Proclamation
WHEREAS, The Cupertino De Anza Lions Club (CDAL), chartered in 1969, has served the Cupertino community for more than five decades as part of Lions Clubs International, the largest nonprofit service organization in the world, with the proud motto “We Serve”; and
WHEREAS, Over the years CDAL has contributed to many major Cupertino milestones and events, such as providing food at the historic Highway 85 opening, and more recently planting sunflowers and vegetables at the City’s Arbor/Earth Day celebration; and
WHEREAS, CDAL has made a lasting impact by being the first local club to sponsor free vision screening events, where optometrists and volunteers provide eye exams and glasses for those without insurance; and
WHEREAS, CDAL has demonstrated its commitment to community health by supporting the A.J. Robinson Mobile Health Screening Unit, which offers free diagnostic testing; and
WHEREAS, For 41 years CDAL has worked tirelessly to promote food security through its Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, providing donated food staples and full turkey dinners to more than 200 families in need; and WHEREAS, CDAL has championed local youth by conducting an annual High School Student Speaker Contest and Linus Blanketeering Event and by sponsoring the De Anza College Omega LeoClub; and
WHEREAS, For over 30 years the Club has supported Camp Via West by assisting with infrastructure projects and repurposing the garden to grow vegetables for the camp and its programs; and
WHEREAS, CDAL signature events such as the Annual Crab Feed and our commitment to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters have raised funds for our charitable projects.
THEREFORE, I, Mayor Liang Chao, and the Cupertino City Council do hereby honor the
Cupertino De Anza Lions Club
for its distinguished history of service and its ongoing contributions to our community .
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of Cupertino to be affixed this Tuesday, October 21, 2025.
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The Honorable Liang Chao
Mayor, City of Cupertino