News Articles

Apr 26, 2006 - AJ Robinson Health Screenings for March/April 2006

Mar 22, 2006 - He Spreads the word about Old Glory

Nov 16, 2005 - Region 2 Zone One and Two Meeting Minutes

Nov 12, 2005 - Memorial to Lion Al Olvez

Oct 12, 2005 - Leo Club Fundraiser with SJ Stealth on Jan 14, 2006

Sept 15, 2005 - Hurricane Donation Sent by San Martin Lions Club

Sept 14, 2005 - Region 2 Zone One and Two Meeting Minutes

May 14, 2005 - Tireless Volunteers

Jul 25, 2004 - First Cabinet Meeting 2004-2005

Jul 24, 2004 - 42nd Annual Installation of Officers

Apr 26, 2006 - AJ Robinson Health Screenings for March/April 2006

East Valley Lions screened various grades of school children at 10 schools within the Alum Rock School District during rainy March-April. The impressive metrics are:
1602 Vision Screenings
651 Track Screenings (children with potential tracking problems while reading)
2415 Hearing Screenings
4668 Total Screenings Performed

811 total hours worked
19 Lions, 1 friend; 20 people did this community service that saves Alum Rock School District thousands of dollars and displayed Lions' We Serve, and gained some amount of PR.
Lion Dawn Cooper distinguished herself by handling the driving between the schools (the easy) and parking the Mobile Health Screening Unit (the difficult, as the 1 ton truck with trailer is 54 feet in length).

Jim Isaacson
AJ Robinson Secretary

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Mar 22, 2006 - He Spreads the word about Old Glory

March 22, 2006 Cupertino, California Since 1947

Photograph by Jacqueline Ramseyer

Jack Feineman holds out the flag that was given to him by Norman Mineta when Mineta was a member of Congress. The flag at one time flew over the Capitol.

He spreads the word about Old Glory

By Anne Ward Ernst

When something tickles the fancy of Jack Feineman, he pushes back in his easy chair, raises his feet off the floor and clicks his heels together. But a package of letters from a group of third-graders left him flat-footed and saying he's "feeling kind of weak."

The students from Eaton Elementary School sent him thank-you notes for coming to their school to teach them about the American flag.

"I've never gotten [a thank-you] like this before; it was really overwhelming," he says.

There were 20 letters--some with outlines of flags drawn on the outside of their notes, some with stars and stripes--and a few others signed collectively by third-grade classes.

Feineman has been Cupertino Union School District's flag guy for 15 years.

As a member of Cupertino Host Lions Club, he goes to the district's elementary schools each year around Presidents Day, armed with a 6-inch-by-9-inch flag on a stick for each student and the story of Old Glory. This year he gave out 420 flags.

Experience has taught him to give the flags to teachers to pass out at the end of his talk; otherwise the sticks turn into swords, bats or poking tools during his visit.

He says giving a flag talk on Flag Day would be logical, but that is June 14, and school is not in session then, so the next practical choice was Presidents Day.

The 82-year-old San Jose resident is the son of a career Navy man. He is a military veteran himself and served as a combat engineer in World War II. He's been surrounded by patriotism and the flag his entire life.

Both of his parents are buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

This year, for the first time in his flag-talking experience, Feineman took the 3-foot-by-5-foot flag that draped his father's coffin to show students.

Zipped in a plastic bag, the flag was folded in the traditional triangular shape. It hadn't been unfolded since his father's funeral. But the only sign of aging was its darkened color.

There was no particular reason for this inaugural showing, Feineman says; he just happened to come across it. But he says showing the flag to the students was emotional and left him choked up.

Feineman is full of flag-related information. For instance, he says flags from other countries such as Mexico and Spain once flew over parts of the United States Delaware, once a Swedish colony, flew the Swedish flag.

Feineman's talk to the students is about 25 minutes.

"That's about all [the students] can take before they start squirming," he says.

As he shows them a flag, he tells them how it came to look the way it does. There could be any number of stars on the flag, but there are 50, he tells the students. He explains the 50 stars represent the 50 states in the union, and he tells them about the last two states to be added, Alaska and Hawaii. He explains how the flag came to have 13 stripes--the seven red and six white stripes symbolize the original 13 colonies that became the United States. He also explains the colors--red stands for courage, white for liberty and blue for loyalty.

He asks them questions to get them to think about such related things as the Pledge of Allegiance--what it is and why we say it.

Then he randomly selects six children to stand along what would be the edges of a 30-foot wide by 42-foot long flag, the actual size of the flag that was called the Star-Spangled Banner, which once flew over Fort McHenry and now is on display at the Smithsonian. According to the notes Feineman received, the activity left an impression on several Eaton students.

Cupertino Host Lions Club gives away 50,000 flags each year and sells three times that to fellow clubs across the country. Feineman joined the club in 1983 when he retired from an engineering job at GTE. He and his wife Betty, 80, who frequently joins him for the flag talks, have been married for 58 years.

When he first joined the club, he would go to the federal courthouse to pass out flags to new citizens, but as time passed, the number of new citizens grew too large, and the cost of handing out that many flags grew too great.

Feineman also used to give out flags at polling stations--to children who he says, "brought their parents to vote."

"They always knew just what to do with them," he says waving a small flag.

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Nov 16, 2005 - Region 2 Zone One and Two Meeting Minutes

Region Two, Zones One and Two, Meeting

16 November 2005

Zone Chairman Karen Fillmore and Ray Maglalang:

1. Meeting Opening at 1900 hours.

2. Introduction of Dignitaries: Region Chairman Todd Cameron; Distict Governor Don Simpson; PDG Larry Hidalgo; PDG Bunny Ribbs; PCS Jim Goodheart.

3. The following clubs in Zone 1 were present: Cupertino Host; De Anza; Pioneer; Santa Clara Host; Saratoga.

4. The following clubs in Zone 2 were present: Beverly-Burbank; North Valley, Visionary, W. San Jose/Campbell.

5. Each table introduced those present. Fifty Lions were present for the meeting.

6. Discussion Items were as follows:

a. Peace Poster Contest, 18 NOV 2006, next year.

b. Student Speaker Contest, topic “Internet, Hero or Villain.” Club contest deadline was 20 FEB 2006. Clubs must avoid appearance of favoritism and pick judges who are unassociated with any club. Lawsuits might ensue otherwise.

c. Youth Exchange Program: Students from Japan, France, begin in N. CA 24 to 29 JUL 2006; S. CA 29 JUN to 12 AUG. Sponsors are needed desperately according to Lion Ray Maglalang.

d. LPCCI Graduation, dogs and handlers, will be at Appleby’s Restaurant, Saratoga and 280.

e. Christmas Holiday Parade, 4 DEC 2005, 0700, 4 DEC 2005. Coffee and donuts will be served to volunteer Lions. Fee this year totaled $2,800.00 for benefit of City of San Jose.

f. Football Game, San Francisco 49er Game on 4 DEC 2005. Tickets were ½ price. Contact Governor Don Simpson for further information.

g. Lions Eye Foundation report by Lion Jim Goodheart, Zone 1, Region 1, Zone Chairman. Upcoming meeting in FEB 2006.

h. Lions in Sight report by Past Region Chairman Joe Pugliese who said PDG Bob Hichborn had visited Mexico with the group and was very active. Carmel and W. San Jose/Campbell also participated as did Lion Joe. Used eyeglasses can be reutilized in the third world whereas they cannot be re-used in the US. New trip will take place 17 NOV 2005

i. Proud Lion/Proud Sponsor, award for Lion bringing in new member and member who brings in a new member, information will be sent to clubs by first of year. District Governor Don Simpson presented

j. District Contest Chairman, Marvin Neu, emphasized a club must actually submit a report concerning contests in advance, not show up the day of the convention and try to submit such. Emerging Lion award can be presented to Lion member having 5 years or less of membership to recognize achievement.

k. DG Don Simpson passed on award to Medy Malate from Governor to Lion Mike Irving as Proud Lion.

l. The Governor inducted the following 3 members into Beverly-Burbank: Rebecca Stamm; Larry Sandoval and Alma Ribbs.

m. Upcoming Events announced were as follows: 13-16 JAN 2006, Leadership Training School, Pomona, CA; 19 NOV 2005, Milpitas Executive Club, sock hop and anniversary dinner at Blind Center; raffle by Los Amigos Lions Club, $10.00 each ticket, drawing 15 DEC 2005.

n. Meeting began at 1900, ended at 2100.

Patrick L. Clark, Acting Secretary.

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Oct 12, 2005 - Leo Club Fundraiser with SJ Stealth on Jan 14, 2006

Dear Mentors, families and friends,

I am contacting you on behalf of the Milpitas Leo’s Club. My name is Tram Nguyen and I am this year’s president. We have been presented with a great fundraising opportunity by the San Jose Stealth Professional Lacrosse team. We are organizing a “Leo’s Club Night” at their first home game this coming January, Saturday the 14^th, 2006. As a high school student, it is hard to find fun and affordable things for our club to do. The San Jose Stealth Professional Lacrosse team has home games Friday and Saturday nights, and provides exciting entertainment, in a safe environment, and at a price we can afford. Lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in America, and we want to take this chance to expose ourselves to this new sport. The best part about this evening is that the San Jose Stealth will help OUR clubs raise money! For every ticket we sell, we will receive $2 in return from the San Jose Stealth. It is a chance for us, both Leo and Lions club members, to enjoy an evening out together, and raise money for our cause. We will be getting a PA announcement and matrix board message during the game to promote ourselves as well, to a home-opener crowd. Last year, this crowd totaled over 7,200 people! We have a minimum ticket sales goal of 500 tickets. SO please, pass on this order form to any and everyone you can think of. The more tickets we sell, the greater profit we will receive to help fund future programs, and build our Leo’s club. Tickets are only $12! Bring out your family and friends and a special seating section will be created for all those participating in this evening with us. We need your help!!

To purchase tickets for our fundraiser, please go to the following website:

http://www.sjstealth.com/files/LionsClubFlyer.pdf

Then, fax or mail your order form to:

San Jose Stealth Lacrosse

ATTN: Soraya van Dillen

525 West Santa Clara Street

San Jose, CA 95113

Or order tickets by phone by calling Soraya directly at 408-999-5796.

We thank you in advance for joining us in this great fundraising opportunity!

Sincerely,

Tram Nguyen

Milpitas High School Leo Club President

View the Letter in PDF Format

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Sept 15, 2005 - Hurricane Donation Sent by San Martin Lions Club

For Information Contact:

Don van Straaten

408-489-5397

don@byrgan.com or

Robin Bastianelli

408-683-0413

rbastianelli@yahoo.com

For Immediate Release

HURRICANE KATRINA DONATION SENT BY SAN MARTIN LIONS CLUB

San Martin, CA Sept. 12, 2005 – Last week the San Martin Lions Club (SMLC) sent a $10,000 donation to the Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) Hurricane Relief Fund. The money for the donation came from the San Martin Club’s Community Project Fund which is normally reserved for local projects in the South Santa Clara County area. The SMLC members felt that in this case, a very substantial donation was of the utmost importance to ensure that our community help provide immediate aid to the victims of this disaster.

The SMLC holds weekly Bingo games to generate money for their Community Project Fund. The club has also committed September’s Bingo donations to the LCIF Hurricane Relief Fund. According to Marie Dollar, President of San Martin Lions Club, “The Project Funds we have generated thru Bingo has enabled the club to help meet some of the immediate needs in the hurricane disaster area. The Lions Club members thank everyone who contributes to this important work and for truly helping us make a difference in our immediate community and beyond.”

The San Martin Lions Club has 33 members and meets at the San Martin Lions Community Hall on the 1^st and 3^rd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm. Lions clubs are a group of men and women who identify needs within the community and work together to fulfill those needs. For more information or to get involved with the San Martin Lions Club, please go to our website at www.sanmartinlions.org or contact us at (408) 683-4448.

Local, State, National and International Lions are helping victims of Hurricane Katrina on a grand scale. Lions club members in the affected areas are staffing shelters and collecting funds, food and supplies for distribution. Elsewhere, Lions clubs are donating money to the LCIF which is acting as a focal point for the donations and coordinating the relief efforts for them.

The LCIF has committed $270,000 so far and awarded a $200,000 Major Catastrophe Grant within days of the disaster. They are focusing its short-term relief in three areas: 1.) providing shelters with unmet substantial needs such as food, clothing, personal hygiene items and bedding, 2.) offering health services such as eyeglass distribution, and 3.) meeting needs of Lions camps and facilities housing victims of the disaster. The LCIF has also awarded seven $10,000 Emergency Grants for Lions in the affected areas to be used to issue vouchers for food, water and clothing to hurricane victims.

Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organization with nearly 1.4 million members in approximately 46,000 clubs in 193 countries and geographical areas around the world. Since 1917, Lions clubs have aided the blind and visually impaired and made a strong commitment to community service and serving youth throughout the world. For more information about Lions Clubs International, visit the Web site at www.lionsclubs.org.

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Sept 14, 2005 - Region 2 Zone One and Two Meeting Minutes

Region Two, Zone One and Two District 4-C6

Zone Agenda: September 14, 2005, 7PM

Location: Beverly Burbank

99 N. Bascom Ave. San Jose

First meeting: 7:30PM

To be conducted by Zone Chair Ray & Karen

Meeting was called to order by Lion Eugene Ramirez from Beverly Burbank

1. Pledge Led by PDG Bunny Ribbs

2. Wisdom/Song God Bless America Led by Lion Pat Clark

Â· Prayer was led by Lion Heather Ribbs

3. Recording of the Minutes- Secretary of MELC Lion Chris Lee

4. Region Chair Todd Cameron ill sends apologies

5. Introduction of Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer, etc. of all clubs in the Region

Â· Introduction of all members and guest in attendance. Approximately 46 lions and guests were in attendance. There was a representative from every club in Zone 1 & Zone 2.

Â· Dinner was served to lion members

Â· Lion Ray thanked everyone for attending

Â· Karen wanted to make sure the meeting promptly finish by 9pm

Â· The Proud Lion Award and pin was given to Lion Lydia Montoya (Scales) for attending the Region Meeting.

Items for Discussion: (7:50PM) 2-minutes per item

1. White Cane days Lion Becky Stewart. Update on the walkathon with Pumpkins in the Park at Discovery Meadow Saturday October 8. Need sponsors and walkers. Talked about Peninsula Center for the Blind. 80 youths will participate. The program does other events such as horseback riding, Bowling, restaurant visits. Urge to sponsor a group with walkathon money raised. Think about the Lions Eye Foundation. Can also sponsor an Audible Crossing signal.

2. Peace Posters Contest Lion Medy Malate. Sunday Nov 12. In the past this was held at the San Martin Lions. This year they will try to have it at the Blind Center . Co-Chair is Jerry Kuwada. Questions about Peace Poster Kits. Each club should order their own kits from Lions International. We may need to change the date because it will conflict with the next Cabinet meeting.

3. Student Speakers Contest Karen Fillmore. There will be $100,000 available in scholarships. The final winner will receive $10,000. The theme is Internet, Friend or Foe. The club contests will need to be completed by Feb 20, 2006. Zone contest will be held by March 13, 2006. Student Speaker Foundation representative is PDG Dennis Miller. Lion Don Ryan stated that is very important that the speakers contest follow the exact rules. Otherwise the Lions Club can get sued.

4. Flag Day participation Pat Clark. Will be holding an essay contest What the Flag means to Me It must be an essay about the American Flag. Young students recite their essay about the flag. Cash prizes to 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place winners. They will read the essays on Flag Day. Last Years Guest was Sgt. Al Montez who fought in Afghanistan . He rose to become a hero. Lions will also make sure schools have flags on the flagpole.

5. A. J. Robinson Mobile Screening Jerry Kuwada. Proud of the health screenings. Checks for blood pressure, diabetes, height and weight. Eddie and Doris Mann work on the AJ Robinson van. Recently both were profiled in the local Pajaro newspaper for their 50 years of volunteer service.

6. Hands on Project

Â· Habitat for Humanity Jim Goodheart. Partnership with LCI had about $3 million available. This program has about $100,000 still remaining to spend. The next home location will be near Sacred Heart Church . The home will be built for a family that has 2 children with Cerebral Palsy. Goody says that this project still needs to raise a total of about $37,000 in order to get matching grants from LCI. So far they have received about $20,000 in donations.

Â· Canine Companion PDG Carl Anderson. Please make sure everyone pays their dues in order for this program to remain. Encourage everyone to attend the canine graduation to see the dog matched with their new owner. Very heartwarming stories. Lion Becky Stewart also mentioned the program for Guide Dogs for the Blindâ€ Lion Brian Conner is now in the process of getting a guide dog for himself. We will get a date for his graduation and dog matching.

7. Lions eye Foundation Mike Irving. About 50 clubs are involved in the Lions Eye Foundation. It cost just $9.00 per member. If you need the video to describe the procedures, please see Lion Bob Hanson, Goody and Mike Irving. The Eye Foundation is always looking for patients for surgery

8. Club Posters for next District meeting Karen Fillmore. Each club is encouraged to design a Poster or Brag Board. You should start on your poster for the next cabinet meeting. Also a way to get more advertising and public relations. Will display at the May Convention.

9. Any other Business New or old

Â· Guest Speakers were Matt Lions and Jim Nimura. They are members of MDI and OCB. This is a fraternal organization devoted to Community projects. The Vision is to volunteer for the betterment of our community. To leave a legacy for the future. May 5 is International Service Day. The group volunteers for the Second Harvest Food Bank, renovate schools, recycle eyeglasses, and provides coats and gloves for needy people.

10.Reports of the following clubs their activities, goals, wants and needs:

5-Minutes per club ( 8:10PM)

Zone 1: MELC Irene. Changed meeting location will be at Kaze Japanese restaurant. Monday Guest speaker will be Justin Bradley who will discuss how to access a proposition. Installation went very well. AJ Robinson Van was at the MELC installation as well as the Milpitas Art and Wine festival.

Milpitas Host Joe Bradley, the club is working on the feed homeless for Halloween. October 14, the Milpitas Hosts will be having a Harvest festival,

Los Amigos Alberto. Programs currently working on are AJ Robinson, Canine Companion. On December 13 the club will have a raffle. Tickets will be $10.00 each. Scholarships are being given out by Los Amigos, Beverly Burbank, and Santa Clara Host. There was also a request to try recruiting for an Indian Lions club due to the large Indian community as well as the new international president coming from India .

Milpitas Vietnamese Maria Nguyen. Jan and Feb the club was involved in the Tet Festival. The club was videotaped at the parade and seen by television. The MVLC had 5 students in the speakers contest. They also sponsored another speakerâ€™s contest which was done entirely in Vietnamese. The subject was â€œTodayâ€™s Education meets Tomorrows Needsâ€ The Mid Autumn Festival will be held at Yerba Buena High School on September 24. MVLC also mentioned about a program to provide free bike helmets to kids 2- 12 years old. There will be a Vietnamese conference held at San Jose State University . Planning another Thanksgiving Dinner to help senior citizens. High School students will help serve the food and provide entertainment.

Scales of Justice Pat Khan. Night at the Races is a fundraiser on Friday Oct 7. $35.00 will give you a dinner and an evening at the race track. 8^th annual Spaghetti Dinner will be held on October 16 at the Knights of Columbus Hall from 4:30 â€“ 7pm. The cost is $12.00. There will be a raffle and Silent Auction. Friday Jan 20, 2006 will be a fundraiser to attend the Lion King. The cost is $109.00 and includes the play as well as a cocktail party. 130 tickets have already been sold. There are about 70 tickets left.

Zone 2: Beverly Burbank Eugene . They will have a retreat on Oct 1. They will also have a Tail Twister party on Oct 2. White Cane Walkathon and Pumpkins in the Park will be held on Oct 8. Halloween party will be held on Oct 29. Finally a health fair will be held on March 25, 2006.

North Valley Esther. Just completed their Hawaiian Luau. Next year it will take place in the second week of August. SJNV inducted 4 new members. One new member is a nurse who helped at the AJ Robinson Health van. Peace Poster will be held on October 27. They plan to have one more fundraiser in Dec 2005.

Visionary Stella. The club was on a brief sabbatical. It is now back having regular meeting 1 & 3^rd Tuesdays at Dennyâ€™s on Bascom Ave at 7pm. Their big fundraiser will be a 7 day cruise in Hawaii May 27 â€“ June 3. $200 from the cruise reservation will be donated to Visionary club. Contact Jan Morris at Peak travel if you would like to attend. The deadline for a reservation is January 27. Up to 100 spots will be available for the cruise. Karen Fillmore asked if transportation for meetings was a problem. Stella says it is hard for some lionâ€™s members to make it to the meeting due to transportation problems. 4 (four) lions club members at the meeting volunteered to drive some of the Visionary members to the meeting if they needed a ride.

West SJ /Campbell John Kelly. 2 members of club will be going to USA/Canada Forum. White Cane collection will be happening on Oct 7-8 at the Post office on Camden and Meridian Ave. The club will also be working at a Pumpkin Patch. They feel it is a good way to recruit new members in the community. The WSJ Campbell club will also be sending members to the new member Orientation on Sept 26 at the Blind Center .

12. Summary of the discussion - Zone chairs (8:55 PM)

Â· Ray Maglalang Looking for space to host the Thanksgiving dinner for Seniors sponsored by MVLC.

Â· District 4c6 has ½ price for Niners football game on Dec 4. $35.00 per ticket.

Â· USA/Canada Forum. 5 members at the meeting plan on attending.

Â· Reminder for next Cabinet Meeting on Nov 12 in Seaside .

Â· Reminder next Zone Meeting will be on Nov 16

Â· Discussed DG Don's Plus One program to increase one new member in every club.

Â· Reminder MD4 Convention Feb 3, 2006 in Riverside .

13. New Business, up-coming events

Â· True Light Baptist church needs donations for Katrina Victims

Â· Irene Whiteside mentioned a Veteran's Day Parade on Nov 11. Need volunteers along parade route. Also need about 60 volunteers to carry a large balloon.

Adjournment: 9:05 PM

Next Meeting: November 16 same place

Thank You for coming!

Region Chair: Todd Cameron

Zone Chair: Ray Maglalang

Zone Chair: Karen Fillmore

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May 14, 2005 - Tireless Volunteers

There are tireless volunteers in many good organizations. When you work with them you are thinking about how tired you are, and why you are complaining about the time you are spending or the intrusion upon your personal time, while the tireless volunteer is making far less complaints. Have you noticed their complaints are generally along the lines of needing to get the activity completed, of having everything go ok, or conquering any challenges that come up?

This all came to my mind during the recent AJ Robinson Mobile Screening Unit use at the Cupertino Lunar Parade & Unity Festival on Saturday, March 12. Bud Westcott and Eddie Mann are those tireless volunteers. They typically characterize the trip from Watsonville to wherever as another Doris Mann (another tireless volunteer) scheduling them so that they are moving, moving, working, working, etc. Doris will admit the scheduling keeps these two dedicated Lions way too busy. However, they never turn down the opportunity and challenge to have the AJ Robinson MSU out there to benefit the public.

Bud and Eddie are typically up way before dawn driving the AJR MSU. Eddie always has the clean up completed after the prior use. On March 12 they were in Cupertino by 8:30 for a parade that started at 10:30. They try to avoid high traffic times and locations, after all they are moving a 45 foot truck-trailer. Bud navigated the parade and parking of the MSU with skill (His humor is so dry; a compliment gets "I was conceited until I got rid of my only fault." Then he hands out the candy with a smile.) Eddie and Bud have the MSU set up in about 45 minutes. Then they pitch in and perform the testing when, as typical, the organizer/using Club has not been able to recruit sufficient Lions and volunteer professionals. As soon as the event is over they are busy preparing the MSU for the return trip to Watsonville. Frequently someone has parked a vehicle that presents a challenge to Bud in maneuvering out of the parking spot. Bud expertly meets the challenge and they are off on the return trip to Watsonville. The length of their day is generally over twelve hours. They are happy if there is coffee, donuts and a quick lunch to help them make it through the day.

Their satisfaction is talking to others about possible future uses, receiving compliments on the appearance and functionality of the MSU, and having sixty-five screenings completed. True Tireless Workers.

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Jul 25, 2004 - First Cabinet Meeting 2004-2005

The first cabinet meeting was held the morning of July 25 at the same Elks Club location as the Installation dinner. It began bright and early at 8:30am. Breakfast included Donuts, coffee, fruits and vegetables. The morning seminar included training for Region Chairs, Tail Twisters and White Cane. New Presidents and Secretaries were able to pickup their new club packets along with other committee chairpersons. This was also an opportunity to pickup the new District Directory books for all of their club members.

The cabinet meeting consists of each project chairperson giving an update on their duties. CST Jim reminded the lions that MMR's are due at the end of the month. There were also updates on the AJ Robinson Mobile, Peace Poster, City of Hope and the Holiday Parade. Outgoing DG Steve Brown also gave his final District Status report. International 2nd VP, Jimmy Ross also gave a presentation on how to increase membership and add more lions clubs. First Lady Martie presented thank you gifts to Jimmy Ross for attending the events. The final afternoon training session was for the new incoming Presidents and Secretaries. The next Cabinet meeting will be on November 13 2004 at the Oldemeyer Center in Seaside, CA.

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Jul 24, 2004 - 42nd Annual Installation of Officers

The event was held at the Santa Cruz Elks Lodge. The appetizers consisted of teriyaki chicken, barbecue wings, fruit, cheese and crackers. There was a full bar available for drinks. Dinner was buffet style including salad, chicken, roast beef and herb potatoes. Dessert included cookies, brownies and ice cream. The special entertainment was the Bologna Song that everyone got to sing. It is on page 128 of the 2004-05 District Directory.

The were many Past District Governors in attendance. The special guest of the evening was Jim Ross who is the Lions International 2nd Vice President. He flew all the way in from Quitaque, Texas to attend the event. The installation included the swearing in of club Secretaries, Presidents, Zone Chairs, Region Chairs and Committee Chairs. Once these were completed, they began the installation of Cabinet Secretary-Treasurer, Vice District Governor and District Governor. It was a great evening to kickoff the new term of District Governor Larry.

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