Fellow Lions, Friends of the Elk Grove Lions Club and our Community.
It was very exciting to be part of the selection committee for this year’s Citizen of the Year. The big winner was Elk Grove Lion Jason Springer and Elk Grove Soroptimist and head of the Strauss Festival, Raelynn Springer. Congratulations to the Springers. The dinner to celebrate will be the second Monday in November.
In addition to our monthly meetings and our community Pancake Breakfast, we will be very busy this month with the Great Pumpkin Festival where we will assist with VIP parking followed with the Day of the Dead Carnitas Festival and the PGHS BBQ and supporting CSD Fire by cooking for their training event.
Next month, the hilight will be attending the Elk Grove Citizen of the Year Dinner honoring Lion Jason Springer and Soroptimist Raelynn Springer. As usual, we will only have one dinner meeting and one board meeting so that everyone is free to celebrate Thanksgiving with their families.
Thank you to our club members who have contributed by showing up to provide the support for all of our community events and fundraising efforts. I am proud to call myself an Elk Grove Lion.
Sincerely,
Lion Warren Weaver
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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: Albiani Recreation Center
General Meeting: 6:00PM – 4th Monday of the month (except Nov & Dec) Location: Albiani Recreation Center
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We hope you will consider joining our club.
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Announcements
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 Lion:
Taka Blackburn, Bob Brewer, Tom Anderson, Greg Neill
Anniversaries
Congratulations on another year of Service to the Lions Club: Tom Anderson
Cooks List
June 14 – Marv Neill
June 28 – Jack Edwards
Board Minutes
ELK GROVE LIONS CLUB
Board Meeting Agenda
Sept 16th, 2024
Call to order: 6:02 p.m. President: Warren Weaver Attendance:
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President: Warren Weaver
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Secretary: Lorene Fuhs
1st VP: Anthony Dapelo
Treasurer: Jason Springer
2nd VP: Tim O’Hara
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LCIF: Andy Anderson
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3rd VP: Greg Neill
Membership Director: John Zehnder Jr.
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Lion Tamer: Dave King
2-Year Director: Denise O’Hara
1-Year Director: Dan Pearson
2-Year Director: Lynden King
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1-Year Director: TJ Weaver
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Publicity Director & Asst. Secretary: Jack Edwards
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Immediate Past Pres: Bob Shipley
Guest(s):
CDS Representative – Brewfest – Elizabeth came and thanked us for supporting CSD and they had
Decided to partner with another organization for this project.
Secretary Report: (Stag) by Lion Lorene: All activities will be recorded in the Lions International’s MyLion program.
Motion to approve Board Minutes for August 2024 by Lion Dave K_ and by Lion Andy _
Treasurer Report: by Lion Treasurer Jason Springer:
Admin- (Club) $16,877.91
Project Categories
FFA – $ 5,996.45
Scouts – $ 2,150.51
Project – $ 38,936.15
Foundation Total – $ 47,824.46
Correspondence: none
Adjourn Club Meeting & Open Elk Grove Lions Foundation at 6:12 pm
Old Business / Status Checks / Chairperson’s Report
Community Breakfast – Smaller attendance
EGHS FFA pasta Dinner– Wed., September 18th – Lion Warren – Arrive at 3:30
Adreani Elementary School Pasta Dinner – Fri, September 20th – Lion Bob S serving 200 ppl
CSD Great Pumpkin Festival, Parking -Lion Bob S on target will be sending out help Email
Football Pool – Lion John Z- Sold all tickets – club will make $1000
Up Lift Dinner – Lion Lorene – on track
Carnitas Dinner Oct 12rh – Lion TJ – still selling tickets
New Business:
Crab Feed Ticket Sales – ticket price will be $65, and tickets will be available Monday after Canitas Dinner
Adopt a Christmas Family – Lion Lorene – See motion
Repairs on New trailer – Lion Bob S – Bob will be working with the budget allocation for the trailers to date for now.
Convention Application – April 24th – April 28th – Lion Andy – See motion
CSD Brewfest 2025 – Lion Bob S – CSD went another direction
Motions on New Business
Motion
Moved By
Second
Passed
Lead
Lorene will get hold of Up Lift to adopt 2 families for other ways we can help the Up Lift families during the holiday season with a budget of $999.00
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: Warren Weaver
1st VP: Anthony Dapelo
2nd VP: Tim O’Hara
3rd VP: Greg Neill
Secretary: Lorene Fuhs
Treasurer: Jason Springer
Tail Twister: Brad Dano
Lion Tamer: Dave King
1 Year Director – Dan Pearson
1 Year Director – TJ Weaver
2 Year Director – Denise O’Hara
2 Year Director – Lynden King
Membership: John Zehnder, Jr.
Past Pres: Bob Shipley Club Administrator: Jack A Edwards
Stag Editor: Jack A 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