Board Minutes: July 2021

Call to order at 1833 hours by Lion President Jeff Ludlum.
Lion Al Knox seated as Secretary/Treasurer.

Lions Board Present: Lions Board on ZOOM:
Jeff Ludlum, President Vijay Caveripakkam, 1st Vice President
Al Knox, Secretary/Treasurer Ray Lancon, Director/AM Coordinator
Claire Kalia, Director
Jen Smith, Director

Lions Board Absent: Guests: Lion John Smith on Zoom
Leslye Noone, 2nd Vice President
Jill Eliason, Director
Sudha Kasamsetty, Director

Minutes of the previous Board Meeting accepted without objection.

Motions made, Seconded and Resolutions past or defeated:
Motion by Lion Al Knox, Treasurer
Whereas: The DeAnza Lions Treasurer has prepared both the Club and Charity Annual Financial Reports.
Whereas: The DeAnza Lions Treasurer has distributed to the Board for review both the Club and Charity Annual Financial Reports.
Resolved: The Board of Directors do hereby approve the reports for both the Club and Charity for the 2020-2021 fiscal year.
Vote Duly Taken: Ayes 6, No 0, Absent 3.
Motion Carried.

Motion by Lion Al, Budget Committee Chair
Whereas: The Cupertino DeAnza Lions Budget Committee consisting of Chairman Lion Al Knox, Ray Lancon, Joan Chin, Steve Ratner, and John Smith met on 6/26/2021.
Whereas: Having discussed all categories in depth as well as the issues of deficit spending. Do hereby make this motion.

Resolved: Be it resolved that the attached 2021-2022 PROPOSED Budget be accepted in its entirety as the 2021-2022 APPROVED Budget of the Cupertino DeAnza Lions Charities, Inc.
Vote Duly Taken: Ayes 6, No 0, Absent 3.
Motion Carried.

Motion by Lion Al, Budget Committee Chair
Whereas: The Cupertino DeAnza Lions Budget Committee consisting of Chairman Lion Al Knox, Ray Lancon, Joan Chin, Steve Ratner, and John Smith met on 6/26/2021.
Whereas: Having discussed all categories in depth as well as the issues of deficit spending. Do hereby make this motion.

Resolved: Be it resolved that the attached 2021-2022 PROPOSED Budget be accepted in its entirety as the 2021-2022 APPROVED Budget of the Cupertino DeAnza Lions Club.
Vote Duly Taken: Ayes 6, No 0, Absent 3.
Motion Carried.

Motion by Lion Al
Whereas: After a presentation by Lion Vijay indicating eight Lions are currently involved in making plans for a community BBQ on 8/21/2021.
Whereas: The limitations have been set at two hundred and fifty attendees and costs not to exceed $2500.00 and all expenditures to be judiciously made.
Resolved: The Cupertino DeAnza Lions Club will hold a community BBQ at Blackberry Park in Cupertino on August 28th, 2021.
Vote Duly Taken: Ayes 5, No 0, Abstain 1, Absent 3.

A discussion was had regarding the cleaning and sorting of recycled eyeglasses to be held on Friday 7/30 and Saturday 7/31 at the Blind Center 101 N. Bascom Avenue, San Jose, CA. Contact Lion Ray, or Lion Al if you wish to help.

A discussion was had regarding the Registrar of Voters (ROV)and our volunteers for the dates now including August 30, 2021 thru September 14, 2021. Dialogue is continuing with ROV regarding sign up procedure.

The discussion regarding the BBQ resulted in the motion recorded above. A deadline has been set on 7/26/2021 for a full resolution of the plan. The DeAnza Lions want to cook and provide fun for adults and children at a summer BBQ. If there is anyway you can help, contact Lion Sudha.

It was mentioned that we are about to honor some DeAnza Lions at our Installation Potluck at Lion Al’s home on 2/21/2021. Lion Claire has put out a sign-up sheet by email. Look for it and let us know you are coming.

Lion Al asked the Board if they would approve a new member application. Barbara Knox has submitted her application for a full family membership in the Cupertino DeAnza Lions. The Board unanimously approved the application. Welcome Lion Barb.

A.M. meeting minutes for 7/15/2021

Lions Present at Zoom Video Conference and in person: Lion’s Ray, Ron, Al, Joan, Leslye, Steve, Eli/Mort (Z), Bill, Kent, Herb, and Charlie.
Dates to Remember –
– Board meeting Tuesday July 20th
– Installation of Officers August 21st @ Lion Al’s
Home from 3 -7 pm
– BBQ August 28, 2021
– ROV Volunteer’s Special Election Sept. 14, 2021
– Annual Crab Feed February 5, 2022

Tail Twister –
Numerous happy dollars were given for seeing Lion Leslye at the meeting. Glad to see her and hope she has a speedy recovery.
Lion Kent gave a Happy dollar for his father getting out of rehab.
Lion Charlie surprised everyone with a large contribution

BBQ – Lion Kent said that he contacted Lion Suda and she will get things going with a meeting this Sunday at 5 P.M. We are hoping that Covid will not be an issue. Lion Al said we need to raise some funds for the club so that we will be able to continue to support are charities.

Camp Via West – Lion Joan said we have several volunteers this week from one of the gardening groups she is in contact with which is great. Lion Joan said she would be at the camp Sunday morning for anyone interested to join her. There will be another work party this Sunday starting at 10:00 A.M to continue the wiring for the shade covering. Lion Steve said he has got a new power momentum control unit for the train set. Lion Joan said that the first set of campers will come in Friday for 8 days. Looks like the camp is starting to move again.

Installation Of New Officers – Lion Ray said he would talk with Lion Alan Woertnik to see if he would do the installation. Lion Alan said he would check his calendar and get back with Lion Ray. Everyone will be asked to bring a hearty hors d’oeuvres August 21st @ Lion Al’s home (New venue) from 3 -7 pm. It was recommended that the sponsors of new Lions to contact them and ask them to come to the installation and treat it like a social event so that we can get to know each other better since Covid. Lion Steve said he would supply the wine for the event.

Good of the Order –
Lion Ray said past District governor Bob Stewart talked with Costco and said they could provide 129,000 pairs of glasses and deliver them to the blind center on Bascom Ave. for us to clean and sort the glasses according to their strength. Lion Alan Woertnik and Lion Dr. Low will head the project.
Lion Ray said that he received a call for Dennis Whitaker and wanted to introduce us to the new person in charge of the “Wreaths Across America” program here in the valley. She will speak to the A.M. club on July 29th.
Lion Al said that he would be happy to host the Installation of Officers social event at his home. Lion Al talked about the last big recruitment party that the club had which was in 2006 where the P.M. club was established and he asked all club members to reach out to friends and families to join the club.

Opportunity Drawing – Lion Al won, congratulations. Lion Al said we got $27 from the Tail Twister and $8 from the drawing.

Lion Ron Ahearn

A.M. meeting minutes for 7/8/2021

Lions Present at Zoom Video Conference and in person: Lion’s Ray, Ron, Al, Joan, Dagi, Steve, Eli/Mort (Z), Bill, Phil, Kent, and Don.

Dates to Remember –

– Board meeting Tuesday July 20th
– Installation of Officers August 21st @ Lion Eli’s
Home from 3 -7 pm
– BBQ August 28, 2021
– ROV Volunteer’s Special Election Sept. 14, 2021
– Annual Crab Feed February 5, 2022

BBQ – Lion Kent said we have until July 28th to cancel the reservation of the BBQ area with the Parks and Recreation. Lion Al said he thought we should have a meeting to get things started. Lion Kent said that he contacted Lion Suda and she will get things going. We are hoping that Covid will not be an issue.

Camp Via West – Lion Joan said we need volunteers for harvesting vegetables at the camp. Harvesting will take place M-W about two hours in the morning. There will be another work party this Sunday starting at 10:00 A.M to continue the wiring for the bird netting.

Santa Clara County ROV – Lion Al said he sent in the names of the six teams we have for the Election being held on September 14, 2021. Lion Al said the money from the volunteers goes into the C7 account and that we can transfer it into the charity C3 account if necessary.

Installation Of New Officers – Lion Ray said he would talk with Lion Alan Woertnik to see if he would do the installation. Everyone will be asked to bring a hearty hors d’oeuvres August 21st @ Lion Eli’s Home from 3 -7 pm

Club Budget – Lion Al said we need to raise some funds for the club so that we will be able to continue to support are charities. So far we have met all our normal charity obligations.

Good of the Order –

Lion Al said that Lion Charles is back in the fold after a short hiatus. Welcome back Lion Charles you have been missed.
Lion Ray asked Lion Don if the Odd Fellows Hall was available for the Thanksgiving Food drive and Lion Don said it was already reserved for the Food Drive. Lion Ray will get the insurance that we need.
Lion Al said that the Scales of Justice Lions club sent us an invitation to attend their clubs Installation of Officers on July 29th at 6 PM. Ask Lion Al for further details.
Lion Al said that he would be happy to host a Tail Twisters social event at his home if the club would like to have one.

Opportunity Drawing – Lion Ray won, congratulations.

Lion Ron Ahearn

A.M. meeting minutes for 7/1/2021

Lions Present at Zoom Video Conference and in person: Lion’s Ray, Ron, Al, Joan, Dagi, Steve, Eli/Mort (Z), Bill, Phil, Kent, Don, and Leslye.

Dates to Remember –
– July 3rd Work party at Camp Via West
Starting at 10 A.M.
– ROV Volunteer’s Special Election Sept. 14, 2021
– BBQ August 28, 2021
– Annual Crab Feed February 5, 2022

Budget meeting – Lion Al said there were five attendees at the budget meeting and they did a great job. Lion Al will present it to the Board at the next meeting on July 20th. Lion Al said that we met all of our perennial donations for the last two years. Lion Al also said that Quick Books has come out with a new software link that allows different payment methods that we might be interested in looking at for future projects. Lion Al said he was going to send out notices for past and current dues that are owed to the club.

Camp Via West – Lion Joan said she has copies of the article on Camp Via West and our Cupertino De Anza Lions that was in the Cupertino Courier, Sunnyvale Sun, and the San Jose Mercury. Lion Joan said that we have five more strings of wire to complete the wiring for the bird netting. Harvesting is slow at this time but there will be an uptick in July. There will be another work party this Saturday starting at 10:00 – 10:30 A.M to finish the wiring for the bird netting.

Santa Clara County ROV – Lion Al said said he sent in the names of the six teams we have. I just received a notice that the Election will be held on September 14, 2021.

Installation Of New Officers – Lion Ray talked with Lion Eli and Lion Eli said his home would be available August 21, 2021 from 3 PM til 7 PM. Everyone will be asked to bring a hearty
hors d’oeuvres.

BBQ – Lion Kent said we have until July 28th to cancel the reservation of the BBQ area with the Parks and Recreation. Lion Ray said he would bring it up at the P.M. meeting so we can make a final decision on whether to go forth with the BBQ or cancel it.

Good of the Order –

Lion Bill gave Lion Al a check for $95 for his age and then he rolled the dice for his birthday and rolled an eight donating another four dollars to the clubs charity fund. Thank you Lion Bill for your generosity.
There was a discussion about club members participation in our various projects and how it is really poor and how we can correct it.
Lion Ray said the next P.M. meeting will be held at Tony and Alba’s on July, 7th at 6:30 PM.
Lion Al said he and Lion Dagi need access to the Google list serve so they can bring it up to date. He said he had been trying for a long time but with no success.

Opportunity Drawing – Lion Phil won, congratulations.

Lion Ron Ahearn

A.M. meeting minutes for 6/24/2021

Lions Present at Zoom Video Conference and in person: Lion’s Ray, Ron, Al, Joan, Steve, John (Z), Eli/Mort (Z), Bill, Phil, Herb, and Don.

Dates to Remember –

– June 30th Work party at Camp Via West
Starting at 10 A.M.
– Budget meeting @ Lion AL’s Home June 26th 10 AM
– ROV Volunteer’s Special Election
– Annual Golf Tournament or BBQ August 28, 2021
– Annual Crab Feed February 5, 2022

Camp Via West – Lion Joan talked with the reporter from the Cupertino Courier about the article we are hoping to get in the news paper and possibly the Mercury News. Lion Joan said there is an online article. Lion Joan said that one of the non lion volunteers has come back from her travels and hopes she will volunteer again after her voluntary quarantine. Lion Joan said one of Lion Danessa’s friend (Carol) has been volunteering up at the garden several days a week. Lion Joan is excited about the progress of the wiring for the bird netting hoping that we will complete it soon. Lion Don asked if she was having trouble with ground squirrels and Rats, Lion Joan no problem at this time. Lion Joan said that Camp Via West has a new program manager. Lion John reminded those who can attend there is a work party on June 30th at 10 A.M. at Camp Via West.

Santa Clara County ROV – Lion Al said the ROV needs firm volunteer names for the upcoming election. Lion Al said he understands that they will have 100 drop boxes and 100 voting sites. Lion Al said he will send in the names of the six teams we have.

Installation Of New Officers – Lion Ray said he would check with Camp Via manager Rick to see if we might be able to hold the installation at the amphitheater. Lion Eli said his home would be available if the camp is not available. Lion Eli suggested July 10th at 1 PM as the installation date.

Golf Tournament/BBQ – Lion Kent said we need to make a decision on what we are going to do. Lion Ray said he would send an email to Lion Kent and Lion Suda that we are going with the BBQ.

Budget meeting @ Lion AL’s Home June 26th 10 AM. Lion Al said he needs a head count of who is coming. Lion Ray said there would not be a need for a donation to A.J. Robinson other that our normal per person donation. Lion Al said that the Lions club of Dan Deli needs to provide proof that the check we sent them has been destroyed or send it back. Lion Claire will check with the Rancho San Juan Bosco Orphanage concerning their check.

Good of the Order –

Lion Ray said the P.M. meeting will be held at Tony and Alba’s on July, 7th at 6:30 PM.
Lion Eli said there was gathering at the “Church” Paul and Eddie’s which is now open and running.
Lion Al mentioned that he and his wife Barbara were walking when she tripped and fractured both her cheek and right arm. Get well soon Barbara we need someone to take care of Lion Al.

Lion Ron Ahearn

A.M. meeting minutes for 6/17/2021

Lions Present at Zoom Video Conference and in person: Lion’s Ray, Ron, Al, Joan, Dagi, Steve, John, Eli/Mort (Z), Kent, Bill, Phil, Herb, and Don.

Dates to Remember –

– June 23rd Work party Via West Camp
Starting at 10 A.M.
– Budget meeting @ Lion AL’s Home June 26th 10 AM
– ROV Volunteer’s Special Election
– Annual Golf Tournament or BBQ August 28, 2021
– Ride4Diabetes to be scheduled in 2021 ?
– Annual Crab Feed February 5, 2022

Camp Via West – Lion Joan wanted to thank everyone that helped in the cleanup at Camp Via on Saturday with Lion Bill and his son.
Lion Joan said harvest days are Monday thru Wednesday and said we could use additional help during harvest days. Lion Joan said she would provide the number of bags of vegetables we have donated to West Valley Community Services to Lion Al so he could assign a dollar value to the donations. Lion John and Lion Ray will go to the camp on Wednesday and string the wire for the bird netting over the entire garden area, additional volunteers would be appreciated. Lion Joan has met with the reporter from the Cupertino Courier about the article we are hoping to get in the news paper.
Lion Joan said there are a couple of groups scheduled to use the camp in July and Rick needs help cleaning up the camp grounds (Raking leaves and mowing). The Camp is the Heart of Via Services West.

Santa Clara County ROV – Lion Al said he sent the ROV an email saying that we have 10 teams. So far we have six teams signed up so we need 4 more teams to volunteer for the recall election. There has not been a date set for the election as of yet.

Installation Of New Officers – Lion Ray said he would check with Camp Via manager Rick to see if we might be able to hold the installation at the amphitheater. Lion Eli said his home would be available if the camp is not available. Lion Eli suggested July 10th at 1 PM as the installation date.

Crab Feed – Lion Steve checked with the church and reserved the date of February 5, 2022. Lion Steve said details will be worked out with the church. Lion Al said we have currently collected $1,220.70 from the online donations and will check with Lion Carl to make sure we have all the donations in.

Golf Tournament/BBQ – Lion Kent said he is not sure if the City of Cupertino will underwrite the event, if they don’t the club needs to think smaller in size. Lion Joan said she would send the Camp Via West golf tournament info to Lion Ray.

Good of the Order –

Budget meeting @ Lion AL’s Home June 26th 10 AM. Lion Al said there are two donation checks that have not been cashed from last year by the orphanage and the Dandeli Lions club, he is working on getting them cancelled if they are not cashed. Lion Al
said anyone wanting to attend please let him know.

Lion Ray said the the A.M. meetings will be held at Holders Country Inn at 9 A.M. Lion Ron will try and keep the Zoom meeting an option for those who cannot attend the meeting in person.

Lion Al has made the announcement of new club officers to both the A.M. and P.M. clubs.

Lion Prez Jeff will check with Tony and Alba’s to see if we can hold the next P.M. meeting there in person.

Lion Eli said the “Church” Paul and Eddie’s is now open and we should look at meeting there.

Lion Ron Ahearn

A.M. meeting minutes for 6/10/2021

Lions Present at Zoom Video Conference: Lion’s Ray, Ron, Al, Joan, Dagi, Steve, Eli, Kent, Bill, Phil, Herb, and Charlie

Dates to Remember –

– June 12th and 13th Work party Via West Camp
Starting at 9 A.M.
– Budget meeting @ Lion AL’s June 26th 10 AM
– ROV Volunteer’s Special Election
– Annual Golf Tournament or BBQ August 28, 2021
– Ride4Diabetes to be scheduled in 2021
– Annual Crab Feed February 5, 2022

Camp Via West – Lion Joan said we had powdery mildew on the peas which is being taken care of. Lion Joan said that Lion Danessa had a friend that is volunteering at the camp. Lion Joan said Camp Via manager asked if we could have a work party at the camp to do a little cleanup (mowing, raking) around the camp grounds to help getting ready for kids to attend camp. Lion Ray said that he and Lion John took measurements for the cabling and bird netting that we will put up over the whole garden. Lion Ray will get the wire and Lion Steve said he would get the clamps for the wire. Lion Joan said she already has the bird netting.

Santa Clara County ROV – Lion Al said he would contact the SCC-ROV and let them know we have ten teams for the upcoming election.

Installation Of New Officers – Lion Ray said he would check with Camp Via manager Rick to see if we might be able to hold the installation at the amphitheater. Lion Eli said other options could be the picnic area at Blackberry Farms or his home.

Crab Feed – Dates were discussed for our next crab feed. We mentioned a couple of date before and after the Super Bowl. Lion Steve said he would check with the church to see what they had available. Lion Steve checked with the church and reserved the date of February 5, 2022. Lion Al said he that so far we have $970.70 in donations for this year’s crab feed. Lion Al said he would check with Lion Carl to make sure he has all the donations.

Good of the Order –

Lion Dagi checked with Lion Steve on the next date and location for Maria to be taken to San Francisco for her next appointment.

Lion Ray said the the next A.M. meeting will be held at Holders Country Inn on June 17, 2021 at 9 A.M. Lion Ray will verify that we can meet indoors.

Lion Ron Ahearn

A.M. meeting minutes for 6/3/2021

Lions Present at Zoom Video Conference: Lion’s Ray, Ron, Al, Joan, Steve, Eli, John, Kent, Bill, and Phil.

Dates to Remember –

– Installation of Club Officers June/July TBD
– Annual Golf Tournament or BBQ August 28, 2021
– Ride4Diabetes will be scheduled in 2021 ?

P.M. meeting Review –

Memorial Service for Lion Linda Sanders – Lion Ray mentioned that there was a great turnout for Lion Linda’s memorial service and the service was very touching.  10-12 Lions showed up.

Charity Golf – Lion Al said that Lion Kent has secured the reservation with the city, Lion Ray said Lion Sudha had agreed to take care of the BBQ side of it.  

Camp Via Garden – Lion Ray said that a reporter from the Cupertino Courier will be checking out what we are doing at the camp, and things are going great at the camp.  Lions John, Dagi, Joan and Ray (and possibly others) were up there recently doing work.  We are giving food to West Valley Community Services and we will soon have a market where people can come and collect whatever produce they want.  Lion Ron said that inside the bags of produce are small tags with information about the Lions and our charities.  Lion Al reported that Lion Joan had requested some reimbursements relating to the camp, and that we have a few hundred dollars left in our budget for the camp.  Lion Ray said he will try to get a work party up there as there is more work to be done.

Hunger at Home – Lion Claire reported that our next date is this Saturday, June 5, 8am-noon, and all are welcome.

Perpetual Fund – Lion Al is validating each of the symbols that were suggested by the Committee, and is moving forward with getting the account moved to the specific funds and bonds that were proposed.   

Updates – Lion Ray mentioned that Lion Leslye has had some health issues recently, and she has a new doctor and is hoping that will help.

Good of the Pride – 

Lion Ray is hoping that by Thanksgiving the Food Drive will be back in action.  

The group as a whole mentioned meeting back in person, hopefully by the July meeting, since the state is opening up again on June 15. Lion Al will check with Lion Jeff on when we may be able to meet in person again.

Lion Claire asked about when we may be able to do the installation of the new officers, and there was discussion about where we might be able to hold it – Lion Claire suggested Camp Via may be a good place to hold it.

Thank you Lion Claire for the minutes from the P.M. meeting. 


Golf Tournament/BBQ – Lion Kent talked about the possibility of having a BBQ open to the public at the Blackberry Farms picnic area on Saturday August 28th. Lion Kent said he thought we needed to make a decision by June 15 as that is when the City Council meets and Parks and Recreation accepts reservations for the picnic area. He said citizens could buy tickets.for the BBQ but we would need to reserve the Blackberry picnic area that can hold up to 250 people. Lion Kent said that if we wanted to have more than one seating the city would want us to reserve the picnic area adjacent to the large picnic area. There is a possibility that the city would provide a grant to the club for holding a city wide sponsored event. To accomplish something like this we would need support from all of our club members. Lion Kent said he thought that the Monta Vista Leo’s club would be available to help us out since it is in their backyard so to speak and school would be in session. Lion Kent said he would talk with Lion Sudha to get her thoughts.

Camp Via West – Lion Joan sent out a list of items that are required for the covering of the garden area. Lion Ray said he would pick up the supplies on the list except for the bird netting and double check with Lion Steve and Lion John to make sure he is getting the right materials. Lion Joan said she would get the bird netting.
Lion Joan said she has been in contact with a person from the Cupertino Courier and they will meet next week at the Camp to discuss the article. Lion Joan is hoping that it will be a full feature article about the camp and its purpose and our support over the years
And currently the Garden area and Train set. It is believed that the camp will open sometime in July for day camp for different organizations. Lion John said he was available to help out at the camp
when work parties are scheduled, Lion Joan said she would let him know.

Good of the Order –

Lion Ray said he would talk with Rick about the possibility of holding our installation of officers there.
Lion Ray said he would check with Holders to see if we might be able to hold our in person 9 A.M. meetings there starting on June 17th.
Lion Eli said his grand daughters graduation from High School went well and that she will be attending San Francisco State University ( Home of the Golden Gators). His grandson Eli graduated to Middle School.

Congratulations to both on their new journey in life.

Lion Ron Ahearn

PM Meeting Minutes: July 2021

Cupertino De Anza Lions Club: July 7th PM meeting in PERSON Tony & Alba 6:30 PM

Dates to Remember:
August 21st Club Officers /Awards Potluck 3 to 7 PM
August 28th Club BBQ/Golf
ROV Volunteers Special Election

Lions In Attendance: Eli, Joan, Danessa, Kent, Ray, Ron, Al, Steve, Anne, Mort, Jill, Carl, Charles
Guests: Barb, Ellen, Nicholas

Agenda
Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance at 6:41 by Lion Ray.

Tail Twister collection: Lion Carl collected happy dollar donations

Club Budget Review: budget has been proposed and there will be a motion at the board meeting on the 20th of July to adopt it. The budget will be sent out about a week before the board meeting for everyone’s review.

ROV Volunteers: 16 volunteers so far and we can use some more. The date is September 14th. The money goes into the admin account but it can be switched to the charity account if we need it. Friends are welcome to participate.

Install Cub Officers: if anyone has any ideas about a district speaker and there will be awards given as well. An RSVP will go out and it will be a potluck.

August 28th Club BBQ Vote Status: Lion Kent summarized the proposal so far. Reserved for that day at Blackberry Picnic Grounds. Room for 250 people. Is this something the club wants to do? The board made a motion to reserve the area at the May meeting, but no motion has been made to move forward with the actual event. Kent has a reason for holding it that involves how it could really help our membership. Lion Sudha has said that she will lead the committee. Kent has a proposal that he shared with the board in May with details of various scenarios and profits. Since the city is not paying for the event with the grant mentioned in the original proposal by Kent, we are not calling it a city BBQ, we are only inviting our past patrons from golf and crab feed mailing lists. The discussion includes how it would be a beneficial event to at least break even and it’s great publicity. Are there enough people to organize and run it? We don’t know what the jobs are yet. The one thing that is the same for us as a club is providing food, so that is something we have experience with. The board meeting isn’t until July 20th, so there would need to be a motion and an electronic vote. If the leadership of the BBQ can provide more concrete logistics and how much they are asking the board for to launch the event, a board member can make a motion. Lion Eli says that we need more PMers to make this event successful and we don’t have enough that are willing to dedicate the time. Next step: Lion Sudha forms a committee and they meet then bring a motion with more details to the board through email.

Good of the Order:
Lion Eli says that we have a separation and a communication problem even more after the pandemic between the AM and the PM members and the Board. We have to communicate more to pull off events so each “arm” knows what the other is doing. The installation dinner is a great event to get club members who don’t always attend to come and we can reconnect.
Congrats to Lion Steve, Joan, and Dagi at the garden for their directions. Lion Danessa made some wonderful signs, too.
Lion Charles is back!
Lion Joan gave an update on the garden. Lots of vegetables and a harvest in a few weeks. There is bird netting being installed now above the bed.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday help is needed to harvest in the morning. Contact Joan if you want to work. Dagi is going to be gone by the end of the month, so Joan needs help more than ever.
Lion Charles worked the Hunger for Home event and it was very efficient and very rewarding. If you see an email about it, join for a morning.

Adjourn Meeting: 7:38 Lion Ray

Board Minutes: June 2021

Date: June 15, 2021
1830-1930 hours
Zoom 146-685-166
Cupertino, CA

Call to order at 1839 hours (No Quorum) by Lion President Jeff Ludlum
Lion Al Knox seated as Secretary Pro-tem.
Lions Board Present: Jeff, Vijay, Leslye, Al, Sudha and Jen.
Lions Board Absent: Jil, Claire and Eli.
Guests: None.

Motions made, Seconded and Resolutions past or defeated: None.

Lion Jeff dispensed with the reading of the previous meeting since they were published.

1850 hours quorum now present.

The Treasurer reported that the “Covid Crab Feed Donation Ask” raised $1220.70 so far in fiscal 2020-2021.

Lion Prez Jeff will be working a situation involving the fact that certain checks sent to qualified 501c3 organizations have not been cashed. Of note is the Lions Club of Dandeli and Don Bosco Orphanage.

Lion Prez Jeff has also agreed to contact certain Lions regarding dues not paid and work with the Treasurer to determine a bona fide membership list.

Lion Al reported that he has six potential ROV Teams set- up for a possible Special Election Courier Team effort soon. An additional four teams need to be filled, if you are interested in volunteering and raising some much-needed cash for our Club, contact Lion Al or Lion Ray for info.

The list of officers and directors submitted to LCI for the 2021-2022 fiscal year were read as follows: President Jeff Ludlum
1st Vice President Vijay Caveripakkam
2nd Vice President Leslye Noone
Secretary/Treasurer Alan Knox
Director Jill Eliason
Director Jen Smith
Director Sudha Kasamsetty
Director Claire Kalia
Director Ray Lancon

District-wide Eyeglasses Training and Collection will take place on June 19th at the Vista Blind Center on Bascom Avenue.

Lion Jeff reported that in-person meetings (AM Group) will start at Holder’s Country Inn this Thursday morning June 17th at 0900 hours. Is in intended that the July PM Meeting and Board Meeting will also be in-person and hopefully scheduled as previous.

There being no other business this Regular Board meeting was adjourned at 1927 hours.