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                                                                                                                  

January 8, 2025:  Recently appointed Town of Los Gatos Mayor, Matthew Hudas.   Matthew's 10 + years of service to the community include, serving Los Gatos as Chair of the Planning Commission, Planning Commissioner, Chair of the Historic Preservation Committee, member of the General Plan Committee, the Housing Element Advisory Board, and others.                                                                                                                                           

January 15, 2025:  Dr. Daniel "O" Orange, Oceanographer, Marine Geophysical Expert. Dan is assistant Scientist at University Institute of Marine Sciences, Santa Cruz.  Dan will give an interesting presentation on sea exploration and laying sea fiber optics cables and sea floor mapping.  He will explain the Geophysical hazards, such as undersea earthquakes, landslides, and sediment flows (or turbidity currents), that pose significant risk to submarine cables. Globally, more than 420 submarine cable systems, (more than 1.8 million km of cable) connect more than 99 percent of all international digital data traffic. These cables can cost hundreds of millions of dollars to construct and have become vital infrastructure for commercial and national interests.  This program is funded by the US Navy, since 1992.                                                                                                                                                       

January 22, 2025:  Tom Picraux, President of the newly created nonprofit, Los Gatos Foundation for Older Adults to Thrive.  Tom previously served as chairman of the Los Gatos Senior Services Committee.  The Foundation is working together to create a Community Center and to provide support for older adult programs.  Tom is a member of Los Gatos Rotary and co-chairs the Membership Committee of the Sourcewise Advisory Council, coordinator of the West Valley Service Providers network.  He is a very busy guy and is the VP of the League of womens Voters of southwest Santa clara Valley.                                                                                                                                   

January 29, 2025:  Kimberly Snyder, Executive Director of NUMU, New Museum of Los Gatos.  Kim will talk about museum programs and the current and upcoming exhibits.  This will include the annual ArtNow, Apr 4, 2025 – Jul 20, 2025, 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.                                                                                                                           

February 5, 2025:  Special performance by the Los Gatos High School Choir, directed by Maricel Riley.  Choir will begin their performance at 12:30 PM.  This is a good time to bring a guest.                                                                                                                                                              

February 12, 2025:  Student Speakers 85th annual contest club level competition.  LGHS students will be presenting this year's topic on AI, Artificial Intellegiance. This is the first level of the competition and the winner will move on to the next level Zone contest.   The Fourth District Student Speakers Foundation is a California nonprofit corporation. The purpose of the Foundation is to provide scholarships to the winners of the California Multiple District Four Student Speakers Program.                                                                                                                                                                        

February 19, 2025:  Louise Lamb, an executive leader involved in Cybersecurity and IT services.   One of the most critical areas of concern for businesses today is cybersecurity.  Louise has learned more about the industry and has come to realize just how vulnerable IT systems can be without adequate protection. Small to medium-sized businesses are particularly at risk, often operating under the misconception that they are too small to be a target.  This is one of the many reasons she joined #One82, a company committed to protecting its clients from cybersecurity threats.                                                                                                                                     

February 26, 2025:  Popular demand for return of speaker, Dr. Daniel "O" Orange, Oceanographer, Marine Geophysical Expert. He spoke on January 15th.  Dr. Daniel "O" Orange, Oceanographer,                                                                                                                                          

March 12, 2025:                                                                                                                              

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. The Office of the Manager: