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7th Omar’s Dream Run – 20th Oct 2019

Omar’s Dream Run is in its 7th year, and like in the past few years, it was held at Hellyer Park in South San Jose. Our club provided extra tables and support for financial transactions. Lions Eli, Ron, Jeff and Mike looked after the hauling…
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Our 10th Linus Blanketeering Evening – Oct 17th, 2019

On October 17th, our second LINUS blanketeering night this year took off at our usual location, the Odd Fellow Hall in Cupertino. Lions Leslye and Joan, as well as Lions Jenni and Carl had been shopping for approx. 50 pieces of fleece which…
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Charity Bike Ride – Ride4Diabetes Sept 8th, 2019

Following our first Ride4Diabetes in August 2017, we continued our efforts to find a cure for Diabetes with the 2019 Ride4Diabetes fundraiser on September 8th, 2019. A report and pictures of the event will be posted here shortly  
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My New Red Shoes – Great Event

On Monday, August 19th, My New Red Shoes, a charity sponsored and supported by Lion Claire and the Club, had a major event at the School in Alum Rock Area. A few lions showed up for the first shift from 9:00 - 11:30, helping to set up an enormous…
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San Martin – Community Center Clean Up Day

On Saturday, Aug 17th, the district had scheduled a service project to clean up the Lions San Martin building and park area. The San Martin Lions provide our district with a place to hold cabinet meetings, social events plus many more events…
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Our 32nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament – Another great success!

On Saturday, June 22nd, 2019, approx 80 golfers turned up at Moffett Golf Course in Mountain View for our 32nd annual charity golf tournament. Club volunteers had been on site since 7:00am in the morning to set up everything, from registration…
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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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