason.

*  April 21, 7:30 pm, Board Meeting, Knox Compound, 217 N. Milton Ave., Campbell

*  April 24^th, District Student Speaker Contest, Sunnyvale School Admin Office, 825 W Iowa Ave, SV.

*  May 2^nd, 8 am, Stevens Creek Quarry, 12100 Stevens Canyon Rd, Cupertino

SET-UP is Friday, May 1^st, 1 – 5 pm.

*  May 6–10^th, District 4C6 Convention, Red Lion Woodlake & Conference Center, Sac.

*  June 13^th, DeAnza Lions Charity Golf Tournament, Moffett Field

GOLF TOURNAMENT – WE NEED GOLFERS!  With 2 Silver and 1 Bronze sponsor we are ahead of schedule on sponsors. Lion Pat Coppe will again provide the water. Lion Steve says we now have $2237 in donations plus another $300 – $400 in golf club wedges and golf balls.

CRAB FEED – Lion Steve and Ellen called around and came up with some prices for crab. One recommendation was to have the Crab Feed earlier in the year i.e. November or December when prices are lower. Lion Jim said we had tried this one time before but it was not successful. Major problem is that you are at the mercy of the weather and availability.

Lion Jim and Simone have been in contact with Dwight, who is the head of all the Fish Market restaurants in Northern California. Next year’s Crab Feed will be the 20^th anniversary of the event. It is the largest fundraiser for their Corporation and they want it to be special. They are suggesting they will shop around ahead of time and try and lock in a purveyor to get the best crab at the best price.

Mark the date. Next year’s Crab Feed will be on January 23^rd 2016.

COURIER FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION – I (Lion Walt) just received an email from Lion Jeanine Healy who is heading up the program for our district. For those who volunteered to be couriers for the General Election in June, the Registrar of Voters needs to know who will be the driver and who will be the navigator. Also they will need to have your email addresses. Send me the information and I will put it into a spreadsheet and send it in. More information to follow.

4C6 CONVENTION – We tentatively have 4 delegates to vote in the election. Voting is on Saturday morning, May 9th, 6:30 am – 9:30 am at the Red Lion Woodlake Hotel and Conference Center in Sacramento. The food fair is at 12 noon.

Lion Walt

Secretary

Lions Present: – Ray, Walt, Phil, Steve, Don, Al, Dagi, Eli, Tom, John N, Kent, Ron, and Charlie.

Dates to Remember:

*  April 20^th, 5:30 pm, Bingo, American Legion Hall, 2120 Walsh Ave, S.C., Lions Steve Ratner and Jill Eliason.

*  April 21, 7:30 pm, Knox Compound,

*  May 2^nd, 8 am, Stevens Creek Quarry, 12100 Stevens Canyon Rd, Cupertino

SET-UP is Friday, May 1^st, 1 – 5 pm.

*  May 6–10^th, District 4C6 Convention, Red Lion Woodlake & Conference Center, Sac.

*  June 13^th, DeAnza Lions Charity Golf Tournament, Moffett Field

TAIL TWISTER – Lion Eli served as acting Lion Tail Twister. He was very successful in going around the room and collecting Happy Dollars and loose change from club members. SPECIAL RECOGNITION was given to those Melvin Jones recipients present: Lion Don and Lion Kent for their many years of Lionism.

PM REVIEW:

FISH-A-THON – The event is scheduled for Saturday, May 2^nd at the Stevens Creek Quarry. Volunteers are needed for setup on Friday, May 1, 1 – 5 pm and also during the Fish A Thon, Saturday from 8 am till 2:30 pm. For more information contact Jim Isaacson at 408-278-7077 or email jim-val@pacbell.net

STUDENT SPEAKER CONTEST – Grace Zhou, our 2015 Club winner was introduced to the PM Club members and she was given a rousing ovation. Grace is a freshman at Monte Vista High School. Also present were her mother and sixth grade sister. Grace spoke briefly about her speech, and how the use of port a potties has saved millions of gallons of water.

EAR OF THE LION – Our candidate Margaret “Tootsie” Taylor has been tested for a hearing aid and is awaiting a fitting.

PROJECT LINUS – Lion Mary told of a heart-warming story of one of the benefactors of the program. One of the handmade blankets was given to a 3-year-old son whose mother is serving time in prison. The blanket’s design has racecars on it and a roadway. The boy took out a toy car and was running it along the roadway.

VILLAGE HARVEST – Lion Bernie is now on the board of Village Harvest. He is organizing a group of volunteers to pick fruit for 2^nd Harvest. Date is April 11^th. For more information contact Lion Bernie or see: www.villageharvest.org.

GOLF TOURNAMENT – Mark the date, June 13^th at Moffett field. We need golfers, golf sponsors, and volunteers. Lion Eli says he could use some help looking for beer donations. To date we have $1590 in donations. Lion Steve says our goal is $4000. The work party will be at Lions Steve and Ellen’s home on Thursday, June 11^th. Jack Epperson, one of the International Directors will be participating in our tournament. An open house will be given to welcome him on Friday June 12^th at Lion Mort and Eli’s home. Special Note: as of April 1^st, Google took over management of Moffett Golf Course. No immediate changes have been announced.

PU101: CLUB LEADERSHIP – Our slate of officers for 2015 – 2016 will remain unchanged. However we are looking for a future Foundation Treasurer. If you are interested, please contact Lion Pres Jeff or Lion AM Coordinator Ray.

GOOD OF THE ORDER:

4C6 CONVENTION – Delegates are needed to vote at the convention. The Convention runs from May 6^th through the 10^th at the Red Lion Woodlake Hotel and Conference Center in Sacramento. Voting will take place on Saturday morning, May 9^th if you only want to go up for the day only, our club will pay for the registration cost. Contact Lion Al if you are interested in participating.

EYE GLASS EXAMS – Kudos to Lions Ellen and Ann for processing 41 exams!

EYE GLASS COLLECTION PROGRAM – Lions Eli, Phil, and Steve brought 4600 pair of eyeglasses to the collection center in Vallejo. Thanks to all who participated in their collection. Lion Eli said the Collection Center processes 1 million pair of glasses a year.

ACTING AM COORDINATOR – Lion Al has agreed to be acting AM Coordinator for the next two weeks in the absence of Lion Ray. Thanks to Lion Al…and also to Lion Steve who is taking care of the flag and banners in the absence of Lion Herb.

OPPORTUNITY DRAWING – Congratulations to our winner Lion Steve and thanks Lion for donating your winnings to the club treasury.

Lion Walt

Secretary

Lions Present: – Ray, Walt, Phil, Don, Bill, Al, Dagi, John S, Eli, Herb, John N, Ron, and Charlie.

Dates to Remember

–  March 28^th, Charter Night Dinner, Blue Pheasant Restaurant, 22100 Stevens Creek   Blvd, Cupertino

–  April 20^th, 5:30 pm, Bingo, American Legion Hall, 2120 Walsh Ave, S.C., Lions Steve Ratner and Jill Eliason.

–  June 13^th, DeAnza Lions Charity Golf Tournament

Tail Twister

Tail Twister Lion Herb went around the room collecting Happy Dollars. Most notably were those donated for the return of Lion Ray who has been touring in SE Asia for the last three weeks.

Board Meeting Review

Crab feed

We are looking at ways to cut costs and still provide a high quality service next year.

Discussed whether we wanted to buy top tier, restaurant quality crab or go for lower quality. Most preferred to stick with restaurant quality crab.

Looking to see if we could save some money by cleaning the crab ourselves.

It was suggested we look into taking pre orders for surplus crab so we will not have to give any away next year.

Lion Al passed around a spreadsheet showing the increased profitability if we had raised the price to $50 or $55 this year.

Small online survey showed current crab feeds going for between $45 and $60.

Tabled price decision until next month.

Charter Night

48 people are signed up including 9 children.

5 Leos are signed up to watch children. We need their names for   nametags.

We will present Leos with 5-year patch.

New member, Gerald Tammi will be officially welcomed into club.

Golf Tournament

Need golfers.

Meeting scheduled before next PM meeting.

Good of the Order

Special Requests

• Board approved $200 to support Monte Vista Chest Club invitation to World Youth Chess Tournament in Ohio.
• Silicon Valley-Monterey Bay Boy Scouts of American $275.
• Ear of the Lion – Our candidate Margaret Taylor approved for hearing aides. Cost DeAnza Lions $300.

Santa Clara County Election Couriers

• 12 people signed up to be couriers for the June 2^nd election. Training information will be forthcoming. If you are interested, contact Lion Walt.

Thank You letters received

• Hospice of the Valley
• Santa Clara Valley Blind Center

Camp Via

• Looking for a window of time when we can work up there.
• Lion Bill will check for us.

Fish A Thon

• Usually scheduled early May
• Lion Ray will check with Jim Isaacson

Flag Day

• No response from Trace Elementary School as yet.
• Sutter Elementary School completed earlier this month.

Opportunity Drawing – Congratulations to our winner, Lion Charlie.

Lion Walt

Secretary