Please contact us to confirm:
Email: MilpitasExecutive@gmail.com
Phone: 408-430-7830
The Milpitas Executive Lions Club (MELC) warmly invites you to our upcoming “Go for Gold” Childhood Cancer Fundraiser and Installation of Officers on September 27, 2024. The event will take place from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, San Jose Office, located at 101 North Bascom Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128.
One of the global causes championed by Lions Club International is the fight against Childhood Cancer, alongside our efforts in Vision, Hunger, Diabetes, the Environment, Youth, and Disaster Relief. Our Club has chosen Childhood Cancer as our specialty project, and we are deeply committed to making a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families affected by this disease.
Cost: $50
(If you are not able to attend, a donation will be much appreciated.)
Payment Options:
Online via Zelle: melcusa21
Check payable to: Milpitas Executive Lions Club
(Mail to: P.O. Box 360906)
Highlights of the Evening:
Enjoy listening to the Dream Achievers Band, composed of talented young musicians with autism who inspire through their incredible performances.
A special guest performance by an Actress-Singer from the Philippines.
A sumptuous buffet will be served.
Your support would significantly contribute to the success of this event and help us continue our mission of serving the community. We would be honored to have you join us in this noble cause.
Thank you for considering our invitation.
The power of giving back: Milpitas Executive Lions Club’s impact on the community
By Eric ShapiroMay 22, 2024
For the past 22 years, the Milpitas Executive Lions Club has been devoted to volunteerism and community involvement, with a particular emphasis on people’s health-related needs.
According to the Lions Club’s website, “Lions are men and women dedicated to serving those in need, whether in their own community or halfway around the world. Membership in Lions club provides people with the opportunity to meet and work with other individuals in a spirit of fellowship, striving toward the common goal of helping those in need.”
In 1917, businessman Melvin Jones had the idea of starting a club that would be dedicated to serving others. He founded Lions Club International, and today, over 100 years later, it has grown to include 1.4 million members in 49,000 clubs across nearly every country on the planet.
In 2002, the Milpitas Executive Lions Club was formed, with its first charter members including people like current Milpitas Mayor Carmen Montano and Ray Maglalang, a former Milpitas Planning Commissioner who has served in various Club positions for the past two decades.
In an interview with The Milpitas Beat, current Lions Club President MariCris Benitez, who has been involved with the Club since 2008, explained, “It’s very important because we have a lot of these community service projects and charitable projects that we are involved with. We help the youth, we help the disabled, we help the elders, as well as the homeless.”
Among the Club’s primary focuses is helping those with poor vision. At a recent health fair for the unhoused, Lions Club volunteers showed up with a van from which they conducted vision tests (as well as hearing, glucose, body mass index, and other tests). Likewise, they are active in assisting people with diabetes, since that condition can lead to vision loss or impairment.
From alleviating hunger to helping heal the environment, The Milpitas Executive Lions Club has become a city staple, not only providing volunteer resources, but hosting fundraising events and collecting donations on an ongoing basis to support a wide variety of causes.
Addressing childhood cancer has emerged as another signature Lions Club concern. Last September, the Club held a fundraiser for children living in a farmland community who are struggling with cancer. As a result of inhaling varied chemicals and fertilizers, farming populations tend to be particularly vulnerable to cancer. The Lions Club provided $2,800 in van maintenance so the afflicted children could go back and forth to and from Stanford for their medical appointments.
“We have a lot of memorable events,” Benitez said.
Just last month, the Lions Club orchestrated the shipment of 10,000 hunger packs overseas, to assist those in need of food. “We also send out Christmas baskets to families,” Benitez explained, “and emergency kits that they need.”
She went on to add, “I love doing community service. Volunteering helps a lot.” With a laugh, she explained that “Volunteers don’t have the time, but they have the heart to serve people.”
Back in college, Benitez got early volunteering experience by helping out patients and staff at a children’s hospital. Before then, as a teenager, she was active in helping out at health fairs. “My mom was an educator; she was a schoolteacher. My dad was also in education,” she shared. “That was my exposure to doing community work.”
Congratulations to the Milpitas Executive Lions Club for 20 years of service to the community
Here is nice letter to the Milpitas Executive Lions Club from 2022-2023 Lions Club International President Brian E. Sheehan for our accomplishments over the years.
Here is the link to the Souvenir Program: Installation 2021-2022
Enjoy a Hawaiian Summer Luncheon with the Lions & LEOS at Sonesta Silicon Valley located at 1820 Barber Lane Milpitas, CA at 11 am. Your presence and support will be much appreciated.
See you there!
Milpitas Executive Lions Club
Phone: 408-430-7830 Email:milpitaslions@gmail.com
Date and time
Sun, August 15, 2021
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM PDT
Location
Sonesta Silicon Valley
1820 Barber Lane
Milpitas, CA 95035
Cost $45.00
Choice of Entree:
Roasted Cornish Game Hen
Oven Baked Salmon
Braised Beef Short Ribs
Vegetarian
When: Friday, August 28 from 5 PM – 7 PM
Where:355 Dixon Landing Rd, Milpitas, CA 95035, United States
Hosted by Demetress Morris and MariCris Benitez
Fire Victims Drive Hosted by Milpitas Executive Lions Club up to Friday. There is a list of items that are greatly needed in the affected areas in Santa Cruz. We will be delivering them to the Santa Cruz Fairgrounds.
Thank you Lion Demetress Morris for coordinating this drive.
Hoping for you kind support!
California Lions clubs are working with their local communities to serve and assist as they can. California Lions Foundation is ready to support our California Lions clubs as they serve!
These donations are to support Fire Disaster Victims, especially those victims that have been impacted so hard throughout the areas where the wildfires have destroyed their communities. These wildfires have the potential of being among the most destructive fires in the history of California.
As a fully tax exempt charitable 501(c)(3) entity, ID#81-2850129 the California Lions Foundation is here to provide you with the opportunity to help those in need.
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Lions International 2009 Peace Poster Contest Winner, Yennie Shyu
