Half way through my term as your President. I appreciate all of the assistance I have received over the past 6 months and look forward to a productive 2016. Although we had challenges with our December “non” Crab Feed, we did have a successful fundraising dinner. We raised a little over $2,000 at our TriTip and Shrimp dinner. Now it is time to get started on 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 will be available by the middle of January.
We had a great turnout for our Christmas Dinner in December, so thanks to Lion Dave & Lion Pancho for a great dinner. We also had a great time assisting the Elk Grove Food Bank at their Christmas Dinner Box event at the Baptist Church on the 21st. Thanks to all who were out in the cold and windy day to assist.
We have a busy schedule as we move into the new year. Of course, our pancake breakfast for the Senior Center of Elk Grove on the 9th. Also, I am looking forward to having all of you at our January 11th meeting. District Governor Mike Retzlaff and his Cabinet will be our guests at our first general meeting of the year. Also in January, our friends at the Galt Lions Club will be hosting their Crab Feed on the 16th. So, if missed having crab in December, maybe you need to buy tickets from the Galt Club. I expect one of their members at the January 11th meeting to be selling tickets if it has not already sold out by then. You can contact them at the above link if you want to be sure to get a ticket.
The Sheldon HS Band Spaghetti dinner is set for the 23rd. Finally, maybe you want to go to the LEF Soup and Salad event on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at the Lincoln Veteran’s Memeorial Hall, 541 5th Street, Lincoln, CA. I have attended in past years and it is a great time to enjoy great food and to visit with fellow Lions throughout the district. For more info on the Soup and Salad event, contact PDG Andy Anderson. We have three events already scheduled for February, so you will have plenty of opportunities to volunteer next month.
Meetings: 2nd & 4th Mondays (except November & December)
Board Meetings: 3rd Monday
Location: Senior Center of Elk Grove 8830 Sharkey Avenue
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.
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Activities & Photos
Check out the following photos:
Santa (Lion Matt) and his Elf (Lion Agustin)
Santa (Lion Matt) and his Dad (Lion Jim)
Lion Tom Anderson’s Daughter
Lion Jack Edwards’ Grandson
Lion Brad – Traffic Control at Food Bank Christmas Boxes Handout
Lion Bill – Traffic Control at Food Bank Christmas Boxes Handout
Lion John Z Sr., and Lion President Bob – Traffic Control at Food Bank Christmas Boxes Handout
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:
John Zehnder Sr., John Jackson, Vernon Vincent, Jim Parino, Bill Heston
Anniversaries
Congratulations on another year of Service to the Lions Club:
Dave King, Dennis Weiss, John Zehnder Sr., Rick Schriver
Cooks List
January 11 – Lion Sharon & Lion Agustin ((Governor Visitation))
January 25 – Lion Bill H
February 3 – Lion Shauna
February 22 – Lion John Z Sr.
Board Minutes
Board Meeting for December, 2015. We did not have a quorum so we did not vote on anything. All issues put over until January board meeting.
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
Name
Spouse
Jack Megna
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
David Simpson
Ginger
Howard Stoll
Jeanette
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
