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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

Application for Membership

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:
    • Lions are active.
    • Our motto is “We Serve.”

• Click Here For More District and Zone News
• Click Here to see our Calendar 

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 at Emeritus 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:

Lynden King, Dan Quiggle, Jim Switagable, Stanley Pochop, and Dan Pearson

Anniversaries

Congratulations on another year of Service to the Lions Club:
There were no lions with an anniversary date in May.

Cooks List

June 27 – Taka Blackburn – Installation Dinner
July 11 – John Muegge – Past President’s BBQ
July 25 – Bob Brewer
August 8 – Brad Dano
August 22 – Lyndon King
September 12 – Bill Heston
September 26 – Anthony Dapelo

Board Minutes

ELK GROVE LIONS CLUB
Board Meeting Agenda
April 18, 2022

Call to order: 6:00 pm           President: John Muegge
Attendance:

Guests: Brian Crough, potential new member:  Brian Crough

Secretary Report: (Stag) by Lion Jack: Minutes for February were approved and have been posted in the Stag. Click Here for the March Stag. All activities will be recorded in the Lions International’s MyLion program.

Motion to approve Board Minutes for March 2021 by Lion Andy second by Lion Marv Motion…Passed…………

Treasurer Report: by Lion Treasurer Jason Springer:

• Admin- $7,134.49
• Equipment – $5,941.67
• FFA – $10,051.65
• Scouts – $2,838.23
• Project – $29,567.23
• Combined – $48,399.50
• Total – $55,533.99

• Tri-tip Dinner
• Ticket Sales – $13,908.42
• Donations – $1,210.00
• Expenses – $6,573.81
• Net Profit – $8,544.61

Correspondence: See new business.
Committee Updates

Adjourn Club Meeting & Open Foundation Meeting Elk Grove Lions Foundation at 6:37 pm

Old Business / Status Checks / Chairperson’s Report

• April 9th Community Breakfast. 82 Adults $574 + 4 Children $12 split 50/50: $586 less supplies of $333.20 = $252.80 ÷ 2 = $126.40 each for the Lions Club and the CSD/CROF.
• Movies in the Park for annual project award from the district.
• Received club award from district for our work in the community
• President John Muegge received an award from the district.

New Business:

• Request From Running of the Elk for traffic control volunteers on May 15th.
• Request from American Legion to assist with Armed Forces Day BBQ on May 21^st.

No one stepped forward to volunteer for either of the two new business activities, so no motions were made. I will report back to the people who asked for them to be added to the agenda.

Motions on New Business

Upcoming Activities and Approved Projects:

Good of the Order:

Adjournment: 6:42PM

The organizational structure for our Lions Club is as follows: Lions Clubs International, Multiple District 4, District 4C5, Sacramento Region, Sutter Zone, Elk Grove Lions Club.

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

Douglas X. Alexander

International President

Brooklyn, New York

Biography

District Governor Donna Prince
“Serving Together for the Greater Good”

District Governor

Donna Prince

1st Vice District Governor

Tim Luckinbill

2nd Vice District Governor

Zenny Yagen

Cabinet Secretary

Evelyn Butler
Cabinet Treasurer
Doug Wight (passed May 2022)

Sacramento Region Chair

Josephine Fong

Sutter Zone Chair

Jack Edwards

District Pride Editor

Email: editor@district4c5.org

District Webmaster

Jack Edwards
Email:webmaster@district4c5.org

We Serve

President John Muegge

Join Us

Calendar

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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

Application for Membership

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:
    • Lions are active.
    • Our motto is “We Serve.”

• Click Here For More District and Zone News
• Click Here to see our Calendar 

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 at Emeritus 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:

John Muegge

Anniversaries

Congratulations on another year of Service to the Lions Club:
Ron Higginbotham, Dan Quiggle, Sharon Mika & Teresa Rodriguez

Cooks List

January 10 – Jerry Salamy
January 24 – Randy Feist
February 14 –  Student Speaker Contest – Sharon Mika
March 14 –
March 28 – 

Board Minutes

ELK GROVE LIONS CLUB
Board Meeting Agenda
March 21, 2022

Call to order:  6:00 pm         President: John Muegge

Attendance:

Guests:

Secretary Report by Lion Jack: Motion to approve Board Minutes for February 2021 by Lion __Taka_,  second by Lion _John Jr___ Motion…Passed……

Treasurer Report by Lion Treasurer Jason Springer:

Correspondence: See new business. Committee Updates

Adjourn Club Meeting & Open Foundation Meeting Elk Grove Lions Foundation at 6:20pm

Old Business / Status Checks / Chairperson’s Report

• Time to start thinking about club officers. 1^st VP will need people to step up. We will need a club secretary as Lion Jack already has too many jobs and someone else needs to Jason said he would continue as treasurer. PDG Andy suggested that the 1^st VP call all officers to see who will continue. Also, to ask for people to step up as 1^st and 2^nd VP as well as Secretary. Also, the 2-year directors move up to the one-year director position and she needs two volunteers for the two-year director positions. Good positions for new members to be a part of the club and to get to know the membership.
• Sac County Fair/FFA and 4-H. Our fundraiser is set for March 30^th to fund our purchases at the auction. This event is usually on the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend.
• Fundraiser; Tri-Tip Drive-Thru on March 30^th at ARC. Lion Warren is cooking. As of today, we have sold 68 tickets online and to club members so far.
• The Region Student Speaker Contest is set for the 31st at the VFW Hall on Stockton Blvd in Sac.

New Business:

• Elk Grove Babe Ruth Anniversary Opening Day Parade Sponsorship?
• Pleasant Grove High School Baseball Dinner and Dance
• Lion Brad’s request to use equipment for Capital Woodcarver Show
• Sheldon High School Event – Labor and equipment for BBQ. Cook and serve hot dogs. 6-7 Servers. 9:30 am – 2:00 pm April 7 Thursday. Warren
• Cook Hotdogs and Hamburgers for Sacramento Splash Kid’s Day on Saturday, March 26,11:30-2:00pm. Serving 125-200 kids. Mackenzie Wieser.
• Elk Grove HS Girls Softball Dinner Dance. May 7^th, 5-11 pm. (Bar Only)

Motions on New Business

Upcoming Activities and Approved Projects: 

Good of the Order:  Lion Jack to contact Lion Andy about availability for the bar events.

Adjournment: 7:07pm

The organizational structure for our Lions Club is as follows: Lions Clubs International, Multiple District 4, District 4C5, Sacramento Region, Sutter Zone, Elk Grove Lions Club.

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

Douglas X. Alexander

International President

Brooklyn, New York

Biography

District Governor Donna Prince
“Serving Together for the Greater Good”

District Governor

Donna Prince

1st Vice District Governor

Tim Luckinbill

2nd Vice District Governor

Zenny Yagen

Cabinet Secretary

Evelyn Butler
Cabinet Treasurer
Doug Wight

Sacramento Region Chair

Josephine Fong

Sutter Zone Chair

Jack Edwards

District Pride Editor

Email: editor@district4c5.org

District Webmaster

Jack Edwards
Email:webmaster@district4c5.org

We Serve

President John Muegge

Join Us

Calendar

Activities

Announcements

Cooks List

Board Minutes

Contact Info

District Info

Join Us

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

Application for Membership

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:
    • Lions are active.
    • Our motto is “We Serve.”

• Click Here For More District and Zone News
• Click Here to see our Calendar 

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 at Emeritus of Laguna Creek, 6727 Laguna Park Drive, EG, CA. 95758 916-683-1881

——————————————————————–

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:

Dennis Weiss, Kirk Marchetti, Randy Feist

Anniversaries

Congratulations on another year of Service to the Lions Club:
Jack Edwards &Jim Switzgable

Cooks List

January 10 – Jerry Salamy
January 24 – Randy Feist
February 14 –  Student Speaker Contest – Sharon Mika
March 14 –
March 28 – 

Board Minutes

ELK GROVE LIONS CLUB                                                                         

ELK GROVE LIONS CLUB

Board Meeting Agenda
February 21, 2022

Call to order: 6:00                President: John Muegge

Attendance:

Guests:

Susan Hernandez from the Elk Grove Historical Society:  Her group has two requests. 1.  To support the Spring Tea by providing 2 bartenders to serve wine and 2 people to re-direct traffic to the alternate parking lot. Time from about 11:30 am on May 7^th to 3:00 pm for wine service and to about 12:30 or so for parking. About 240 people.

The Historical Society also needs 2-4 people to assist with parking at the Civil War Days at the Mahon Ranch on April 29, 30 and May 1. Lion Jack worked it last year with Lion John. No real activity on first day. Lion Jack handled it all on the 2^nd day and Lion John helped with the third day. They also said that if we wanted we could do a fundraiser by cooking hamburgers and cheese burgers. Maybe serve beer. Cannot do hot dogs because they already have a vendor for that.

Leslie Flojo from Meet me on the Red Carpet: Needs support for a crew to cook hamburgers and to serve at their event. Start serving at about 5:45 for a couple of hours. Arrive earlier at the Town Hall to grill hamburgers and hot dogs. They will provide food. Between 200 & 225 people.

Secretary Report (Stag) by Lion Jack: Minutes for December were approved and have been posted in the Stag. Click Here for the January Stag. All activities will be recorded in the Lions International’s MyLion program.

Motion to approve Board Minutes for January 2021 by Lion Marv,  second by Lion Andy Motion…Passed…………

Treasurer Report by Lion Treasurer Jason Springer:

PDG Andy reported that the LEF approved the matching funds and we should have the $1000 check soon. He also asked Jason if we had received the check from the Pride of Laguna Creek. Jason will check the mail.

Correspondence: See new business. Committee Updates

Adjourn Club Meeting & Open Foundation Meeting Elk Grove Lions Foundation at 6:37 pm

 Old Business / Status Checks / Chairperson’s Report

• All bartenders need to take the class We have bars on 2/26 & 3/19.
• Time to start thinking about club officers. 1^st VP will need people to step up. We will need a club secretary as Lion Jack already has too many jobs and someone else needs to Jason said he would continue on as treasurer. PDG Andy suggested that the 1^st VP call all officers to see who will continue. Also to ask for people to step up as 1^st and 2^nd VP as well as Secretary. Also, the 2 year directors move up to the one year director position and she needs two volunteers for the two year director positions. Good positions for new members to be a part of the club and to get to know the membership.
• Sac County Fair/FFA and 4-H. Our fundraiser is set for March 30^th to fund our purchases at the auction. This event is usually on the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend.
• Fundraiser; Tri-Tip Drive-Thru on March 30^th at ARC. Lion Warren is cooking.
• 2 Speakers presented at the Speaker

New Business:

• Lions Project for Canine Companions $5 raffle tickets (25 tickets). Can donate as a club or
• Lions Support for Deaf Campers. Request for donations for 2 camping events. (costs are $400/camper).
• Meet Me on the Red Carpet (Pleasant Road High School). Hamburgers and Bring BBQ. Cook, serve, cleanup. Laguna Town Hall. March 11, 6:00 – 7:30 pm.
• Request for formula help, diapers, and Referred to Lions by Food Bank. Lion Jack talked with the lady over the weekend. He told her that we don’t currently have a program to provide that type of support.
• Elk Grove Historical Society Civil War Days, Mahon Ranch. Parking and serving wine? 4/31-5/2. 8:00-5:00 pm. (can have a hamburger stand for Lions Fundraising)
• Elk Grove Historical Society EGHS Spring Tea. May 7, 2022. 11:00 am – 3:00 Elk Grove Regional Park. Parking and serving wine?

Motions on New Business

 Upcoming Activities and Approved Projects:

Good of the Order:

PDG Andy reminded us about the Delta Tea on March 19^th. The cost is $40 per person. It is a great event.

Lion Don reminded us that we turned in 2225 pairs of glasses, 5 phones and 10 hearing aids over the past few months.

Adjournment:          7:35    PM

The organizational structure for our Lions Club is as follows: Lions Clubs International, Multiple District 4, District 4C5, Sacramento Region, Sutter Zone, Elk Grove Lions Club.

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

Douglas X. Alexander

International President

Brooklyn, New York

Biography

District Governor Donna Prince
“Serving Together for the Greater Good”

District Governor

Donna Prince

1st Vice District Governor

Tim Luckinbill

2nd Vice District Governor

Zenny Yagen

Cabinet Secretary

Evelyn Butler
Cabinet Treasurer
Doug Wight

Sacramento Region Chair

Josephine Fong

Sutter Zone Chair

Jack Edwards

District Pride Editor

Email: editor@district4c5.org

District Webmaster

Jack Edwards
Email:webmaster@district4c5.org