EL CAJON VALLEY HOST LION’S NEWSLETTER
May 19, 2025, Members: 32 Guests: 2
Facebook: El Cajon Valley Host Lions Club
Volume 2025 _____ Issue 18
CALL TO ORDER:President Keith MacArthur – only 42 days to go/5 meetings
Invocation: PP Rob Ransweiler Pledge of Allegiance: PP Wally Simmons
Patriotic Song: Cat & PP Chris Song: God Bless America
HELEN KELLER QUOTE BY: 2nd VP Bob Sanchez
“We can do anything we want if we stick to it long enough.”
GUESTS:
| Lt. Joe Crawford, ECPD Drone Unit | PSO Rick Alvarado ECPD Drone Pilot |
GOOD TO SEE: Rob
COMMUNICATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:
.MONDAY, MAY 26TH – DARK – MEMORIAL DAY
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS:
MAY 23RD – ECVH LC Flag Day at Johnson Elementary 8:15 AM – wear club shirt/vest
JUNE 9th – Foundation and club grant funds will be presented to recipients
JUNE 12th – ECVH LC Board Meeting 6 PM Elks Lodge Conference Room
June 14th – District 4L6 Lions Learning Day. 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM El Toyon Elementary School, 2000 East Division St., National City
JULY 25th – ECVH LC Day at the Races $27 sign-ups begin June 2nd (Gary Sims)
JULY 27th – District 4L6 Installation 11 AM-2:30 PM Royal Banquet Hall, 8990 Miramar Rd #200, SD 92126, $48 checks to Lion JoAnne, payable to District 4L6, 2910 Buena Vista Ave, LG 91945
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
Bill Sturgeon 5/4, Keith MacArthur 5/5, Roger Stebleton 5/8, Carl Ruiz 5/27, Phil Smith 5/28.
GOOD CHEER: PP Roger reports that Pat is doing great. The stitches are out, and she’s walking again.
IF you know of any members who are in distress, sick, or the hospital, PLEASE notify PP Yvonne so our good wishes can be conveyed to him/her. 619/838-4262
MAY EXEMPT BADGE: PP Yvonne
VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORTS:
1st VP Ron Nevels: No Report
2nd VP Bob Sanchez: PP Chris Bramwell reports great success with our Eyeglass Program. He received a letter from Kim from Mt. Empire USD regarding the SPOT machine. She has tested in grades 2,5,8 and 10 as follows: Descanso 102 tests and other schools with 119 in each of two schools, 122 and 92. She has been a busy gal!
3rd VP Penny Duane: MIA
MEMBERSHIP: Paul Walters: Get more members, we’re on a roll this fiscal year bringing our totals to 56.
LCIF: PP Yvonne Paris: No Report
HAPPY DOLLARS/FINES: TT PP Bob Moreau
.Chris $10 – Happy to be here and have a great singing partner. He gave his son an Audi.
.Paul W $5 – Happy to have ECPD visitors today
.Van $5 – had a great camping trip to Borrego and golfed (or at least tried to)
.Tom H $4 – said he couldn’t view the Padre game and yet he saw Dick Nasif on the big screen and reached out to him to waive which Tom says he did not do
.Dick $1 – for waiving OR NOT!
.Rob $10 – good to see us and so proud of his son, who will be attending UC Irvine to study Aerospace Engineering.
.Coleen $5 – had a fun time at Lions Camp Jack fundraiser
.Phil $5 – Happy to be at the meeting
.Bob S $20 – finally well and had a fun trip to Utah and Nevada
PROGRAM:
Lt. Crawford and Joe Alvarado
The drone is another name for an unmanned aerial system. The program began in 2018 at ECPD, and its first mission was in 2019. Their mission is to augment police officers in the field on a daily basis. They have a Ford Van as their ‘fleet’. Most of the drones are from China, and there are 3 sizes; the middle size is an M30. An AVATA is for use indoors/small spaces.
Skydio X10s are coming, and they are made in the US.
The many uses for the drones are for building clearance, to pre-observe situations, to warn officers of what the situation is before they get there, and scene documentation, including video and audio, kept in a secure location for future use. The drone also gives the fire department support by providing ‘big picture’ documentation. Drones are First Responders that maximize efficiency.
The X 10s have a 25-minute charge time and 25-minute flight time, out to 2 ½ miles from home base. They work on a 5G network. Currently, all their drones are home-based in El Cajon at the PD but are hoping to expand to the fire department rooftops for better coverage.
UPCOMING PROGRAM: June 23 – Elks Santas
ATTENDANCE DRAWING: Rob Ransweiler_$10
OPPORTUNITY DRAWING: Bob Sanchez $58
TODAY’S RIB TICKLER
ATTENDANCE IS THE PRICE OF MEMBERSHIP
“WE SERVE”
2024-2025 Lions International President Fabrício Oliveira
“Make Your Mark”