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Cupertino DeAnza Lions Charities, Inc. Lions Club of DeAnza Corporation A.M. Meeting Minutes 9/30/2010
Lions Present: Lion Prez Steve, Ron, Phil, Ray G., Al, Jim G., Bill, Eli, Herb, Ray L., Kent, John N. and Charlie.
Visitor – Lion Robert from the Super Almaden Lions Club spoke about the Eric Drew Foundation Trek for Treatments Trail Walk and Family Festival on Sunday October 3, 2010 at the Oak Meadow Park in Los Gatos. He asked for support and participation from the group.
Tail Twister: Lion Jim G. went around and collected from Lion Herb for his 0-4 49ers. Lion Eli donated a happy dollar for the successful golf tournament and thanked everyone for their help. Lion Jim G. gave Lion Treasure Al the $25.25 they made in tips from the beer tent at the golf tournament and asked that it be put in Tail Twister fund raiser budget and Lion Al respectfully said NO.
Dates to remember –
–    League of Women Voters to visit October 7th
–    Board Meeting October 12th TBA
–    Bingo October 18th Dan and Yvonne Fimby
–    Peace Poster Contestants Of District 4-C6 Ages 11-13yrs by 11/15/10
–    74th annual Lions Club Speaker Contest registration deadline November 15, 2010. Topic (Enforcing Our Boarders: State vs Federal Rights )
–    20th Annual YWCA Luncheon, Tuesday November 16th @ Santa Clara Convention Center
–    Annual Food Drive November 20th & 21st –    15th Annual Crab Feed January 22nd 2011
Golf Update – Lion Eli stated that the golf tournament went well and thanked Lion Ray Lancon for setting up the Pre-golf tournament on Friday at Summit Point. He also thanked Lion John and Leslye Noone for hosting the party after the pre-golf tournament. Lion Prez Steve noted that we took in approximately $510 in Raffle money and $1240 in thew Silent auction. Lion Prez Steve and Eli thanked Lion Kent for the help provided by the Leo’s group. They also did an excellent job in selling additional raffle tickets. Lion Al mentioned that he received a $275 dollar check from Whole Foods which was unexpected. There will be a golf review meeting on October 6, at the Pizza Party restaurant prior to the P.M. meeting. Lion Jim G. mentioned that Simone Sherwood said the registration at the golf tournament was the best that it had ever been.
Leo’s – Lion Kent stated that it appears at this time that the Leo’s have approximately 20-25 members and they are in the process of getting organized. The Lion’s need to set up an induction ceremony for the Leo’s and their officers. Lion Ray L. will attend their meeting to get things going.
Good of the Order – Lion Al stated that the adult(Maria) we are sponsoring for eye surgery has an appointment with the Lion Eye Foundation on December 30th for a final exam prior to surgery.
It was mentioned that the Crab Feed is scheduled for the 22nd of January 2011 and we are waiting for the contract from the church. The price we believe will be around $1450. There was also discussion about an issue about parking relating to the 5:00 PM mass. This will be followed up on during discussions with the church.
The annual food drive will be on November 21-22 and Lion Ray Lancon will check with Safeway concerning the store at Bernardo and El Camino. It was also brought up to Lion Kent that we could use help from the Leo’s club. Lion Prez Steve said he would check with Lion Don Lang about using the Odd Fellows Hall.
Opportunity Drawing – Congratulations, Lion Kent won.
Respectfully submitted by: Lion Secretary Ron Ahearn

Cupertino DeAnza Lions Charities, Inc. Lions Club of DeAnza Corporation A.M. Meeting Minutes 9/16/2010
Lions Present: Lion Prez Steve, Ron, Phil, Don L., Al, Jim G., John S., Eli, Herb, Ray L., Bill, Kent, Mike M., and Charlie.
Guests/Visitors: None Tail Twister: Lion Jim G. went around and collected a little bit from everyone
since he had to leave early this morning.
Dates to remember –
–    Monterey Lighthouse Lions, BBQ-Fundraiser September 19th – 12:30PM
–    Cupertino Fall Festival! A.J. Robinson Community Health Screening, September 25th.
–    23rd Annual De Anza Lions Charity Golf Classic, at Moffett Field September 25th
–    Peace Poster Contestants Of District 4-C6 Ages 11-13yrs by 11/15/10
–    Boar Meeting September 14th at Lion Prez Steve’s home
–    74th annual Lions Club Speaker Contest registration deadline November 15, 2010. Topic (Enforcing Our Boarders: State vs Federal Rights )
Board Meeting Review – Lion Al said it was a great meeting. He stated the the club was financially solvent. There was a discussion about setting up a bank account for club members to pay club dues using PayPal. Lion Al said he looked into setting up this account but is is a little more difficult than was expected and did not know if it was worth the effort. There was a discussion concerning the P.M. meeting spot and it was decided that the P.M. meeting would be at the Pizza Party pizzeria again in October. There are issues about not being able to be heard because of the sound levels in the restaurant so we are still looking around for a better place. Lion Prez. Steve and Jeff to discuss another venue in Campbell.
Golf Update – Lion Eli said that we need to be aware of the meeting tonight (9/16/10) of the registration committee at Lion Leslye’s home. We currently have the Leo’s scheduled for several tasks. Lion Kent mentioned that we can use the Leo’s as much as we want be we don’t know exactly how many we will have until Monday Sept. 20th. The Leo’s are hoping to have approximately 52 members after the membership drive. Lion Eli stated that he believes the new banner will cost less than $100 and thanked Lion Kent for the way that he set the banner up last year because it is saving us money this year. Lion Eli also stated that he thought that we should add the Fish Market as a sponsor to our banner. There was no objection to that. Lion Kent said he thought that Kaiser might be a
$5,000 sponsor. The request went from the local group to corporate for final approval.
Lion Al stated that he needs the names of all the golfers, volunteers, and attendees so that he can get them on the Security Gate list. All he needs is there full name as it appears on their photo ID.
Lion Eli stated that a group of Lions will go to storage on Wednesday and get the tables, chairs, and other items necessary to take over to Lion John and Leslye’s home for the pre-tournament party on Thursday night. We need a count of attendees that are planning on going to the party so Lion Leslye can plan accordingly.
Lion Ray Lancon mentioned that we currently have 18 golfers (maybe 20) set up for the Friday pre-tournament at Summit Point. He needs money from those who have not paid yet as he has paid for everyone already.
Good of the Order – Lion John Smith stated that he would be out of town on business and would not be able to help out at the golf tournament. He did say that he would discuss taking on the Lion’s Speaker contest with his wife Carmel.
News update: I just received an email from Lion John Smith saying that he and
his wife Carmel would be happy to take on this project on for 2011. Thank you so much for taking on this task, it is greatly appreciated by the Cupertino DeAnza Lions Club.
Opportunity Drawing – Congratulations, Lion Mike Martin won, that will help him pay for his truck being repaired.
Respectfully submitted by: Lion Secretary Ron Ahearn

Cupertino DeAnza Lions Charities, Inc. Lions Club of DeAnza Corporation A.M. Meeting Minutes 9/2/2010
Lions Present: Ron, Phil, Ray G., Al, Jim G., Eli, Herb, Kent, John N. and Bill. Guests/Visitors: None
Tail Twister: Lion Jim G. received a Happy dollar from Lion Al for the announcement that Lion Jeff and wife Susan are expecting. Lion Ray G. donated a quarter and told us that his van was stolen the night before. Lion Kent was fined since he was not going to play golf today.
Dates to remember –
–    Lions Eye Foundation Anniversary Celebration September 11th –    Monterey Lighthouse Lions, BBQ-Fundraiser September 19th – 12:30PM –    Cupertino Fall Festival! A.J. Robinson Community Health Screening, September 25th. –    23rd Annual De Anza Lions Charity Golf Classic, September 25th –    Peace Poster Contestants Of District 4-C6 Ages 11-13yrs by 11/15/10 –    Boar Meeting September 14th TBA
P.M. Meeting Review – Everyone who attended the P.M. meeting discussed the likes and dislikes about the new meeting place. Discussed possible other venues and improvements to the new place.
Leo’s Update – Lion Kent mentioned that the Leo’s membership drive at Monta Vista was on September, 9th and would like to get the Lion’s banner and other material to help support their membership drive. Lion Kent also mentioned that the Leo’s will do whatever they can to help us in the golf tournament depending on the number of Leo members they have at that time. Lion Kent also mentioned that the Leo’s attended the golf tournament and P.M. meeting.
One Sight – Lion Al discussed the possibility of a cornea implant operation for Maria and that she does qualify. She will need a final eye exam and provide the results to the eye society for surgery for final approval. Lion Al said that the One Sight program is in transition to Lion Kathy.
Golf Tournament – Lion Kent mentioned that the new website is helping tremendously in getting new major sponsors. Lion Kent then mentioned that the Palo Alto Medical Foundation approved raising their level of sponsorship for the coming year to $1000. There was a discussion about how to deal with major sponsors that give large donations as gifts in kind (i.e. $500 of gift cards) and how to treat them. This was discussed and tabled for further discussion later and that maybe we need a gift in kind policy for major sponsors. Lion Eli brought up that Lion Howie volunteered to take over the tournament scoring and that he would need help and asked for volunteers. Lion Eli also mentioned that the FireHouse Grill and Brewery were going to donate at least one keg of beer and that we would need to provide the man power to pour the beer at the designated location. The Pre-tournament golf outing will be at Summit Point and Lion Ray L. will need the number of golfers and payment so he can work out the details with Summit Point golf course. The pre-tournament golf party and Lion Leslye and Jon Noone’s house will be at 5:30 P.M.. A signup sheet was passed around asking for volunteers for various duties during the party and the hearty appetizers, salads, and desserts they want to bring. It was also discussed what materials and tables were needed at the Noone’s house for the party. Lion Al stated that we need to get the master list of golfers for the Moffett Field front gate completed by 9/22/2010.
Opportunity Drawing – Congratulations, Lion Eli won.
Respectfully submitted by: Lion Secretary Ron Ahearn

Cupertino DeAnza Lions Charities, Inc. Lions Club of DeAnza Corporation A.M. Meeting Minutes 8/26/2010
Lions Present: Lion Prez Steve, Phil, Ray G., Al, Dagi, Jim G., Eli, Herb, Kent, Dan, Yvonne, Bill, Ray L., Charlie & Ron.
Guests/Visitors: None
Tail Twister: Lion Jim G. collected Happy quarters from all Lions present. Lion Prez Steve gave a Happy dollar as he will be leaving for Texas this week to help his son relocate there because of his job.
Dates to remember –
–    Lions Eye Foundation Anniversary Celebration September 11th –    Monterey Lighthouse Lions, BBQ-Fundraiser September 19th – 12:30PM –    Cupertino Fall Festival! A.J. Robinson Community Health Screening, September 25th. –    23rd Annual De Anza Lions Charity Golf Classic, September 25th –    Peace Poster Contestants Of District 4-C6 Ages 11-13yrs by 11/15/10 –    Board Meeting September 14th TBA
AJ Robinson – Lion Prez Steve noted that we had the wrong date for the Cupertino Fall Festival and that it is on the 25th and 26th of September instead of the 18th and 19th. Lion Prez Steve talked with the Cupertino Host Lions President Wayne Nishiura to see if they could man the AJ Robinson van on the 25th since we are having our annual golf tournament that day. The Mountain View Lions club has it scheduled on the 26th. Lion Ray Lancon will talk with Don about a possible refund for the time we are not using it. Lion Kent will discuss the possibility of the Kaiser Group supporting the AJ Robinson van with us by providing volunteer doctors and nurses.
DeAnza Lions Calendar of Events – Lion Kent discussed the Monta Vista Leo’s club and how they are doing. He mentioned that club day at Monta Vista is on Sept. 17 and that we need to support them in what ever way we can which is trying to provide them with community activities they can participate in so they can attract more members. Lion Kent said that their school advisor would help the Leo’s in the various events. We discussed the events coming up and how we could use their support ie; golf tournament, food drive, and the Christmas Parade. Lion Kent mentioned that we need to get this on the community
calendar so that the Leo’s can see what is coming up. Lion Dagi mentioned that she would talk with Lion Carl about getting activities on the calendar.
Community Outreach – Lion Al stated that he provided Lion Kathy with the status of the outreach program. The advisor from Campbell Middle school (Margo) stated that she has processed two of the vouchers and is working on the other three. Margo has sent the two receipts to Lion Ray Lancon. Lion Ray L. said he would tell Margo to contact Lion Al in the future. Lion Al mentioned that he is still working on the one adult that we are supporting and tring to get her signed up for the eye surgery that she needs which will make her employable.
Golf Tournament – Lion Al gave the statistics on the golf tournament to date which is we have thirty golfers signed up at this time. Lion Al said thta he was thinking about setting up 2 accounts in PayPal to support the clubs various activities. Lion Al asked that individuals send him a message if they plan on playing in the golf tournament and they can pay later. Lion Eli and Ron will meet with Barbara at Moffett Field to finalize the BBQ menu and the requirements of NASA and Moffett Field for the golfers information and other items. Lion Prez Steve noted that we have received approximately $7.2 K in donations at this time. Lion Prez Steve said he would pick up the coffee cake and bagels for the tournament. He also stated that we have 28 raffle items and 13 silent auction items at this time. Lion Eli will meet with Lion Leslye Noone on friday to set up the requirements for the pre-tournament party on the 24th at their house at 5:30 P.M. Lion Ray L. needs to start collecting money for the pre-tournament event at Summit Point on September 24th.    The Lion’s group will deliver the tables and chairs required for the pre-tournament dinner to Lion John and Leslye’s home on Wednesday the 22nd. Lion Bill mentioned that the KRTY advertisement about our golf tournament was still incorrect.
Good of the Order – Lion Ray Gamma mentioned the Cupertino Veterans Memorial Golf Tournament that is being played on Sept. 23, 2010 at the Palo Alto Golf and Country Club. The cost is $250 per player.
Lion Yvonne Fimby is looking at setting up the DeAnza Lions installation dinner at Big Dog Vineyards in Milpitas. The venue is wine tasting prior to the dinner with the winery providing the tables and chairs for the event and we would provide the food. There would also be entertainment by the Colony Street Band which plays 60’s, 70’s and 80’s to the present music. If you would like to look at their web site it is: www.colonystreetband.com. The web site for the winery is: www.bigdogvineyards.com.
Opportunity Drawing – Congratulations, Lion Yvonne won.
Respectfully submitted by: Lion Secretary Ron Ahearn