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January 15, 2009
Meeting
Guests
Attending with Bob Nelson today
was his guest Sue Devon. Ms. Devon is currently employed by the Lansing
Board of Water and Light and previously served as Director of the MPSC
Regulated Energy Division. We hope to see her often.
Announcements
Bob Nelson: Important
date coming up… the Kids Against Hunger event on April 4 when we hope to
package 50,000 meals to feed hungry children and families. This is part of a
statewide Kiwanis initiative to produce over 500,000 meals on that day.
Packaging will be done with 160 volunteers, including kids and adults
working together.
The project was held in Okemos
last year when 700 volunteers from across the state came together to package
over 100,000 meals. The packaged food is a rice/soy based product that is
nutritionally complete and healthy.
To support this project, and help
raise the $14,000 needed, we are having a Rummage Sale at the Faith United
Methodist Church on S. Waverly Rd on March 7.
A super inter-club is being
planned by the South Lansing Club to be held at the Flapjack Restaurant on
S. Cedar St.
We will have sign-up sheets for
all these events in the near future
Larry Pingel: If you
signed up to serve meals at the City Recue Mission this month, next Monday,
Jan 19, is the scheduled day… 12:00noon to 1:00pm at the Mission on Michigan
just east of Cedar.
Roger Conrad: The Human
and Spiritual Values Committee will meet next Tuesday, Jan 20, at the
Flapjack Restaurant on S. Waverly Rd at 7:30am.
Clarence Smith: I will be
attending a meeting of the Lansing 150 (Sesquicentennial) Commission this
afternoon and hope to get information on our Club’s involvement in that
event and the possibilities of a fundraiser. The area Kiwanis Clubs are
planning to have a float in the parade.
Copies of the minutes from last
weeks Board meeting are on the tables.
Birthdays
Greg Hagbom did the honors
today recognizing the January birthday’s of Jim Freiburger, John Roy
Castillo, Jo Grubbe and Harold Krauss. Jo and Harold were present and
commented on their exciting lives.
Songs
Bob Nelson was the leader today,
with an able assist from Clyde Flory at the piano, and had us singing "Hey
Look Me Over" and "Smile."
Happy Bucks
Bob Nelson, I have a happy
buck for my guest Sue Devon and I also have one here from Glenn Mulder who I
visited last week in the Florida Keys. Glenn is having a great time down
there, wishes everybody the best and will be back in April.
Jim Kost, I have a buck for
Bob Nelson, he is my pickleball(?) partner at the MAC.
Bill Maher, my happy buck is
the new way I found to get exercise… get the grandkids a Wii for Christmas.
I am exhausted from boxing, bowling, etc.
Larry Pingel, I have a happy
buck for my youngest daughter who got married in November. On Saturday she
is moving out.
Rob West, a happy buck for my
son Chris. As you know he was seriously ill last year with blood clots, the
week before Christmas the doctor’s gave him the all clear to go to work or
to school.
Program
January program chairman Rick
Librizzi introduced his speaker for the day, Amy Krauss, a 54th
District Court Judge. An interest and concern of Ms. Krauss is domestic
violence, and she was instrumental in establishing a Domestic Violence Court
to focus on these crimes. Defendants are required to enroll in a Batterers
Intervention Program on the day that he or she pleads guilty or is found
guilty in a trial. The court refers defendants to different programs,
depending upon the facts of the case and the defendant's needs. Attendance
at the program is mandatory, and a bench warrant will be issued if the
defendant fails to immediately enroll in the program or fails to appear at a
session
