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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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Eye Camp 2017 in Ambikanagar/ Dandeli (India)

A few days ago, Lion Prez Jeff received a couple of emails and photos from our Lions Club partners in Ambikanagar For the past 10 years, we have been financially supporting eye clinics in this part of the world, and are being kept up to date…
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59 Fuzzy Blankets Completed at the 8th Linus Event

On October 26th the De Anza Lions held their 8th Project Linus Blanketeering event!  We welcomed members, new and old, friends, relatives plus Brownies and Girl Scouts. The evening began with a short explanation of how Project Linus began and…
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Thanksgiving Food Drive 2017 (Nov 18 – 20th)

It will make for a Happy Thanksgiving Weekend for 167 Families in the Community!
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Helping Clear The Walk Ways At SCVBC

Spearheaded by Lion Al, several Lions made it to the Santa Clara Valley Blind Center (SCVBC) on the morning of Saturday, July 8th. Official kickoff was at 10:00am, but many of the intrepid “gardeners” were already on site by 9:00am or earlier.…
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A Special Melvin Jones Presentation

Lions Eli and Mort presented the award to Lion Howie on Sun. 5/7, @ Kimberly’s Elder Kare facility in San Jose.  Lion Prez Jeff was the presenter. Other lions present were Scott L. Jill, Carl and Jenni, Relatives present were Susan L, (daughter-in-law),…
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Lion Al at the District 4-C6 Convention – May 3 -7, 2017

This year’s theme was “Pirates of the Pacific”. As in so many years before Lion Al and his wife Barbara volunteered to attend in order to cast the votes for our Cupertino De Anza Lions Club. The convention was held at “The Historic…
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Pull Tabs – An Untold Success Story

Once in a while, but more often than you think, a plastic bag with metal pull tabs from soda and beer cans is silently handed over to our Lion Phil, who has been keeping tabs (no pun intended)  for countless of these bags in the past years.…
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De Anza Lions Love Project Linus

The De Anza Lions Club held our 7th Project Linus Blanketeering event on February 2, 2017. Although there was a small turnout, we certainly had a successful evening! We not only welcomed our own Club members at the Odd Fellows Hall, but visiting…
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Monta Vista Inducts New LEOs

On Saturday Oct 29th, Lions Kent Vincent and Steve Ratner inducted the new members, directors and officers of the Monta Vista High School Leo Club at Cupertino's Jollyman Park. The MVHS Leo Club is one of the largest and most active in District…
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2016 OMAR’s DREAM RUN – Making dreams come true!

The 4th annual Omar’s Dream Run (5k and 10k) took place on Sunday, Oct 16, 2016 at Hellyer Park in South San Jose. After receiving initial startup help in 2013 by the DeAnza Lions Club, the foundation is firmly on its own feet, but appreciates…
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Fall Festival at Via West Campus

After the installation of new playground equipment on Aug 31st, which took place with the help of DeAnza Lions under the guidance of Lion Bill, the Camp was ready for their 4th Fall Festival, on Saturday Oct 8th, from11:00am to 3:00pm. A…
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Lion Bill – At Ninety he is Going Strong at Via West

Super trooper Lion Bill Reed once again brought us together for a maintenance weekend at Via West Camp in Cupertino. On Friday, 5/27, he drummed up support from 7 fellow DeAnza Lions (Al, Ray, Ron, Don, Steve, Herb, and Mike) to help clean,…
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