Lions Wednesday noon meeting program speakers
There is always something interesting to everybody.....
Every week the Lions Club present interesting speakers with a wide range of fascinating topics.......we share, we learn, we educate, and we tell jokes too. Click on the links where available to learn more about the speaker and program. Program Chairman, Lion Jim Barth
Upcoming programs and speakers 2021 - 2022. Speakers at the noon meeting.
The Wednesday noon Los Gatos Lions Club is now meeting in person. The meetings will be held at 12 PM to 1:30 PM, at the Los Gatos Lodge. 50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Road, Los Gatos 95032
April 5, 2023: Los Gatos High School Choir, directed by Maricel Riley, will be presenting a spring performance. Los Gatos High School choral Program. Please invite your friends and guests for this entertaining performance. The Spring Musical 2023 - The Lightning Thief, The Percy Jackson Musical, Performance Dates: March 24, 25, 30, 31, and April 1
April 12, 2023: Denise Thornberry, co-owner of Tasting House Restaurant in Los Gatos, 368 Village Lane. Connoseuirs of wine and tasting experiences.
April 19, 2023: Bill Baron, Board Member, Stroke Awareness Foundation. Awareness and preparation for what can be the devastating effects of stroke.
April 26, 2023: Lion Bob Skubis will present information on EMT, Emergency Medical Treatment. Emergency Medical Technicians provide out of hospital emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical services (EMS) system. EMTs have the basic knowledge and skills necessary to stabilize and safely transport patients ranging from non-emergency and routine medical transports to life threatening emergencies.
May 3, 2023: Louis Rich, Guidance Counselor, Academic counseling at Los Gatos High School. Louis is one of six school counselors. All students are assigned to a school counselor to help guide them in their high school curriculum. In addition, the school has a college and career coordinator who runs the College & Career Center and a school registrar. Both support all students at school.
May 10, 2023: Phil Knoph, Los Gatos Youth Citizens of the Year and Youth Park update.
May 17, 2023: Ryan McCarter, Santa Clara Valley Water District, Dam Safety Officer. The Santa Clara Valley Water District shut down its largest reservoir, Anderson Dam in 2020 as the state was slipping into a deepening drought. Ryan will present a look at how the retrofit and reconstruction is progressing.
May 24, 2023: Lion member Terry Leary, ascending toward Mt. Everest.
May 31, 2023: Mike Destro, Lions Scholarship Chairman, Lionism and Scholarships. "Back to our Roots" in 2023-2024.
June 7, 2023: John Petersen, "Taming the Drake", The Power of Teamwork in the World's Most Dangerous Ocean". John is a California native with twenty years of rowing experience. He was a silver medalist at the IRA National Championship and captain of the Yale Crew Team. He is a school Principal in West Oakland at KIPP Bridge Academy ensuring that his students can go to and through college and build choice filled lives. Discovery Channel episodes of the Impossible Row.
June 14, 2023: President Shannon Impey. Reflections and honors at Shannon's last meeting of her presidential year.
June 21, 2023: Kevin Arroyo, An update and what's happening with the Community Garden.
June 28, 2023: Ken Perrotti, Los Gatos High School Athletic Director. Sports wrap up review of the 2022-2023 year.
July 5, 2023: Welcome to Jim Barth, Los Gatos Lions Club incoming president for the 2023-2024 year.
July 12, 2023: Anne Marie Todd, Professor and author. "Valley of Hearts Delight".
July 19, 2023: Marissa Clark-Howard, Director of Development and Communications for Diabetes Youth Families. DYF.
July 26, 2023:
August 2, 2023:
August 9, 2023: Clayton Toller, Blood Drive Coordinator, Stanford Blood Drive. Information about giving blood and answering all questions.
August 16, 2023: Los Gatos High School Varsity Football Coach, Mark Krail. Looking forward to the fall football season.
August 23, 2023: Stanford Blood Drive. The blood drive will take place at the Los Gatos Lodge in the El Gato Room from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Stay tuned for sign up link to donate.
August 30, 2023: Lionism. Information and presention about involvement in Lions Club.
