Fellow Lions, Friends of the Elk Grove Lions Club and our Community.
We had a great March. As usual, most of our efforts revolved around helping our fellow nonprofit organization.
We had our meetings on the 2nd and 4th Monday and the board meeting on the 3rd Monday as usual. We also had a great pancake breakfast on the 2nd Saturday.
Here is a list of the events that we worked in March.
March 2nd: Senior Center Breakfast Fundraiser
March 2nd: Bar for Seth Smith fundraiser at the SES Hall.
March 6th: Zone Student Speaker Contest at the Laguna Town Hall
March 6th: TriTip Drive Thru Fundraiser for FFA & 4-H
March 16th: Bar for Martinis and Merriment
March 22nd: Oodles of Noodles Bingo Night at Pleasant Grove Elementary
Thanks for all of your support last month and I know that I can count on you for the coming month where we will prepare and serve dinner for the Red Carpet Dance, Burgers and Brews and the Running of the Elk Breakfast.
Of course the big news is the election of our 2024-25 board of directors. See the info below
Sincerely,
Lion Bob Shipley
We have partnered with Be Local and will have a 1/4 page advertisement in Be Local every month in 2024 so that we can push for new members as well as to highlight what we are doing in the community. Go here to see what we already have planned, in the way of public events, for 2024.
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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
Lions are in 200 countries and geographic areas. We have 45,000 clubs with over 1.3 million members world wide. We have a dynamic history. We are best known for fighting blindness — it’s part of our history as well as our work today. But we also volunteer for many different kinds of projects including disaster relief — across many borders. We serve youth. Our community projects often support local children and schools with new programs and resources. Internationally, we offer many programs.
We hope you will consider joining our club.
To become a Lion, you must be of good moral character and good reputation in our community.
Membership is by invitation.
If you’re interested in being invited to join Lions Club of Elk Grove, you may want to consider some of the following facts about Lionism:
Activities & Photos
Check out the following photos & videos:
Congratulations on the election of our board of directors for 2024-25.
President – Lion Warren Weaver
1st VP – Lion Anthony Dapelo
2nd VP – Lion Tim O’Hara
3rd VP – Lion Greg Neill
Treasurer – Lion Jason Springer
Secretary – Lion Lorene Fuhs
Membership – Lion John Zehnder, Jr.
Tail Twister – Lion Brad Dano
Lion Tamer- Lion Dave King
1 Year Director – Lion Denise O’Hara
1 Year Director – Lion Lynden King
2 Year Director – Lion Dan Pearson
2 Year Director – Lion TJ Weaver
Immediate Past President – Lion Bob Shipley
LCIF – PDG Andy Anderson
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 Lions:
John Muegge
Anniversaries
Congratulations on another year of Service to the Lions Club: Dan Quiggle & Sharon Mika
Cooks List
April 8 – Ed Mooney & Jack Edwards
April – 22 – Taka Blackburn
Board Minutes
ELK GROVE LIONS CLUB
Board Meeting minutes
March 18th, 2024
Call to order: 6:00 p.m. President: Bob Shipley Attendance:
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President: Bob Shipley
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Secretary: Lorene Fuhs
1st VP: Warren Weaver
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LCIF: Andy Anderson
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2nd VP: Anthony Dapelo
Tail Twister: Brad Dano
3rd VP: Tim O’Hara
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Treasurer: Jason Springer
Lion Tamer: Dave King
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2-Year Director: Greg Neill
1-Year Director: Denise O’Hara
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2-Year Director: Marv Neill
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1-Year Director: Lynden King
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Membership Director: John Zehnder Jr.
Immediate Past Pres: Warren Weaver
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Publicity Director & Asst. Secretary: Jack Edwards
Kitchen Director: Brian Crough
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 2024 by Lion Jack and by Lion Andy _ Motion……………
Treasurer Report: by Lion Treasurer Jason Springer:
Admin- $12,939.48
Project Categories
FFA – $26,588.93
Scouts – $ 2,162.71
Project – $ 44,037.67
Total – $ 72,669.33
Combined Project – $ 85,608.81
Correspondence:
Adjourn Club Meeting & Open Elk Grove Lions Foundation at 6:05 pm
Old Business / Status Checks / Chairperson’s Report
Martinis and Merriment – Bar – Very good event $167 tips for FFA
Pleasant Grove Elementary Pasta Dinner Fri, March 22nd
Red Carpet Dance – District 56 – Fri, April 5th
Burger and Brews –
Running of the Elk Breakfast – Sun March 24th – Lion Jack
New Business:
LEF Foundation For Sac County Fair – See Motion
Historical Society Parking – See Motion
Kitchen Director – Board member – See Motion
Purchase Bar Mates – See Motion
Western Festival Parking – $1500 – May 4th & May 5th, 9am – 4:30pm (3 gates) – will talk to membership to ask if they could commit for this
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: Bob Shipley
1st VP: Warren Weaver
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 – Denise O’Hara
1 Year Director – Lynden King
2 Year Director – Greg Neill
2 Year Director – Marv Neill
Membership: John Zehnder, Jr.
Past Pres: Warren Weaver 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 Bob Shipley
