Fellow Lions, Friends of the Elk Grove Lions Club and our Community.
In addition to our usual activities, we had another great pancake breakfast on the 11th, although several of our members were in force at the Delta Lions Club’s annual Celtic Tea that morning.
When it comes to membership, you will see below that we are working on two new members for next month, but for this month we have a new member transfer from another club in our area. Welcome to Eva Zhou. She is currently serving as the Zone Chair for the Crocker Zone. She will continue to serve in this capacity until the end of June. She may also bring a new member with her and we are looking forward to having her as a part of our club.
Several members attended the Zone Student Speaker Contest on the 17th. Our contestant did very well but unfortunately did not win and move forward to the Region contest. The candidate from the Delta Lions Club will be moving on to the next level.
On the morning of the 18th, Lion Jack & PDG Andy assisted the Pride of Laguna Lions with the Eyes Across California event at the CSD parking lot on Elk Grove Blvd. Later that day, PDG Andy and our crew did a great job running the bar at the SES Hall. It was the Inaugural Crab Feed – in the memory of Kim Collier, a former student at Cosumnes High School who was killed in Berkeley. One week later the same crew assisted the Soroptimist at their Martinis and Merriment event on the 25th. The following morning, some of our members assisted with the Running of The Elk at District 56 where our crew prepared hundreds of pancakes for the runners and their families. By the time the run ended, there wasn’t a pancake in sight as the hungry crowd of runners consumed them all.
On the 27th, we had a visitation by the District Governor, Tim Luckinbill and members of his board. We also held the election of our officers for next year. As you will see, most of our board was willing to stay on another year as we welcome in our new president, Bob Shipley.
President: Bob Shipley
1st VP:
2nd VP: Anthony Dapelo
3rd VP: Tim O’Hara
Secretary: Lorene Fuhs
Treasurer: Jason Springer
Tail Twister: Brad Dano
Lion Tamer: Dave King
1 Year Director – Greg Neill
1 Year Director – Marv Neill
2 Year Director – Denise O’Hara
2 Year Director – Lyndon King
Membership: John Zehnder, Jr.
Past Pres: Warren Weaver Kitchen Director: Don Thompson
Club Administrator: Jack A Edwards
Stag Editor: Jack A Edwards
LCIF Coordinator: Andy Anderson
We kept busy the following week with our Drive-thru Tri-Tip dinner where we served over 300 families on the 29th to end a very busy month.
We are looking forward to a very busy April as well starting with our Shrimp Dinner at the Albiani Recreation Center. We are very pleased to announce that we received a donation of wine from the Peirano Estate Vineyards in Lodi for that dinner.
Also coming up in April we will have our 1st vice president running his first regular meeting and his first board meeting. We will be bringing on two new members at our meeting on April 10th, but we will talk more about them next month.
Finally, several of our members will be attending the District Convention in Sacramento on the 21st-23rd of April.
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
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General Meeting: 6:00PM – 4th Monday of the month (except Nov & Dec) Location: Albiani Recreation Center
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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:
John Muegge
Anniversaries
Congratulations on another year of Service to the Lions Club: Dan Quiggle, Sharon Mika & Brian Crough
Cooks List
April 10 – Jey Strong
April 25 – Marv Neill
May 8 – Brad Dano
May 22 – Lyndon King
June 12 – Sharon Mika
June 26 – Taka Blackburn (Installation Dinner)
July 10 – Warren Weaver (Past President BBQ)
Board Minutes
ELK GROVE LIONS CLUB
Board Meeting Agenda
March 20th, 2023
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
X
1st VP: Bob Shipley
X
LCIF: Andy Anderson
X
2nd VP: Taka Blackburn
X
Tail Twister: Brad Dano
X
3rd VP: Anthony Dapelo
Treasurer: Jason Springer
X
Lion Tamer: Dave King
X
2-Year Director: Brad Dano
X
1-Year Director: Greg Neill
X
2-Year Director: Dan Pearson
X
1-Year Director: Marv Neill
Membership Director: John Zehnder Jr.
Immediate Past Pres: John Muegge
X
Publicity Director & Asst. Secretary: Jack Edwards
X
Kitchen Director: Don Thompson
Guest(s):
Secretary Report: (Stag) by Lion Lorene: All activities will be recorded in the Lions International’s MyLion program.
Motion to approve Board Minutes for February 2023 by Lion Brad second by Lion Andy ___ Motion passed
Treasurer Report: by Lion Treasurer Jason Springer:
Admin- $11,878.37
Project Categories
FFA – $ 11,319.65
Scouts – $ 2,734.43
Project – $ 58,918.88
Total – $ 72,972.96
Combined Project – $84,851.33
Correspondence: See New Business
Adjourn Club Meeting & Open Elk Grove Lions Foundation at 6:05 pm
Old Business / Status Checks / Chairperson’s Report
Community Breakfast –117 Adults/8 kids 3 comp – really great turnout
Bar insurance – motion
Inaugural Crab Feed – Bar only- Andy went really well want us back next year
McKee Pasta Dinner ? is moved to April 21st and we are looking for chairperson
Ticket Sales Tri Tip Dinner 60-70 so far without FFA
Shrimp Dinner – Bar?? 37 tickets sold but every ticket is out for sale. We are still checking if Bar is available
Officer Nomination – See last Page for up coming election
New Business:
Andy’s Pancake Breakfast Saturday, County Fair May 27th EGHS Students 300ppl Andy is chairman of this event
County Fair Pancake Breakfast Sunday, May 28th , 1000 PPL – Weaver is chairman
Calvine High School open house – Jack
Project Canine – raffle tickets $100
Speech Contest Prize $$ – John Z
Big Day Of Giving on May 4th – Jack
Quarterly dinner for Uplift Elk Grove Program – Jack
Review Club Brochure – Jack
Vote of new members Joe Terry and Dave Myrick
Sacramento Stand Down May 5th – 7th
Motions on New Business
Motion
Moved By
Second
Passed
Lead
Bar liability insurance we are going with $350 per event and the cost plus the ABC license will be paid by the event we are helping. Jack is looking into one more lead for cheaper insurance and will make final decision
Jack
Dave
X
Jack and Jason
Working a Bar event we have to have written proof the Lions are covered under event insurance and will be kept by the lions secretary
Dave
Don
X
County Fair Pancake breakfast May 27th and 28th have equipment out at fair to serve 300 on 27th and 1000 on the 28th
Bob S
Brad
X
Warren and Andy
Tues May 9th Calvine High School open house labor and equipment cooking hot dog and hamburger for 150ppl
Jack
Dan
X
Jack
Purchase Project Canine raffle tickets for $100 dollars will use raffle tickets for tail twister prize
Brad
Don
X
Jason and Brad
Big day of giving May 4th Funds will be allocated to Raise Against Hungry Project
Jack
Marv
X
Jack
Quarterly making dinner for Uplift of Elk Grove
Jack
Brad
X
Jack
Vote on new Members
Dave Myrick
Joe Terry
Dave K
Dan
X
John Z
Sacramento Standdown donation of $400 for food for meals
Dave K
Don
X
Jason
Upcoming Activities and Approved Projects:
Event
Date
Location
Chair
Lions Club Board Meeting
March 20th
9038 Plaza Park Dr.
Pres. Warren
Pleasant Grove Elementary School
Noodle and Bingo Night
-Cooking Pasta only
Fri, March 24th
10160 Pleasant Grove School Rd
Lion Bob and Lion Taka
Soroptimist Martinis and merriment
– Bar Only-
March 25th
SES Hall
Lion Jack
Running of the Elk
Pancake Breakfast
March 26th
District 56
Lion Brad
Lions Club Dinner Meeting
( Gov Tim Visit) Vote for Officers
March 27th
Albiani Rec Center
Head Chef:
Lion Taka
Lions Club Tri Tip Dinner serve 4-6:30
March 29th
Albiani Rec Center
Lion Warren
Lion Lorene
Lions Club Shrimp Dinner
April 1st
Albiani Rec Center
Lion Warren/Lion Dave/Lion Lorene
Community Breakfast
April 8th
Albiani Rec Center
Don T / Jim S
Lions Club Dinner Meeting
April 10th
Albiani Rec Center
Head Chef: Lion Jey Strong
Lions Club Board Meeting
April 17th
9038 Plaza Park Dr.
Pres. Warren
McKee Pasta Dinner Drive Thru
Fri, April 21st
8701 Halverson Dr
Lion Anthony
Lions Club Dinner Meeting
April 24th
Albiani Rec Center
Head Chef: Lion Greg Neill
Jessie Baker (Baker Game)
Hamburger/Hot Dogs plus Buns
April 27th and 28th
Jessie Baker School
Lion Bob S
EG Historical Society Civil War
Parking and maybe cook
May 6th 9 -3
May 7th 9 -3
Mahon Ranch
10171 Grant Line
Lion Jack
Lions Club Dinner Meeting
May 8th
Albiani Rec Center
Head Chef: Lion Brad Dano
Calvine High School Open House
Cook and serve hot dogs and hamburgers
Tues May 9th
8333 Vintage Park Dr
Lion Jack
EG Historical Society Derby Tea Party
Parking and Serve Bar
May 13th
Heritage Park
Lion Brad
Community Breakfast
May 13th
Albiani Rec Center
Don T / Jim S
Lions Club Board Meeting
May 15th
9038 Plaza Park Dr.
Pres. Warren
Capital Wood Carver Show Equipment ONLY
May 20 -21st
Scottish Rite Temple
Lion Brad
Lions Club Dinner Meeting
May 22nd
Albiani Rec Center
Head Chef: Lion Lyndon King
Andy’s County Fair Pancake breakfast
300 ppl EG FFA Students
Saturday May 27
Cal Expo
Lion Andy
County Fair Buyer Pancake breakfast
1000 PPL
Sunday, May 28
Cal Expo
Lion Warren
Community Breakfast
June 10th
Albiani Rec Center
Don T / Jim S
Lions Club Dinner Meeting
June 12th
Albiani Rec Center
Head Chef: Lion Sharon Mika
Lions Club Board Meeting
June 19th
9038 Plaza Park Dr.
Pres. Warren
Lions Club Dinner Meeting
June 26th
Albiani Rec Center
Head Chef: Lion Bob Shipley
Lions Installation Dinner
July 10th
Albiani Rec Center
Past Pres. BBQ
Good of the Order:
Adjourn Meeting:
2023 – 2024 Elk Grove Lions Board Nomination
Nominations/name
President
Lion Bob Shipley
1st VP
2nd VP
Lion Anthony Dapelo
3rd VP
Lion Tim O’Hara
Treasurer
Lion Jason Springer
Secretary
Lion Lorene Fuhs
Publicity Director & Asst. Secretary
Lion Jack Edwards
Membership Director
Lion John Zender Jr
Tail Twister
Lion Brad Dano
LCIF
Lion Andy Anderson
Lion Tamer
Lion Dave King
1st Year Director
Lion Greg Neill
1st Year Director
Lion Marv Neill
2nd Year Director
Nomination Are
Lion Denise O’Hara
Lion Dan Pearson
Lion Lynden King
Voting will be on March 27th during our dinner meeting
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: Bob Shipley
2nd VP: Taka Blackburn
3rd VP: Anthony Dapelo
Secretary: Lorene Fuhs
Treasurer: Jason Springer
Tail Twister: Brad Dano
Lion Tamer: Dave King
1 Year Director – Greg Neill
1 Year Director – Marv Neill
2 Year Director – Brad Dano
2 Year Director – Dan Pearson
Membership: John Zehnder, Jr.
Past Pres: John Muegge 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
President Warren Weaver
District Governor Tim Luckingill