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Ron Howe, President
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July 16, 2008
1st Vice President, Jay rang the bell at 7:15 to get the meeting started. Lion Rudy– song, Lion Jose – pledge, Lion Phyllis – Dollar & Prayer.
Guests: Sara Doolittle and Mario Soriano. Sara was our guest speaker a while back. She is a member of 4-H and had submitted a goat (Babbett) in the Solano County Fair. She was back today to thank Lions Bill and Bob for purchasing her goat which was sold for $9.00 a lb. She also filled out an application and will become our 2nd Student Lion. Welcome!
Mario is the new Manager of First Bank on Waterman Blvd, which he says is financially sound!! This was his 2nd visit and he has also filled out and turned in his application for membership. His application will be voted on at the next Board Meeting. Welcome aboard.
Senior Dinner: Next Senior dinner will be on 7/31. 5:30 pm.
Board Meeting: Sec John read the minutes from our last Board Meeting. Those absent were Lions Phyllis, Adam and Billy. Topics covered were Kases for Kids, Upcoming Social, Relay for Life, Spaghetti Feed, and Installation. Motion was approved to donate $500 to Relay for Life, and $250 to FF Soroptimist Club for their Denim and Diamonds fundraiser. Next Board meeting will be on Monday, August 4 at 7:00 at Pres. Rons.
Socials: Our Social for July will be the BBQ at the Relay for Life on July 19-20. Lion Dan and Maureen will host a BBQ at their home for our social in August. More information next week.
Cost of Installation dinner was $42.50 per person. Good time was had by all.
Relay for Life: July 19-20 - Please plan on helping out this week-end. We will start the coals for the BBQ on Saturday at 2:30 with dinner being served at 5:00pm. Lion Brian has donated the use of his 10x10 tent for our club tent. We will be setting it up at 6:00 pm on Friday evening. Lions John and Jay will pick up and deliver the BBQ on Friday evening as well. Bring your flippers! If you would still like to make a donation to American Cancer…please contact Lion Jose.
Guest Speaker: No guest speaker this morning…that will be $5.00 Lion Joe. Joe was out this morning having surgery on his knee. Get well, Lion Joe. (You still owe us the $5.00).
Fine Free- Lion Jay; $9.00-Lion Jay; Card drawing $50.00-Lion Hal- 7 Diamonds. Lion Dan will draw first next week from last week.
Upcoming programs: July 23 Lion Phyllis; July 30 Lion Bob; Aug 6 Lion John; Aug 13 Lion Phil; Aug 20 Lion Bill; Aug 27 Lion Billy.
July 9, 2008
Pres. Ron brought the meeting to order at 7:15am. Lion Billy-song; Lion Dan-pledge; Lion Phyllis- Dollar & Prayer.
Birthdays: Lion Lyle Smith July 8, 1931 and Lion Ron, July 4, 1941
Anniversaries: Lion Brian & Lori – July 13, Lion Bob & Karen-July 14, Lion Jim & Valerie-July 10, Lion Stacey & John-July 7
Guest: Lion Bob brought one guest with him this morning – Mario Soriano, the new Manager of the First Bank on Waterman Blvd. We sent an application with him.
Senior Dinner – Next Senior Dinner will be 7/31 5:30 pm Bring your aprons.
Relay for Life: Lion John has purchased the condiments and paper products for the BBQ on Saturday and Lion Mary has picked up the sodas and snacks for the club tent. We will begin to BBQ at 4:00 pm on Saturday and will be setting up the tent on Friday evening at 6:00 pm. Lion Brian has a 10x10 tent we will use. (He says it will withstand the Suisun winds) Please plan on helping out.
Board Meeting – Thursday, July 10 6:30 pm at Pres. Ron’s. 3129 Lomita Court, FF.
Tail Twister was busy fining Lion Jay this morning…seems his name was in the paper a couple of times this week with no mention of the Fast Lions. $$$ Also…there was mention of a fire across from the Rockville cemetery. Sounds like the cemetery personnel were there before the fire trucks and had it partially under control by the time Lion Jay’s crew arrived, but I don’t think we had all the facts…did the cemetery tractor get stuck and needed to be pulled out of the fire? Another fine may be due Lion Gary. Maybe we should leave it to the professionals…
Speaking of fines…Lion Bill won some money playing golf last week…
Please look over the membership roster that you received with your bulletin and let Lion John if there are any changes.
Guest Speaker: We did not have a guest speaker this morning…that’s $5.00 you owe us Lion Adam.
Lion Pete filled us in on his recent 3-week hunting expedition to Africa with his family. They ended up with 15 animals (including a giraffe) with Emily bringing down her first critter. He has a video that he will show us at a later date. It took approx. 1 year to get all the permits needed for the hunt. He should have his trophies in about 4 months. Where are you going to hang them all, Lion Pete?
Speaking of hanging…Lion Bob took up a few minutes telling us about his Ride-a-long with the Citrus Heights PD. How many people of interest did they take in on your watch Lion Bob?
Fine Free-Lion Ron ; $9.00-Lion John; Card drawing-Lion Dan - JOKER, JOKER, JOKER!! – he wins $599.00. He tried to bribe the bulletin editor to please not put it in the bulletin…Maureen…I hope you got your share.!! Tail Twister…did you get our 10%? And then he gets to pick first again next week after Pres. Ron brings a new deck. I’m seeing a trend here…
July 2, 2008
1st Vice President, Jay rang the bell at 7:15 to get our new year started. Lion Bill– song, Lion Dan – pledge, Lion Phyllis – Dollar & Prayer.
Senior Dinner: We served BBQ Tri Tip at the Suisun Senior Center on June 26 with several Lions attending. One no-show…Lion Phil. That will cost you Lion Phil…something about falling asleep and not setting an alarm. Next dinner - 7/31. 5:30 pm.
Board Meeting: Thursday, July 10, 2008 - 6:30 pm at Pres. Ron's 3129 Lomita Court, Fairfield.
Vest Day: Today was Vest day…Lion Tamer Phyllis did you fine those 3 Lions at the back table who forgot to wear their vests???
Installation was held on June 28 at Main St. Grill with Past Dist Gov Paul Ball doing the honors. We started the evening at Past Pres Billy’s for Cocktails and ended up at Pres. Ron’s for dessert. Thank you Edith and Kathy for your hard work…. New officers were sworn in and awards passed out. Melvin Jones award went to Lion Dan Brock and Lion of the Year was awarded to Lion John Donahue. Both very well-deserving! Thank you Past Pres. Billy for a great year.
Relay for Life: July 19-20 Lion John will pick up the supplies for the BBQ and Lion Mary will purchase the sodas and snacks for the club tent. Set up is Friday evening. We will be BBQing on Saturday at 4:00p. Bring your flippers! An envelope will be passed around next week for donations. If you would like to make a company donation…please contact Lion Jose.
Membership Roster: Lion John passed around the Club Membership Roster. Please update it if needed.
Kases4Kids: We have received a $500 donation from the Fairfield Host Lions. A thank you will be sent.
Guest Speaker: No guest speaker this morning…that will be $5.00 Lion Dan.
Vacation: Freshly back from vacation, Lion Jay gave us a recap of his trip…The motorhome ate up approx. $3300 in fuel. They visited Mt. St. Helens, the Lewis & Clark museum in Great Falls, MT, the Museum of the Rockies in Boseman, MT, Mt. Rushmore in Rapid City, SD and then turned around when they heard about the fires in Green Valley. He brought back an auction item that Lion Mary bought for $10.00. (what a deal!!) She can have a party with the ale, the beer and the chocolates. Thank you.
Fine Free- Lion Hal; $9.00-Lion John; Card drawing-Lion Dan –NO CARDS – Lion Billy paid the fine. Lion Dan will draw first next week. $599.
Upcoming programs: July 9 – Lion Adam
June 25, 2008
Pres. Billy brought his last meeting to order at 7:15am. Lion Bob-song; Lion Phil-pledge; Lion Ken- Dollar & Prayer. Pres. Billy wanted to thank everyone for all their support this past year. He also announced that he is the proud Grandpa of a new baby granddaughter. Congratulations!!
Visiting Lions: Dist Governor John Posey, Cab. Sec, Jean Roybal, Zone Chairman Lion Nancy Meadows, and Region Chairman Lion Carolyn Bailey. District Governor John was here to present some District Awards. Lions Bob and Mary each received the District Governors Appreciation Award and Lion Mary also received the Region 5 Lion of the Year award. Thank you. Lions International has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize!
The Host Lions have asked us to assist them with serving beer at the Tomato Festival on August 16-17.
Save the Dates: Host Lions Prime Rib in the Park on August 23. $75.00 Solano Lions Fish Fry September 20. $18.00
Lame Duck Award was presented to Out-going Pres. Billy by Lion Bob. Display it proudly Pres. Billy...you’ve earned it!
Senior Dinner – Next Senior Dinner will be 6/26 5:30 pm Bring your aprons. We will be serving BBQ Tri-Tip.
Installation: June 28 at Main St. Grill. 6:30 pm. Cocktails at Pres. Billy’s at 5:00 pm and dessert afterwards at Lion Ron’s. Jackets for the men.
Lions Quest will be holding a workshop in Fairfield on August 23 and will be looking for help serving lunch. Board approved to donate up to $250 towards refreshments. 50 teachers will be attending the workshop to learn about Lions Quest.
Guest Speaker: Fairfield Fire Chief Vince Webster was our guest speaker. There are currently 700 fires burning in No. Calif. We have 5 fire stations in FF and really need 6. FF covers 35 sq. miles. Response time to emergencies should be 6-7 minutes. FF is slightly more than that. The majority of calls received by the Fire Dept are medical calls, and 90% of the time they arrive before the ambulance. Early CPR saves lives. He also discussed Disaster Preparedness, Weed abatement, Fire Safety, Swimming Pool Safety, Explorer Scout Program, Reserve Firefighter Program, and CERT (Citizen Emergency Response Team) Program. If you have any questions on any of these programs, please call the FF Fire Dept at 428-7375. You should have supplies together to last you 96 hours in case of an emergency and keep it somewhere convenient where you can reach it in a hurry. Include, water, meds, clothing, food, blanket, pet supplies, first aid kit, and flashlight. The Mission of the Fairfield Fire Department is to pursue the highest levels of fire and life safety services for our community in order to minimize loss of life and property." Residents of Fairfield can rest assured that having their local fire dept respond to emergency medical incidents is not a waste of services and money. It is an inexpensive benefit that has proven to save lives.
Fine Free-Lion Phil ; $9.00-Lion John; Card drawing-Lion Dan –3 hearts not good enough $599.
Upcoming programs: July 2-Lion Dan; July 9-Lion Adam; July16-Lion Joe; July 23-Lion Phyllis, July 30-Lion Bob.
June 18, 2008
Immediate Past Pres. Bob rang the bell at 7:15. Lion Phil– song, Lion Brian – pledge, Lion Bob – Dollar & Prayer.
Visiting Lion: Lion Richard Schiel – Host Lions.
Birthday: Lion John Donahue – June 13 – the big 60!!
Senior Dinner: We will be serving dinner at the Suisun Senior Center June 26 at 5:30 pm. Bring your aprons. BBQ Tri Tip.
Board Meeting: Lion John read the minutes from our last Board Meeting. Topics included Installation, Spaghetti Feed, Kases 4 Kids. Donations were approved for: $1500-Boy Scouts, $500-Cub Scouts, $400-Camp Wilderness, $50-FF Downtown Assoc.
Spaghetti Feed: Thank you to everyone that helped out at the Spaghetti Feed. Final totals will be available soon. The Host Lions will be applying for a LCIF Grant to help with the funding. We will be addressing the City Council and presenting the check in an upcoming meeting.
Installation will be June 28 at Main St. Grill. Please let Lion Ron know if you would like to attend but have not yet signed up. Entrée choices are: Salmon, Filet Mignon, Lamb Shank, Vegetarian, and Chicken. Pre-party at out-going Pres. Billy’s. Dessert at In-coming Pres. Ron’s.
Relay for Life: Signup sheet was passed around for those helping with set up on Friday evening at 6:00 pm and cooking on Saturday afternoon at 4:00 pm. The signup sheet for participating in the Relay was also passed around. Donations need to be in by July 8.
Guest Speaker: Our guest speaker this morning was our very own Lion Jim Prigmore. He was going through some of his father’s things and came across a poem his father carried in his pocket as a GI called “Panorama of Italy”. Thank you Lion Jim.
Fine Free- Lion Jim; $9.00-Lion Hal; Card drawing-Lion Dan –8 Spades, Mary- 3 Clubs, Brian- 2 Clubs. (If I couldn’t win it Brian, I was hoping you would!) $599.
Upcoming programs: June 25 – Lion Rudy
June 11 2008
Pres. Billy brought the meeting to order at 7:15am. Student Lion Kara-song; Lion Hal-pledge; Lion Bob- Dollar & Prayer.
Anniversaries: Lion Dan Brock & Maureen – June 18 - 33 years. He paid the pot with several dollars! He still loves you, Maureen.
Senior Dinner – Next Senior Dinner will be 6/26 5:30 pm Bring your aprons.
Thank you to Lion Bill Fell and Lion Pat Grace for stepping up and donating some of their unused golf clubs to the FF Golf Team. They are still in need of another set, so if you have some sitting in your garage that you don’t need, please contact Student Lion Kara.
Installation: June 28 at Main St. Grill. 7:00 pm. $35.00 – Club will pay for each Lion’s dinner and one guest each. Please indicate your meal choice on sign up sheet. Cocktails at Pres. Billy’s and dessert afterwards at Lion Ron’s.
Board Meeting: May 9 at Pres. Billy’s.
Relay for Life: We have been asked to again cook the dinner at the Relay on July 19 as well as supply the paper products. You will need to turn in your Sponsor donations by June 13 in order to have your logo on the back of the shirts. Make checks out to American Cancer Society.
Spaghetti Feed: The Spaghetti Feed on June 7 was deemed a success. The Russo (Yarbrough) family was very happy and every excited at the outpouring of public support. Our cooks did a fabulous job with the spaghetti as usual and worked their tails off. It was a little chaotic at times, but it all came together in the end. Anhueser Busch came across with a donation of $5,000. The FF and Cordelia Fire Departments held a boot drive and brought in $25,000. Thank you to everyone that helped out. A special think you to Lion Jay and Patty for all their help. We couldn’t do this without you. This is what we do best – giving back to the community.
Pres. Billy presented Lion Adam with a $500 check for a donation to the Cub Scouts. Those Cub Scouts are our future Boy Scouts, who we hope to see working at our Crab Feeds.
Pres. Billy mentioned that because of his broken ribs, and Edith’s knee injury, they may be looking for some help around the house. If you know of someone that would like to make a few extra dollars, they are looking for someone to help with yard work and some house work. Let Lion Billy know if you know of someone.
Guest Speaker: Our Guest Speaker today was Janet Flores. Janet is a Family Advocate for Solano County Health and Social Services – Mental Health Division. She heads the Support Group for families of persons with Mental Illness. They cover a multitude of disorders: Bipolar, Depression, Autism, and Trauma. Mental Illness is just a chemical imbalance in the brain.
No Lion Bob - - Menopause is NOT a mental illness!!
Fine Free-Lion Adam ; $9.00-Lion Dan; Card drawing-Lion Mary – no cards..will draw next week after Lion Dan. $599-Card Drawing;
Upcoming programs: June 18-Lion Pete; June 25-Lion Rudy; July 2-Lion Dan; July 9-Lion Adam..
June 4, 2008
Pres. Billy rang the bell at 7:15. Lion Mary– song, Lion Bill – pledge, Lion Ken – Dollar & Prayer.
Visiting Lion: Lion Richard Schiel – Host Lions.
Anniversaries: Lion Hal Jones & Nancy – 52 years and Greg & Jeanie Boyko – how many years?
Senior Dinner: There were only 3 Lions that showed up to work at the last Senior Dinner; Lions Phil, Brian, and John. Good thing the Boy Scouts were there to help. We will be serving dinner at the Suisun Senior Center June 26 at 5:30 pm. Bring your aprons.
Board Meeting: Our next Board Meeting will be on Monday, May 9 at Pres. Billy’s.. Pizza will be served. This will be Lion Billy’s last Board Meeting, so we will be looking at several donations.
Spaghetti Feed: Please give any tickets you have not sold to Lion Bob. These will be sold at the door. We will be cooking the spaghetti on Friday evening June 6 at 6:00 pm. Spaghetti Feed is on June 7. Reception starts at 5:00 pm. Tickets are sold out.
Installation will be June 28 at Main St. Grill. 7:00 pm. Sign up sheet is being passed around. Club will pay for each Lion’s dinner and one guest each. Entrée choices are: Salmon, Filet mignon, Lamb Shank, Vegetarian, and Chicken. Pre party at out-going Pres. Billy’s. Dessert at Incoming Pres. Ron’s. Be sure to sign up if you are going to attend, so Lion Ron can make reservations.
Our Tail Twister was busy this morning. Seems Lion Bill was all over the front page commenting on the earthquake, but seeing that no one had a copy of the paper, he escaped paying a fine. Tailtwister was also checking for vests and voter stubs.
Guest Speaker: Because we did not have a Guest Speaker this morning, Lion Mary filled in the time with a synopsis of her cruise. She tried very hard to convince them that she was actually working the whole time. She started out in Istanbul, Turkey (of course she ended up purchasing a Turkish rug) and after stopping at several of the Greek Islands, ended up in Athens, Greece. She brought back a goody bag that Lion Jose bought for $25.00. Thank you Lion Hal for taking the notes for the bulletin. You did a great job.
Lion Bob presented Lion Bill with a beautiful placque for being a Gold Sponsor for the Fire Fighter Challenge.
Relay for Life – Be sure to sign up if you are going to be part of our team. We will be cooking dinner as well.
Fine Free- Lion Jim; $9.00-Lion Jim; Card drawing-Lion Dan – (he will draw next week). $599. – Convention fund $472.
Upcoming programs: June 11, Lion Jose; June 18 – Lion Pete; June 25 – Lion Rudy
May 28, 2008
Pres. Billy brought the meeting to order at 7:15am. Lion Dan-song; Lion Joe-pledge; Lion Hal- Dollar & Prayer.
Birthdays: Lion Stacy Garcia
Senior Dinner – Next Senior Dinner will be 5/29. Bring your aprons.
Installation: June 28 at Main St. Grill. 7:00 pm. $35.00 – Club will pay for each Lion’s dinner and one guest each. Please indicate your meal choice on sign up sheet.
Board Meeting: May 9 at Pres. Billy’s.
Relay for Life: We have been asked to again cook the dinner at the Relay on July 19 as well as supply the paper products. You will need to turn in your Sponsor donations by June 13 in order to have your logo on the back of the shirts. Make checks out to American Cancer Society.
Spaghetti Feed: We will be working the Spaghetti Feed to benefit the Billy Yarbrough Youth Center on Saturday, June 7 at the Cordelia Fire Hall and will be cooking the spaghetti the evening before at 6:00 pm.
Guest Speaker Jack Batson shared some old county sub-division maps prior to 1929 with us. Over 300 exist and would break up much of the county into 10 acre parcels if maps approved. Court order now under appeal..
Fine Free-Lion Jay ; $9.00-Lion Billy; Card drawing-Lion Jay – nope $599 in Card Drawing; $472 in Convention Fund.
Upcoming programs: June 4-Lion Jim; June 11-Lion Jose.
May 21, 2008
Pres. Billy rang the bell at 7:15. Lion Phil– song, Lion Dan – pledge, Lion Ken – Dollar & Prayer.
Guests: Albert Sullivan – guest of Lion Ron.
Remember, the Fairfield Golf Coach is looking for golf clubs for next year’s new players. If you have any golf clubs taking up space in your garage that you no longer use, he could use them. Just let Student Lion Kara know and she will get back to the coach.
Senior Dinner: We will be serving dinner at the Suisun Senior Center May 29 at 6:00 pm. Bring your aprons.
Board Meeting: Our next Board Meeting will be on Monday, May 9 at Pres. Billy’s..
Spaghetti Feed: Please give any tickets you have not sold to Lion Bob. These will be sold at the door. We will be cooking the spaghetti on Friday evening June 6 at 6:00 pm. Spaghetti Feed is on June 7. Reception starts at 5:00 pm.
Installation will be June 28 at Main St. Grill. 7:00 pm. Sign up sheet is being passed around. Club will pay for each Lion’s dinner and one guest each. Entrée choices are: Salmon, Filet mignon, Lamb Shank, Vegetarian, and Chicken. Pre party at out-going Pres. Billy’s. Dessert at Incoming Pres. Ron’s.
District Convention: FaST Lions again won the Top Club trophy. Pres. Billy won Crazy Hat award.
Guest Speaker: Our speaker this morning was Sarah Doolitle. Sarah came back to thank us for our donation and to give us an update on the outcome of her FFA project at the Dixon May Fair. She received 2nd place and sold her steer for $2.10 a lb and netted $500.00 after all expenses. Gene Cravea from Sheldon Oil purchased Gustav.
Fine Free- Pres. Billy; $9.00-Lion Jay; Card drawing-Lion Rudy – nope. Convention fund $472.
Upcoming programs: May 28 - Lion Ken.
May 14, 2008
Pres. Billy brought the meeting to order at 7:15am. Lion Pete-song; Lion Bill-pledge; Lion Ken- Dollar & Prayer.
Senior Dinner – Next Senior Dinner will be 5/29. Bring your aprons.
Social: We had 5 Lions, 1 student Lion, and 4 guests enjoy our social at Fenton’s Creamery in Vacaville on May 8. The banana split that Billy ate could have fed a whole family!!
Installation: Installation will be held on June 28 at Main St. Grill in Suisun. It was a board decision to pay for the member’s dinner plus one guest. A sign up sheet will be passed around. PDG Paul Ball will do the honors. We will get together at Pres. Billy’s for cocktails and at Pres-elect Ron’s for Dessert.
Board Meeting: Lion John read the minutes from our last Board Meeting. We approved donations for Crystal Middle School, Sarah Doolittle and Billy Yarbrough Youth Center. Lion Jose has asked to go to an affiliate status; Lion Mary delivered 30 more backpacks to CPS; Chief Patty assured us that the Cordelia Fire Dept has insurance that will cover our Spaghetti Feed at no cost to us;; we will pay our annual dues to Canine Companions.
Relay for Life: Lion Jose reported that we were credited with $1860 from the Silent Auction/Dinner. We have been asked to again cook the dinner at the Relay on July 19 as well as supply the paper products. Lion Jay will check to see if we can use the grill we used last year. You will need to turn in your Sponsor donations by June 13 in order to have your logo on the back of the shirts. Make checks out to American Cancer Society.
Spaghetti Feed: We will be working the Spaghetti Feed to benefit the Billy Yarbrough Youth Center on Saturday, June 7 at the Cordelia Fire Hall and will be cooking the spaghetti the evening before at 6:00 pm. A sign up sheet will be passed around. We are also looking for raffle prizes. We will ask the Solano Lions if they would like to partner with us on this event.
Guest Speaker –Lion Hal’s guest speaker did not show up this morning, so he stepped up to the task and talked to us about Mental Health Problems. Did you know 1 in 4 people suffer from some kind of mental health problem? Once they are diagnosed with a mental health illness, many times their insurance will drop them and they are unable to get insurance. Also, 1 in 26 children have an autistic problem. The “3rd Annual May is Mental Health Event” will be held on May 22 at 675 Texas Blvd in FF starting at 11:00am.
Fine Free-Lion Jay – LION BILL – DO YOU HAVE THE FINE FREE BADGE???; $9.00-Lion Mary; Card drawing-Lion Bob – 6 Spades $553 in Card Drawing; $667 in Convention Fund.
Upcoming programs: May 21-Lion Mary; May 28-Lion Ken; June 4-Lion Jim; June 11-Lion Jose.
May 7, 2008
Pres. Billy rang the bell at 7:15. Lion Bill – song, Lion Rudy – pledge, Lion Ken – Dollar & Prayer.
Guests: Sarah Doolittle, Allyson Doolittle and Deborah Doolittle.
Remember, the Fairfield Golf Coach is looking for golf clubs for next year’s new players, so if you have any golf clubs taking up space in your garage that you no longer use, he could use them. Just let Student Lion Kara know and she will get back to the coach.
Senior Dinner: We will be serving dinner at the Suisun Senior Center May 29 at 6:00 pm. Bring your aprons.
Board Meeting: Our next Board Meeting will be on Monday, May 12 at Pres. Billy’s at 7:00 pm.
Social: Our next club social will be tomorrow night, May 8 at Fenton’s Creamery in Vacaville for Dinner and Ice Cream. 6:30pm.
Spaghetti Feed: We have only a few tickets available for the Spaghetti Feed to benefit the Billy Yarbrough Youth Center on Saturday, June 7 at the Cordelia Fire Hall. We are also looking for raffle prizes. Tickets are $17.50. No-host bar. Please plan on helping out. If you are planning on sitting down and eating, you will need to purchase a ticket.
Lion Ron is working on lining up his Chairmen for next year. If you are interested in chairing a program, please let him know. Installation will be June 28 at Main St. Grill. 7:00 pm
Guest Speaker: Our speaker this morning was Sarah Doolitle. Sarah is a junior at Armijo HS and is a member of the Armijo HS Future Farmers of America. Her project for this year is raising a market steer (whose name is Gustav) for the Dixon May Fair May 6-11th. She purchased the steer for $700 and she hopes to sell him for $4.00 a lb. Gustav is now tipping the scales at 1239#. She will use the proceeds from the sale for college. If you were thinking of bidding on a steer at the fair…this is the one to consider.
Fine Free- Lion Bill; $9.00-Lion Bob; Card drawing-Lion Rudy – 4 clubs. Card drawing $517, Convention fund $677.
Upcoming programs: May 14-Lion Hal; May 21-Lion Mary; May 28-Lion Ken.
April 23, 2008
2nd VP Jay rang the bell at 7:15. Lion Phil – song, Lion Bill – pledge, Lion Ken – Dollar & Prayer.
Guests: Our guests today were Matt Miller, Lion Maggie Gile, and District VP Barry Fredenburg. Lion Barry was here to collect our Top Club trophy we won last year. It will be engraved and presented to this year’s winner at the convention.
Matt Miller, Fairfield HS Golf Coach, was here today to thank us for supporting the Fairfield HS Golf Team and to give us an update on their progress. They won their first game this week, (must have been those snazzy shirts they wear). 2 of the players are seniors and will be leaving, so he is already recruiting replacements for next year. He is looking for golf clubs for these new players, so if you have any golf clubs taking up space in your garage that you no longer use, he could use them. Just let Student Lion Kara know and she will get back to the coach.
Senior Dinner: We will be serving dinner at the Suisun Senior Center tomorrow night at 6:00 pm. Bring your aprons.
Board Meeting: Our next Board Meeting will be on Tuesday, May 13 at Pres. Billy’s at 7:00 pm.
Relay for Life: 9 FaST Lions and their guests attended the Relay for Life Auction and Dinner on Saturday evening. There were a ton of silent auction items to be had. Valerie Prigmore came oh so close to winning the week-end in San Francisco. It was down to 2 people when she lost out. Of the 9 Lions attending, only 3 had on their Lions pins. The rest paid fines. Lion John will bill you for your guest’s ticket on your next monthly billing.
Social: Our next club social will be on Thursday, May 8 at Fenton’s Creamery in Vacaville for Dinner and Ice Cream. A sign up sheet was passed around. Please let Lion Mary know if you will attend so she can make reservations. 6:00 pm.
Spaghetti Feed: We have tickets available for the Spaghetti Feed to benefit the Billy Yarbrough Youth Center on Saturday, June 7 at the Cordelia Fire Hall. We will be cooking the spaghetti the evening before. We are also looking for raffle prizes. Tickets are $17.50. No-host bar. Please plan on helping out.
Assist-a-Grad interviews are taking place April 21-23. Lions John, Mary, and Gary are interviewing. We have had a number of very well-qualified students so far. Seems Lion Bob had signed up to interview as well, but he decided he would rather play golf instead. We will review our criteria for next year to streamline the number of applicants that qualify.
Lion Ron is working on lining up his Chairmen for next year. If you are interested in chairing a program, please let him know. Installation will be June 28 at Main St. Grill.
Guest Speaker: Our speaker this morning was Lion Lee Gile speaking to us on the Lions In Sight program. We collect approx. 650,000 pairs of eyeglasses each year and distribute them to our clinics in So. America and Mexico. They are in need of doctor bags, and are looking for monetary donations to purchase them. They have teamed up with Cartridges for Kids that will pay us to collect used cell phones, empty ink cartridges, video games and consoles, digital cameras dvd movies, ect.
Fine Free- Lion Phil; $9.00-Lion Hal; Card drawing-Lion Jim – 3 Diamonds. Card drawing $483, Convention fund $645.
Upcoming programs: April 30-Lion Ron; May 7-Lion Jay; May 14-Lion Hal; May 21-Lion Mary; May 28-Lion Ken.
April 16, 2008
1st VP Lion Ron brought the meeting to order at 7:15am. Lion John-song; Lion Mary-pledge; Lion Ken- Dollar & Prayer.
Birthday: Lion Bob–4/11 - 59 years old. Lion Bill was his slave and waited on him hand and foot. Remember…pay backs can be brutal Lion Bob!
Senior Dinner – Next Senior Dinner will be on 4/24 at 5:30pm. Bring your aprons.
Social: Our next Social will be a trip to Fenton’s Creamery in Vacaville on May 8. Meet there at 6:00pm.
Board Meeting: Next Board Meeting will be Tuesday, May 13 at Pres. Billy’s at 7:00 pm.
Relay for Life: This year’s Relay for Life Silent Auction/Dinner will be this Saturday evening at 6:00 pm at the FF Community Center. You can pick up your tickets at the door. We have 2 tables of 8 reserved. Sign up list for the Relay in July was passed around.
Lions John, Bob, Mary, and Gary will be interviewing 23 High School Seniors for scholarships on Mon-Wed, April 21-23 for Assist-a-Grad. Meet there at 6:15pm.
Guest Speaker – Our Guest Speaker this morning was Matt Garcia, FF City Councilman. Matt is the newest and youngest (21yrs old) city councilman. Matt spoke to us today on the new Billy Yarbrough Youth Center that will be opening July 1 at the corner of Texas St. and Travis Blvd. Plans for the center include, Boxing, Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball, Tutoring, and speakers helping with resume building, mentoring, and teaching life skills. The center will open for 3 days to being with, and will hopefully expand to include week-ends. It will be open after school hours now and then will be open longer hours during the Summer. $450,000 of the operating cost will come from the redevelopment fund. 70% of the crime in Fairfield is attributed to youths 17-25 years of age. They will be looking for donations and volunteers. Proceeds from our Spaghetti Feed on June 7 will go towards the Youth Center.
Lion Bob celebrated his birthday at Lion Jim’s house in Aptos and brought back a raffle item. Lion Jay paid $22.00 for a bag of sand and artichokes. Lion Mary donated a bottle of wine that was auctioned off. Lion Bob bought it for $20.00 and give it to Lion Jay to go with the Artichokes! Enjoy!
Fine Free-Lion Joe; $9.00-Lion Jay; Card drawing-Lion Bill – Nine diamonds. Card drawing $467, Convention fund $630
April 9, 2008
Pres. Billy rang the bell at 7:15. Lion Mary – song, Lion Rudy – pledge, Lion Ken – Dollar & Prayer.
Birthdays: We had 2 birthdays today: Lion Jose April 6, and Lion Rudy April 9 – 69 years young.
Senior Dinner: We will be serving dinner at the Suisun Senior Center on April 24 at 6:00 pm. Bring your aprons.
Program: No program today – Lion Phil paid his $5.00!
Board Meeting: Our next Board Meeting will be on Tuesday, May 13 at Pres. Billy’s at 7:00 pm.
Relay for Life: We have reserved 2 tables at the Relay for Life Silent Auction and Dinner to be held on Saturday, April 19 at the Fairfield Community Center. Lion Jose has the tickets and hopefully will be passed out at our next meeting. Lion John will bill you for your guest’s ticket on your next monthly billing.
Social: Our next club social will be on Thursday, May 8 at Fenton’s Creamery in Vacaville for Dinner and Ice Cream. Meet there at 6:00 pm.
Spaghetti Feed: We will be joining forces with the FF Host Lions Club to put on a Spaghetti Feed to benefit the Billy Yarbrough Youth Center on Saturday, June 7 at the Cordelia Fire Hall. We will be cooking the spaghetti the evening before and will use the same recipe we use for the Crab Feed. Lions Bob & Mary are co-chairing this event with FF Host Lion Richard Schiel and will give you more details at the next meetings. Tickets will sell for $17.50. Drinks will be extra. Please plan on helping out.
Child Haven will be hosting a fund-raiser on April 20 at Ledgewood Creek Winery from 2-6pm. Tickets are $25.00. See Lion Bob if interested.
Assist-a-Grad interviews will take place April 21-23. We have 23 applicants to interview. Lions John, Bob, Mary, and Gary will interview. We will review our criteria for next year to streamline the number of applicants that qualify.
Lion Ron is working on lining up his Chairmen for next year. If you are interested in chairing a program, please let Lion Ron know.
Fine Free- Lion Jay $9.00-Lion Ron; Card drawing-Lion Bob – 5 Hearts. Card drawing $455, Convention fund $618.
April 2, 2008
Pres. Billy brought the first meeting of the month to order at 7:15am. Lion Hal-song; Lion Bill-pledge; Lion Ken- Dollar & Prayer. Seems the entire front table forgot it was Vest Day. Pay up boys!
Visiting Lions: Lions Richard Schiel and Nancy Meadows-Triguerio from the Host Club paid us a visit today. Lion Richard is proposing a joint fund-raiser with us to benefit the new Billy Yarborough Youth Center in Fairfield. Possibly a spaghetti feed or BBQ? Lions Bob and Mary will co-chair this event with him. Host club Prime Rib in the Park is planned for August 23. Mark your calendars.
Senior Dinner – We had 7 Lions serve dinner at the Suisun Senior Center last Week. Next Senior Dinner will be on 4/24 at 5:30pm. See…it wasn’t so bad, was it Lion Adam?
Social: We will not have an April Social due to the upcoming Relay for Life Silent Auction and Dinner. We have 2 tables reserved, but if you are still interested in attending, please contact Lion Mary so we can reserve more places if we need to. The club will pay for the members and guests will pay $35.00. We are tentatively planning another trip to Fenton’s Creamery in Vacaville on May 8 for our next social. More details later.
Lions John, Hal, Mary, Billy, Joe, Ken, and Ron sorted eyeglasses on Saturday, March 29 at the Vallejo Eyeglass center. We sorted through approx. 30 boxes of eyeglasses in 4 hours. Lunch was provided by Lion Lee Gile. There were a number of Leos from the Vallejo Leo Club helping as well.
Officers for next year were announced: Pres - Lion Ron, 1st VP - Lion Jay, 2nd VP - Lion Mary
Kases4Kids – We have received a $250 Donation from Cliff Merrill for our backpacks. A thank you has been sent.
Board Meeting Minutes were read by Lion John. Assist-a-Grad interviews will be held on April 21-23 with 23 applicants. Lions John, Bob, Gary, and Mary will interview. Lion Joe will donate a raffle prize and Lion Mary will donate a Silent Auction item for the upcoming convention. Board decided to limit our eyeglass referrals to Children only. We have been receiving a number of referrals for Adults. Installation will be held on June 29 at Main St. Grill. $35.00. Paperwork for our Melvin Jones award has been sent in and will be awarded at the Installation dinner. Next Board Meeting will be Tuesday, May 13.
Guest Speaker – our very own Lion John Donahue gave us a synopsis of his reading for the last year. Lots of blood & guts, war stories, Pres. Clinton, and even a book on weddings called One Perfect Day! (were you listening Lion Pete?).
Fine Free-Lion Jim (again); $9.00-Lion Ken; Card drawing-Lion Billy – Ace diamonds. Card drawing $433, Convention fund $597
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