Fellow Lions, Friends of the Elk Grove Lions Club and our Community. It was truly an honor to have been given the opportunity to serve as president this past year.
I would like to thank the board officers for their commitment to our club and dedication
to the community during these difficult times. We have suffered from Covid -19, election
strife, and fires that have affected the lives of millions of Californians. We have
persevered through tough times to continue to serve the community of Elk Grove and
beyond.
Club members, thank you for supporting the club as we have supported the community
this year. The Lions Club cannot make it without your service.
It has been an interesting year. We are coming out of the pandemic, or so it would
seem. We are back in a remodeled and newly dedicated Albiani Recreation Center. We
have returned to having regular dinner meetings but have decided to continue with
online Zoom Board Meetings. We have yet to have a Shrimp and Crab Feed but we
compensated by having a tri-tip drive thru dinner which really did well. We are doing the
Community Pancake Breakfasts again but with a more equitable split of costs and
profits with CSD.
I would like to congratulate Lion Jack and his wife Tracy for being chosen as the 2020
Elk Grove Citizen of the Year. I was glad to be able to attend the ceremony which was
delayed by Covid-19. Likewise, I would like to congratulate Lion Warren Weaver who
was one of 7 people inducted into the Elk Grove Hall of Fame.
While the Elk Grove Lions did not have a crab feed, the Theta Tau Theta Crab Feed came back
for 2022.
Finally, to Lion Warren Weaver, the club’s new President, I wish you the best in the
coming year. I am sure that you are embarking on a familiar trail as you have a vast
amount of experience serving the Elk Grove Lions and the Elk Grove community and
will have no problem serving as President. I am looking forward to serving on the Board
under your leadership next year.
Sincerely,
Lion John Muegge
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Elk Grove Lions Club
P.O. Box 465
Elk Grove, CA. 95759
General Meeting: 6:00PM – 2nd Monday of the month Location: Albiani Recreation Center
Board Meetings: 3rd Monday @ 6:00PM
Location: Online Zoom Meeting
General Meeting: 6:00PM – 4th Monday of the month (except Nov & Dec) Location: Albiani Recreation Center
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Announcements
Let’s reach out to our fellow members:
As many of you know, Lion Sterling has been in a care facility since his stroke. He would love to have some visits from his Lion friends. Call ahead to make sure he is not out on a field trip. He is atEmeritus of Laguna Creek, 6727 Laguna Park Drive, EG, CA. 95758 916-683-1881
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As usual, we want to send out a special thank you to Dr. John J. Eliopulos, O.D. for all of his support with our efforts to continue to provide support to people with visual impairments. You can find Dr. Eliopulos’ office at 9074 Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove, CA 95624.
We also send our thanks out to Dr. Diana Holcomb, O.D. for her support of our mission to support people with visual impairments. You can find Crystal View Optometry at Dr. Diana Holcomb’s office at 8419 Elk Grove-Florin Road, Elk Grove, CA 95624 just south of Calvine Road, next to the Bel Air Market.
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Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Lions:
Don Thompson
Anniversaries
Congratulations on another year of Service to the Lions Club: Don Thompson – Randy Feist – Bob Brewer – Dan Pearson – Charlie Brummer – Marv Neill
Cooks List
July 11 – John Muegge – Past President’s BBQ & Installation Dinner
July 25 – Bob Brewer
August 8 – Brad Dano
August 22 – Lyndon King
September 12 – Bill Heston
September 26 – Anthony Dapelo
Board Minutes
Minutes of May 16th Elk Grove Lions Club Meeting
Attendance:
Lions Board Members:
Other Lions
John Muegge- President
Bob Shipley
Rebecca Muegge- Vice President
Jey Strong
Don Thompson- 1 year Director
Anthony Dapelo
John Zehnder Jr – Membership Director
Sharon Mika – 1 year Director
Marv Neill – 2 year Director
Jason Springer – Treasurer
Lions Board Members:
Guest(s):
Scott Walker – Friend of Bob Brewer to joining club
Called to order at 6:22 PM due to finally having a quorum
Scott Walker is a friend of Bob Brewer who is looking to join the club. He lives in Elk Grove and retired from State Correction last year.
Approval of April Minutes- John Jr motion and Sharon 2nd
Marv: Working on getting Sight Van for Kohl’s Child Spree
Don: Brought new garbage can for Kitchen as needed
Anthony: no club visitations set-up
Adjoin Club meeting at 6:29 and open Foundation meeting
Old Business:
May 14th Saturday Pancake Breakfast Report: 77 adults and 4 children attended; will be increasing price to $8 for adults due to price of food increasing and reserved food decreasing
Events Motions:
Motions on New Business
Motion
Moved By
Second
Passed
Lead
Move to assist Food Bank Run
John Jr
Sharon
Yes
Lion Jack
Move to approve Carnitas Feed
John Jr
Sharon
Yes
Move to approve Crab & Shrimp Feed
Tabled until we find out about how much help we will get from the Optimist Club and how they want to split the proceeds.
Move to partner with Optimist
Move to support Child Spree Breakfast
John Jr
Sharon
Yes
Move to support Strauss Parking
John Jr
Sharon
Yes
Move to support Strauss Bar 11/5
John Jr
Sharon
Yes
Move to donate $_____ to People-to-People event/Pride of Laguna Creek Lions
Tabled donation until we can find out how much we donated last year.
Equipment: for People to People event:
Jason
John Jr
Yes
Andy
Move to donate to Grateful Garment Project :Donate same amount as last time -a few years back
John Jr
Jason
Yes
The May 23rd Dinner Meeting will have Linden as Head Cook and be serving Tri-tip
This newsletter is produced each month by the Stag Editor, Lion Jack Edwards. He may be reached by email at Jack@ElkGroveLionsFoundation.org or by phone at 916-240-9302:
Elk Grove Lions Club P.O. Box 465 Elk Grove, CA 95759
President: John Muegge
1st VP: Rebecca Muegge
2nd VP: Vacant
Secretary: Jack Edwards
Treasurer: Jason Springer
Tail Twister: Brad Dano
Lion Tamer: Bob Husted
1 Year Director – Don Thompson
1 Year Director – Sharon Mika
2 Year Director – Taka Blackburn
2 Year Director – Marv Neill
Membership: John Zehnder, Jr.
Past Pres: Taka Blackburn Public Relations: Jack Edwards
Stag Editor: Jack Edwards
LCIF Coordinator: Andy Anderson
Make-up Clubs
Delta Lions Club
2nd Thursdays, 7 am
Bartley Cavanaugh Golf Course
8301 Freeport Blvd.
Sacramento
Galt Lions Club
2 & 4 Thursdays
6:00 pm Social
6:30 pm Meeting
Grange Hall
5th & D Street, Galt
Pride of Laguna
2 & 4 Wednesdays at 6:30 pm
Albiani Recreation Center
8830 Sharkey Ave
Elk Grove, CA
Club Roster with Phone Numbers & Email Addresses
was Emailed to Each Member
District Governor Donna Prince