© Elk Grove Lions Club

Volume 74

Issue # 12

June 2024

We Serve

President Bob Shipley

President’s Message

Join Us

Calendar

Activities

Announcements

Birthdays/Anniversaries

Cooks List

Board Minutes

Contact Info

District Info

President’s Message

Fellow Lions, Friends of the Elk Grove Lions Club and our Community.

As you know, my term as your president is coming to an end, but I must say that it has been a great experience. I have fully enjoyed leading our club over the past 12 months. Our community outreach has been at times very hectic and time consuming for many of our board. That said, we have fulfilled our mission “to Serve” our community. I feel enourmous pride and gratitude for all that my fellow lions have achieved in the past year. I’d like to send a heartfelt thanks to my board for supporting me and delivering on our mission. Thanks for all you do.

As we look back on the month of May, we started strong with two big events on the 2nd. First of all was the Big Day of Giving. Thanks to Lion Jack, we were able to receive over $4,000 in donations to allow us to continue to serve our community. Also a special Thank You to Lions Sharon and Brian for hosting a booth for the Big Day of Giving at the Elk Grove Food Bank while Lion Jack and were at another function.

That same evening I was happy to join Lion Jack and two students to give each of them a $1,500 scholarship at the Elk Grove Regional Scholarship Foundation event, Spotlight on Scholarships. A big congratulations to Vatsana Khammanivong from Florin High School who received the Scholarship in Memory of Paul Betschart & Gary Dapelo and to Joy Stewart from Pleasant Grove High School who received the scholarship in Memory of Ted Schmidt & Henry Kloss. Thanks again to Lion Jack who sits on that subcommittee for our club and who had the task of reviewing almost 300 scholarship applications to come up with these two winners. Check out the photos of our scholarship winners in the Activities and Photos Section Below

Our monthly pancake breakfast went smoothly. We were double booked as we also had our club members at the Elk Grove Historical Society Victorian Era Courtship Tea serving as well as handling the parking/traffic control too. The following week, another group of Lions were at Elk Grove High School along with Lion Warren and Lion Lorene to handle their senior graduation rehearsal breakfast, serving over 400 students and teachers. The following week, we were at Barbara Comstock Elementary School preparing breakfast burritos for their recognition of school volunteers. Again, Lion Lorene was there to keep us on task.

Of course, it would not be May without a dozen Lions showing up at the County Fair for our FFA and 4-H students to prepare breakfast on Saturday and Sunday. As usual, we served hundreds of kids and buyers at that event with the assistance of the Pride of Laguna Creek Lions. We had great crews on both days. As always, I know that I can rely on our great group of Lions to be there when we need them. Thanks to all who participated.

Coming up next month will be the Installation Dinner for our incoming officers.

District convention was at the beginning of the month. Our club received several awards. We won the “Humanitarian Award” for our Rise Against Hunger event that benefitted that organization and our local EG Food Bank. We also won the “Community Service Award” for our work with Uplift Elk Grove. The third award our club garnered was the “Community Leadership Award” which acknowledges both the quantity and quality of our community outreach. Finally, yours truly was awarded the Lion of the Year for the Sacramento district. This honor is a only a reflection of the support I have received from our club.

Thank you to our club members who have contributed by showing up to provide the support for all of our community events and fundraising efforts. I am proud to call myself an Elk Grove Lion.

Sincerely,
Lion Bob Shipley

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: Albiani Recreation Center

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.”

Calendar of Events

Club, District and Zone Highlights:

Activities & Photos
Check out the following activities, photos & videos:

Elk Grove Historical Society Spring Tea

Lion Jack taking a break after assisting Lion Brad with parking control.

Spotlight on Scholarship
After reviewing and scoring almost 300 applications, we were able to select and present a scholarship in the amount of $1,500 to each of the following students. It was especially interesting to note that the top 20 students who’s applications I reviewed, also received a scholarship from one of the other supporters since the students apply for multiple scholarships.

The Scholarship in Memory of Paul Betschart & Gary Dapelo was presented to
Vatsana Khammanivong from Florin High School

The Scholarship in Memory of Ted Schmidt & Henry Kloss was presented to
Joy Stewart from Pleasant Grove High School

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 Lion:

Don Thompson

Anniversaries

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

Cooks List

June 10 – Sharon Mika
June 24 – Bob Shipley

Board Minutes

ELK GROVE LIONS CLUB
Board Meeting minutes
May 20th, 2024

Call to order: 6 p.m. President: Bob Shipley
Attendance:

X	President: Bob Shipley	X	Secretary: Lorene Fuhs
X	1^st VP: Warren Weaver		Treasurer: Jason Springer
X	2^nd VP: Anthony Dapelo	X	LCIF: Andy Anderson
X	3^rd VP: Tim O’Hara	X	Membership Director: John Zehnder Jr.
X	Lion Tamer: Dave King		2-Year Director: Greg Neill
X	1-Year Director: Denise O’Hara		2-Year Director: Marv Neill
X	1-Year Director: Lynden King	X	Publicity Director & Asst. Secretary: Jack Edwards
X	Immediate Past Pres: Warren Weaver

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 April 2024 by Lion Dave K and by Lion Warren _ Motion……………

Treasurer Report: by Lion Treasurer Jason Springer:

Admin- $14,210.30
Project Categories

FFA – $ 26,528.35
Scouts – $ 2,150.00
Project – $ 49,260.80
Total – $ 75,940.06

Combined Project – $ 90,150.36

Correspondence:

Lion Jack received $500 donation from American Legion for our help with their Fundraiser event

Adjourn Club Meeting & Open Elk Grove Lions Foundation at 6:05 pm

Old Business / Status Checks / Chairperson’s Report

EGHS Senior Graduation rehearsal Breakfast – Fri May 17^th /went well

New Business:

Boy Scouts award banquet -4th Wed, July 24, 70-100ppl – see motion
New Cooking Pots – Lion Lorene induction pots – see motion
75^th EG Lions Anniversary – Lion Dave – See Motion
FACE BBQ Request – Lion Lorene – see motion
SMUD Cares wants us to cater their event weekend- Lion Jack – the board feels we are not equipped to handle this project at this time.
EG Historical Society bar for Aug 23^rd – District 56 – Lion Jack

Motions on New Business

Motion

Moved By

Second

Passed

Lead

Boy Scout Banquet up to $400 for

Hamburgers/Hot Dogs and buns/water/chips to cook and serve

Wed, July 24th

Lion Dave

Lion Andy

Pres Bob

^{$350 to purchase 2 induction pots}

Lion Dave

Lion Anthony

Lion Jason

A committee will be formed with Lion Dave K, Lion Sharon, Lion Andy to work on our 75^th Lions Anniversary celebration in 2026

Lion Warren

Lion

John Z

Lion Dave K

Face request for BBQ on June 12^th up to $300

Lion John Z

Lion Anthony

Cannie for Companions for $200

Lion

John Z

Lion Dave K

Lion Jason

Bar only for Historical Society for

Aug 23^rd District 56

Lion Jack

Lion Anthony

Lion Andy

SMUD Cares would like us to cook and serve for their event Sept 4 and 5th

Lion Jack

Upcoming Activities and Approved Projects:

Event	Date	Location	Chair
Lions Club Board Meeting	May 20th	Albiani Rec Center	Pres. Bob Shipley
Barbara Comstock Morse Elem. – Volunteers Tea – Breakfast Burritos	Thursday, May 23	7000 Cranleigh Ave	Lion Lorene
County Fair Pancake Breakfast For EG FFA students	Sat., May 25th	Cal Expo	Lion Andy
County Fair Pancake Breakfast For EG FFA students	Sun., May 26th	Cal Expo	Lion Warren
Community Breakfast	June 8th	Albiani Rec Center	Lion Jim
Lions Club Dinner Meeting	June 10th	Albiani Rec Center	Head Cook Lion Sharon
Lions Club Board Meeting	June 17th	Albiani Rec Center	Pres. Bob Shipley
Lions Club Dinner Meeting INSTALLATION DINNER	June 24th	Albiani Rec Center	Head Cook Lion Bob Shipley

Lions Club Dinner Meeting	July 8th	Albiani Rec Center	Head Cook Lion
Community Breakfast	July 13th	Albiani Rec Center	Lion Jim
Lions Club Board Meeting	July 15th	Albiani Rec Center	Pres. Warren
Lions Club Dinner Meeting	July 22nd	Albiani Rec Center	Head Cook Lion
Delta Lions Pear Bread Making	Thurs, July 25th	Albiani Rec Center	Lion Andy
Stauss Festival Parking Thurs – Sun	Thurs- Sunday July 25^th– 28th	EG park	Lion Dave k
CSD Campout in the Park Hamburgers and hot dogs Serve 5-7pm	Sat, Aug 3rd	EG park
CSD Campout in the Park Breakfast serve 7-9am	Sun, Aug 4th	EG park
Community Breakfast	August 10th	Albiani Rec Center	Lion Jim
Lions Club Dinner Meeting	August 12th	Albiani Rec Center	Head Cook Lion
Lions Club Board Meeting	August 19th		Pres. Warren
Lions Club Dinner Meeting	August 26th	Albiani Rec Center	Head Cook Lion

Good of the Order:

Adjourn Meeting: pm

Club Contact Info

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: 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

Name	Spouse
Andy Anderson
Tom Anderson	Ashley
Taka Blackburn	Valerie
Kyle Blackburn
Bob Brewer	Cheryl
Charles Brummer
Larry Chen	Eva
Brian Crough	Linda
Brad Dano	Teresa
Anthony Dapelo	Chalene
Jack Edwards	Tracey
Randy Feist	Barbara
Lorene Fuhs	Robbie
Bill Heston Jr
Dave King	Julie
Lynden King	Sandi
Bill Kirkland Jr	Dusty
Harjeet Kumar	Vanita
Kirk Marchetti	Robin
Sharon Mika
Ed Mooney	Gayle
John Muegge	Rebecca
Rebecca Muegge	John
David Myrick	Vickie

Name	Spouse
Greg Neill	Amy
Marv Neill	Annajean
Tim O’Hara	Denise
Denise O’Hara	Tim
Agustin Placios
Karen Pang
Dan Pearson	Shelli
Dan Quiggle	Marsalina
Jerry Salamy	Leann
Andrew Shipley
Bob Shipley	Andrea
Jason Springer	Raelynn
Jim Switzgable	Debbie
Joe Terry	Sarrah
Sarah Terry	Joe
Brenda Terry
Don Thompson	Sue
Treavor “TJ” Weaver	Brooke
Brooke Weaver	Treavor “TJ”
Warren Weaver	Patricia
Dennis Weiss	Diane
John Zehnder Jr.	Linda
Eva Zhao	Steve