PM Meeting Minutes: January 2021

De Anza Lions Regular PM Meeting: 6:30pm Wednesday, 6 JANUARY 2021
Meeting Called By: Lion Jeff Type of Meeting: Business Secretary: Lion Jill

— DATES TO REMEMBER —
Charity Crab Feed 2021 (might be modified due to COVID) Ride 4 Diabetes, next ride will be in 2021
All events on hold due to COVID & Related Public Health Orders

Lions in Attendance: Jill, Jeff, Steve, Vijay, Mort, Eli, Carl, Ron, Dagi, Jenni, Jen, Joan, Leslye, Bill.

— Minutes —
Call to Order – Lion Jeff begins the meeting at 6:34 with the Pledge of Allegiance and the virtual flag.
Student Speaker Contest 2021 – Lion Sudha and Lion Liang with Lion Ray are chairing this virtual event. Our qualifying event is on the 27th, and then the main event is on March 6th. We could even tune in virtually to watch and support our chairs and the student speakers.
Spirit of a Crab Feed 2021 – Covid-style Gentle Charity Ask, because of the fact that we would have to refrigerate, distribute, and charge more than the crab kits were worth, we decided to cancel. But, go with the style of the golf tourney through emails and donations. Carl will create a flyer/blurb and the Go Fund Me page this coming weekend. If you have friends that usually attend, after the mass email is sent out, try to touch base to make sure they got the email and answer any questions they may have. Tell them we plan to be back in 2022! We will work this email donation effort up through February 6th. Goal would be $1,500.00. Dagi will put a blurb on the website and a one sentence ad on the banner. Leslye will include the same blurb in her upcoming newsletter. Contact should be made with Liang, Sudha, and Kent so they can let the Leos know that this is our approach in case they want to send this out to those they know as well.
Via Campus Community Room Train Project –Drywall lift ordered for the train set. Steve has adjusted some pieces to fit. Right now just Steve and Ellen are working on it, because of Covid. Hopefully, the lift for the drywall will arrive by January 15.
Good of the Pride:
Lion Dagi and Lion Joan: planning work parties at the garden at Via towards the end of January: the 23rd, 30th, and Feb. 6th, from 9:00-1:00. Joan and Dagi have done the weeds, so that will not be on the list, more cutting of wood, building tasks, and planting seeds. You will get an email about the work party; it will be a small group because of Covid. If anyone wants to see what it looks like, let Dagi or Joan know, if you just want a tour.
Lion Eli: Cupertino Rotary emailed Lion Eli asking where they could put money earned from the upcoming golf tournament. He suggested Camp Via, since they have been active in the camp for years as well. He mentioned our train and garden project as in progress and suggested that as a possible recipient.
Lion Leslye: Working on our next Lion Newsletter. Looking for these segments from other lions to include.
Lion Leslye: There will be some updates to the website and a small committee will be formed to discuss these changes.

Meeting Adjourned: 7:09