EL CAJON VALLEY HOST LION’S NEWSLETTER
September 8, 2025, Members: 35__ Guests: _2__
Facebook: El Cajon Valley Host Lions Club
Volume 2026 ________________________________________Issue 8
CALL TO ORDER: __Ron Nevels______________________________
Invocation: __Paul Trembley_____________________
Pledge of Allegiance: ___Penny Duane______________
Patriotic Song: __Katie and Chris____ Song: ___God Bless America
HELEN KELLER QUOTE BY: __Van Willsey________________
“Your success and happiness lie in you, resolved to keep happy and your joy,
and you shall form an invincible post against difficulties.”
GUESTS: _
| Al Bernal from First Citizens Bank | Robert Cardon |
GOOD TO SEE:
| Dave Schwab | Gina Bullard. |
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS:
SEPT Board MTG: Sept 11, 6 PM, Elks Conference Room.
September 14th- Celebration of Life / Linda Winters
Elks Club #1812 – 1400 E Washington Ave
El Cajon, CA 92019-2534 11 am till 3:00 pm
CLUB PICNIC: Saturday, Sept 20, PP Chris Bramwell’s House,
1608 Rancho Judith, Alpine, 91901, 1 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
JIM SING (9-16-39) DAVE SCHWAB (9-29-48)
PDG MERCY WALTERS (9-25-41) KIRBY MORRISON (9-15-61)
TERRY WINEGAR (9-11-54)
GOOD CHEER: _________________________________________________________
IF you know of any members who are in distress, sick, or in the hospital, PLEASE notify PP Yvonne so our good wishes can be conveyed to him/her. 619/838-4262
September EXEMPT BADGE: _____4 badges $50 each
Grant Thiem
Roger Stebleton
Chris Bramwell
Yvonne Paris
VICE PRESIDENT REPORTS:
1st VP Tom Normandie:
___Pancake Breakfast Sunday October 5th ___Members accounts will be billed $100, for ten Pancake Tickets at $10 each. Members should keep the money collected from sales (or have it applied to their accounts).
Money collected from any sales of over 10 tickets should be turned into the club.
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2nd VP Penny Duane: ___Upcoming _Speakers ____
_September 22nd Kevin Mansfield Baseball Player _
_______ _______October 6th Sheriff Martinez_____________________
3rd VP Grant Theim III: Lions Club Picnic September 20th at Chris Bramwell House
Sign-up sheets are available .Please bring a dessert
HAPPY DOLLARS/FINES: TT _____Bob Moreau________________________
Chris Bramwell $ 40.00 40 years of marriage to Cathy ___
Gary Sims $45.00___ 45 years of marriage to Gail plus 8 years of dating _
Dave Schwab $20.00__His Grandson this weekend, 11 years old, he hit a home run over the fence.Homerun cost him $100+________________
Phil Smith $5.00 is Happy
Tom Hoban $1.00
Ed Waymire $5.00
Ron Nevels $20.00_ for a Charger Win in São Paulo Brazil _
Phil Smith: I have a question okay what did you use to gavel this meeting to order
What did you use to ring the bell
Ron: a knife
what’s that a knife a knife
yeah Okay.
Traditional we use a gavel.
Well, someone took it
Three times.
I’m sorry, they did what?
Someone stole it three times.
They stole your gavel.
Yes.
That’s fine.
And we’re just hearing about this?
We’re calling you out right now.
You know, we have a lot of retired police officers.
What are you doing to find out?
You have to detect it, too.
I’ll come back to you.
I am not good at determining the culprits or recovering the stolen property.
Yeah, you want to take that job Inspector Nasif?
Yeah, for a small fee.
Any one of those police officers?
How about you, Jim?
I’m a little hard of hearing.
How about you, Jim?
Give him the money, then we will see
What do you say Jim?
I’ve been retired longer than you’re than you’ve been alive.
I need help.
Do you know where it is?
I don’t know, I just thought that it was a fine if you didn’t have a gavel.
Really?
We’re meeting, right?
Every meeting is a fine.
You can ask any past president then.
We’ve got a couple here.
Yeah.
We didn’t forget you.
You want to see all the past president’s hands?
Who Used to be one(a president).
We’re with you.
We’re with you.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS:
Business Meeting September 15th
September 22nd Kevin Mansfield Baseball Player
ATTENDANCE DRAWING: _Phil Smith _________ $____20.00____
50/50 OPPORTUNITY DRAWING: __Susie Cline___$____70.00____
TODAY’S RIB TICKLER
Lead to serve and serve to lead
AP Singh, International Lions President