FOOTHILL LIONS CLUB 1 DISTRICT 4-C1 SOUTH BUTTE REGION NORTH ZONE LIONS PRIDE Newsletter - Editor: Sally Carter DECEMBER 2016 MEETINGS 1ST & 3RD THURSDAYS OF THE MONTH 7:00 PM FOOTHILL LIONS CLUB FOOTHILL COMMUNITY CENTER 5667 FRUITLAND ROAD MARYSVILLE, CA 95901 (530) 742-5466 (LION) OUT MOTTO WE SERVE! In This Issue OFFICERS EDITOR S MESSAGE VETERAN S PARADE MINUTES CALENDAR BIRTHDAYS/SUNSHINE REPORT WHITE CANE DAY CHRISTMAS FOR THE NEEDY UPDATE PEACE POSTER CON- TEST TRICK OR TREAT STREET/HALLOWEEN DANCE/PARTY
2 NEW OFFICERS 2016/2017 PRESIDENT LION KIM WHALEN-HALL 1205 East 22nd Street #615 Marysville, CA 95901 923-5805 1st VP Lion Linda Saala 679-2105 2nd VP Lion Sheri Vess 743-5865 3rd VP Vacant Secretary Lion Sally Carter 12286 Scott Grant Rd Marysville, CA 95901 743-5311 Treasurer Lion Susie Trundy 742-3041 I.P.P. Gerry Farrell 692-1507 Tail Twister Lion Susan DeGraff 742-5311 Lion Tamer Lion Sierra Kanawyer 990-0105 Membership VACANT DUE TO ILLNESS! Club Manager Gertie Moore 749-9809 Bar Manager Mike Fitzgerald 742-6387 1-Year Director Lion Berl Akers 743-9698 1-Year Director Lion Carol Cecil 742-4242 2-Year Director Delores Simkins 916-203- 1829 2-Year Director Janet Mincer 923-0585 (Not Board Positions) Grounds Keepers Lions John Stevens, Jeff Trundy plus volunteers as needed EDITOR S MESSAGE The cut off for submission of articles for the bulletin is the 25th of the month. All Lion members are encouraged to submit information/pictures that you would like to share. You can contact me at 743-5311. My email address is sally.carter 1944 @sbcglobal.net. We still are looking for a replacement Membership Chairman and 3rd VP. If you are interested, please contact President Kim. These are very important positions and we need someone committed to performing the duties. TREASURER S REPORT UNRESTRICTED INCOME Bar Profits -- $1,172 Member Dues $330 50/50 $57 Tail Twister $29 Rental $80 Donation $300 EXPENSES Donation $200 Utilities $1,152 Club Sup. $52 Gov. Visit-$171 Prop. Ins. $1,631 Treas. $47 Liq. Lic. $741 Peace Poster $193 Bulletin Exp-$30
3 MINUTES GENERAL MEETING 11/03/2016 Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm by President Kim. Pledge by Lion Sally, Prayer by Lion Gertie and song by Lion Joni (America the Beautiful). Introduction of guests by President Kim Karina and Linzee. Recess for dinner prepared by the Lioness Reconvene meeting Lion Jean-Marie update on Veteran s Day Parade on November 11, 2016. She will notify the membership where our float will be located and that decorations will be done at 9:00 am. Lion Susie update on Crab Feed to be held on November 5 th. Raffle prized still needed but all the tickets are Sold! Lion Gertie Turkey give-away to the Churches. A motion was made from the floor to use the funds from the cancelled Salvation Army Depot Thanksgiving project to purchase the 40 turkeys requested from the two local churches. 2 nd and motion passed. Lion Susie White Cane Day will be on November 12 th. Meet at the club @ 8:30 am and pick up supplies and tables, chairs, etc. Lions Sally & Sierra will be stationed at the Ace Hardware location and Lion Susie s team will be at the four corners at Loma Rica Store. Lion Sally reminder that Peace Poster contest judging will be on Sunday, November 6 th @ 1:00 pm. Lion Sally will supply pizza for lunch for the judges. Lion Joni report on Halloween Dance Party. Everyone had a great time with a nice turnout. The funds raised paid for the expenses for this annual community service activity. Lion Sally gave the report for the Chili Cook Off for Lion Mary. There was a profit of $451.70 for the event expenses of $835 with income of $1286.70. Good work Lion Mary and her team. Lion Jean-Marie gave report on the Trick or Treat Street. The rain held off and well over 125 children participated along with the members decorated vehicles. The Cal-Fire team joined us for the event; in addition, the Highway Patrol participated (both for the first time). NEW BUSINESS: UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Lion Deloris explanation of the cancellation by the Salvation Army Depot Thanksgiving Dinner. Lion Deloris said there is new management and the dinner has been cancelled. The funds authorized will OTHER BUSINESS: not be needed. President Kim read a letter for PDG Maggie Robeson requesting a member of our club be the chairman of the Food Faire event at the District 4-C1 convention. After much discussion, Lion Sheri Vess volunteered to be the chairman. She just wants lots of help! The theme this year is Mother Earth and Earth Day. The convention will be held April 21 st 23 rd, 2017 in Anderson, CA. Correspondence President Kim read a thank you card from one of the winners at the Annual Car Show. President Kim reminded the members about the Lioness Annual Ham Veteran s Dinner to be held on November 12 th with RSVP by November 7 th. Lion Cindi Fitzgerald will make a LPCCI presentation at the dinner with a couple of guests with their dogs assisting. 50/50 Drawing in the amount of $28 was won by Lion Jean -Marie. The Tail Twister project was not won and the drawing money rolled over until next meeting ($79.00). Christmas basket program update Fellow lions members If you would like to donate a turkey to a family we sponsor for Christmas it would be greatly appreciated. At this time I'm anticipating at least 25 families. I'm thinking 15-18 lbs is a good size. Turkey's are currently on sale for 68 per pound at Winco with a limit of 5. I'm hoping that the other stores follow with good sale prices. Last year we anticipated them going on sale again for Christmas but the price didn't reduce much unfortunately. If you would like to donate one, please contact me at myblueeyedlion@gmail.com or 530-675-9654 so I can plan for pickup and freezer storage. I have room currently for about 12, with more room soon. I am currently waiting on family name nominations from the school's and other contacts. When received the angel tree with the children's names and ages will be placed at the
MINUTES GENERAL MEETING NOVEMBER 17, 2016 Meeting called to order by President Kim at 7:00 pm. Pledge by Lion Jeff, Prayer by Lion Gertie, and song by Lion Joni. President Kim announced some sad news to the membership Lion Colleen Kelly, Lion Shari McKim s mother, Lion Linda Saala s brother and Lion Irene Dani s son, Jack, have all passed away this November. A sad time in our club due to the loss of these special individuals. Prayers and best wishes to the all the families and friends of our lost loved ones. Introduction two guests by President Kim Recess for dinner prepared by the Lioness. Reconvene meeting - A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE LIONESS FOR THE EX- CELLENT MEAL! Presentation: Lion Kim presented Karina, Lion Sierra s daughter, the $100 prize for first place in the Foothill Lions Club Peace Poster Contest. Karina attends the Foothill Middle School in Loma Rica. Congratulations to Karina job well done! UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Lion Gertie Mr. Sam Alfred, nephew of Lions Mike & Linda Saala, who works as a Manager at Walmart in Oroville, donated 28 turkeys for our Thanksgiving Turkey Give-Away to our local churches. We need to send a special Thank You to Sam for the generosity to help the needy families in our area. Lion Susie White Cane Day - $881.37 was collected by the volunteers for our vision program in Saturday, November 12, 2016. Lions Susie Trundy, Chairman, Mike Fitz, Carol Cecil, Janet Mincer, Sierra & Karina and Sally Carter manned the 4-Corners and the Ace Hardware Store in Oregon House to explain what White Cane Day is all about and how much the Lions Clubs help our residents who may be visually impaired. Lion Susie Crab Feed 160 tickets sold, silent auction, raffle prizes and great food raised a profit of $4,651.00, not including the bar profits. The hall was decorated so beautifully and the entries from the Peace Poster Contest were displayed as an Art Show. The entire event was magnificent! There was a problem at the dinner people were taking the trays of food after the dinner. They did not pay for them so if you see someone doing this, please stop them and explain that we sell the left-over foods and they are not free. Lion Sally reminder of the Holiday Bazaar and Craft Faire to be held on December 3, 2016 beginning at 10:00 am 3:00 pm. Refreshments will be available. Vendor booth fees are $15.00. Come down and shop local! NEW BUSINESS: President Kim District Cabinet Meeting in Sutter on Dec. 3 rd. Donations of non-perishable items and boxed food items are requested for an activity at the cabinet meeting. Lion Sally announced the Lions Environmental Photo Contest Deadline is December 31, 2016 (postmarked) and all Lions may submit an entry. Lion Sally has the forms and they will be sent out via e-mail. We have so many talented members that we should have lots of entries Lion Debbie B. Christmas for the Needy Program We need 25 turkeys and anyone can donate if they wish. Funds from the earmarked funds will also be used to purchase turkeys for the program. Winco has turkeys @ 68 cents per pound limit of 5 per customer. President Kim First meeting in December (December 1 st ) is our Love Lights a Tree Ceremony. The second General Meeting is our Christmas party/pj party (if you wish). There will be a gift exchange - $20 limit on gifts. Bring a gift if you wish to receive a gift. Both meetings will be a potluck dinner so please bring a dish to share. Lion Sally Spring Valley Christmas Program. Like Mike volunteered to be Santa again this year. There are 5 children to receive gifts. A motion was made to donate $100.00 to purchase the gifts as soon as we receive the information from the school. Voted MSP. Lion Mike/Lion Jean-Marie The Veteran s Parade was amazing. It was one of the largest ever. Lots of entries weather was great. Thank you to everyone who helped OTHER BUSINESS: President Kim read a letter from the Lioness regarding the dinners prepared for meetings. Effective January 1, 2017 through June 2017, the Lioness will prepare dinners only for the second general meeting, except for Official Visitations, due to rising costs and the lower number of dinners being purchased. It is no longer costeffective. A lengthy discussion was held about what we will be doing about changes regarding the dinners. Tabled to Board. Lion Mike Our attendance is getting awful. We need to be contacting our members, especially those we each have sponsored and get them involved. A little bit of time talking with our absent members will let them know they are needed and are missed. Everyone agreed that it is a problem; however, the holidays and family commitments may be one of the reasons why the attendance is low. 50/50 drawing - $28.00 won by Lion Janet Mincer. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:25 pm by Lion Sierra 2 nd by Lion Joni Vote MSP. Meeting adjourned. Submitted by
Motion to Adjourn the meeting by Lion Joni 2 nd by Lion Jean-Marie Vote MSP. Meeting adjourned at 8:10 pm. Submit- 5
50/50 DRAWINGS THE ANNUAL HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY/DANCE Lion Jean-Marie won $28 in the drawing at the General Meeting on November 3, 2016. Lion Janet Miner won $28 in the drawing at the General Meeting on November 17, 2016. Winner of Women s Costume The Flapper Lion Susie Trundy THE COUPLE WINNER DAWN OF THE DEAD FRIENDS OF THE MCKIM S LIONS PEACE POSTER CONTEST 2016 The Loma Rica Foothill Lions Club conducted our Peace Poster contest in November 2016. The winner of our contest is Karina Zamorano, age 12, grade 6, Foothill Intermediate School of Loma Rica. Karina is the daughter of Lion Sierra Kanawyer Lion Gertie cutting a rug with a visitor from Japan! The cowboy could dance. You really had to be there to check out the great costumes. They were outstanding! Really hard to choose the winners. Look at the competitors for Best women s costume they were all great. That lady in the red dress was wait It was Lion Cindi Fitzgerald. I didn t recognize her when she entered
7 WHITE CANE DAY NOVEMBER 2016 Thanks to my White Cane Day Crew, you bunch of beggars. We had a beautiful sunny day and the community (and even some outof-towners) were exceptionally generous this year. Lions Sally and Sierra sat at Foothill Ace Hardware collecting from shoppers and Lions Mike Fitz, Carol, Janet and myself stood at 4-corners in Loma Rica and snagged people as they drove through the intersection. We collected a total of $881.37, which will go a long way in supporting our community members without insurance or funds needed to have an eye exam and/or eye glasses. If you donated on White Cane Day I thank you and; if not, you still can if you d like. Submitted by Chairman, Lion Susie Trundy THE LI- ONS ROCK! TRICK OR TREAT STREET CHILDREN S HALLOWEEN PARTY OCTOBER 31, 2016 This year s Trick or Treat Street for the children was an outstanding success and the largest EVER! The kids, parents, Lion members and friends were all decked out in their costumes and grinning from ear to ear! Candy was flowing and we gave out most of it before the rain came. Chairman Jean- Marie Akers and her A team did an tremendous job THANK YOU! The kids enjoying the free hot dogs and drinks. The Highway patrol & the local Cal-Fire firefighters joined us for the
8 DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS The following members have December Birthdays: NEW YEAR S EVE PARTY/DANCE DECEMBER 31, 2016 Lions Susan Bird, Debbie Burlingame, David Culp, Cindi Fitzgerald, Mike Fitzgerald, Neil Harrington, Foster Rein and Diana Wheeler. The next birthday dinner will be in January due to the holidays, we please join us for the birthday dinner in your honor! Lion Jeff Trundy will be the Chef for the Birthday Dinner he is a great Chili Cook!! The date will be posted in the January 2017 bulletin. Hope to see you all there. LION DIANA WHEELER IS OUR SUNSHINE CHAIRMAN. PLEASE CONTACT HER WITH INFORMATION REGARDING OUR MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AT 741-1502. Lion Gertie has been under the weather with gout. Sadness in the loss of Lion Colleen Kelly who passed away on November 16, 2016. Sadness for Lion SharI McKim on the loss of her mother. Sadness for Lions Irene Dani and Linda Saala on the loss of Irene s son Jack, Linda s brother. Prayers for healing in this time of grief in our Lions family. BAR OPENS @ 7:00 PM LIVE MUSIC 8:30 1:00 PM TICKETS $5.00 EACH FINGERFOODS BLACK-EYES PEAS/ CORNBREAD @ 12:00 MIDNIGHT WITH CHAMPAGNE COME DOWN BE SAFE HAVE FUN DRY PARKING AVAILABLE BRING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH YOUR Lion Irene Dani and Lion Mo Mosher are both in the hospital at this time and very ill. Let s keep Lion Rhonda Flores in our prayers for her fight with can-
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JANUARY 2017 ISSUE: NEW YEAR S EVE PARTY SPRING VALLEY SCHOOL PROJECT LOVE LIGHTS A TREE CEREMONY CHRISTMAS FOR THE NEEDY DISTRICT 4-C1 CABINET MEETING PRESENTATION LPCCI PRESENTATION AND LIONESS DINNER CRAB FEED UPDATE Contact Us Give us a call for more information about our community projects/ functions & hall rentals, and membership applications. FOOTHILL LIONS CLUB 5667 FRUITLAND ROAD LOMA RICA, CA 95901 (530) 742-5466 Bulletin Editor: Lion Sally Carter, 12286 Scott Grant Road, Loma Rica, CA 95901 (530) 743-5311 Visit us on the web at www.foothill-lions.net FOOTHILL LIONS CLUB FOOTHILL COMMUNITY CENTER 5667 FRUITLAND ROAD MARYSVILLE, CA 95901 PLACE STAMP HERE