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August Stag 2021

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© Elk Grove Lions Club

Volume 72 Issue # 2 August 2021
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We Serve

President John Muegge
President’s Message

Join Us

Calendar

Activities

Announcements

 Birthdays/Anniversaries

Cooks List

Board Minutes

Contact Info

District Info

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President John Muegge’s Message: 

Thanks to the work by Immediate Past President, Taka Blackburn, I am off to a good start of my year as your president. Things are coming together so that we are back to our regular meetings at 8830 Sharkey Drive for which I am extremely happy. Nice to be home again.

Over the past month I, along with immediate past president Taka and PDG Andy as well as our 1st VP Rebecca, attended the installation of the District Governor and her cabinet. Congratulations to our own Lion Jack Edwards who is our Zone Chairperson. As the Zone Chairperson, he is the go-between that links our club to the District and to the other clubs in our local area.  I know that he will represent us well at the District.

We have also taken care of the transition of our new board as well as getting the signature cards updated for our new treasurer, Jason Springer, at the Bank of Stockton for our two accounts. Our club secretary, Jack Edwards, is on top of our newsletter and our meeting agendas which makes life easier for me to transition into the role as club president.

Although we don’t have any fundraisers scheduled for the month of August, I will be kept busy with attendance at the Zone meeting on August 2nd as well as the quarterly District meeting on August 21st.

One goal that we need to get started on is to increase our numbers so that we can continue to serve our community. The more hands we have, the easier the workload will be for all of us. If you have ideas for an activity that can bring new members to the club, come to a board meeting to share them or pass them on to one of our 4 directors to bring to the meetings. If you don’t remember, our 4 directors are Lions Sharon Mika, Don Thompson, Marv Neill & Taka Blackburn.

The August dinner meetings will be on the 9th and 23rd. The board meeting will be on the 16th. 

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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 Recreational Center and Online Zoom Meeting

Board Meetings: 3rd Monday @ 6:00PM

Location: Albiani Recreational Center and Online Zoom Meeting


General Meeting: 6:00PM – 4th Monday of the month (except Nov & Dec)
Location: Albiani Recreational Center and Online Zoom Meeting

 

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.”
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Club, District and Zone Highlites:
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Check out the following photos & videos:
No activities and no photos at this time.

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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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Happy Birthday to Lions:

Lions Bill Kirkland, Teresa Rodriguez, Bob Husted & Brad Dano

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Anniversaries

Congratulations on another year of Service to the Lions Club:
Lion Brad Dano

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July 12 – Taka – Past President’s BBQ
July 26 – Bob Brewer
August 9 – Lyndon King
August 23 – Marv Neill
September 13 – Bill Heston – Baked Chicken
September 27 – Anthony Dapelo

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                                                            ELK GROVE LIONS CLUB                                    

Board Meeting Minutes                                July 19, 2021

Call to order:  6:00     p.m.                    President: John Muegge

Attendance:

X President: John Muegge X Secretary: Jack Edwards
X 1st VP:  Rebecca Muegge X Bulletin Editor & PR: Jack Edwards
2nd VP: vacant Tail Twister: Brad Dano
3rd VP:   vacant X Treasurer: Jason Springer
Lion Tamer: Bob Husted X 2-Year Director: Taka Blackburn
X 1-Year Director: Don Thompson X 2-Year Director: Marv Neill
X 1-Year Director: Sharon Mika X Membership Director: John Zehnder Jr.
X Immediate Past Pres: Taka Blackburn X LCIF: Andy Anderson
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Lion Lion

Guest(s):

Secretary Report (Stag) by Lion Jack: Minutes for June 2021 posted to the Stag online and all activities recorded with MyLion at Lions International.

Motion to approve Board Minutes for June 2021 by Lion John Jr and Seconded by Lion Taka. Passed

Treasurer Report by Lion Treasurer Jason Springer:
Administrative: …..      $ 5568.54
Project: ………………     $ 35056.00 (Includes Scouts)
Scouts: ……………    $ ___________.___
Equipment: ………..     $ 6243.36
FFA: …………….…..   $ 24.04
Combined Amount:     $ 41323.40
Total ……………….    $ 46891.94

Correspondence: None
Committee Updates

Eyesight:    Marv is working with one new client, Curtis Lawthon
Sunshine: Warren is dealing with dialysis. Lewis Flint Passed away.
Assets/Equipment:      No Change
Membership:  Still waiting for transfer of Ken from Napa club.
Visitation: Anthony Dapelo, Jack & Andy visited Galt. Jack, Taka & Andy visited Pride of Laguna

Adjourn Club Meeting & Open Foundation Meeting Elk Grove Lions Foundation   6:20 p.m.

Old Business / Status Checks / Chairperson’s Report

  • Update from District 4c5 installation – Lion Jack
  • Request for Support from Kimberly Vaughn for EG Wedding Festival – Lion Jack

New Business:

  • Unofficial visitation to Pride of Laguna Creek by Lion Jack, Andy & Taka
  • Passing of Lewis Flint – we signed a card to send to Peggy Flint
  • Upcoming Zone meeting – August 2nd – Lion Jack talked about zone meting
  • Upcoming District meeting – August 21st – Lion Jack talked about district meeting
  • Request for funds from Zone for District meeting – Lion Jack
  • Informal Request for Funds – Lion John Jr.
  • Super Bowl Pool – Lion John Jr. for Bob Turner
  • Request for support for Shortline Lake Spaghetti Dinner – Lion Sharon
  • Request for support for Shortline Lake Water Ski Event – Lion Sharon
  • Daisy Hall request for support to Lion Marv
  • LCIF Sutter Zone update – Lion Andy
  • Cosumnes Oaks HS Boosters Request
  • Next “Regular” Meeting will be on Monday, July 26, 2021 via Zoom & Live at ARC

   Motion                                             Moved by:                Second      Approval    Chair

<$250 for Court of Honor. Food & Labor. Taka Marv Yes Bob Shipley
Donate $100 towards breakfast for Dist Meeting. Jack Taka Yes Jack
Donate $1600 to LCIF from project account Taka Jack Yes n/a

                                                     Upcoming Activities and Approved Projects:

            Event                                       Date                                Location                         Chair

Community Pancake Breakfast Not Yet Albiani Recreation Center Lion Don/Jim
EGHS Class of 1981 Reunion Sat. 9/25/2021 The Pavilion Lion Bill K.
GREAT Pumpkin Festival Sat/Sun 10/2-3/21 EG Regional Park Lion John M.
Running of the Elk Sunday Oct 17 EG Regional Park Lion Jack

Good of the Order:      Strauss is doing an event on October 16. Lion Jason will submit a request later.

Adjournment: 7:27   p.m.
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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 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

Galt Place

400 D Street, Galt

Pride of Laguna

2 & 4 Wednesdays at 6:30 pm

Logan’s Roadhouse

9105 West Stockton Blvd

Elk Grove, CA
Club Roster with Phone Numbers & Email Addresses
was Emailed to Each Member
Name Spouse
Andy Anderson
Tom Anderson Ashley
Taka Blackburn Valerie
Bob Brewer Cheryl
Charles Brummer
Brad Dano Teresa
Anthony Dapelo
Jack Edwards Tracey
Randy Feist Barbara
Bill Heston Jr
Bob Husted Charlene
Charlene Husted Bob
Lynden King
Bill Kirkland Jr Dusty
Harjeet Kumar Vanita
Vanita Kumari Harjeet
Kirk Marchetti Robin
Sharon Mika
Name Spouse
John Muegge Rebecca
Rebecca Muegge John
Marv Neill Annajean
Agustin Palacios
Dan Pearsen Shelli
Shelli Pearsen Dan
Stan Pochop Jr.
Dan Quiggle
Teresa Rodriguez
Jerry Salamy
Bob Shipley Leann
Jason Springer Raelynn
Jeylon Strong
Jim Switzgable Debbie
Don Thompson Sue
Bob Turner Alice
Warren Weaver Patricia
Dennis Weiss Diane
John Zehnder Jr. Linda
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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

July Stag 2021

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© Elk Grove Lions Club

Volume 72 Issue # 1 July 2021
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We Serve

President John Muegge
President’s Message

Join Us

Calendar

Activities

Announcements

 Birthdays/Anniversaries

Cooks List

Board Minutes

Contact Info

District Info

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Outgoing President’s Message:

2019-2020 and 2020-2021 Club Year.

Fellow Lions, Friends of the Elk Grove Lions Club and our Community.
I am proud to have been given the opportunity to serve as president these past two years.

I would like to thank the board officers for staying together for the two years for their commitment to our club and to make the right decisions to keep our club going and to help the community during some of the most difficult and trying times in our lives, as it affected our community, state, and Our Great Nation.

To the club members, you continued to help the club reach the community when they requested our support. The club cannot make it without YOU, and all of you made it happen.

Our club’s outreach to the community slowed to a crawl, but we did manage to assist prior to the mandated closures. When we slowly went back to the community, we did something new in partnership with the CSD, like “Movie Night at the Park.” I am also proud to report back to the club, the partnership agreement we secured with the CSD, allowing us to start the Community Pancake Breakfast once again soon at the renamed Albiani Recreation Center.

To Lion Jack Edwards, Elk Grove Lions Club’s 2020-2021 Lion of the Year. My sincerest thanks for all you did behind the scene to assist me in keeping the club heading in the right direction for our continued success.

To Lion John Muegge, the club’s NEW President, as the club and the community returns to a positive direction, I wish you well in the coming year. I know that at this point, you’re entering an unknown trail, but you can be assured that you’ll have the support of the club’s members during your trek and we’ll all make it a positive and FUN experience for you and your board. Always remember, “Lions are ready whenever and however our communities need us”.

Sincerely,
Lion Taka Blackburn

Incoming President John Muegge’s Message: 

I am truly honored to be the President of the Elk Grove Lions Club. I started going to Elk Grove Lions Club crab feeds at the SES Hall in 1992 after I moved from Lodi to Wilton. I worked for Georgia Pacific in Elk Grove from 1988 until 1998. Lion John Johnson was an operator at Georgia Pacific and Marie Wood was the office manager. We would generally reserve 2 tables for all of the Georgia Pacific employees who wanted to attend. I also joined the Wilton Volunteer Fire Department where I met Lion Dale Gangle and Lion Bill Kirkland.

After 5 years on the volunteer fire department, I finally called it quits due to my extensive travel schedule which did not allow me to fulfill ongoing training requirements. It was at this time that I started thinking about joining the Lions Club. This was also about the time that Lion Dale left the club after his divorce. This was when I met Lion Fred Handley at Bob’s Bar while playing billiards there after work. I got to know Fred and enquired about joining the Elk Grove Lions Club. He invited me to a dinner meeting and subsequently became my sponsor. It has been a long time and I am finally stepping up to be President of the Elk Grove Lions Club. I am looking forward to serving as your President during the next year. Hopefully it will be a more active year than last year as Elk Grove opens back up after the Covid-19 crisis wanes.

The July board meetings will be on the 12th and 26th. The board meeting will be on the 19th. 

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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 Recreational Center and Online Zoom Meeting

Board Meetings: 3rd Monday @ 6:00PM

Location: Albiani Recreational Center and Online Zoom Meeting


General Meeting: 6:00PM – 4th Monday of the month (except Nov & Dec)
Location: Albiani Recreational Center and Online Zoom Meeting

 

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.”
Calendar of Events UpArrowPurple
Club, District and Zone Highlites:
Activities & Photos UpArrowPurple
Check out the following photos & videos:
No activities and no photos at this time.

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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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Happy Birthday to Lions:

Lion Andy Anderson

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Anniversaries

Congratulations on another year of Service to the Lions Club:
Lion Bill Kirkland

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No meetings therefore no cooks.

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ELK GROVE LIONS CLUB    

Board Meeting Agenda

June 21, 2021

Call to order:        6:04            p.m.                    President: Taka Blackburn

Attendance:

x President: Taka Blackburn x Secretary: Jack Edwards
x 1st VP:  John Muegge x Bulletin Editor: Jack Edwards
x 2nd VP: Rebecca Muegge Tail Twister: Brad Dano
3rd VP:   Vacant x Treasurer: Jeylon Strong
Lion Tamer: Bob Husted x 2-Year Director: Don Thompson
x 1-Year Director: Warren Weaver 2-Year Director: Sharon Mika
x 1-Year Director: Jack Edwards x Membership Director: John Zehnder Jr.
Immediate Past Pres: Brad Dano (18/19) x Public Relations: Jack Edwards
LCIF: Andy Anderson
Lion  Marv Neill Lion Bob Shipley
Lion  Anthony Dapelo Lion Dan Pearson

Guest(s):

Pat Weaver

Secretary Report (Stag) by Lion Jack: Minutes for May 2021 posted in the Stag which was sent out to membership via email. All activities were recorded in the Lions International’s MyLion program.

Motion to approve Board Minutes for May 2021 by Lion John Zender and Seconded by Lion Don Thompson. Motion passed.

Treasurer Report by Lion Treasurer Jeylon Strong.

Administrative …         $3564.91

Project: …………….        $33626.02

Scouts: ……………..        $ 300.36

Equipment: ………..      $ 6243.36

FFA: …………….…..        $ 24.04

Combined Amount:     $ 42894.41

Total ……………….         $ 46459.32

Correspondence: Dozens of letters to the club from FFA & 4-H students were delivered to Lion Jey.

Committee Updates

Eyesight:  Lion Marv- We have 3 new certificates from VSP
Sunshine: Lion Charlene-
Assets/Equipment:  Lion Don- Needs to have 1 cabinet lock repaired
Membership:  Lion John- Installing Dan Quiggle on the 28th.
Visitation:

Adjourn Club Meeting & Open Foundation Meeting Elk Grove Lions Foundation     6:16 PM

Old Business / Status Checks / Chairperson’s Report

New Business:

  • LCIF Sutter Zone update – Lion Andy –
  • International Convention (Virtual) June 25-29 in Montreal – Lion Andy?
  • Regional Scholarship Foundation Winners for Lions Scholarships – Lion Jey
  • Dues Increase from $100 to $125 per year
  • Harvest of Hope Parking – September 11, Sheldon Inn, for Food Bank.
  • Application for Support for 9/26. This is a project that could put funds into our admin account. This company is having a wedding festival at the Bradley Ranch Vineyard off Grantline. They expect 500 visitors and will be charging $5 for parking. They will donate half of the parking proceeds to our club for assistance with parking control. I cannot chair, I will be in Canada.
  • Are we going to go back to meetings on the 2nd Monday starting in July? Yes
  • Memorial for the late Lion Chuck Woodson will be on Saturday, June 19, 2021 @ 10:30 a.m. at Creekside Christian Church. He passed on 3/24/2021 and his wife, Gail, passed 1/11/2021. If attending, please wear your vest as a show of support.
  • Next “Regular” Meeting will be on Monday, June 28, 2021 at Albiani Recreational Center
  • Pat Weaver asked if the club could donate $500 towards Child Spree and can we assist with being a chaperone for some of the kids.
  • Lion Don & Crew to do cooking for installation dinner
  • President Taka to have Past President BBQ on July 12th.
  • It does not look like we will be doing a pancake breakfast for a few more months. We will be charging $7.00 per adult.

           Motion                                         Moved by:           Second      Approval    Chair

Support Child Spree for $1500 Jey S John Z Passed
Add $15,000 towards scholarship endowment Jey S Jack failed 3 to 4 votes
Increase dues to $125 per year Jack John Z Passed
Support Harvest of Hope parking Jack John Jr Passed Jack
Do Parking for Wedding Festival Jack Bob Tabled

Upcoming Activities and Approved Projects:                                                       

          Event                                       Date                                Location                         Chair

Services for Chuck Woodson Sat 6/19 10:30 am Creekside Christian Church Lion Jack
4th Monday Dinner Meeting 6/28 at 6 pm Albiani Recreation Center Lion Taka
EG Run 4 Hunger Parking Sunday 7/4 at 7am District 56 Lion Jack
2nd Monday Dinner Meeting 7/12 at 6 pm Albiani Recreation Center Lion John
3rd Monday Board Meeting 7/19 at 6 pm Albiani Recreation Center Lion John
4th Monday Dinner Meeting 7/26 at 6 pm Albiani Recreation Center Lion John
2nd Monday Dinner Meeting 8/9 at 6 pm Albiani Recreation Center Lion John
3rd Monday Board Meeting 8/16 at 6 pm Albiani Recreation Center Lion John
4th Monday Dinner Meeting 8/23 at 6 pm Albiani Recreation Center Lion John
Community Pancake Breakfast Saturday 9/11 Albiani Recreation Center Lion Don/Jim
Parking for Harvest of Hope 4pm-7pm  9/11 Sheldon Inn Lion Jack
2nd Monday Dinner Meeting 9/13 at 6 pm Albiani Recreation Center Lion John
3rd Monday Board Meeting 9/20 at 6 pm Albiani Recreation Center Lion John
EGHS Class of 1981 Reunion Sat. 9/25/2021 The Pavilion Lion Bill K.
Parking for Wedding Festival Sun 9/26 11am-3pm Bradley Ranch Winery
4th Monday Dinner Meeting 9/27 at 6 pm Albiani Recreation Center Lion John
GREAT Pumpkin Festival Sat/Sun 10/2-3 EG Regional Park Lion John M.
Community Pancake Breakfast Saturday 10/9 Albiani Recreation Center Lion Don/Jim
2nd Monday Dinner Meeting 10/11 at 6 pm Albiani Recreation Center Lion John
Parking for Running of the Elk Oct 17th 5:30-8 am EG Regional Park Lion Jack
3rd Monday Board Meeting 10/18at 6 pm Albiani Recreation Center Lion John
4th Monday Dinner Meeting 10/25 at 6 pm Albiani Recreation Center Lion John

Good of the Order:

Lion Jey reported that the club was able to support 59 4-H and FFA kids at the Fair with between $50 and $150 depending upon the animal. A total of $5250 was spent in support.

The club secretary needs to draft a letter to our bank to get new officers signature cards and to delete the past officers. We will have the President, Secretary and Treasurer be able to sign.

Adjournment:        7:25       p.m.                            
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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 or by phone at 916-240-9325:

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

Galt Place

400 D Street, Galt

Pride of Laguna

2 & 4 Wednesdays at 6:30 pm

Logan’s Roadhouse

9105 West Stockton Blvd

Elk Grove, CA
Club Roster with Phone Numbers & Email Addresses
was Emailed to Each Member
Name Spouse
Andy Anderson
Tom Anderson Ashley
Taka Blackburn Valerie
Bob Brewer Cheryl
Charles Brummer
Brad Dano Teresa
Anthony Dapelo
Jack Edwards Tracey
Randy Feist Barbara
Bill Heston Jr
Bob Husted Charlene
Charlene Husted Bob
Lynden King
Bill Kirkland Jr Dusty
Harjeet Kumar Vanita
Vanita Kumari Harjeet
Kirk Marchetti Robin
Sharon Mika
Name Spouse
John Muegge Rebecca
Rebecca Muegge John
Marv Neill Annajean
Agustin Palacios
Dan Pearsen Shelli
Shelli Pearsen Dan
Stan Pochop Jr.
Dan Quiggle
Teresa Rodriguez
Jerry Salamy
Bob Shipley Leann
Jason Springer Raelynn
Jeylon Strong
Jim Switzgable Debbie
Don Thompson Sue
Bob Turner Alice
Warren Weaver Patricia
Dennis Weiss Diane
John Zehnder Jr. Linda
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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

June Stag 2021

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© Elk Grove Lions Club

Volume 71 Issue # 12 June 2021
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We Serve

President Taka Blackburn
President’s Message

Join Us

Calendar

Activities

Announcements

 Birthdays/Anniversaries

Cooks List

Board Minutes

Contact Info

District Info

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This month’s newsletter is coming out a week later than normal to provide you with info from the District Convention.

District 4C5 Convention: As with the past year, the District did not have its regular 3 day convention. They held a two day convention in Sacramento. It was held on June 4 & 5 in Sacramento. The theme was “Masquerade”. Lion Jack Edwards was selected by the District to serve in the coming year as the Zone Chair over the clubs in the south part of the county. Our club received the Community Leadership Award and several members of our club received awards as well.  Lion Taka Blackburn received the Melvin Jones award. Lion Jack received a progressive Melvin Jones from the District and an International Presidents Certificate of Appreciation from the Lions International President, Dr. Jung-Yul Choi. It was presented by International Director Mark S Lyon.

Monthly Update: We were finally able to step back from Zoom Meetings a little bit as we had our May Board meeting, face-to-face with the appropriate spacing between individuals at the Wackford Center on the 17th of May. We also broadcast it on Zoom and had about a half dozen members join the meeting electronically. On the 24th of May, we had a dinner meeting at Wackford and had about 20 members join us for pizza and the meeting. We broadcast it on Zoom but did not see anyone log in for that meeting. 

We are planning on having our June meetings in person along with Zoom, but hopefully from the Albiani Recreational Center.  We are not sure about doing the pancake breakfast yet, but expect to be up and running in July as 1st VP John Muegge steps up as your new president. It will be up to John to decide when we go back to meetings on the 2nd Monday of the month, which have been suspended for the past several months.

The June board meeting will be on the 21st and the Installation Dinner on the 28th.

Elections: Our elections have been completed and Lion John Muegge is our President as of July 1st. Here is his board:
1st VP – Rebecca Muegge
2nd VP – vacant
Secretary – Jack Edwards
Treasurer – Jason Springer
1 Year Director – Don Thompson
1 Year Director – Sharon Mika
2 Year Director – Taka Blackburn
2 Year Director – Marv Neill
Bulletin Editor – Jack Edwards
Tail Twister – Brad Dano
Lion Tamer – Bob Husted
Membership Director – John Zehnder Jr.
Public Relations – Jack Edwards
LCIF Coordinator –  Andy Anderson

Lions International Convention: If you ever wondered what took place at the International Convention, this year you can do it virtually. The convention, to be held in Montreal, is set for June 25-29, 2021. Click here for more info.

Fundraising Efforts: Fundraising: Last month Lion Jack Edwards managed the Big Day of Giving fundraiser on the 6th of May. It looks like we cleared a little over $3,200. Thank you Lion Jack for your hard work.  https://ElkGroveLionsFoundation.org/big-day-of-giving for more info.

In Closing: I continue to be so very proud to be a part of such a great community minded organization, the Elk Grove Lions Club. That brings me to the realization that I will be stepping down at the end of June, so I only have a month left of my second term as your president. Thanks for trusting me to carry on as your president over the crazy Covid-19 year.  I have a board meeting, then the installation meeting for our new president. In July I will have the past president’s dinner.

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Elk Grove Lions Club

P.O. Box 465

Elk Grove, CA. 95759

 

We are currently doing all of our meetings via Zoom but expect to return to regular meetings in June.

We are not holding a 2nd Monday meeting at this time.

Board Meetings: 3rd Monday @ 6:00PM

Location: Albiani Recreational Center and Online Zoom Meeting


General Meeting: 6:00PM – 4th Monday of the month (except Nov & Dec)
Location: Albiani Recreational Center and Online Zoom Meeting

 

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.”
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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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Happy Birthday to Lions:

Lion Don Thompson & Sterling Kloss

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Anniversaries

Congratulations on another year of Service to the Lions Club:
Lions Bob Brewer, Charlie Brummer, Dan Pearson, Don Thompson, Marv Neill, Randy Feist

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ELK GROVE LIONS CLUB                                     Board Meeting Agenda

May 17, 2021

Call to order:  6:00     p.m.                    1st Vice President: John Muegge
Attendance:

x President: Taka Blackburn x Secretary: Jack Edwards
x 1st VP:  John Muegge x Bulletin Editor: Jack Edwards
x 2nd VP: Rebecca Muegge x Tail Twister: Brad Dano
3rd VP:   Vacant x Treasurer: Jeylon Strong
x Lion Tamer: Bob Husted x 2-Year Director: Don Thompson
x 1-Year Director: Warren Weaver 2-Year Director: Sharon Mika
x 1-Year Director: Jack Edwards A Membership Director: John Zehnder Jr.
x Immediate Past Pres: Brad Dano (18/19) x Public Relations: Jack Edwards
x LCIF: Andy Anderson
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Guest(s):

Secretary Report (Stag) by Lion Jack: Minutes for April 2021 submitted to Lion Jack and all activities recorded in the Lions International

Motion to approve Board Minutes for April 2021 by Lion Andy and Seconded by Lion Brad

Treasurer Report by Lion Treasurer Jeylon Strong:
Administrative: …..      $ 2,645.90
Project: ………………     $ 33,239.79
Scouts: ……………    $ 3,000.99
Equipment: ………..     $ 6,243.36
FFA: …………….…..   $ 5,174.04
Combined Amount:     $ 47,657.19

Total ……………….    $ 50,303.09

Election Results: Our elections have been completed and Lion John Muegge is our President as of July 1st. Here is his board:
1st VP – Rebecca Muegge
2nd VP – vacant
Secretary – Jack A Edwards
Treasurer – Jason Springer
1 Year Director – Don Thompson
1 Year Director – Sharon Mika
2 Year Director – Taka Blackburn
2 Year Director – Marv Neill
Bulletin Editor – Jack Edwards
Tail Twister – Brad Dano
Lion Tamer – Bob Husted
Membership Director – John Zehnder Jr.
Public Relations – Jack Edwards
LCIF Coordinator –  Andy Anderson

Correspondence:Dozens of letters to the club from FFA & 4-H students were delivered to Lion Jey.

 Committee Updates:

Eyesight:  Marv- online with no activity to report
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Assets/Equipment:        Lion Don, no change
Membership:                  Lion John, Vacation, no report
Visitation:

Adjourn Club Meeting & Open Foundation Meeting Elk Grove Lions Foundation     6.03 p.m.

Old Business / Status Checks / Chairperson’s Report

Big Day of Giving Report from Lion Jack Edwards. We brought in $3289.30 to the club.

New Business:

  • LCIF Sutter Zone update – Lion Andy – nothing to report
  • Lion Andy is looking to step down as COR of Pack 179 and Troop 59… Lion Shipley to take over
  • Sheldon High School’s Senior Lunch, Monday, May 24, 2021 – Lion Warren
    Menu of Hot Dogs, Chip, and Water.
    Lion Warren is looking for volunteers to be on campus at SHS by 9 a.m.
    If you haven’t done so already per Lion Jack’s email, Lion Warren is CC’d on this email.
    PLEASE contact him directly. Bob S, Taka, Tom A, Jack to assist.
  • JLA Buyers/Students Breakfast is cancelled.
  • New Officers and the New President (Lion John M.) for the 2021 / 2022 Lions Club Year
    President John Muegge, 1st VP Rebecca Muegge, 2nd VP Taka Blackburn(placeholder- still looking for a 2nd VP, Secretary, Bulletin Editor and Public Relations — Jack Edwards, Treasurer, Jason Springer, Membership John Zehnder Jr, LCIF Coordinator — Andy Anderson, 1 year directors – Don Thompson & Sharon Mika, 2 year directors –Taka Blackburn & Marv Neill, Tail Twister – Brad Dano, Lion Tamer – Bob Husted, Immediate past president Taka Blackburn.
  • Expense for Registration for District 4-C5 Convention for June 4 and 5, 2021 – Lion Taka requested that registration be covered by the club for Taka, Jack, John & Rebecca in the amount of $120 each. This discussion brought up concerns about the amount of funds in the Admin account and we discussed a dues increase to $125 to be brought to the general membership on the 24th then brought back to the board for a vote on the 21st. of June
  • Memorial for the Late Lion Chuck Woodson Passed 3/24/2021) and His Wife Gail (Passed 1/11/2021) will be on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at !0:30 a.m. at Creekside Christian Church
  • Next “Regular” Meeting will be on Monday, May 24, 2021 at Wackford Center.
  • “Pizza” for the next meeting – Lion Jack – Rebecca to bring soft drinks
  • Elk Grove Food Bank Services Run 4 Hunger on July 1st. Lion Jack needs help with parking.

Motion                                             Moved by:                Second      Approval    Chair

Reimburse 5 delegates to attend Dist Conv. Taka Bob Husted Yes
Support Food Bank Run Parking Jack Brad Yes Jack
To purchase pizza for gen meeting on 24th Jack Taka Yes Jack

Upcoming Activities and Approved Projects:

Event                                       Date                                Location                         Chair

Sheldon High School Sr. Lunch Monday 5/24/21 Sheldon High School Lion Warren
EG Run 4 Hunger Parking Sunday 7/4 at 7am District 56 Lion Jack
Community Pancake Breakfast Saturday 7/10/21 Albiani Recreation Center Lion Don/Jim
EGFBS Run 4 Hunger Sunday 7/4/2021 District 56 Lion Jack
Community Campout (may be 1 day event) 8/6/21 – 8/8/21 Rotary Grove at the Park Lion John M.
EGHS Class of 1981 Reunion Sat. 9/25/2021 The Pavilion Lion Bill K.
GREAT Pumpkin Festival Sat/Sun 10/2-3/21 Regional Park Lion John M.
Running of the Elk parking Oct 17th 5:30 am Lion Jack


Good of the Order:

Adjournment:        7:04      p.m.

                                 
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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 or by phone at 916-240-9325:

Elk Grove Lions Club P.O. Box 465 Elk Grove, CA 95759

President: Taka Blackburn

Secretary: Jack Edwards

1st VP: Rebecca Muegge

2nd VP: John Muegge

3rd VP:  vacant

Treasurer: Jay Strong

Tail Twister: Brad Dano

Lion Tamer: Bob Husted

2 Year Dir: Sharon Mika

2 Year Dir: Don Thompson

1 Year Dir: Warren Weaver

1 Year Dir: vacant

Membership: John Zehnder, Jr.

Past Pres: Brad Dano

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

Galt Place

400 D Street, Galt

Pride of Laguna

2 & 4 Wednesdays at 6:30 pm

Logan’s Roadhouse

9105 West Stockton Blvd

Elk Grove, CA
Club Roster with Phone Numbers & Email Addresses
was Emailed to Each Member
Name Spouse
Andy Anderson
Tom Anderson Ashley
Taka Blackburn Valerie
Bob Brewer Cheryl
Charles Brummer
Brad Dano Teresa
Anthony Dapelo
Jack Edwards Tracey
Randy Feist Barbara
Bill Heston Jr
Bob Husted Charlene
Charlene Husted Bob
Lynden King
Bill Kirkland Jr Dusty
Harjeet Kumar Vanita
Vanita Kumari Harjeet
Kirk Marchetti Robin
Sharon Mika
Name Spouse
John Muegge Rebecca
Rebecca Muegge John
Marv Neill Annajean
Agustin Palacios
Dan Pearsen Shelli
Shelli Pearsen Dan
Stan Pochop Jr.
Dan Quiggle
Teresa Rodriguez
Jerry Salamy
Bob Shipley Leann
Jason Springer Raelynn
Jeylon Strong
Jim Switzgable Debbie
Don Thompson Sue
Bob Turner Alice
Warren Weaver Patricia
Dennis Weiss Diane
John Zehnder Jr. Linda
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 International President
Dr. Jung-Yul Choi

District Governor Cat Gon
“Believing in the Power of Service”

District Governor

Cat Gon
Embarcadero Lions

Email: dg@district4c5.org

1st Vice District Governor

Donna Prince
Higgins Diggins Lions

Email: 1vdg@district4c5.org

2nd Vice District Governor

Tim Luckinbill
Colfax Lions

Email: 2vdg@district4c5

Cabinet Secretary

Dave Evans
Lincoln Hills Lions

Email:cs@district4c5.org

Cabinet Treasurer

Zenny Yagen
Maharlika Lions

Email: ct@district4c5.org

Sacramento Region Chair

Cecille Presley

Email: SacramentoRegion@district4c5.org

Sutter Zone Chair

Eddie Aducayen

Email: SutterZone@district4c5.org

District Pride Editor

Kitty Kramer

Email: editor@district4c5.org

District Webmaster

Jack Edwards
Email:webmaster@district4c5.org