EL CAJON VALLEY HOST LION’S NEWSLETTER
January 6, 2025 Members: 30 Guests: -0-
Facebook: El Cajon Valley Host Lions Club
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Volume 2025 _____ Issue 1
CALL TO ORDER:
President Keith MacArthur
Invocation:
PP Mark Clifton
Pledge of Allegiance:
2nd VP Bob Sanchez
Patriotic Song:
Cat Zemen Song: God Bless America
HELEN KELLER QUOTE BY: Dyna Jones
“Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.”
GUESTS: None, Zip, Nada, Zilch, Zero
GOOD TO SEE: Patty Hamilton
COMMUNICATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Prez Keith presented our club with a Certificate of Appreciation from Wreaths Across America for members’ involvement in their recent event.
Prez Keith presented Coleen the Lions International Lions Key Award for sponsoring two new members to lionism. To qualify for this award the new members must have remained in the club for at least a year-and-a-day. Congratulations Coleen.
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS:
JAN 9TH – ECVH LC Board Meeting 6PM Elks Lodge Conference Room – all are welcome
Jan 11th – District 4L6 Melvin Jones Luncheon Elks Lodge 11 AM $50
JAN 16th – ECV Lions Foundation Board Meeting 6PM Elks Lodge Conference Room
JAN 20th – DARK – NO MEETING
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
Van Willsey AND Coleen Owens 1/19, Bob Sanchez 1/31. All paid their Birthday fine after enduring the serenade of the Birthday Song.
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
JANUARY EXEMPT BADGE: postponed to January 13th meeting
VICE PRESIDENT REPORTS:
1st VP Ron Nevels: MIA
2nd VP Bob Sanchez No Report
3rd VP Penny Duane: PP Mark Clifton, Xmas Basket Program Chair, thanked EVERYONE for their help and participation from the making of boxes by our LEO Club members, to packing those boxes and finally the delivery of the boxes to our 80 families. Special thanks to Angel for her help and to Grocery Outlet for their donations.
MEMBERSHIP: Paul Walters: No Report
LCIF: PP Yvonne Paris: No Report
HAPPY DOLLARS/FINES: TT Bob “Hatchet Man” Acker
Yvonne $5 – Wished everyone a very Happy and Healthy New Year
Dyna $10 – Ditto
Jim S $5 – Keith’s recent promotion to Capt. Of ECPD
Mike R $5 – Ditto
Wally $5 – Ditto Yvonne and Dyna
Carter $5 – Saw a new car in the parking lot
Gary S $5 – his son got engaged and he and Gale visited Hearst Castle
Warren $20 – Got a new KIA Sportage
Chris – will wait for the Exempt Badge to brag about the sale of his Pt. Loma Condo AND his new Porsche (his 34th Porsche).
Carl $5 – got new hearing aids and can hear us better now
Pennie $10 – very impressed with how smoothly the Xmas Basket Program went
Mike C $? – ??
Coleen $10 – for her birthday and how much their pastor bragged on Keith’s promotion
Keith $20 – son came home from college for the holidays and his daughter got hurt playing basketball, but is OK and healing AND his promotion to Capt.
Van $10 – his birthday
Tom N $5 – SDSU whomped Boise State in recent basketball game
Bob S $5 – Xmas Basket deliveries were fun, and he was very impressed with the LEO club member who accompanied and helped him
JR3 $10 – because Dominique picked up 5 frozen turkeys at once on Xmas Basket delivery day
UPCOMING PROGRAM: January 13th – new ECPD Chief of Police Jeremiah Larson
ATTENDANCE DRAWING: Tom Normandie $20
50/50 OPPORTUNITY DRAWING: Bob Acker $40
TODAY’S RIB TICKLER (for PP Phil Smith)
ATTENDANCE IS THE PRICE OF MEMBERSHIP
“WE SERVE”
2024-2025 Lions International President Fabrício Oliveira
“Make Your Mark”