PM Meeting Minutes: April 2018

 

“You can’t get very far until you start doing something for someone else.”  – Melvin Jones

 

Regular PM Meeting:  6:30pm Wednesday, 4 April 2018

 

Tony & Alba’s PIzza

3137 Stevens Creek Blvd

San Jose, CA  95117

 

Meeting Called By:  Lion Carl

Type of Meeting:  Business

Secretary:  Lion Scott

 

Present:  Ratners, Knox’s, Scott Ludlum, Phil, Carl, Ray, Claire, Mary, Linda, Fireman Pete, Charles, Ringer

Special Guest:  Rick Weber

 

— Agenda —

 

Call to Order – Lion Carl, 18:39

Flag Salute – Lions to be

Tail Twister – Lion Carl, happy dollars!

 

Charter Night – Ray

  1. Great night, great program.   Gave Jim a great send-off – very warm and touching tribute.  32 yrs or Lionism.

 

4C6 Convention – Al

  1. Anyone interesting showing up in San Ramon, registration is 50 bucks per delegate (paid for by the club).  If interested, chime in quickly. May 19th, Saturday. Outstanding food faire lunch. Ray and Eli are going.  
  2. Deadline to register is 4/15.  

 

Golf Update – Amy

  1. We need more sponsors and golfers!  

 

Board – Charles

  1.        Board meeting last month: Lions in Sight. Can we move that money around? Board voted “yes”.
  2.        VSP vouchers, 5 for adults, 9 for kids. (free)
  3.        We did confirm date for bike ride: Saturday after Labor Day, Sept 8.
  4.       There are two several board items up for vote – My New Red Shoes ($1,500).
  5.        Ringer – last year solicited$ for poor kids to go to camp (Gold State YMCA). Scholarships are granted the first of May. Kids submit a letter  of why they want to attend. (grant would be 1k)
  6.        We’re into April which means we need 5 new board members. Tax day is the deadline to submit the form.
  7.        Chairs for future fund-raising events. We need chairs for crab feed and golf tournament.

Special Guest, Rick Weber from Via West

  1.        Garden encampment several years ago.
  2.        We’ve been supporting them for 16 yrs now.
  3.        One of the oldest non-profits in the county
  4.        New project is to extend the existing garden 20 feet. Rick has Received a quote from Home Depot for 800 bucks for the materials.
  5.        What he needs: sweat equity. 8 12-foot posts will be put in.

Dig post holes, concrete, wire bracing, etc. (basically, what we did last time) Should take one day. Would be nice to get it done before summer.

  1.        Carl to suggest a few dates via Doodle to the club.

Good of the Order

  1.        Lions Carl Lions Eyes Across America, newspaper article, a blurb about what we do. 1939 pairs of glasses given last week by our club.
  2.        Claire is going to Curcao. She’s going to visit the Curcao Lions Club. She inquired about traditions between visiting club members. Al is going to give her some De Anza Lions pins.
  3.        Lions Club International website has some “cute stuff”. Buy buy buy!

Adjourn: 19:25