Supporting Project Linus – With 60 Hand-Made Blankets
On November 8th, 2012, 35 blanketeers, amongst them Lions, spouses and friends of Lions, as well as 16 LEOs from Monta Vista and Lynbrook High schools gathered at the Odd Fellow Hall in Cupertino for a Linus Project Blanketeering evening. In…
Monta Vista LEOs Receive “Lions Young Leaders in Service Awards”
Two students, members of the Monta Vista High School LEO Club, received the prestigious Lions Young Leaders in Service Award, presented by the Cupertino De Anza Lions Club and Lions Clubs International during a ceremony held at their school…
Halloween Sock Hop nets over $ 1,000 for OneSight
The first annual fundraiser “Sock Hop” was introduced by Lions Dan & Yvonne Fimby on Oct 13th, 2012. Disguised as an early Halloween Party, the event took place at the Santa Clara Valley Blind Center, featuring a “Best Costume” contest,…
Lion Walt in Diabetes Walk Oct. 14th, 2012
On Sunday, Oct 14th, Lion Walt gathered a few of his friends from another club and participated in the Diabetes Walk in downtown San Jose, along the lovely Guadalupe River trail. “STEP OUT, and WALK to STOP DIABETES” is a recurring event…
Planting Trees – One Tree at a Time
On May 15th, Lions Bill Reed and Ray Lancon planted 5 pine trees at Via West Campus (formerly Camp Costanonan) near the protected garden area where the DeAnza Lions built a vegetable garden a few years ago. The pine trees are seedlings about…
First Flag Day Presentation 2012
The Cupertino DeAnza Lions Flag Team visited Sutter Elementary School in Santa Clara on Tuesday April 18th. Our Flag Team members are Lion Mort, Lion Anne, Lion Leslye, Lion Yvonne, and Lion Walt. We had a successful Flag Day Presentation with…
Joint Clubs India Eye Camp Completes 5th Year – Another Lions Success
A program that started as one Lion’s vision in 2007 marked its fifth year this past December, with the Ambikanagar Lions Club in west India partnering with the De Anza Lions Club of Cupertino to provide life-changing eye examinations and surgery…
Helping 160 Families at Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Food Drive provides food baskets for 160 families in the community.
The DeAnza Lions want to thank Safeway , the community, the DeAnza Lions and the LEO club of Monta Vista High School volunteers for making our Annual Thanksgiving…
“Happiness is..” 35 Warm Blankets
Project Linus
A second Blanketeering night for DeAnza Lions
If “happiness is a warm puppy”, 3 dozen little “puppies” (children in need) will be happy when they receive the blankets that were made with love and proudly donated to Project…
Lionism Sometimes Comes in Small Packages…
“SS Helpers” Donate to Lions Club
A special presentation of a donation to the Lions Club was given by two young girls, the daughter of a Lions Club member and her close friend, recently at the PM meeting. The girls cleaned houses, sang,…
DeAnza Lions try a new Fundraiser
A roaring “Thank You” to the DeAnza Lions, their families and friends who dined out at Holder’s Country Inn on Monday 23rd of May, 2011, for our new fundraiser. The club made $263 for the community fund.
Some people arrived early for…
Flag Days 2011
During May, this year’s "Flag Day Team", led by Lion Mort Eliason, with Lions Yvonne Fimby and Leslye Noone, took DeAnza Lions’ Flag Day Presentations to three schools. They talked about Star-Spangled Banner to approximately 290 Second…
Lions Honor Monta Vista Leo Advisor
Monta Vista High School Leo Club Advisor Andrew Goldenkranz was presented the Lions International Outstanding Service Award by Lion Kent Vincent on June 3, 2011. In his remarks, Lion Kent thanked Andrew for his leadership in guiding the Leo…
Fish-A-Thon …Lionism at its best
Members of the Cupertino De Anza, Almaden Super and Cupertino Host Lions Clubs joined forces at Stevens Creek Quarry in Cupertino on Saturday, May 7 for the 51st annual Fish-A-Thon for disabled children and adults. The event provided an extraordinary…
Charter Night 2011 – Brief Report
On Saturday March 19th, 2011, the DeAnza Lions celebrated their 42nd Club anniversary with an Irish theme. Master of Ceremonies Lion John Smith entertained all with Irish humor as only an Englishman can do. 52 attendees representing Lions,…
Lions Speaker Contest – Next Round
The Region 1 Zone 2 Lions Student Speaker Contest, the next level above the club contest, was held at the Creekside Building in Cupertino on Monday March 14th @ 6:30 PM.
Four High School students participated, sponsored by Lions Clubs from…
Cupertino De Anza Lions and Sunnyvale Sunrise Rotary Club – 15th Annual Charity Crab Feed
They all came: 485+ people showed up at the 15th Annual Charity Crab Feed, organized by the Cupertino DeAnza Lions and the Sunnyvale Sunrise Rotarians. Prominent guests included the IPDG Marlene Duffin and her husband, as well as Lion Bob Ferber,…
Lions and Leos at the 2010 San Jose Christmas Parade
Members of the De Anza Lions and the Monta Vista Leos Club joined forces with Lions and Leos from around the area on Dec. 5 in the always fun annual San Jose Holiday Parade. This year Lions and Leos tethered a large helium balloon of Santa Garfield…