EL CAJON VALLEY HOST LION’S NEWSLETTER
June 10, 2024, Members: 30 Guests: 4
Facebook: El Cajon Valley Host Lions Club
OPENING:
Pres. Carl Ruiz
Song Masters:
3rd VP Bob Sanchez & PP Yvonne Song: God Bless America
Pledge of Allegiance: 2nd VP Ron Nevels Invocation: PP Mark Clifton
GUESTS:
| Ann & Brad Goodwin (Acker), Kathryn Gerrity (Acker’s daughter) | Patty Hamilton (Coleen) |
GOOD TO SEE: Coleen and Dick Nasif
HELEN KELLER QUOTE BY: IPP Rob Ransweiler
“No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an unchartered land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.”
ANNOUNCEMENTS/GOOD OF THE ORDER:
.ADDING A LITTLE NOSTALGIA TO THIS NEWSLETTER SO SOME OF YOUR NEWBIES CAN SEE WHAT WE USED TO DO! Take a look at the end, you might be amused.
.PP Chris has enticed TT Bob Acker to wear a suit to a meeting in the next 3 months and if he does the club will receive $600 from PP Chris.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
Yvonne Paris 6/3, Gary Sims 6/4, Cathy Zieman 6/16, Grant Thiem AND Jay Jacobson 6/26.
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. Paris4L6@cox.net 619/838-4262
JUNE 13TH – ECVH LC BOARD MEETING 6PM Elks Lodge Conference Room. All are Welcomed.
June 26th – Lions Camp Jack Fishing Day at Lake Cuyamaca 7:30 AM-noon
JULY 9th – ECVH LC Installation of Officers dinner event 6PM Elks Lodge – dress accordingly.
JULY 26th – ECVH LC “Day at the Races” 2PM entry/4PM gate. $25pp. See PP Gary Sims
July 27th – District Installation 4-10PM Holiday Inn San Diego Bayside $55 prepaid (Paul W) .
SEPT 14th – ECVH LC Annual Picnic 12-noon PP Chris & Kathy Bramwell’s estate in Alpine
VICE PRESIDENTS REPORTS:
1ST VEEP Keith MacArthur: MIA
2ND VEEP Ron Nevels: No Report
3rd Veep Bob Sanchez: No Report
Membership Chair: Sec Paul Walters: No Report
LCIF Coordinator Yvonne Paris: No Report
JUNE EXEMPT BADGE: PP Tom Hoban
HAPPY DOLLARS: TT Bob “Hatchet Man” Acker
.Bob S $5 – Acker’s cool shirt and spiffy haircut
.Paul T $5 – to our foundation for Bruce Boorman
.Paul W $30 – to our foundation for Bruce Boorman
.Rob $40 – today is Cathy Bailes Birthday
.Coleen $20 – ??
.Dyna $? – saw Ron Nevels at the Padre game
.Mike R $50 – to our foundation for Bruce Boorman
.Mark C $100 – to our foundation for Bruce Boorman
.Ron N $? – has good seats for the Padre games
.Chris $25 – had counterfeit money in his possession
.Marie T $20 – to our foundation for Bruce Boorman
.Kathryn $20 – ??
PROGRAM:
Brad Goodwin, a container ship Captain.
Brad attended the California Maritime Academy, which is intensive training, just to work on a container ship. He has worked for Matson Shipping for over 20 years on the same ship. He is headquartered out of Washington State and his crew exceeds 20.
Matson ships building supplies for Loews, cars, Safeway, and others; anything in a box can ship. Trips go from WA to Alaska (3 ports) and back again. Brad’s schedule is 2 months on, 2 months off. Each trip, at 5 per 2-month period, takes approx. 9 days. Trips initiate in WA, typically hit all 3 Alaskan ports, returning to WA with mostly seafood for Safeway stores.
Interestingly, 5-10% of a crew is female.
WINNER OF ATTENDANCE DRAWING: Dave Schwab, MIA so next week $20
WINNER OF OPPORTUNITY DRAWING: Katie Zolezzi $35
THOUGHTFUL-THOUGHT:
If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap.
If you want happiness for a day, go fishing.
If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune.
If you want happiness for a lifetime, HELP SOMEBODY.
ATTENDANCE IS THE PRICE OF MEMBERSHIP
“WE SERVE”
Motto of LCI President Dr. Patti Hill “Changing the World”
AND NOW FOR A BIT OF NOSTALGIA:
EL CAJON VALLEY HOST LIONS NEWSLETTER
June 6, 2017 Members 35 +/- Guests: 7
Website: www.ecvlionsclub.com
Facebook: El Cajon Valley Host Lions Club
Opening: President Van
Song Master: Lion Chris Bramwell Song: God Bless America
Pledge: Lion Rocco Collura Invocation: Treasurer Paul Tremblay
Helen Keller quote by PP Bruce Boorman: “Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it”.
Guests: Dorothy Hackworth, Pat Boorman, Mary Moreau, Sue Acker, PDG Bucky Blottin, Marie Turkle (guest of Arnold Martin) and DG Dave Roberts.
Good to see Lion Rocco also, long time no see!
Communications/Announcements: Lion Sean Kelsey still needs support/players for the upcoming Salvation Army Golf Tournament.
Wednesday June 7th was the 100th Anniversary of Lions Clubs International.
Lion Dick Nasif announced the Anniversary of D-Day also and encouraged everyone to go to Normandy if at all possible.
Also, Lion Dick announced the proposed new Foundation Trustees to be voted on by the club PP Bruce Boorman and Lion Carter Short. They were voted in by unanimous approval. Other Trustees appointed by Prez-Elect Felina Balistreri are Lions Chris Bramwell, Sharie Hoops and Keith Bailes. Congrats to all.
Good Cheer: PP Marge Nelson is having a knee operation on June 9th, and we all wish her a speedy recovery, a card from the club has been sent.
Remember, if you know of any of our members are in distress, sick, in the hospital or just got out of the hospital, have been diagnosed with some rare 3rd world country disease or infestation, PLEASE let PP Yvonne know so I can send along our Good Wishes for their speedy recovery.
JUNE BIRTHDAYS: PP Yvonne Paris 6/3, PP Gary Sims 6/4, PP Tony Forchette 6/13, Lion Cathy Bailes 6/10 and PP’s Jay Jacobson and Grant Thiem 6/26. A very loud Happy Birthday was sung.
EXEMPT BADGES: Those who are exempt for June paid $50 and explained why: PP Ray Hackworth-just because; Lion Chris Bramwell-like PP Ray just couldn’t let go of it after having it an entire month; PP Ray Ridlon-going to So. Carolina for his Viet Nam Army unit reunion; PP Mark Clifton-going to St. Thomas; Treas Paul Tremblay-dinner with his daughter who is graduating from the Denver School of Nursing; Lion Bob Acker-going to Dallas to see his daughter.
SPEAKER/PROGRAM: Governor Dave Roberts attended and presented Membership tenure chevrons to: Lion Dick Nasif – 25 years, Lion Mike Wasyliw 20 years, PP Ray Ridlon 15 years and Lion Carl Ruiz 15 years.
Additionally, DG Dave presented PP Bob Moreau with the Lions Centennial Membership Award for bringing in a new member during our Centennial year. Congrats to PP Bob.
Governor Dave gave us an update on our District. We now have 63 chartered clubs in District 4L6 San Diego/Imperial Counties. Our newest club as of 6/6 the San Diego Himalayan LC whose members are all Nepalese (from Napal). Two new clubs are in the works one being a Campus Club at SDSU starting out with 37Aztecs so far and, our 65th club will be The Heart LC consisting of spouses of retired service members-they are from in and around the Miramar area.
Governor Dave and his family are moving back to Granby, Conn by the end of July to be near his parents as his mother is in the beginning stages of dementia. Also, DG Dave shared that his oldest son now stationed in New Mexico will be going to Cutter. DG Dave also obtained a $1000 grant for repairs at Camp Oliver which is where Camp Jack meets.
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS:
June 10th – Steak Fry 3 PM at PP Tom Hoban’s home-318 Bradford, El Cajon 92019
June 14th – Club Board Meeting at Elks Lodge 6PM Dinner 5PM-ish $14
June 14th – Flag Day program at Madison Elementary School 1615 E Madison, El Cajon
June 17th – Lions Learning Day time/venue TBA
June 21st – Foundation Board Meeting Elks Lodge 6PM Dinner 5PM-ish $14
July 3rd and 4th – DARK – NO MEETINGS
July 12th – Club Board Meeting at Elks Lodge 6PM Dinner 5PM-ish $14
July 13th – ECVHLC Padre Night -dinner at McCormick & Schmicks pre-game. See Lion Warren
July 16th – ECVH LC BBQ at Camp Jack
July 17th – NO MONDAY MEETING
July 18th – Tuesday Night Meeting/Installation of Officers at Elks Lodge 5:30PM
July 28th – ECVHLC Day at the Races 4PM $25 – PP Gary Sims
Oct 29th – ECVHLC Pancake Breakfast at Elks Lodge
3rd Vice Pres-Vacant: Picnic: No info yet
Day at the Races: PP Gary Sims reported July 28th at Del Mar – 9 available spots
Flag Day: June 14th at the school, visit in classrooms preassemblies at 12:25 and 12:50
Steak Fry: June 10th at the home of PP Tom and Renee Hoban. Prez Van and PP Mark Clifton will do the BBQ-ing. 3PM
Camp Jack Fishing schedule: July 18, 19 and 20 AND 25, 26 and 27 – Volunteers needed to help the campers’ fish
2nd V.P. Jeff Winters: MIA
1st Vice Pres-Felina Balistreri: Progress
Membership- Lion Cathy Bailes:
Encouraged all our guests to become members of the club.
PP RAY’S RAMBLINGS: A car crash which totaled both cars, but the occupants were OK as was a 75-year-old bottle of Scotch. She said it was all a sign from God and he drank to that whereas she did not state she would wait for the police.
HAPPY DOLLARS: Lion Bob Moreau was at task with the basket tonight:
Lion Chris Bramwell won an electric guitar with an amplifier in a recent golf tournament (in Scotland) he bid on and won one of the Exempt Badges.
Lion David Keen volunteered with the UCSD Dental Clinic and won the Kirschner Award for his volunteerism.
PP Gary Sims for missing the upcoming Steak Fry event
PDG Len Blottin went to lunch at Ventana in Escondido and won’t be at the Steak Fry due to giving his wife a Birthday Party at their home.
Lion Cathy Bailes for a photo of our casino night in the East County Herald and her Birthday this week.
Sec Paul Walters happy to be Lion Carl’s new chauffeur.
PP Jim Nelson today is his daughter’s Birthday
Lion Rocco Collura as no joke from PP Ray (yet)
Lion Rob Ransweiler – PP Tony Forchette lured in here tonight under false pretenses (Lion Rob was supposed to be the program but was ‘tossed aside’ for the DG’s visit.
PP Tony was happy Lion Rob showed up.
Lion Chris Good to see PP’s Walt Simmons, Ray Ridlon and Mark Krause and Lions Rocco and David Keen.
Attendance Drawing and the winner: Lion Bob Acker $20 – donated to our Foundation
Think about it….why did you join LIONS?
If for service and fun then join us, we do it all!
ATTENDANCE IS THE PRICE OF MEMBERSHIP!