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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

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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 Lions:

Bill Heston & Vanita Kumari

Anniversaries

Congratulations on another year of Service to the Lions Club:
Dennis Weiss, Anthony Dapelo, Harjeet Kumar, Vanita Kumari & Jason Springer

Cooks List

February 13 – (Student Speaker Meeting)
February 28 – John Zehnder Jr. (Swiss Night)
March 13 – Bob Shipley (St. Patrick’s Day)

Board Minutes

ELK GROVE LIONS CLUB
Board Meeting Minutes
February 20th, 2023

Call to order:      6 p.m.                    President: Warren Weaver
Attendance:

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 January 2023 by Lion Taka   second by Lion       Andy ___      Motion……………

Treasurer Report: by Lion Treasurer Jason Springer:

• Admin- $ 11,495.95
• Project Categories
• Equipment –            00 discontinue
• FFA – $  11,032.65
• Scouts –   $    2,734.43
• Project – $  59,167.57
• Total –              $   72,934.65
• Combined Project – $84,430.60

Correspondence: See New Business

Adjourn Club Meeting & Open Elk Grove Lions Foundation at   6:07   pm

 Old Business / Status Checks / Chairperson’s Report

• Community Breakfast – better attendance and the Price will be increased due to costs going up – Adults $10 Kids $4
• Albiani Center refrigerator/Freezer – Don T – Totally cost $5860, installed and Lions are already enjoying it.
• Speech Contest – John Z went will with 1 student contestant.
• Up-Lift Diner – Jack E / wonderful event, fed 60 ppl and had extra food for ppl to take home.
• District Pancake Breakfast – Brad D- very fun and wonder event to participate in
• Omni Sports Club – Bar – Andy – went very will would like to do another event us.
• PGHS Red Carpet Event – cooked hot dogs and hamburgers and served students

New Business:

• Pops Premium Meat Shop – Dave King – see motion
• Inaugural Crab Feed – Kim Collier – Bar only – SES Hall March 18^th  See Motion
• Nomination for Next Year’s Officers – will get Nomination at March 13^th dinner meeting and if a vote in needed will have vote on March 27^th dinner meeting
• PG Elementary Dinner – March 24^th See motion
• Crab Feed final report – Jason see the bottom of minutes
• Liquor Liability Insurance – Jason – will be getting for information on how to proceed with insurance at next months board meeting
• Strauss Fundraiser Raffle – Jason see motion
• Taka’s Father-in-Laws celebration of life – March 11^th, Help request (Wackford Center)  see motion

 Motions on New Business

 Upcoming Activities and Approved Projects:

Good of the Order: 7:26pm

Adjourn Meeting:      

 Crab Feed Report for Joint Crab Feed with the Optimist of Elk Grove Club:

Ticket Sales              $31,787.45
Donation                   $  3,000.00
Raffle                         $  4,711.86
Drinks                        $  4,911.08
Dessert                     $  1,336.77
Off sale of Crab        $     380.00
Gift Card Raffle        $     260.00
Bar Tips                    $     215.00

Total Revenue        $46,962.16

Hall Rental               $   3,525.00
Expenses                 $ 18,764.66
Total Expenses        $ 22,289.66

Gross Profit             $24,672.50
Sales Tax                 $  2,742.90
Net Profit                 $21,929.60

Amount Per Club   $10,964.80

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: Warren Weaver

1st VP: Bob Shipley

2nd VP: Taka Blackburn
3rd VP: Anthony Dapelo

Secretary: Lorene Fuhs

Treasurer: Jason Springer

Tail Twister: Brad Dano

Lion Tamer: Dave King

1 Year Director – Greg Neill
1 Year Director – Marv Neill
2 Year Director – Brad Dano
2 Year Director – Dan Pearson
Membership: John Zehnder, Jr.
Past Pres: John Muegge
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