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LIONS CLUB OF UNION CITY NEWSLETTER
NO. 9 March 3, 2004
Editor: Lion Ed Xavier
REPORT ON CLUB MEETING OF February 12, 2004
Our Charter Night and Valentine's Dinner was a lot of fun. We shared the
evening with the Union City Lioness Club and it is always fun to party with them. Lioness
President Lu Goni personally decorated the room with hearts and flowers and candles,
a very festive setting. Lioness Heidi Kitayama prepared songs of the season
for us to sing.
We were joined by Vice District Governor Sue Olin who made this her official
visit to our club for her campaign for District Governor. Joining Lion
Sue was her husband Lion (District Governor incognito) Bob Olin. Lions
Sue and Bob enjoyed the old songs, even if we did butcher a few of them.
Union City Lions were in good voice for most of the evening. We were ably
led by Lions Gloria Watson and Debbie Leonicio and by Lioness Heidi Kitayama.
The program of the evening was about club vests and Lions trading pins. Our
new members were able to walk away with a handful each of trading pins courtesy
of some of our older members, past and present.
REPORT ON CLUB MEETING OF FEBRUARY 26, 2004
Our guest speaker was former Union City Lion Ken Smith, presently a Director
for the Union Sanitary District. Ken spoke to us about the sanitary district,
its operations, and its plans for the future. The sanitary district treats
an amount of wastewater eery two weeks that is enough to fill the Oakland Coliseum. Ken
Smith brought a staff member, Joanie Deis, with him to help him with his presentation.
REPORT ON MEMBERSHIP ORIENTATION MEETING OF FEBRUARY 26, 2004
Membership chair Lion Helen Kennedy put on a very meaningful new member orientation
meeting. New members attending were Lions Tony Acosta, Chuck Harvey, Pam
Navarro, and Ida Gueco. Also attending were associate Lion member Andy
DeNoga and prospective member, Wai Bowie Lee. Wai Bowie Lee is a former
member of the San Francisco Chinatown Lions. Helping Lion Helen with the orientation
were Lion President Jim, Lion First Vice President Rick, and Lion Historian Ed.
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Our membership drive is in full swing. We want to encourage every Lion
to invite friends and family to join us at our meetings and events. We
only need four more new members before Lion Rick will cheerfully receive a pie
in his face. Who gets to throw the pie? That lucky Lion will be selected
from among Lions who have sponsored new members during this fiscal year. Sponsor
a new Lion and have a chance to be the one to throw the pie!
Remember that the club will treat a prospective new member to their first lunch
or dinner as our guest. This gives people an opportunity to visit us and
see if they have an interest in our club without incurring any financial obligation. You
also get to invite a friend to lunch and have that lunch paid for by the club. Such
a deal.
STUDENT SPEAKERS
The Union City Lions Club Student Speakers was held on February 23, 2004, at
7:00 p.m. at Logan High School. Lion Regis Amann chaired this event. The
subject this year is "Democracy, is it for everyone?" We had three excellent
speakers from James Logan High School, Candace Nguyen, Michael Joski, and Aman
Grewal. The winner was Aman Grewal, a senior at James Logan High School.
Also attending were Lions Ken Buffum, Chuck Harvey, Rick Sealana, Alice Huang,
Don and Gloria Watson.
The next level of competition is the zone contest which is set for March 10,
2004, at 7:00 p.m. at the Fremont library. Please try to attend and support
Union City's Aman Grewal at the next level of competition.
REPORT ON PRESIDENTS, SECRETARIES AND TREASURES DINNER OF FEBRUARY 29, 2004
Lion President Jim and Lion Secretary Don attended the third district cabinet
meeting at Rossmoor. It was also a time to recognize the work done by this
years Presidents and Secretaries. Lions Jim and Don received citations
for their good work this year. The Lions of Union City know they
do good work.
MARCH IS NOMINATION MONTH
March is the time for our nominating committee to make its report to the membership
of its proposed slate of officers and directors for 2004-2005. There will
also be a proposal put to the membership to increase club dues to cover the increase
in membership fees that we must pay to Lions International and for other administrative
assessments. We also expect that there will be a proposal to amend our Club By-Laws
to add one or more positions to the board of Directors.
If you are interested in serving on the Board of Directors, please contact a
member of the nominating committee, Lions Helen Kennedy, Carol Dutra Vernaci,
or Ed Xavier.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
March 10, 2004: Zone level Student Speakers contest. Begins at 7:00 p.m.
at the main library at Fremont on Stevenson Road, across from Kaiser. Lion
Zone Chair Tony Hong needs help. He needs timers and scorers.
March 11, 2004, at 7:00 p.m.: Regular club meeting at Mezzo Mezzo.
March 20, 2004: Lions Leos' Clubs District Convention at the Oakland Blind Center
form 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. There is no admission fee but they would
appreciate if you brought a raffle prize that would be of interest to a teenage
youth.
March 21, 2004: Campaign fundraiser for Lion Walter Griffin. Call Lion
Helen Kennedy for more details.
March 25, 2004, at noon: Regular club meeting at Mezzo Mezzo. Our speaker
will be L. Buzz Covalt from Comcast Cable TV. He produced a public service
TV program on volunteers in the Tri-City area which includes interviews with
Lions Gloria Watson and Ken Buffum. He will air that tape and will speak
about volunteerism in the Tri-City area.
SUNSHINE COMMITTEE REPORT
Lion Bernard Lipscomb suffered a stroke on Thursday, February 19, 2004. He
has lost the use of his right arm and leg. He was treated at the Kaiser
Rehab hospital in Vallejo. He is confined to a wheelchair and gets some
limited amount of physical therapy. He is presently at Parkview Nursing
Home on Tampa Street in Hayward. He may be moved to Vallejo, so call first
to see if he is still at Parkview. Visit Lion Bernard if you have the opportunity.
Gabriella Gutierez was hospitalized with pneumonia. She is now back at
home and is recovering.
See you soon.
Lion Ed Xavier
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