We have some very exciting news to share in this month’s Stag. First of all, we inducted a new member in September. Please make sure to welcome Harjeet Kumar when you see him. Both he and his wife, Vanita Kumari are joining. She has to find time in her work schedule to come in for the vote on her membership application. We need to add a few more new members to help fill in for all of our activities. Secondly, the Citizen(s) of the year for Elk Grove has been announced. We are proud to say that our own Warren Weaver and his wife Pat were selected as the Elk Grove Citizens of the Year for 2015-2016. Congratulations to Warren & Pat Weaver.
This past month we continued to support our Elk Grove Senior Center with the monthly pancake breakfast fundraiser. We also supported the Short Line Lake Dinner with Lion Don at the helm. We are also moving forward with our December Crab Feed as tickets will be available this month. Ticket sales are available on our website and an announcement is on the District website as well. Check out our website, on the right side of the menu at www.ElkGroveLionsFoundation.org. Make sure to contact your friends and neighbors so that we can have a successful crab feed as it is the major fundraiser for the club this winter. Our club supported the Food Bank by providing labor and equipment for their Harvest of Hope fundraiser on September 12th.
One of the most important things to happen in September was the Elk Grove Service Club Summit. It was hosted by Kevin Spease of the Laguna-Sunrise Rotary. Leaders from each of the service clubs were invited to meet to discuss what their club does and how we could better work together to serve the needs of Elk Grove as well as to eliminate overlap of services and conflicts on our various fund raising efforts. One of the issues discussed was the availability of a community calendar at LivingInElkGrove.com/events where you could see all upcoming events in the Elk Grove area. This calendar is maintained by our own Lion Jack Edwards, so, let him know if you know of an event that is missing and he can put it on the calendar.
The month of October will start out with our assistance to the Pumpkin Festival for parking on the 3rd & 4th. Thanks to Lion President Bob Brewer for leading the charge. Lion Chris will represent us at the Troop 59 Court of Honor on the 3rd. We will be cooking the pancake breakfast at the Senior Center the following Saturday on the 10th. Also on October 10th, we will be lending a hand at the End of Watch Brews at the Lent Ranch. Thanks Lion Tom McDaniel for being the lead on this one.
Later this month, we will be assisting the Strauss Festival with their Masquerade Ball on October 24th. It will be held at the Laguna Town Hall from 6:00 to 10:00 pm. Join us in supporting them with their ticket sales as well as with assisting them during their event. Remember that they regularly support the Lions as they generally buy a full table at our December and our March crab feed fundraisers.
If you are not already booked for the morning of the 24th, you could support My Sister’s House at their walk/run. For more info, click here.
At the board meeting in September, we agreed to work on hosting a car show in the late spring. Lion Jack Megna will be the chair.
One last reminder about dues. They were due on the first of July. We have to pay the first half of our insurance for the year so please contact the treasurer and get your check in. The dues are still $80.
Join Us
Elk Grove Lions Club
P.O. Box 465
Elk Grove, CA. 95759
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.
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:
Activities & Photos
Check out the following photos:
New members in training, snapping fresh green beans, at Shortline Lake; Vanita Kumari & Harjeet Kumar
Lions Don, Bob, Sharon & John at Shortline Lake
Lion Sharon checking to see if Lion Don brought everything
A little water show put on by the skiers at Shortline Lake
The Muegge’s working on the pasta
Snapping beans
Shucking corn
Part of Lion Don’s crew at Shortline Lake
Lion Dave, Tracey Edwards (Soroptimist), Angela Spease (Laguna-Sunrise Rotary), Lion Bob, Pat Beal at The Service Club Summit at the Senior Center
Lion Dave Simpson helping out with traffic control at the Pumpkin Festival
We will be working this event on the 24th
Elk Grove Citizens of the Year; Optimist Pat Weaver & Lion Warren Weaver!!!
Announcements
Dues: If you have not yet paid your dues, you are now late. As you remember, they are $80 per year. Just so you know, $25 goes to MD4, $43 goes to LCIF and $12 is kept by the club. That $12 per member goes into the admin fund. It is not enough to pay our annual insurance bill, which is why we are always looking for a way to bring in admin funds.
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:
Taka Blackburn, Bob Brewer, Dave Ogden, Tom Anderson, Lewis Flint
Anniversaries
Congratulations on another year of Service to the Lions Club:
Chuck Davis, David Ogden, Fred Handley, Tom Anderson
Cooks List
October 12 – Lion Jim S
October 28 – Lion Joe T
November 9 – Lion Jack E
November 23 – Lion Don T (Thanksgiving)
Board Minutes
ELK GROVE LIONS FOUNDATION
Board Meeting Minutes
September 21, 2015
Call to order 7 PM Lion President: Robert Brewer
Attendance:
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President: Robert Brewer
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Secretary: Rick Schriver
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1st VP: Jack Edwards
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Bulletin Editor: Jack Edwards
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2nd VP: Charlie Brummer
Tail Twister: Tom Anderson
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3rd VP: Sharon Mika
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Treasurer: Bill Kirkland
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Lion Tamer: Marv Neil
2-Year Director: Jim Switzgable
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1-Year Director: David King
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2-Year Director: Don Thompson
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1-Year Director: John Muegge
Membership Director: Dan Pearson
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Imm Past Pres: Poncho Sanchez
Other Lions Present:
Andy A
Joe T
John Jr
Jack Megna
Harjeet Kumar – New Member
Guests:
Secretary Report by Lion Secretary Rick Schriver: Motion to approve Board Minutes by Lion Jack E and second by Lion Sharon ; approved
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 Social7:00 pm
MeetingPapa’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
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
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
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
New members in training, snapping fresh green beans, at Shortline Lake; Vanita Kumari & Harjeet Kumar
Lions Don, Bob, Sharon & John at Shortline Lake
Lion Sharon checking to see if Lion Don brought everything
A little water show put on by the skiers at Shortline Lake
The Muegge’s working on the pasta
Snapping beans
Shucking corn
Part of Lion Don’s crew at Shortline Lake
Lion Dave, Tracey Edwards (Soroptimist), Angela Spease (Laguna-Sunrise Rotary), Lion Bob, Pat Beal at The Service Club Summit at the Senior Center
Lion Dave Simpson helping out with traffic control at the Pumpkin Festival
