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November
3 , 2005 Newsletter
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LIONS
CLUB OF UNION CITY NEWSLETTER REPORT ON BOARD MEETING OF OCTOBER 10, 2005 This report is courtesy of Lion Helen Kennedy. Your correspondent did not attend this Board meeting. Lions attending were Tony Acosta (chair), Ken Buffum, Rick Sealana, Gloria Watson, Cathie Kelly, Jim Navarro, and Helen Kennedy. Lion Tony Acosta reported that the Fall Festival of the Arts was well attended. There was good participation from the Lions’ club. The champagne and strawberries were a big success and we should remember that for the future events. We received donations of wine from Southern Wine and Spirits and from our own Lion Fely Fernandez-Kwan. Leftover wine will be used for our holiday party and donated to Winter Fest. Lion’s Night at the As: 75 people attended. We made a profit of about $500.00 on the event because of the 50/50 raffle. The winner of the raffle donated the money back to the club. The Chamber Expo will take place on October 13. Lions will have a booth there for recruitment purposes. CERT Training begins October 29 with two classes. The afternoon session is a make up for the Lions who missed part 1 on October 22. The Lions are having a shower for Lion Christine Friday. Lion Christine is making club history as being the first Lion to give birth while a member of this club. Winter Fest: Lion Gloria Watson is in charge of our participation in this function. She will decorate a tree and also a football-theme gift basket. Lion Ken (Bah-humbug) Buffum will wear a Santa suit for the event. Lion Tony Acosta will be the MC. Lion Helen Kennedy is also on the organizing committee. Earthquake in Pakistan: Lion Johny Tahirkheli who is from Pakistan, passed a report to the board through Lions Jim Navarro and Gloria Watson. He would like the club to organize a fundraiser like we did for the Tsunami victims. The Board is supportive of the concept and wants to hear ideas. Lion Johny is being asked to make a proposal to the Board. The meeting adjourned at 8:10 PM, a record. Thanks Lion Helen for this comprehensive report. REPORT ON CLUB MEETING OF OCTOBER 13, 2005 Lions attending were Tony Acosta (presiding), Jim Navarro, Johny Tahirkheli, Joe Kimura, Diana LaMountaine, Gloria Watson, Don Watson, Helen Kennedy, Conrad Preciado, Ken Buffum, Roy Panlilio, and Ed Xavier. Also present were Leos Cindy Nguyen (President) and Alex Yip. Lion Johny Tahirkheli reported on the devastation to his native Pakistan caused by the earthquake. He estimates that 150,000 dead will be the final total (news reports now list the number of dead at 80,000 with many buildings not yet excavated). 40,000 children are still not yet accounted for. 40 million are homeless and winter is upon the homeless. Lion Tony Acosta set a new record for having his gavel stolen. It was stolen within 60 seconds of opening the meeting. It will be difficult to beat this record. Patricia Abadesco from the Union City Police Department spoke to us about community oriented policing. Union City is blessed with many volunteers who respond as grief counselors and as responders to trauma events. Joining us for our dinner meeting were Eva Padilla (Parents project), Susan Scott (Crisis Intervention/CARE), Marcia Vickroy (Crisis Intervention), Richard Lightholder (CARE, Crisis Intervention), and Reverend Albert Valencia (UCPD Chaplain). The CARE program serves senior citizens who are shut in. They check on seniors to see if they have an adequate support system. The “Vial of Life” holds medicines, lists medical and personal contacts, alerts about medical conditions. A sticker is also stuck to a window to alert first responders to the presence of the Vial of Life. The Parent Project exists to educate parents who need assistance with dealing with their children. Crisis Intervention volunteers respond to traumatic events and are present to offer comfort and solace to victims until their family support system arrives and takes over. Chaplain Albert Valencia is the first Chaplain in the history of the UCPD. He is an ordained minister. He represents the UCPD at many functions and services. REPORT ON CLUB MEETING OF OCTOBER 27, 2005 Lions attending this meeting were Carol Dutra-Vernaci, Rick Sealana, Conrad Preciado, Joe Kimura, Mac Sandhu, Gloria Watson, Don Watson, Jim Nvarro, Greg Stewrat, Christine Gallegos, Fely Fernandez-Kwan, Helen Kennedy, Kim Evans, and Ed Xavier. Other Lions present were Zone Chairperson Randall Smith and former UC Lion Ron Hudson. Our District Governor was scheduled to make his official visit to our club at this meeting. He cancelled at the last minute. Lion Ron Hudson of the Dawnbreakers Lions Club was our guest speaker and spoke to us about the City of Hope. We do not have a new date for the District Governor’s visit. NEW LIONS ORIENTATION MEETING: An orientation meeting for new Lions took place on October 17, 2005, at 7:00 pm in the Board Room of the New Haven Unified School District. Lions Christine Gallegos, Atul Mitra, and Phyllis Gray attended the orientation. Potential Lion Geeta Sangeet also attended. Lions attending were Carol Dutra Vernaci, Tony Acosta, Helen Kennedy, Jim Navarro, and Ed Xavier LION AL RODERIGUES SENIOR CITIZENS THANKSGIVING DINNER Lion Chair Richard Valle reports that he has reserved the Ralph Rugierri Senior Center for November 18, 2005, for this event. Please mark this evening off in your calendar. This is an “All Hands” event. It takes every Lion member to carry off this event. Tri-CED donates 22 fresh turkeys for this event. He is making arrangements to have the Turkeys cooked. This beats the old days when we had to cook the turkeys at home. Lion Richard will arrange for a band to provide music for the occasion. Lion Richard and Tri Ced pays for the band. Our Club pays for all the other food and drink used at the event. Our Club also pays for the use of the Rugierri Senior Center. MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY AT THE MEYER’S ESTATE The Union City Lions’ Club did make a difference in Union City on October 22. We helped the East Bay Regional Park District restore a part of the Meyer’s Estate. Lions Tony Acosta, Larry Cheeves, Greg Stewart, Rick Sealana, Christine Gallegos, Carol Dutra-Vernaci, Helen Kennedy, Phyllis Gray, Diane LaMontaine, and Ed Xavier helped do the work. Marjorie Xavier also was present and helped. Many Leos attended and helped. The young Leos men did most of the heavy work. Many other volunteers also helped. Good citizens of Union City worked alongside Lions in this project. We
worked a section
of the project
just inside the
main gate. First
we weeded the area,
then we dug holes to plant a hedge. The plants to make
the hedge were
then placed into the holes and the holes were filled. Compost
was spread over
the area and a topping of bark was then spread over the work. Last
a fence was installed
in order to keep the deer from eating our hard work.
VISIT OUT WEB SITE Did you know that our club maintains a web site? Lion Bruce Davis is our webmaster. Visit our website at www.unioncitylions.com. Lion Bruce does a superb job with our web site. See, you have a web site and lion Bruce does all the work. Thanks Lion Bruce. MEMBERSHIP DRIVE 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. Our condolences are extended to Lion Al Rose and his family over the death of his wife Jean. See you soon. |
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