Now it is time to get tickets sold for our March Crab Feed. The Crab season is open along the west coast, so I am looking forward to a successful fundraiser. Make sure to contact your friends and neighbors and sell some tickets so that we can have a successful fundraiser for the club this spring. The tickets are available NOW!!!
We have a busy schedule as we move into February. To start off the month, Lion Weaver will be working the Markoffer Spaghetti Dinner. Give Lion Weaver a call to see if he needs any help. We have our Club’s speech contest on Monday the 8th. Please show up to support our contestants. We will need tellers & timers, etc… Of course, our pancake breakfast for the Senior Center of Elk Grove on the 13th. We also have the Blue/Gold Dinner on the 18th, the PGHS Lacrosse Tri-Tip Dinner on the 19th and the PGHS Aggie Boosters Dinner on the 27th. Call Lions Brummer, Sanchez, King or Schriver to see if you can give some assistance.
Also coming up in February is the District Cabinet Meeting. If you have never attended, you may want to plan for February 27th in Woodland and the Pioneer High School campus.
Meetings: 2nd & 4th Mondays (except November & December)
Board Meetings: 3rd Monday
Location: Senior Center of Elk Grove 8830 Sharkey Avenue
Application for Membership
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Activities & Photos
Check out the following photos:
District Governor Mike Retzlaff
District Governor Mike Retzlaff and part of his Cabinet
District Governor Mike Retzlaff and Cabinet Visitation
District Governor Mike Retzlaff and new members Agustin, Harjeet, Isaac, Vanita & Bob
District Governor Mike Retzlaff with new member Isaac White and Sponsor Joe Tallerico
District Governor Mike Retzlaff with new members and sponsors
Lion Andy working the bar at the LEF Soup and Salad Event
Lion Derek Ledda’s Lumpia at the LEF Soup and Salad Event
Raffle Prizes at the LEF Soup and Salad Event
Lion Jerri Retzlaff working the door at the LEF Soup & Salad Event
Announcements
Let’s reach out to our fellow members:
Please keep Lion Heinz in your prayers. He started radiation treatment in December. Give him a call and lend him your support. He can be reached at (540) 888-3936.
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 atEmeritus 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 8347 Elk Grove-Florin Road, Suite 123, just north of Calvine Road.
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Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Lions:
Warren Weaver
Anniversaries
Congratulations on another year of Service to the Lions Club:
Andy Anderson & Joe Tallerico
Cooks List
February 8 – Speech Contest, no dinner
February 22 – Lion John Z Sr.
March 14 – Lion Kirk Marchetti
March 21 – Lion Bob Turner
Board Minutes
Minutes for the Elk Grove Lions Foundation/Club Board of Directors Meeting
January 11, 2016
Meeting call to order by President Lion Bob Brewer at 7:03 PM. Late start due to waiting for last member to be present to have a quorum. Lion PDG Andy Anderson acted as secretary in the absent of the club secretary.
Members present:
Lion Bob Brewer, Lion Jack Edwards, Lion Charlie Brummer, Lion Sharon Mika, Lion Marv Neil. Lion Bill Kirkland, Lion Dan Pearson, Lion Jim Switzgable, and Lion Don Thompson.
Members absent:
Lion Dave King, Lion John Muegge, Lion Poncho Sanchez, Lion Tom Anderson (working), and Lion Rick Schriver.
Other members present
Lion PDG Andy Anderson, Lion Joe Tallerico and Lion Bob Turner
Guest attending the meeting:
Jay Strong – a guest of Lion Bob Turner and Cub Master of Pack 179 Andy ________.
Motion to approve the minutes was passed.
Treasurers Report:
Old Business:
Lion Jack Edwards gave us his final report for the Dec Tri-Tip and Shrimp dinner and turned in the total number of hours work at the dinner. Total profit was $ 2,710.75. We have not received back the amount from the SES from the deposit. Raffle brought in $ 932.00 and the bar brought in $ 437.46.
Lion Don Thompson gave us a report on the parking for the Food Bank.
Lion Don also gave us a report on the Senior Breakfast. He showed us the tickets that will be used by the Senior Center to track the number of breakfast that were served and a flyer that will be posted on the sign-in table, the door going into the hall and at the serving station that shows what will be put on the plate. He also told us about an incident that happen with a guest who did not come through the sign-in table and demanded food.
Lion Rick Schriver did not send in a report on the Sheldon HS Band Spaghetti Dinner but he did send around a sign-up sheet at our last dinner and has email the members asking for assistance.
No report of the Student Speaker Contest. It will be held at our first meeting in Feb on the 8th. Since we are having our speech contest that night, we will not hold our normal meeting.
No report on the PG FFA dinner to be held on Feb 27th.
Lion Jack Edwards and Lion Charlie Brummer discussed the March Crab Feed in length. Lion Jack received the tickets but they had the wrong price on them so they are being redone. Lion Poncho will be asked to be the head cook and PDG Andy agreed to set up the bar. More to come.
PDG Andy discussed the upcoming Soroptomist Dinner on March 18th. The bartenders will be Lion Sharon Mika, Lion Issac and himself. Lion Jack will be the backup bartender if needed.
Lion Bob stated that we will discuss the upcoming Franklin Elem Campout at our next Board Meeting in February.
New Business:
PGHS Lacrosse Team Tri Tip Dinner will be held on Feb 19th. Lion Poncho and Lion Warren will be the head cooks and PDG Andy, Lion Bill K. and Lion Tom will be the bartenders.
Ad for the District Convention Program was approved for a one page ad costing $100. Motion by Lion Dan and second by Lion Sharon.
Tickets for the Youth Exchange was discussed and the board approved to purchase the tickets for $100.
Tickets for the LEF Soup and Salad were discussed and it was the board discussion not to purchase the tickets this time.
Lion Jack and Lion Joe brought up the fundraiser at Dickie’s BBQ for the Scholarship for Elk Grove.
Parking for the Strauss event (Jul 28-31) was discussed and a motion to do the event by Lion Jim and second by Lion Jack.
Blue and Gold dinner for Pack 179 was discussed and a motion to provide the food (as the sponsor of the Pack) was motion by Lion Jim and second by Lion Dan. The max funds to be used is $250.
Lion Bob discussed the usage of the CSD Park Pavilion for April 16th. We original want to do a car show by Lion Jack Megna but Lion Jack said that it would not give him enough time to put the show together. So we will have a Carinas Feed by Lion Poncho instead. More information at the next meeting.
Committee Reports:
Eye Sight by Lion Dave King – not present
Sunshine by Lion Shelli Pearson – not present but pant was sent to Lion Dave Simpson.
Visitation by Lion Sharon – no visits are on the books at this time.
Assets/Equipment by Lion Don Thompson – he purchased a squidgy for the kitchen and mixer.
This bulletin is produced each month by the Bulletin Editor, Lion Jack Edwards. He may be reached by email at jack.edwards@surewest.net or by phone at 916-240-9302 or by mail at:
Elk Grove Lions Club P.O. Box 465 Elk Grove, CA 95759
President: Bob Brewer 686-7084
Secretary: Rick Schriver 425-3865
Bulletin: Jack Edwards 240-9302
1st VP: Jack Edwards 240-9302
2nd VP: Charlie Brummer 949-5519
3rd VP: Sharon Mika 479-4954
Treasurer: Bill Kirkland 687-7986
Tail Twister: Tom Anderson 947-2439
Lion Tamer: Marv Neill 685-9878
1 Year Dir: John Muegge 215-9787
1 Year Dir: Dave King 479-6574
2 Year Dir: Jim Switzgable 684-7700
2 Year Dir: Don Thompson 600-9884
Membership: Dan Pearson 217-2753
Past Pres: Pancho Sanchez 595-9103
Public Relations: Rick Schriver 425-3865
Make-up Clubs
Delta Lions Club
2nd Thursdays, 7 am
Bartley Cavenaugh Golf Course
8301 Freeport Blvd.
Sacramento
Galt Lions Club
2 & 4 Thursdays
6:00 pm Social
7:00 pm Meeting
Papa’s Pizza
505 C Street, Galt
Pride of Laguna
2 & 4 Wednesdays at 7 pm
The Old Spaghetti Factory
7727 Laguna 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
Charlie Brummer
Brad Dano
Teresa
Chuck Davis
Rebecca
Rigo De La Torre
Marina
Daniel DiBenedetto III
Sunni
Dianne Edwards
Brian
Jack Edwards
Tracey
Randy Feist
Barbara
Lewis Flint Sr
Peggy
Lorene Fuhs
Robert
Fred Handley
Pam
Bill Heston Jr
Linda
Bill Hibbard
Linda
Bob Hillyer
Shirlee
John Jackson
Chris Joyce
Heather
Dave King
Julie
Bill Kirkland Jr
Dusty
Sterling Kloss
Tina
Harjeet Kumar
Vanita
Vanita Kumari
Harjeet
John Lorraine
Debbie
Kirk Marchetti
Robin
Lu Lu Martinez
Tom McDaniel
Jack Megna
Name
Spouse
Sharon Mika
John Muggee
Rebecca
Rebecca Muggee
John
Marv Neill
Annajean
David Ogden
Diann
Shauna Ono
Greg
Jim Parino
Charlette
Dan Pearsen
Shelli
Shelli Pearsen
Dan
Agustin Placios
Teresa Rodriguez
Jerry Salamy
Leann
Pancho Sanchez
Theresa
Bud Schafer Jr
Rosanne – Ro
Rick Schriver
Jessie
Bob Shipley
David Simpson
Ginger
Howard Stoll
Jeanette
John Strong
Jim Switzgable
Debbie
Matt Switzgable
Joe Tallerico
Lynda
Don Thompson
Sue
Bob Turner
Alice
Don Veninga
Vernon Wheeler
Patricia
Warren Weaver
Patricia
Dennis Weiss
Diane
Isaac White
Amy
John Zehnder
Nancy
John Zehnder Jr
Linda
District Contact Info
International President
Dr. Jitsuhiro Yamada
“Dignity, Harmony, Humanity”
District Governor Mike Retzlaff
District Governor
Mike Retzlaff (Lion Sheri)
Pride of Laguna Lions Club
Cell: 916-225-8321
Res: 916-681-9726
District Governor Mike Retzlaff with new members and sponsors
Lion Andy working the bar at the LEF Soup and Salad Event
Lion Derek Ledda’s Lumpia at the LEF Soup and Salad Event
Raffle Prizes at the LEF Soup and Salad Event
Lion Jerri Retzlaff working the door at the LEF Soup & Salad Event
