© Elk Grove Lions Club

Volume 74

Issue # 5

November 2023

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.

Another very busy month has come and gone. As usual we had our regular Monday night dinner meetings and our monthly board meeting. We also had a great time on the 2nd Saturday of the month hosting our Community Pancake Breakfast with over 100 guests.

We worked the cooking event for CSD at the Great Pumpkin Festival where we cooked for the employees and volunteers for CSD. Lion Lorene did a great job coordinating the event and Lion Jack made some great salsa. It was so good, that for the Monday dinner, Lion Jack prepared a fantastic Nacho Grande dinner bar featuring very tasty beef, nacho cheese and his salsa. It was so good, that he has been asked to do it again for the Carnitas Festival on the 28th of October. Yay Jack!

One of our very special events on our schedule for the month of October was the “Fight Hunger, Locally and Globally.” We have invited members of every service club in Elk Grove along with employees of the City of Elk Grove and CSD. We hoped for 50-60 volunteers but ended up with 71. We filled over 10,236 meal packets and collected over 70 cases of canned goods for the Elk Grove Food Bank.

We also served a good crowd at the Elk Grove High Pasta Dinner, thanks to Lion Warren and his crew. Before the end of the month, we were set to host 250 people at the Bradshaw Christian High School’s First Fall Festival, in support of their FFA program. Soon the numbers jumped to 450, then on the day of the event it was over 800 tickets sold. We provided enough hamburgers and dogs for 500 people and the event planners at the school scrambled to get enough food to feed 800 people. But as luck would have it, they sold another 200 tickets at the door and had to make a shopping run for more food. It was a long event for our cooking crew, but Lion Jack was lucky to have a great crew of Lions plus one potential new member, Ed Mooney who put in the effort to make it look like it was on cruise control. We did not let them see us sweat, except for the crew standing in front of the BBQs.

Finally, the last event of the month was our annual Day of the Dead Carnitas Festival on the 28th. Lion Jack came through with 2 gallons of salsa fresca to go with the great carnitas. Thanks to Lion TJ Weaver and his crew for putting this event together. It is really great to see our new members stepping up to make our club even better.

I’m proud of our club and all that we do for our community. Our schedule is the busiest it has been in years, and that means we are meeting our mission to serve.
Sincerely,
Lion Bob Shipley

I know that you have seen this note before, but our friends in the other service clubs who assisted us at our “Stop Hunger, Locally and Globally,” have been saying that they are very happy about the article in Be Local that highlights our local service clubs and their major fundraising events. So, if you have not done it yet, take a look at this article about our Service Clubs written by our own public affairs officer, Lion Jack Edwards, published by BeLocal in June? In July, his companion article about several of our local non-profit organizations was published. Thanks Jack for getting the word out about the Lions and the other great organizations in our community. You can read it here. Below the picture of the monthly magazine you will find the article about the non-profits and the interview with Jack & Tracey.

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: Online Zoom Meeting

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 photos & videos:

Induction Ceremony for Karen Pang

Fall Festival Crew at Bradshaw Christian School: Andy Anderson, Anthony Dapelo, Bob Shipley, Brian Crough, Dave King, Ed Mooney, Sharon Mika, Taka Blackburn, and Warren Weaver

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:

Charlie Brummer, Harjeet Kumar & John Zehnder Jr.

Anniversaries

Congratulations on another year of Service to the Lions Club:
Bill Heston, Jerry Salamy, John Zehnder Jr, Kirk Marchetti & Taka Blackburn.

Cooks List

October 9 – Jack Edwards
October 23 – Marv Neill

Board Minutes

ELK GROVE LIONS CLUB
Board Meeting Minutes
October 16th, 2023

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

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

Guest(s):

Brett Bartholomew of Chamber Leadership group to present a proposal for Project R.I.D.E. sensory trail

Secretary Report: (Stag) by Lion Lorene: All activities will be recorded in the Lions International’s MyLion program.

Motion to approve Board Minutes for September 2023 by Lion Andy second by Lion _Dave__ Motion……………

Treasurer Report: by Lion Treasurer Jason Springer:

Admin- $14,380.59
Project Categories
FFA – $ 9865.44
Scouts – $ 71
Project – $ 27,299.92
Total – $ 39,738.07

Combined Project – $ 54,118.66

Correspondence: None

Adjourn Club Meeting & Open Elk Grove Lions Foundation at 6:09 pm

Old Business / Status Checks / Chairperson’s Report

Community Breakfast – Lion Don \went well, November we will serve Biscuits and gravy
Rise Against Hunger – Lion Jack \ wonderful event look forward to others
Carnitas’ Dinner – we still have tickets email will be sent out for volunteer times
CSD Staff Luncheon – Arrive at 9:45am Wackford Center
Crab Feed – tickets will be available Nov 1st
EGHS FFA Pasta Dinner – Arrive at 4:10pm/ Email will be sent to times

New Business:

Youth Service Compliance – will be discussed at later date
Vote on new Member Karen Pang – See Motion
Parade of lights – There is a $50 fee
Carnita’s Ticket for Juan ( Cook) – See Motion
District meeting food Donation – See Motion
Project Ride donation – See Motion

Motions on New Business

Motion	Moved By	Second	Passed	Lead
Karen Pang for new membership	Lion Andy	Lion John Z	X
As thank you for Juan Cooking Carnitas Dinner we will give him a Dinner Ticket	Lion Taka	Lion Warren	X
District Meeting donation of $100 For Soda purchase for Feb 4^th Meeting	Lion Jack	Lion Anthony	X
Project Ride $1000 donation for sensory Trail –will vote at next meeting for club approval for the amount of $1000	Lion Jack	Lion Anthony	X

Upcoming Activities and Approved Projects:

Event	Date	Location	Chair
Lions Club Board Meeting	October 16th	Albiani Rec Center	Pres. Bob Shipley
EGHS FFA Pasta Dinner	Thurs., Oct, 19th	EGHS	Lion Weaver
Bradshaw Christian FFA Fall Festival 300 hamburgers and hot dogs Serve 5pm – 8pm	Friday, Oct 20th	Bradshaw Christian School	Lion Jack
Lions Club Dinner Meeting	October 23rd	Albiani Rec Center	Lion Marv Neill
CSD Operations Luncheon 100 Lunches prep and serve	Thurs, Oct 26th	Wackford Ballroom	Lion Lorene
Carnitas Dinner	October 28th	EG Pavilion	Lion TJ/Lion Joe
Lions Club Board Meeting	November 6^th	Albiani Rec Center	Pres. Bob Shipley
Community Breakfast	November 11th	Albiani Rec Center	Lion Don and Lion Jim
Lions Club Dinner Meeting Thanksgiving Feast	November 13th	Albiani Rec Center	Lion Jim S
PARADE OF LIGHTS	December 2^nd	District 56	Lion Lyndon
Lions Club Board Meeting	December 4th	Albiani Rec Center	Pres. Bob Shipley
Community Breakfast	December 9^th	Albiani Rec Center	Lion Don and Lion Jim
Crab Feed	December 9^th	SES Hall	Lion
Lions Club Dinner Meeting Christmas Dinner	December 11th	Albiani Rec Center	Lion Don T
Prime Rib Dinner Valentine theme	February 17^th	Albiani Rec Center
Drive Thru Tri Tip Dinner	March 6th	Albiani Rec Center	Lion Warren
1^st Burger and Brew Dinner	April 6th	Wackford center Ballroom	Lion John Z & Lion Lorene

Good of the Order:

Adjourn Meeting: 7:34 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
Brad Dano	Teresa
Anthony Dapelo	Chalene
Jack Edwards	Tracey
Randy Feist	Barbara
Bill Heston Jr
Lynden King
Bill Kirkland Jr	Dusty
Harjeet Kumar	Vanita
Kirk Marchetti	Robin
Sharon Mika
John Muegge	Rebecca
Rebecca Muegge	John
Greg Neill	Amy

Name	Spouse
Marv Neill	Annajean
Tim O’Hara	Denise
Denise O’Hara	Tim
Dan Pearson	Shelli
Dan Quiggle	Marsalina
Jerry Salamy	Leann
Bob Shipley	Andrea
Jason Springer	Raelynn
Jeylon Strong
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