March 19, 2015
To provide its members the opportunity to collectively serve the community. Through the efforts of fund-raising and hands-on projects,
the club focuses on serving the visually and hearing impaired, drug prevention and diabetes awareness.
REGULAR CLUB MEETING & BOARD MEETING INFORMATION
Board Members being out of
town, however, despite not actually holding a meeting the Board
was able to approve a new
member to the Sacramento SenaAviator’s Restaurant: Sacramento
tor Lions Club so please welcome
Executive Airport, 6151 Freeport
new Lion Ron Sanui to the club!!
Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95822
Lion Ron is sponsored by Lion
The last regular Gloria Inaba.
club meeting:
The Next
was held at
Board Meet6:30 PM,
ing: will be
Thursday,
held at 6:00
March 5th at Aviator’s RestauPM, Thursday,
rant at the Sacramento ExecuMarch 12th in
tive Airport, 6151 Freeport
the Society for the Blind Training
Boulevard. Vice President Lion
Room at 13th and S Streets in
Dr. Ernie Takahashi led this
Sacramento,
meeting as club President Bruce
CA.
Eastley and his wife Sasha
were out of town and unable to Volunteer
attend. The guest speaker at
Opportunity
this meeting was our very own submitted by
Lion Gayle
Lion Shirley Kato who gave a
presentation on the Sacramento
Kono): What:
Senator Lions Service Projects.
My
Sister’s
Unfortunately your bulletin ediCafé.
Food
tor was unable to attend the
preparation
meeting so these are all the
for the café
details that can be provided at
(shred
this time.
chicken, chop
The next regular club meeting: vegetables).
will be held at 6:30 PM, Thurs- Please bring
day, March 19th at Aviator’s an apron and
Restaurant at the Sacramento hair net if
Executive Airport, 6151 Free- you have
port Boulevard.
them. Where:
The Last Board Meeting: to be
held Thursday, February 8th
was cancelled due to too many
Photos: Senator Lions Shirley Kato, Karen
Owyoung, MSH Volunteer Fatimah, Lions
Gary Allen and James Fong shred chicken for
banh mi sandwiches at MSH Café on Sunday,
January 25, 2015.
455 Capitol Mall, Suite
110, Sacramento. When:
The last Sunday of every
month, 12:00 PM – 2:30
PM. Why: The café raises
money to support My Sister’s House, which provides
services to women and children impacted by domestic
violence, sexual assault and
human trafficking by providing safe housing, job
training and community
services. For more information: or to volunteer, please
contact Lion Karen Owyoung at
ruary 5th at Aviator’s Restaurant at the Sacramento Executive Airport, 6151 Freeport
Boulevard, Sacramento, CA
95822. There were four contestants participating in the contest and they provided
speeches on the 2014-2015
Speech Contest topic "Water
Conservation -- How can we
reduce, recycle and reclaim?".
Although your bulletin editor
was unable to attend, word has
it that the speeches were all
very entertaining and the contest was enjoyed by all in attendance. The winner of the Sacramento Senator Lions Club
[email protected].
Speech Contest was Haley
Adel, a Junior from John F. KenLCI Pins (submitted by Lion
Gayle Kono): Congratulations nedy High School who went on
to Lions Amos Freeman and to participate at the Zone level
Gilbert Barrow, who were contest held Saturday, February
recognized by Lions Clubs
continued on page 2 - top left
International for recruiting
two or more Lions. PDG
Special points of interest:
James Fong (right) presents • SPAGHETTI FEED FUNDRAISER - FRIDAY, APRIL 27TH, 5:30PM - AVIAGilbert and Amos with pins
TOR’S RESTAURANT
at the SLC Board Meeting
•
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CLEANUP PROJECT, SATURDAY APRIL 11TH
Inside this issue:
STUDENT SPEAKER CONTEST
2
IMPORTANT DATES
3
on January 8, 2015.
FLYERS FOR UPCOMING EVENTS
3
Student Speaker Contest:
was held on Thursday, Feb-
SPECIAL PROJECTS INFORMATION
4
PARTING JOKES
4
March 19th Bulletin - Sacramento Senator Lions Club
Lions General Information
(continued from page 1)
28th at 5:00 PM at the Sherriff's Station Community Room at 7000 65th Street in Sacramento. Below are some photos from the contest held February 5th at Aviator’s Restaurant
at the Sacramento Executive Airport:
tiques, culturally diverse restaurants, and entertainment venues
for all ages.” The convention was held at the Visalia Convention
Center with most attendees staying at hotels near the Convention Center. The Sacramento Senator Lions had several club
members in attendance to submit club votes for Derek Ledda
who was running for
International DirecPDG James, LCI
VP Candidate's
Salim Moussan
wife, Alia Moussan,
and Lion Josephine.
tor.
MD4 GMT coordinators, PDG
James Fong
(Area1), PDG
Norm McKenzie
(Area 3), PDG
Linda Griffin
(Team Leader),
PDG Margaret
Dunlevy (Area 2).
Above: Some of the Senator Lions Club Delegates to convention
at the dinner on Saturday. Shown are PDG James Fong, Josephine
Fong, Ann Brady, Gayle Kono, Vicky Brady, and Dan Goodwin.
Below: Lions Vicky Brady and Dan Goodwin at the convention
dinner on Saturday night.
MD-4 Convention: The Multiple District 4 (California) held its
annual MD-4 convention in Visalia, CA Friday, February 20th
through Sunday, February 22nd. The Lions of District 4-A2
along with the 6 Lions Clubs in Visalia, proudly welcomed all
California Lions to Mardi Gras, the 96th Annual MD4convention.
The City of Visalia was founded in 1852. Mayor Steve Nelson
describes Visalia as having “A small town atmosphere…
balanced with a mix of professional office spaces, unique boucontinued on page 3
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March 19th Bulletin - Sacramento Senator Lions Club
IMPORTANT DATES - Please feel free to inform me of any other important dates to be included in the bulletin ([email protected])
March 12th – (Thursday) – March Board Meeting - 6:00
PM - Society for the Blind Training Room
March 14th – (Saturday) – LPCCI 25th Annual Crabfeast 6:00 PM Social Hour, 7:00 PM Dinner - Citrus Height Community Center
March 18th – (Wednesday) – Kings Night - Sacramento
Kings vs. LA Clippers - Contact: 2VDG Kumar at
[email protected] or Lion Franklin at [email protected]
March 19th - (Thursday) - Regular Club Meeting - 6:30 PM
- Aviator’s Restaurant, Sacramento Executive Airport
March 29th – (Sunday) – Mel Oneto Memorial Pasta Feud 4:00 PM Social Hour, 5:00 PM Dinner - VFW Hall Post
3010, Veterans Memorial Hall, 541 Fifth Street, Lincoln CA
April 2nd - (Thursday) - Regular Club Meeting - 6:30 PM Aviator’s Restaurant, Sacramento Executive Airport
Flyers for upcoming events
April 9th – (Thursday) – April Board Meeting - 6:00 PM Society for the Blind Training Room
April 11th – (Saturday) – Ronald McDonald House CleanUp Project - contact Gayle Kono - [email protected]
April 16th - (Thursday) - Regular Club Meeting - Cancelled
due to Spaghetti Feed Fundraiser Dinner
April 17th - (Friday) - Spaghetti Feed Fundraiser Dinner 5:30 PM - Aviator’s Restaurant, Sacramento Executive
Airport - $15 donation per person (see flyer below)
May 2nd – (Saturday) – Wakamatsu Project - contact
Gayle Kono - [email protected]
May 7th - (Thursday) - Regular Club Meeting - 6:30 PM Aviator’s Restaurant, Sacramento Executive Airport
May 14th – (Thursday) – May Board Meeting - 6:00 PM Society for the Blind Training Room
May 21st - (Thursday) - Regular Club Meeting - 6:30 PM
Next Club Meeting is Thursday, March 19th.
Next Board Meeting is Thursday, March 12th.
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March 19th Bulletin - Sacramento Senator Lions Club
“We Serve”
Senator Lions Special Projects Information from Shirley Kato’s presentation at the Regular Club Meeting, Thursday, March 5th
Senator Lions have proudly supported programs such as:
Sacramento Zoo’s Sensory Garden & Fairytale Town Projects
www.fairytaletown.org/features-attractions/gardens
My Sister’s House
www.my-sisters-house.org
Canine Companions for Independence
www.cci.org
Reading Action Program
www.lionsclubs.org/EN/member-center/planning-projects/RAP
Lions Club International Foundation
www.lcif.org
Lions Education Foundation
www.lef4c5.com
Society for the Blind’s Low Vision Clinic
www.societyfortheblind.org/lvc
SightFirst
www.lcif.org/EN/lions-center/grants/sightfirst
PARTING JOKES - (courtesy of Lions
Ann Brady, Gilbert Barrow & PDG Dan Wenger)
Italian Spaghetti: For
several years
Harry was
having an
affair with
an Italian woman. One night, she confided in him that she was pregnant. Not
wanting to ruin his reputation or his marriage, he said he would pay her a large
sum of money if she would go to Italy to
secretly have the child. If she stayed in
Sacramento Senator Lions Club Italy to raise the child, he would also provide child support until the child turned
P.O. Box 22614
Sacramento, CA 95822
18. She agreed, but asked how he would
Club President - Bruce Eastley know when the baby was born. To
keep it discreet, he told her to simply
E-mail: [email protected]
mail him a post card and write 'Spaghetti'
Phone: (916) 393-0151
on the back. He would then arrange for
Club Secretary - James Fong
the child support payments to begin.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (530) 304 1414
Ross Relles Camp for the Deaf
www.lionswildcamp.org
Upcoming Service Projects 2015-16
September-June Sacramento Zoo Mobile
October
White Cane
November
Peace Poster Contest
December
Bancroft Christmas Basket
March
Ronald McDonald House Garden Clean-up
May
Wakamatsu Garden Clean-up
Fairy Tale Town Japanese Garden Clean-up
Zoo Sensory Garden Clean-up
Upcoming Fundraisers
Spaghetti Feed (April 17)
Japan Night (October)
DandeLion Arts and Crafts Show (November)
A Retiree’s Last
Trip to Costco:
Yesterday, I was at
Costco buying a
large bag of Purina
dog chow for my
loyal pet, Necco
the Wonder Dog, which weighs
191 lbs. I was in the check-out line
when a woman behind me asked if
I had a dog. What did she think I
had, an elephant? So because I'm
retired and have little to do, on
impulse I told her that no, I didn't
have a dog, I was starting the Purina Diet again. I added that I
probably shouldn't, because I
ended up in the hospital last time,
but that I'd lost 50 pounds before I
awakened in an intensive care
ward with tubes coming out of
most of my orifices and IVs in
both arms.
food poisoned me. I told her no, I
stopped to pee on a fire hydrant and
a car hit me.
I thought the guy behind her was
going to have a heart attack he was
laughing so hard.
Costco won't let me shop there anymore. Better watch what you ask
retired people. They have all the
time in the World to think of
crazy things to say.
Funny Signs:
One day, about 9 months later, he came
home to his confused wife. 'Honey, she
Bulletin Editor’s E-mail:
[email protected] said, 'you received a very strange post
card today.'
District Directory
District Governor - Erv Gon Phone: (916) 612-5747
1VDG - Michael Retzlaff - Phone:
(916) 681-9726
2VDG - Kumar Kalagara - Email:
[email protected]
Region Chair - Cecille Baylon –
Phone: (916) 471-5392
Zone Chair - Klint Robins - Email:
[email protected]
I told her that it was essentially a
Perfect Diet and that the way that
it works is, to load your jacket
pockets with Purina Nuggets and
'Oh, just give it to me and I'll explain it
simply eat one or two every time
later,' he said.
you feel hungry. The food is nutritionally complete so it works well
The wife obeyed and watched as her
and I was going to try it again. (I
husband read the card, turned white,
have to mention here that practiand fainted. On the card was written:
Spaghetti, spaghetti, spaghetti, spaghetti, cally everyone in line was now
spaghetti. Three with meatballs, two with- enthralled with my story. Horrified, she asked if I ended up in
out. Send extra sauce!!
intensive care, because the dog
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