Friday, June 23, 2017

Upland Host Lions Monthly Bulletin - June, 2017

Programs:
June 5, 2017 - This was the Club's monthly Board Meeting. Minutes of this meeting were prepared and placed on the Club's blog for all members to review and comment. A motion was made, seconded and approved, to accept the Meeting Minutes as presented.

June 17, 2017 - This meeting was the Club's annual installation of Officers for the new Lion year. We were honored to have District Governor, Bob Suseata, conduct the installation of new officers this year. The new Officers installed are:
                                               President - Lion Joey Amaro
                                               Vice President - Lion Sandra Watts
                                               Treasurer - Lion James Krumwiede
                                               Secretary - Lion Beverly Sugerman
                                               Tail Twister - Lion Richard Sugerman

































Thank You Governor Bob. The Club now has new Officers and the beginning of a new Lions year. May the new year and new Officers bring new and great success to the Upland Host Lions Club.

Program Assignments For July, 2017:
July 10, 2017 - Monthly Board Meeting
July 31, 2017 - Discussions of the "Family Feed and Fun" fund raiser
                         scheduled for Saturday, August 5th.

Lions Calendar Of Events:
July 2017   -  8th - California Friends In Sight Screening In Phelan
                      9th - Champions Lions Branch Club Softball Clinic
                      14th-22nd - Lions Wilderness Deaf Camp
                      15th - Harbor Mesa Lions Tree Dedication at Lions Park
                                in Costa Mesa 10AM
                      15th-16th - Seal Beach Community Fish Fry
                      16th - Harbor Mesa Lions 25th Anniversary Celebration-
                                 Marina Clubhouse/Newport  Dunes
                      22nd - District Meeting #1 Hosted By Saddleback Region
                                 At CMCC 10AM Breakfast
                      22nd - California Lions Friends In Sight Screening
                                 In San Diego - Stand Down
                      23rd - California Lions Friends In Sight Screening
                                In Huntington Park
                      25th - Deadline For Submissions to the August 2017 Forum
                      26th - YEP Students Arrive In Southern California
                      27th - YEP Thanksgiving Dinner - Meet The Governor
 
Club Members (and Family Members) Birthdays:
July 5, 2017 - Lion Arlene
July 12, 2017 - Lion Tina

Club Member Anniversary's:
July 11, 2017 - Lion Steve and Susan Lacey
July 28, 2017 - Lion Ken and Denise Myers

Other Items Worthy Of Mention:
On June 17th Upland Host Lions participated in the Upland "Hops For Pops 5K Run" 1st annual fundraiser. All participants in the 5K Run received a complementary Pancake Breakfast. We were told there were 740 participants (Therefore, 740 pancake breakfasts). Upland Host Lions volunteered to handle the pancake breakfast. The volunteers from Upland Host were: President Lion Jim K, and Lions Madeleine, Arlene, Sandy, Beverly S., Terri, Jim T., Joey, Richard, Ken M., and Ken B. Thank you one and all.











 
Next Meeting:
The Club's  next meeting will be the Club's monthly Board meeting for July, 2017. This meeting will be on July 10th at the Landacena Community Center at 6:30 PM. The Landacena Community Center is located at 1325 San Bernardino Road in Upland.

LEAVING You With A Smile
Have a Great Life

Bulletin Writer/Editor/Publisher
Keith Krumwiede
Club Secretary - 2016/2017
Bye- Bye

















Saturday, June 10, 2017

Upland Host Lions Monthly Board Meeting - June 5, 2017

Board Members In Attendance:
Lions Beverly B., Ken B., Sang, Keith, Jim K., and Richard

Other Club Members In Attendance:
Lions Arlene, Joe, Charlotte, Beverly S. and Jim T.

Secretary's Report:
The Secretary's Report for the May, 2017 Board Meeting was placed on the  Club's blog for everyone to review and comment. No further discussion took place.

Treasurer's Report:
Treasurer, Lion Ken B. reported the Club's financial status as follows:
Admin Acct.:   May 1, 2017 - $  3,604.60      June 5, 2017 - $ 3,748.60
Activity Acct:  May 1, 2017 - $11,506.18      June 5, 2017 - $ 7,340.64

Other Committee Reports:
Membership: No Report

LEOS: No Report.

Visitations: No report

Annual Fund Raiser: President Jim K. reported on the status of preparations for this years "Family Feed and Fun" fund raiser. He now has the adult tickets ($15.00) and has put them together in packets of ten tickets. Club members are urged to pick up tickets and start our sales. Children's tickets will be available soon and their cost will be $7.50.
  • The proposed Sponsor letter was available for all those Club Members wishing to use it. This letter can be used as is or modified to fit your style, just be sure the fund raising message is expressed.
  • The special event permit has been taken care of.
  • Four new banners have been ordered and will be used to advertise our fund raiser in various locations around Upland.
  • Electronic sign requests have been submitted to the City of Upland to use the electronic sign located on Euclid near the Library, and the electronic sign at the YMCA, on Foothill, to advertise Upland Host Lions "Family Feed and Fun".
  • Live entertainment is still in the process of being arranged.
  • Kids activities are still being arranged.
Old Business:
The "Hops For Pops 5k Run and Pancake Breakfast" to be held on June 17th, at the Last Name Brewery, at Cable Airport in Upland, received much discussion. The Upland Host Lions volunteer responsibilities has evolved significantly from our originally expressed minimal involvement. We have now become responsible for cooking, cashiering, obtaining permits and who knows what else. President Jim K. has done well, through all the turmoil, in keeping this effort on track. The volunteers, to date, for the "Hops For Pops" are Lions Sang, Keith, Richard, Beverly S., Jim K., Arlene and Terri.

New Business:
District New Club Officer Training will be held on Saturday, June 10th at the Brea Scout Center. Expected to attend this training are the new Club President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary.

Upland Host Lions 2017/2018 Officer installation will held on June 19th at the Landacena Community Center. District Governor, Bob Suseata will officiate and dinner will be served by The Taco Man. The cost of the meal will be $15.00 for each attendee.

Requests For Donations:
A motion was made, seconded and approved to make a $300.00 donation to Life Point Church.

Donations Made:
The following donations were made in the month of May, 2017:
  1. City of Hope -                                    $ 150.00
  2. BSA Cub Pack 614 -                          $ 200.00
  3. BSA Troop 614 -                               $ 200.00
  4. BSA Troop 201 -                               $ 200.00
  5. Foothill Family Shelter -                   $ 400.00
  6. Salvation Army -                               $ 150.00
  7. Upland National Little League -        $ 200.00
  8. Upland American Little League -      $ 200.00
  9. Lions Youth Exchange -                    $ 150.00
  10. Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation - $ 500.00
  11. Junior Blind of America -                 $ 200.00
  12. Guide Dogs For The Blind -             $ 200.00
  13. Lions In Sight -                                 $ 200.00
  14. Mercy House -                                  $ 200.00
                                Total Donations        $ 3,150.00

Next Meeting:
The Club's next meeting will be on June 19, 2017, 6:30 PM at the Landacena Community Center. This will be our monthly General Meeting and will be our 2017/2018 Installation of new Club Officers. Officers to be installed will be:
  • President - Lion Joey Amaro
  • Vice President - Lion Sandra Watts
  • Treasurer - Lion Jim Krumwiede
  • Secretary - Lion Beverly Sugerman
Dinner will be catered. The installing Officer will be District Governor Bob Suseata.

Adjournment:
With no further items for discussion, President Jim K. adjourned this meeting.

Keep Smiling
Have A Good Month

Minutes Writer/Editor/Publisher
Lion Keith Krumwiede
Club Secretary - 2016/2017
Telephone: 909 - 240-7909
e-mail: kkrumwiede11@verizon.net











Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Upland Host Lions Monthly Bulletin - May, 2017

Programs:
May 1, 2017 - Our meeting was the Club's Monthly  Board Meeting. Meeting Minutes were prepared and placed on the Club's blog for everyone to review and comment.

May 15, 2017 - We had no prescheduled program for todays meeting so we talked about future Club activities. Lion Joey is continuing with his recruitment for our new LEO Club. He has their next meeting scheduled for Monday, May 22nd at 6:30 PM. He continues his visitation to local schools, inviting the young people to attend the meetings to learn about the LEO's and their community service. Our first formation meeting resulted in a disappointing single person appearing and want to be a member. Not to be deterred by the first meeting,  Lion Joey has been very active in creating an awareness of the LEOs and spread interest to other young people in the area.

We, further, discussed this years "Fishbake" now to be known as "Lions Family Feed and Fun". As everyone knows we do not have Memorial Park available to us this year and after searching for a replacement venue we arranged to have the "Lions Family Feed and Fun" at the Gibson Center in Upland. Instead of our traditional Fish and Steak the meal will be catered by the Habit Restaurant and they will serve cheeseburgers, chicken sandwiches and tuna steak sandwiches with fries and a soda. We will have entertainment plus activities for children. The date of this affair has, also, been changed. For the first time in this fund raisers history it will now be held on Saturday instead of Friday. The date of the Fund raiser is Saturday, August 5, 2017.

Program Assignments For June, 2017:
June 5, 2017 - Monthly Board Meeting
June 19, 2017 - Lion Tina is scheduled to arrange the program for this meeting




Lions Calendar of Events:
June, 2017   1   Helen Keller Day
                    1   HB Host/OC Champions Membership Meeting
                         W/Speaker Bill Shumard Special Olympics
                    2-4 Costa Mesa Newport Harbor Lions Annual Fish Fry
                    2-4 Council of Governors Meeting In Pasadena
                    2-4 Lions Camp At Teresita Pines
                          Spring Cleanup Work Weekend
                    3   MD4/State Student Speaker Contest Final At
                         Hilton Hotel In Pasadena
                    3   California Lions Friends In Sight Screening In Vista
                    7-8 Cucamonga District Host Dine Out At
                          Lazy Dog Restaurant 11AM To Midnight
                    10  New Officer Training At Brea Scout Center
                          8:30 AM to Noon
                    15  Ontario Host We Serve Golf Tournament Fund Raiser
                    17 California Lions Friends In Sight Screening In Perris
                    18 Fathers Day
                    24  California Lions Friends In Sight Screening In Rialto
                    25 Deadline For Submissions to The July 2017 Forum
                    30 -7/4 International Convention In Chicago Illinois
                                 USA - 100th Anniversary

Club Members (and family members) Birthdays:
June 10th - Lion Michael
June 16th - Lion Keith

Club Member Anniversary's:
June 3rd - Lions Joe and Arlene
June 14th - Lion Michael and Annette

Other Items Worthy of Mention:
The Annual District 4-L4 Convention will be held for May 18th through May 21st. One member of our Club, PDG Lion Ken Myers will attend the convention.

On May 20th the "Toys For Tots" Car Show will be held at Upland's Cooper Museum and seven members of our Club will act as volunteers at this affair. Other Lions Clubs in the area are also volunteering to support this affair.














Lions Joe, Arlene, Jim T., Ken B., Madeleine and Jim K. 

On May 31st Upland Host Lions will present Certificates of Appreciation for Scholarship, plus financial rewards, to the top scholars in the graduating classes at Upland Jr. High and Pioneer Jr. High. Lion Ken Bell will make the presentation at Upland Jr. High and Lion (President) Jim Krumwiede will make the presentation for Pioneer Jr. High.

Training for new Club Officers is scheduled, at the Brea Scout Center, on June 10th and our new President Lion Joey Amaro, Vice President Lion Sandra Watts, Treasurer Lion Jim Krumwiede and Secretary Lion Beverly Sugerman will attend.

On June 19th the installation of Upland Host Lions 2017/2018 Officers will take place at the Landacena Community Center. District Governor Bob Suseata will officiate and a catered dinner will be served.




Visitations:
There were no visitations during May

Next Meeting:
The Club's next meeting will be the Monthly Board Meeting for the month of June, 2017. This meeting will be on Monday, June 5, 2017 at the Landacena Community Center at 6:30 PM. The Landacena Community Center is located at 1325 San Bernardino Road in Upland. Dessert for this meeting will be arranged by Lion Tina.

Leaving You With A Smile
Have A Great Month

Bulletin Writer/Editor/Publisher
Lion Keith Krumwiede
Club Secretary - 25016/2017
Telephone: 909-240-7909
e-mail: kkrumwiede11@verizon.net















Monday, May 8, 2017

Upland Host Lions Monthly Board Meeting Minutes - May, 2017

Board Meeting Minutes In Attendance:
Lions Beverly B., Ken B., Terri, Sang, Keith, Jim K., Madeleine, Richard, and Sandy

Other Club Members In Attendance:
Lions Joey, Arlene, Joe, Charlotte, Ken M.

Secretary's Report:
The Secretary's Board Meeting Minutes for April, 2017 were placed on the Club's blog for everyone to review and comment.

Treasurer's Report:
Treasurer Lion Ken B. reported the Club's financial status as follows:
Admin. Acct.:    April 3, 2017 - $  4230.67      May 1, 2017 - $  3,604.60
Activity Acct.:   April 3, 2017 - $11,967.65     May 1, 2017 - $11,506.18

Other Committee Reports:
Membership: No changes in membership to report this month.

LEO Club: Lion Joey reported on the planned LEO Club formation meeting, held on April 24th. Seven Upland Host members attended this meeting. Unfortunately only one potential member appeared at the meeting and she expressed much interest in being in the Club. Lion Joey will follow-up with her. Joey has, also, followed up by going to Upland schools to create more awareness of LEOs and interest the school children in being part of the Club to be involved in community service. The next LEO meeting will be at Landacena Community Center at 6:30 PM on Monday May 22nd.

Annual Fund Raiser: As has been mentioned in past reporting the Club will be unable to hold our annual Fishbake/ Steak Fry at Memorial Park and our plan to move to Magnolia Park was unsuccessful. We are going to hold the event at the Gibson Senior Center in Upland. This fund raiser will be on Friday, August 4th and will now be called "Lions Family Feed and Fun". Food will be provided by the "Habit" 

Visitations: No visitations are scheduled for the month of May.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Old Old Business:
No old business, other than that mentioned above, was discussed at this meeting.

New Business: 
Tonight the Club group photo for 2016/2017 was taken. This photo is the group photo to used in the annual Club booklet.

Most important, the 2017/2018 officer elections were held. The new executive officers elected to guide our Club during the 2017/2018 Lions year are:
President - Lion Joey Amaro
Vice President - Lion Sandra Watts
Secretary - Lion Beverly Sugerman
Treasurer - Lion James Krumwiede

The installation of these new officers will take place on Monday, June 19th at the Landacena Community Center. A pot luck dinner will be held at the time of the installation.

Requests For Donations:
None

Donations Made:
None

Next Meeting:
The Club's next meeting will be on May 15, 2017, 6:30 PM at El Perico Ranchero Restaurant, 1401 E. Foothill Blvd., Upland. This will be our monthly General Meeting.

Adjournment:
After completion of discussions and coverage of the meeting agenda, this Board Meeting was adjourned.

Keep Smiling
Have A Great Month

Minutes Writer/Editor/Publisher
Lion Keith Krumwiede
Club Secretary - 2016/2017
Telephone: 909-240-7909
e-mail: kkrumwiede11@verizon.net





































Sunday, April 23, 2017

Upland Host Lions Monthly Bulletin - April, 2017

Programs:
April 3, 2017 - This meeting was the Club's Monthly Board Meeting. Meeting Minutes were prepared and placed on the Club's blog for everyone to review and comment.

April 17, 2017 - Lion Charlotte was the program chairperson for this meeting. Charlotte had arranged for PDG Ken M. to talk to us. Lion Ken M. spoke to us about District 4-L4 and how it compares with other Districts in in MD-4. Our District is a leader in the MD-4 group of Districts, in most performance categories. We lead everyone in our Diabetes awareness programs and 4-L4 has the most LEOS in all of Lions. We lead MD-4 in support of the Lions Camp at Teresita Pines and the annual Lions Rose Float.

He, further talked about The Lions Camp at Teresita Pines and the Lions Camp At Wrightwood. Ken spoke in depth of the facilities at both of these camps and how it takes support and personal elbow grease of all Lions in MD-4 to maintain and improve these facilities. Teresita Pines covers 3.5 acres, it has 15 sleeping cabins and 4 VIP cabins available plus many other facilities to be used by the campers. Wrightwood Village covers 20+ acres, has 8 sleeping cabins and full facilities for all kinds of camping activities. Wrightwood can accommodate  campers with special needs. Both of these camps welcome groups of all types, not just limited to Lions.

Ken also spoke about our local project, the Chaffey Community Center, and described the many improvements taking place there. Regional Indian Groups are working with the Center to add a typical Indian Village as part of the many historical settings being developed at the site. Our Club has committed to assist the Community Center in continuing this development.

Program Assignments For May, 2017
May 1, 2017 - Monthly Club Board Meeting
May 15, 2017 - Installation of 2017/2018 Club Officers
 
Lions Calendar of Events:
May, 2017 -   1 Delegate forms due for District 4-L4 Convention
                       5 Cinco De Mayo
                       6 Cucamonga District Host Fashion Show
                       7 Laguna Niguel lions Annual Wine Tasting Fundraiser
                       8 Charter Night for Diamond Bar Community LEOS
                       12-14 California Friends in Sight Screening In
                                 Sonora-Baja Mexico
                       13 Huntington Beach Host Lions Annual Mothers Day
                            pancake Breakfast 7:30 to 11:30
                     13 Ontario Upland Lions Afternoon Tea
                     13 Area Student Speaker Contest at Chapman
                          University/ Hashinger Science Center 2PM
                     13 District LEOS cook dinner at Ronald McDonald
                          House 4-8PM
                     14 Mothers Day
                     16 Taiwanese Community Celebration -
                          Formosa Acrobats
                     17-21 District 4L4 Convention at Pala Mesa Resort
                               in Fallbrook
                     18 Fullerton Host Lions Lecture - Observing
                          Black Holes across the Universe
                     20 Guide Dogs For The Blind Raffle Drawing
                     20 California Lions Friends In Sight Screening
                          in  Riverside
                     21 LEOS District Awards And Installation
                     22 Deadline For Area Student Speaker Contest
                     25 Deadline for submissions to the June 10th Forum
                     26-29 2nd Annual Sight Awareness Weekend
                               at Lions Camp at Teresita Pines
                     29 Memorial Day

Club Members (and family members) Birthdays:
May 4th - Lion Steve L.
May 7th - Lion Charlotte
May 9th - Lion Madeleine
May 27th - Lion Joe

Club Members Anniversary's:
There were no anniversary's during May, 2017

Other Items Worthy Of Mention:
On April 17th we made the big move to the new home of the Club's General Monthly Meeting, 3rd Monday of each month. This meeting is now at the El Perico Ranchero Restaurant 1401 E. Foothill Blvd., Upland. The Club thanks Lions Mike and Tina for the many years they hosted our meeting at Maniac Mike's Café.
Our First Meeting At El Perico Ranchero
First Meeting At El Perico
 













All members should plan to attend our next meeting on May 1st. At this meeting we will be voting in the Club's new Officers for the 2017/2017 Lions Year (if you don't attend you may get a job you don't want). Also, at this meeting the Club's group picture for the 2016/2017 Lions year will be taken. PLEASE plan to attend to share your vote and get in the annual picture.

Tonight Lion Joey presented Certificates of Appreciation to the two Companies who refurbished our eyeglass collection box. These Companies were "Concept Powder Coating" and "Signs Unlimited". These Companies revitalized our old mailbox to a much better condition than it ever has been. The Powder Coating will last many, many years and the graphics, prepared and installed by Signs Unlimited, leave no doubt as to the purpose of the box. We thank them for their gracious contribution of this work for us.

Tonight we had 4 visitors ( in addition to those who received Certificates). Once again we welcomed Lion Sandy Watts mother to our meeting. She is always welcome. We, also, had visitors from the Cucamonga District Host Club with us. Lions Steve Lacey and Barbara and Scotty Barklay visited us to promote their Club's coming fashion show.

Visitations:
On April 18th Upland Host Lions visited the Ontario Host Lions at San Joaquin Valley College. Six members of Upland Host made this visit. Lions who made the visit were Lions Joe, Arlene, Beverly S., Richard, Jim K. and Ken M..

Next Meeting:
The Club's next meeting will be our Monthly Board Meeting for May, 2017. This meeting will be on May 1, 2017 at the Landacena Community Center at 6:30 PM. The Landacena Community Center is located at 1325 San Bernardino Road in Upland. Dessert will be arranged by Lion Ken Myers.

Leaving You With A Smile
Have A Wonderful Month

Bulletin Writer/Editor/Publisher
Lion Keith Krumwiede
Club Secretary - 2016/2017
Telephone - 909-240-7909
e-mail: kkrumwiede11@verizon.net 






























Thursday, April 13, 2017

Upland Host Lions Monthly Board Meeting - April, 2017

Board Members In Attendance:
Lions Beverly B., Ken B., Terri, Sang, Keith, Jim K., Richard and Sandy

Other Club Members In Attendance:
Lions Joey, Arlene, Joe, Ken M. and Beverly S.

Secretary's Report:
The Secretary's Board Meeting Minutes for March, 2017 were placed on the Club's blog for everyone to review and comment. A motion was made, seconded and approved to accept the Minutes as presented in the blog.

Treasurer's Report:
Treasurer Ken B. reported the Club's financial status as follows:
Admin Acct.:   March 6, 2017 - $ 4,292.58       April 3, 2017 - $ 4,230.67
Activity Acct.: March 6, 2017 - $11,947.15      April 3, 2017 - $11,967.65

Other Committee Reports:
Membership: Lion Ken M. reported that he had recently attended an Upland Chamber of Commerce 2 hour membership class regarding how to market better and how to talk to people. He reported that this was an outstanding class and closely relates to how Lions need to approach recruiting new members. It was a very beneficial class for him. Lion Ken M. plans to attend the Upland Chamber mixer on Thursday, April 13th to spread the word regarding Upland Host Lions and membership.

Annual Fund Raiser: President Jim K. discussed the Club's annual fund raiser. Since we have lost the use of both Community Parks, in Upland, our fund raiser (no longer a "Fishbake/Steak Fry") this year will be held at the Gibson Community Center in Upland. All City documents have been filed and we have obtained our special use permit. This years meal will be provided by the "Habit" and will include sandwiches (Cheeseburgers, BBQ Chicken and Albacore), fries and a soft drink. The Club will provide the dessert which will be hand scooped ice cream.  The ticket cost will be $15.00. We still need to get out and promote sponsorships. The sponsorships are the driving force which makes the annual fund raiser a success.

Visitations: Visitation Chairperson, Lion Beverly S., announced that she has arranged for our Club to visit the Ontario Host Lions Club on April 18th. The meeting will be at the San Joaquin College in Ontario.

LEO Club: Our LEO leader, Lion Joey, announced he will have the LEO Club formation meeting on Monday, April 24th at 6:30 PM and those lions able to attend should to show our Club's support of this important activity for the Club. This meeting is scheduled at the Landacena Community Center.
WE NEED TO GIVE OUR FULL SUPPORT TO JOEY AND THE LEO's.

Old Business:
On April 3, 2017 the Club began a new phase in our life, we moved meeting locations from Maniac Mikes Café to the Upland Landacena Community Center, for our Monthly Board Meetings (1st Monday) and El Perico Ranchero Restaurant for our Monthly General Meeting (3rd Monday). The April 3rd meeting at Landacena was attended by 13 of Club members. The first thing evident was that we have much space for expansion with NEW MEMBERS. We will have our first experience at the El Perico on Monday April 17th.  We adapted well to the new venue.

1st Meeting At Landacena Community Center


1st Meeting At Landacena Community Center
During the meeting we discussed the items mentioned under Committee Reports plus potential fundraisers and charitable causes. The immediate fund raiser discussed was the "Littlest Car Show" in downtown Upland. We were asked to help the City with traffic control and 4 members volunteered. Once again our Club failed. Of the 4 members who volunteered to help only one showed up, Mr. reliable Lion Ken M.. I was one of the no shows so I have no room to criticize this lack of support for the Club. This is continuing to be a major problem and we can't fall back on the crutch that we don't have enough members, that only emphasizes our need to build membership with younger, active members.

New Business:
Club elections will be held at our April 17th meeting. There have been volunteers for all the executive officer positions but if any member is interested in one of those positions (President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary) you can make your interest known to the Club prior to the election. In addition to the four executive officers I mentioned there are 18 volunteer positions still to be assigned to responsible Club members. These Club jobs are all listed on pages 5 and 6 of last years booklet. If you are asked to fill one or more of these position please consider accepting.

It is time, once again, for the Club's annual group picture. As you know this picture is used for the annual Club Booklet. The picture will be taken at the Club's meeting on May 1, 2017. Please, please arrange your schedule so that you may attend this meeting.

Other fund raisers and volunteer opportunities discussed were:
  1. Comedy night
  2. Candy apple sale
  3. Cooper Museum Toys For Tots  Car Show 
  4. The Hops W/ Pops 5K, Car Show and Pancake Breakfast
  5. A Feed The Children Fundraiser, and
  6. May 6th Health Fair at the Cucamonga Valley Medical Group on San Bernardino Rd.
Requests For Donations:
We have received no new requests for donations.

Donations Made:
No donations were made this month.

Next Meeting:
The Club's next meeting will be on April 17, 2017, 6:30 PM at El Perico Ranchero Restaurant, 1401 E. Foothill Blvd,. Upland (1st meeting at this location). This will be our monthly General Meeting, the Club fee will be $5.00 and the dinner cost will be whatever you order from the menu. The new Club phone number is 909-490-1559.

Adjournment:
After much discussion, all items on the meeting agenda were covered and the Board Meeting was adjourned .

Keep Smiling
Have a great Month

Minutes Writer/Editor/Publisher
Lion Keith Krumwiede
Club Secretary - 2016/2017
Telephone: 909-240-7909
e-mail: kkrumwiede11@verizon.net



















Thursday, March 23, 2017

Upland Host Lions Monthly Bulletin - March, 2017

Programs - March, 2017:
March 6, 2017 - This meeting was the Club's monthly Board Meeting. Meeting Minutes were prepared and placed on the Club's blog for everyone to review and comment.

March 20, 2017 - Lion Keith was the program Chair for this meeting. Unfortunately our scheduled speaker was not able to attend due to medical circumstances. Therefore, the Club was able to discuss other pressing issues.
  1. Lion Joey talked to us about the status of his work to develop Upland Host Lions first LEO Club. Joey had ordered the necessary supplies to get the LEO Club started but has been informed by LCI that the Club must have been formed and chartered prior to ordering the supplies. LCI had already charged the Club's credit card for the supplies but agreed to refund the money which can be, again, submitted when their requirements are met.
  2. A number of high school students were at the March 13, Upland City Council Meeting and Joey used the opportunity to hand out flyers regarding the LEO Club formation.
  3. This year has been a very strange one for planning our annual Fishbake/Steak Fry  fund raiser. We were told we couldn't use the Memorial Park facility because it is being renovated. The committee then arranged for us to have the fund raiser at Upland Magnolia Park and had agreed on the dates. Now we are told we can't use Magnolia Park because it will be undergoing remodel at the time requested. So, President Jim K. has now made arrangements for us to use Gibson Senior Center facilities. The format of the fund raiser is still under discussion. To be decided is whether we are going to continue the traditional Fish/Steak Fry or totally change to another food arrangement.
  4. Lion Beverly S. asked about the LCI student peace poster contest and the Club's interest sponsoring this contest in our community (the Upland Schools). It was agreed the Club is interested in this contest if we can determine the interest of area schools. Lion Beverly volunteered to check with the schools to determine their interest.
  5. With our change of meeting locations the question arose regarding our member cost per meeting. It was decided the cost per member at each meeting will be $5.00. When we have our meeting at El Perico the only additional cost will be the charge for the food you order for your meal.
  6. Several additional items were discussed at the meeting but they were not immediately pending, therefore, they will be discussed further at a later date.
Program Assignments For April, 2017
April 3, 2017 - Monthly Club Board Meeting
April 17, 2017 - Program Chair - Lion Charlotte

Lions Calendar of Events:
April, 2017 - 1st - California Friends In Sight Vision Screening at
                              Tustin
                      3rd - Deadline for Region Student Speaker Contest
                      5th - Deadline For Nominations (Lion of the year,
                               LEO of the year, Lifetime Achievement Award,
                               Couple of the year)
                      8th - California Friends In Sight Screening In San Diego
                      8th - Orphanages of Thailand Fundraiser
                      9th - Garden Grove Lions 69th Annual Pancake Breakfast
                      9th - Ronald McDonald House Walk For Kids-
                      16th - Easter
                      17th - Orange Lions 32nd Annual Charity Golf
                                Tournament
                      22nd - Earth Day
                      22nd - California Lions In Sight Screening In Highland
                                 San Bernardino
                      22nd - CMNH Lions 90th Anniversary Celebration
                      23rd - Fullerton Host Lions Putting Tournament
                      25th - Deadline For Submission to The May Forum
                      28th - Teen Recognition Dinner At Garden Grove Lions
                      29th - District Meeting #4 - Student Speaker Contest
                                 Hosted By Orange Region
                      29th - California Lions Friends In Sight Screening In
                                San Jacinto
 
Club Members (and Family) Birthdays:
April 13th - Susan Lacey (Lion Steve)
April 14th - Sharon Krumwiede (Lion Jim)

Club Members Anniversary's:
April 6th - Lion Terri and George
April 18th - Lion Jim and Sharon

Other items Worthy Of Mention:
On March 13th Upland Host Lions Club President Jim K. and Lion Joey Amaro made presentations to the Upland City Council. President Jim talked about Lions Clubs International and Upland Host Lions and Lion Joey presented Upland Host Lions plans to establish a new LEO Club in the Upland Community. The LEO's are a the youth program supported by Lions Clubs International to develop youth programs which support community services and activities which create an awareness in youth of how they can help.
President Jim K.
Good Evening Mayor Stone, Members of the Upland City Council Members and Guests

My Name is Jim Krumwiede and I am President of the Upland Host Lions Club. With me tonight in the audience are several members of our Club. For those of you who are not familiar with Lions, our Club is one of 46,000 Lions Clubs world-wide; numbering 1.4 million members. As the worlds largest volunteer service organization, Lions Clubs International is the only such group recognized with a seat in the United Nations. Founded in 1917, this year marks the centennial of the Lions Clubs.

Our local Club has been continually serving the needs of Upland residents for the past 92 of those 100 years. We are a group of individuals representing all ages and backgrounds, who strive to make a difference  through serving and supporting the humanitarian needs of our surrounding community.

I and my fellow Lions are here tonight to briefly share some information about two items pertaining to the Lions -
The first - As part of our centennial ... a re-visit to what we do...
The second - Our LEOs Club; information about something new...

So you THINK you know Lions... but...
Perhaps you've seen the banners for our annual Steak and Fish Fry fundraiser at Memorial Park (or even attended) Where we work to raise funds for many worthy local charities....or maybe you've seen us ring a bell for the Salvation Army during Holidays. Or perhaps you've seen our yellow vests at one of our City's parades.
These things are what most people associate with the Lions.... 

One thing we do may NOT be well known to many of you. And it is by far, our most important task and enduring legacy.

Back in 1925 Helen Keller challenged the Lions Clubs to become "The Knights of the Blind in the Crusade Against Darkness". Since then Lions have worked tirelessly to aid the blind and visually impaired. On an International level, Lions initiatives and funding have targeted the major causes of blindness: cataracts, childhood blindness, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and many others.

On a local level, the Upland Host Lions Club funds and administers several activities specifically intended to provide for vision related medical needs of our residents who cannot afford these services.

The Upland Lions collect good used glasses at many locations throughout the City to be cleaned, tested, catalogued and then donated to those who  need them. Perhaps you've seen the collection boxes at the library or doctors offices. Through this effort over the past year almost 2,500 pairs of used (but re-usable) glasses have been collected by the Upland Lions. Throughout Southern California, a similar effort by many Lions Clubs working to0gether have collected over 51,000 pairs of re-usable glasses, over the past year.

I would like to share something that we are very proud of....
This is our oldest and newest collection box, located in the parking lot east of the Upland Public Library and City Hall. Originally donated to the Upland Lions Club by the Post Office and installed many years ago, the Lions (with help from some local businesses) recently refurbished it with new bright yellow powder coating and updated signage. Please go by and check it out when you get a chance.

In addition to collecting glasses... Upland Host Lions work throughout the year with many other Clubs to conduct sight clinics throughout Southern California, where people can come and have their eyes examined by trained personnel. Here attendees can receive medical referrals. glasses prescriptions and or good used glasses, that match their prescription; all at no charge.

Finally, the Upland Lions work in conjunction with the Upland School District's medical staff and a local optical lab to provide free eye exams and new glasses for school children whose families could not otherwise afford them. During the past year 85 Upland School children have received eye exams and glasses, eye care through the Upland Host Lions.

With That...
We ask that you please continue to support our vision care efforts, including our glasses collections and community fund raising programs.

The Upland Host Lions Club greatly appreciates the ongoing support of the residents and community leaders of Upland. We are looking forward to continued success during our Next 100 years!

Oh... and we are always looking for new members!

With that I would like to introduce my fellow Lion Joey Amaro. Joey is involved in an exciting new effort to start our first LEO's Club. At this point Joey outlined the Club's plan for a new LEO Club.

Lion Joey Amaro
Visitations:
On Wednesday, March 22nd, members of Upland Host Lions visited the Cucamonga Host Lions. Upland Host Lions in attendance were Lions Joe, Arlene, Joey and President Jim K.
 
Next Meeting:
The Club's next meeting will be our Monthly Board meeting for April, 2017. This meeting will be on April 3rd at the Landacena Community Center at 6:30 PM. The Landacena Community Center is located at 1325 San Bernardino Road in Upland. Dessert by Lion Keith.




Leaving You With A Smile
Have A Good Month

Bulletin Writer/Editor/Publisher
Lion Keith Krumwiede
Club Secretary - 2016/2017
Telephone: m909-240-7909
e-mail: kkrumwiede11@verizon.net




















Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Upland Host Lions Monthly Board Meeting - March, 2017


Board Members In Attendance:
Lions Ken B., Terri, Keith, Jim K., Madeleine, Mike, Richard and Sandy

Other Club Members In Attendance:
Lion Arlene, Joe, Charlotte, Beverly S., Jim T.

Secretary's Report:
The Secretary's Board Meeting Minutes for February, 2017 were place on the Club's blog for everyone to review and comment. A motion was made, seconded and approved to accept the Minutes as presented in the blog.

Treasurer's Report:
Treasurer Ken B. Reported the following status of the Club's bank accounts:
Admin Acct.:    Feb. 6, 2017 - $ 4,942.02    March 6, 2017 - $ 4,292.58
Activity Acct.:  Feb. 6, 2017 - $13,414.62   March 6, 2017 - $11,947.15

Other Committee Reports:
Visitations: The Club has visitations scheduled for Wednesday, March 22nd with the Cucamonga District Host Lions at Antonino's Restaurant at 6:30 PM. We are also scheduled to visit the Ontario Host Lions Club on Tuesday, April 18th at San Joaquin Valley College.

Membership: There was no change in membership to report.

LEO Club: The Club's LEO liaison was unable to attend tonight's meeting but he is very actively preparing to attract new members to the Club. He has ordered Club and member supplies to initiate the Club.

Old Business:
On Monday, March 13th Club President, Jim K., is scheduled to make a presentation to the Upland City Council regarding Worldwide Lionism, Upland Host Lions our charitable projects, highlighting vision care, collection of usable eyeglasses for recycling and promote membership. A brief presentation regarding our plans for an Upland area LEO Club will be made by Lion Joey.

Planning for the Club's annual fundraiser (Fishbake/Steak fry) continues. The fundraiser Committee made up of Lions Richard, Beverly S., Arlene, Ken M., Madeleine and Jim K. met on Monday, March 13th to discuss moving forward and developing a successful Fund Raiser. More meetings are planned soon.

Some discussion regarding the new LEO Club costs was opened but our LEO Liaison (Lion Joey) was unable to attend this meeting so this item was tabled until a future date. Lion Joey and President Jim were able to get together and decide on some of the items Joey should order to meet his first meeting date. Club items and Member supplies were given the go ahead and were ordered to meet the projected date.

Our Club has, again, stepped up and provided eye exams and new glasses for Upland school children.
We provided eye exams and glasses for 10 school children, at a cost of $500.00

Lion Jim K. and PDG Ken M. have successfully submitted the Secretary Of State Statement of Information for our Club. This statement is required every two years and it was filed and accepted on February 23, 2017. They have also completed the California Annual Exempt Organization Return for 2015/2016 with a filing fee of $25.00 for each year.

New Business:
An addition to the Club's "Standing Rules" was presented for the Club's consideration. This change was presented to better clarify Club Executive Officer responsibilities. The change (addition) was moved, seconded and approved, with two dissensions. The modified rule is as follows:

2.  Club Executive Officers (President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary): Club Executive Officers must be available for all meetings. If a Club Executive Officer is unable to make a meeting he/she must arrange for another Club member to fill the position for that meeting. If the Club Executive Officer misses more than 4 consecutive meetings due to personal schedule conflicts, or fails to arrange for a temporary replacement, his/her resignation from his/her Officer position will be requested. If the Officer is absent for an extended period due to illness or family situations the Executive Board will name a temporary replacement.

With the help of Lion Michael our Club volunteered to man the pancake breakfast facility at the first annual HOPS WITH POPS 5K RUN on Saturday, June 17th. This will be a fund raiser for our Club in that we will receive a portion of the pancake breakfast income for our Club.

Requests For Donations:
None Received this month

Donations Made:
A donation of $500.00 was made for eye exams for Upland school children this month.

Next Meeting:
Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 20, 2017, 6:30 PM at Maniac Mikes Café. This will be our last meeting at Maniac Mikes. This will be our monthly general meeting and dinner will be provided. Once again, the Club's new phone number is 909-490-1559.

Adjournment:
All items on the evenings agenda were covered and the Board Meeting was adjourned.

Keep Smiling
Have A Great Month

Minutes Writer/Editor/Publisher
Lion Keith Krumwiede
Club Secretary - 2016/2017
Telephone: 909-240-7909
e-mail: kkrumwiede11@verizon.net