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 Tim DuClos.
Featured programs are presented at the Wednesday noon Los Gatos Lions club meetings at 12 PM to 1:30 PM, at the Los Gatos Lodge. 50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Road, Los Gatos 95032
April 16, 2025: Mike Minkel, Los Gatos High School Varsity Baseball Head Coach. Coach Minkel returns to the Wildcats after two years as an assistant coach at Valley Christian High School, where the Warriors won the D1 CCS championship in 2021 and finished as semifinalists for both CCS and NorCal in 2022. Prior to his arrival at Los Gatos for the 2019-20 seasons, Coach Minkel served as a graduate assistant at his alma mater (Cumberland University) from 2007-09. After spending one season as an assistant at Mission College in 2010, Minkel joined the staff at Saratoga High School (2011-15) where the Falcons won two SCVAL De Anza league championships. Minkel returned to coach at Cumberland from 2016-19, while also pursuing a Master’s degree in Special Education. Prior to teaching at LGHS, Minkel worked in Baseball Operations with the San Francisco Giants from 2010-13.
April 23, 2025: Kimberly Snyder, Executive Director of NUMU, New Museum of Los Gatos. A current acclaimed exhibition is, ArtNow 2025: Dreamscapes. ArtNow is an annual juried Santa Clara County High School art exhibition and educational program, presented by New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU). The ArtNow Exhibition and supporting programs offer opportunities for high school student artists, from Palo Alto to Gilroy, to gain real-world experience in participating in a juried museum exhibition. Each year, a new theme is chosen for the exhibition and students are asked to submit works based on that theme. New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU), formerly the Museums of Los Gatos, founded in 1965, is a public non-profit art and history museum located in the Civic Center Plaza in downtown Los Gatos.
April 30, 2025 : Lion Bob Kalpin.
May 7, 2025: Lieutenant Colonel Walker Pearce-Percy, Los Gatos Lion's Club member. Walker is currently serving as an Air Force Reserve pilot flying the C-5 out of Travis AFB, Fairfield Ca and is commander of the 312th Airlift Squadron. In the civilian world Walker is a pilot for United Airlines where he is currently on the Boeing 777 out of San Francisco International Airport. Graduating from LGHS in 1997 he went on to graduate from the United States Air Force Academy and receive his commission as an officer in the Air Force in 2001. Walker is the recipient of multiple Air medals, Meritorious Service medals, and having flown nearly 200 combat sorties.
May 14, 2025: Chris Constantin, the new Los Gatos Town Manager. The Town Manager provides overall administration, leadership, and direction for the Town organization. The Department is also responsible for human resources, finance, budgeting, purchasing, labor relations, public information, and technology services.
May 21, 2025: Los Gatos Lions Club Scholarships presented to Los Gatos High School seniors. Lion Mike Destro, Scholarship chairman, will present.
May 28, 2025: Steve Chen, Lion and member of the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District, LGSUHSD, Board of Trustees. Steve will be talking about thre LGHS Wellness Center.
May 28, 2025:
June 4, 2025: Mike Scoggin, Consultant for Senior Placement Services. As a Senior Living Advisor and founder of Inspired Senior Advisors, Mike helps seniors find the best spot to call home. His personalized service is FREE to seniors and their families, and provides assistance covering all circumstances from Independent Living to Memory Care and Respite Care.
June 11, 2025: Melissa Clarke-Howard, Director of Development and and Communications for Diabetes Youth Families DYF.
June 18, 2025:
