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04/13/19 – Earth Day and Arbor Day Cupertino

Earth and Arbor Day in Cupertino! We had a booth on 4/13/19, from 11:00  – 3:00pm.  We had a few fellow lions who filled in 2 hour slots and helped set up and tear down The event was held at Civic Center Plaza, 10350 Torre Ave. Cupertino;…
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LINUS – 11th Blanketeering Night! 03/28/2019

Dear Fellow Lions and Friends We spontaneously put on our 11th Blanketeering night on Thursday March 28th, 2019, at 6:30pm as always at the Odd Fellows Lodge # 70, at 20589 Homestead Road in Cupertino. Under the guidance of Lion Les and…
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2019 Student Speaker Contest – Helen Hu Wins Region Level Contest

Cupertino, May4th, 2019 – Helen Hu, a Sophomore at Lynbrook High School, was awarded first place at the 2019 Lions Student Speaker Contest - District level on April 20th, 2019. Helen previously had won the Club level contest held by the DeAnza…
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2019 Charter Night – 50th Anniversary of the DeAnza Lions!

"WHAT A GLORIOUS CELEBRATION LAST NIGHT!" - These are the words of our intrepid President, Lion Jeff, praising the 50th anniversary Charter Night of our club "The history in the stories, 4 new members inducted by PDG Liz Crooke, the bigger…
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2019 – 23rd Annual Charity Crab Feed Draws Almost 600 Guests

Dear Lions All Here is a link to our President's thoughts of our Crab Feed event on February 9th, 2019! https://halffullallgood.com/2019/02/12/anatomy-of-a-lions-charity-crab-feed/ Enjoy!
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De Anza Lions Celebrate Christmas

On Dec 8th, Lion Ray and his wife Barbara once again opened their beautifully decorated home to welcome current and future lions with partners and kids, about 50 adults and 10 kids all told. Newcomers and potential members were brought in by…
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2018 Thanksgiving Food Drive – New Record Donations!

Over the pre-Thanksgiving weekend of Nov 17 - 19, the De Anza Lions once again came together with family and friends to participate in the annual food drive. Lions Jen and Claire were the main organizers, with many Lions, too many to mention…
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Fun and Awards at the Tail-Twister Party

This club event took place on September 15th and was hosted at Leslye Noone's home. Lion Leslye Noone accepted the Melvin Jones award for our late Lion John Noone - the award had been ordered prior to his passing. Lions Al  and Eli both…
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Installation of Officers for Lion Year 2018 – 2019

During the monthly "PM" meeting Lion Prez Jeff requested a moment of silence in respect of those club relatives recently passed, and in support of the Noone and Knox families. A warm welcome was extended to Distinguished Guest: Lion John…
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The Lions Love “Project LINUS”

It was the De Anza Lions’ Blanketeering Night #9 and it was a happy success. The sense of community service, fun and even a little competitive spirit was in the air. We started the evening as Leslye read a little bit about Project Linus…
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Great Fun at our 21st Golf Tournament – 6/16/2018; Golf Course at Moffett Field

On Saturday, 6/16/2018, we staged our 21st Annual Charity Golf Tournament at the Golf Course at Moffett Field. With a lower number of golfers but a great turnout of volunteers, check-in and registration were a dawdle, and soon the golfers were…
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2018 MD4 Convention Las Vegas – 6/29 – 7/3/2018

Three of our intrepid Lions (Lions Eli, Mort and Ray) plus Lion Ray's wife Barbara ventured to Las Vegas for the MD4 Convention which was mainly held at the MGM Grand Hotel with the motto THE POWER OF WE. About 2,500 rooms were reserved there…
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Cupertino Volunteer Fair – May 5th, 2018

Cupertino Mayor Darcy Paul called on the many and diverse volunteer organizations in the community, and more than 30 followed his call, among them Lion John Noone, our Club Membership Director, who set up ‘shop’ with Lion Joan on a sunny…
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Work Days at Camp Via West – May 18th and 19th, 2018

A big shout out to the De Anza Lions and friends of our club who came out to Camp Via West (formerly Camp Costanoan) in the Santa Cruz Mountains (http://www.viaservices.org/) Friday afternoon and Saturday (May 18th and 19th) to work on…
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Charter Night – 49th Club Anniversary

A big shout out to our club! Our 49th annual charter night was one on the best I have attended. Thanks to Lions Eli and Jill, the program was funny, poignant and makes us all proud to be Lions. Lion Jeff's 10 reasons to be a Lion were on the mark...
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Student Speaker Contest – Zone Level Event

Lion Ray, Zone Director and Host of the Zone level Student Speaker Contest is sending a big thank you to Lions Al & Barb, Don, John, Ron and Herb as well as friends of DeAnza Lions that made the Zone Contest possible. Special thanks…
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KARL GOELTNER WINS CLUB LEVEL CUPERTINO DeANZA LIONS STUDENT SPEAKER CONTEST

Karl Goeltner, a Junior at Monta Vista High School, was awarded first place at the Cupertino DeAnza Lions Club, 2018 Student Speaker Contest. Karl Goeltner was one of 3 high school students participating from the Fremont Union High School…
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Our 22nd Crab Feed – Great Success at New Location

It was with considerable apprehension that our club prepared for the 22nd Crab Feed. It had taken a lot of time and investigative efforts to find and secure a new location that would fit our needs. Crab Feed co-chairs Lions Al and Steve, together…
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