Downtown Lions Club Committees & Fundraisers

Committees 2007-2008

Administrative

Auctions and Door Prizes: Obtain prizes and carry out a drawing for and/or auctioning off any donated items at meetings.

Auctions: Glenn Gooss, Steve Bowman

Service Auction/Time and Treasure Auction: Tom Spears

Door prizes: Joe Moore

Song: Charles Carroll, Marlene Nord

Bulletin: Terri Gonzalez

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All Star Football

Plan, prepare and conduct an All Star Football game each June which is played by the Seniors from Ventura County high schools.

Co-Chairs: Steve Bowman & Mike Miskel

Scholarships: Richard Davis

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Bingo

Plan, prepare, conduct and tear down Bingo game fund raiser held during Ventura County Fair in August.

Chair: Tom Olson

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Budget & Finance

Prepare annual budget, arrange annual audit of club records and monitor club’s finances throughout the year.

Chair: Tom Olson

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Community Service

Conduct a community service activity and dispense budgeted funds allocated for community service. Distribute food baskets at Thanksgiving.

Chair: Sunshine Cheek

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Concession Stand

Plan and carry out fund raisers-2 street fairs (Christmas & 4th of July), All Star Football, and other opportunities.

Co-Chairs: Steve Bowman, Charles Ball

Crab Feed: Chair:  Jeff Roundy

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Constitution & Bylaws

Monitor and propose changes to governing documents when necessary. Report to the Board in May.

Chair: Joellen Flannigan

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District Activities

Responsible for publicizing, promoting and encouraging member participation in District activities.

Chair: Joellen Flannigan

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Historical Review

Maintain historical records of the club. Present overview of the club’s activities at the July Board meeting.

Chair: Glenn Gooss

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International Relations

Co-Chairs: Phoebe Xu, Don Greenberg

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Lion of the Day (Awards)

Select, present and honor a member of the club as Lion of the Day.

Chair: Glenn Gooss

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Membership

Promotion, development and retention of club members.

Chair: Chuck Cassy

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Monte Carlo Night

Plan and conduct this annual fund raiser.

Chair: Sunshine Cheek

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Nominations & Elections

Responsible for preparing slate of nominees of club officers and for counting of ballots for election of Board of Directors. (Committee composition is set out in the Constitution)

Chair: Chuck Cassy (PP)

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Prayer/Inspiration

Delivery of invocation at meetings, prepare and deliver get well cards, and visitation to ill members.

Chair: Austin Coe

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Programs

Obtain and present programs at regular meetings.

Chair: Tom Olson

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Project Lifesaver

Chair: Richard Davis

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Public Relations

Publicize club’s activities, charities, fund raisers. Keep members aware of why they are Lions.

Chair: Don Sinclair

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Sight & Hearing

Administer budget funds allocated to sight and hearing charities.

Chair: Dan Clower

White Cane Days

Chair:  Tom Olson

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Social

Arrange, promote and carry out club social events, including installation of officers.

Chair: Sunshine Cheek

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Spaghetti Dinner

Responsible for preparing and conducting annual spaghetti dinner.

Chair: Kevin Seelos

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Sports Day

Arrange and promote annual day of golf (and/or other sports activity), dinner and program. Held in May of each year.

Chair: Stan Yates

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Student Speakers Contest

Arrange and conduct Student Speakers contest each February and see that our club winner gets to the higher level contests.

Chair: Charlie Burnham

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Tail Twister

Help Tail Twister with the collection of fines.

Co-Chairs: Joey Siddens

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Visitations

Arranges for club visitations to other clubs and sees that we have a valid entry in the District Visitation Contest.

Chair: Michael McBain

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Yearbook

Put together the President’s Yearbook and enter it in the District Yearbook contest.

Chair: Sandy Greenberg

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Youth Activities/Youth Outreach Committee

1. Allocates and distributes budgeted funds to various youth organizations;
2. Oversees and promotes the Youth Exchange Program;
3. Oversees and helps with our Leo clubs;
4. Arranges club participation in the District's Flag Day program (distribution of American flags to grade schools);
5. Oversees/handles our club's participation in the annual Lions International Peace Poster contest.

Co-Chairs: Howard Evans & Juergen Ohrt

Youth Outreach

Buena Leos: Don Greenberg

Ventura Leos: Tom Olson

Flag Day: Terri Gonzalez, Margaret Dunlevy

Peace Poster: Sandy Greenberg, Mike McBain