Greeter: Richard Skinner

Invocation: Richard Skinner

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Yvonne Groak: I would like to have a meeting of the Community Service Committee in this room next Thursday at 11:15am.

Bill Maher: There are sign-up sheets on the tables for the Rummage Sale on Saturday, March 7, at the Faith United Methodist Church, 4601 S Waverly Rd. Indicate if you can help with registration, set-up or provide refreshments. The sale starts at 9:00am and items can be brought to the church on Thursday and Friday of that week at 11:00am.

Bob Nelson: The money raised at the Rummage Sale will be used to support the Kids Against Hunger project on Saturday, April 4^th. This is a Michigan District project and it is expected 500,000 meals will be packaged that day statewide.

Clarence Smith: Jo and I attended a meeting of the Lansing 150 Committee. Our main involvement will be at a signature event in September for children and working people. We will be responsible for the Children’s Tent on one of those days, providing activities, etc. We will probably have the South Lansing Club assisting us. As this event gets nearer we will keep you informed of our needs. We plan to have a Kiwanis banner and I hope those involved will be wearing a Kiwanis shirt.

Nicholas, because of his schedule, was not able to provide the news of the day but did provide us with valuable information regarding the virtues of wine over water.

Bill Maher and Clyde Flory provided the inspiration for "Take Me Down to Kiwanis" and "In the Good Old Summertime" which by the way is only a faint memory.

Ray Eaton, a happy buck since I have not been here in a while, and found myself being the greeter since Denny didn’t show up in time.

Yvonne Groak, I have a happy dollar for Lance and Karol Lynch who are celebrating their 50^th wedding anniversary. I was waiting my turn at the beauty salon looking at a magazine and spotted their picture.

Lance Lynch, my happy buck is for our anniversary which is tomorrow.

Congratulations to Lance and Karol!

Dennis Churchill, a happy buck because we are leaving for Florida and I will be back later in February. Sally and I celebrated our 44^th anniversary last week.

Jim McCartney, a happy buck for Jo Grubbe who patiently waits for the Club’s audit report each year however I am happy to say the report has been drafted and approved and this will be the earliest it has been done in years. Another happy buck for the pleasure I had, with four other Kiwanians, serving lunch at the City Rescue Mission last Monday.

I will be gone in March so I will be making out a check for the Rummage Sale. If checks are made to the Endowment Fund, designated for the Rummage Sale, you can get a tax deduction.

Jo Grubbe, I have a happy buck for our experience at the Rescue Mission. It is run very well, everyone is very courteous and it is just a fabulous experience.

Clyde Flory, I agree with everything Jo said and the people being served even thanked us for volunteering.

Bob Holden, 5 happy bucks for a favorable solution to a dispute I had with Medicare for a $9,200 charge for an air ambulance to Rochester, Mn. With the help of Jim Dalton, after 2 ½ years an Administrative Law Judge ruled in my favor.

Bob Nelson, a happy buck since a week from today my wife and I will be on our way to the state where our President was born, Hawaii.

Our chairperson for the month, Rick Librizzi, introduced his speaker for the day, Lisa Gigliotti. Ms. Gigliotti is an Administrative Law Judge for the State of Michigan. Her discussion today dealt primarily with heath care issues, the Patients Right to Independent Review Act, etc.

Bob Holden won the Pot today, and promptly drew a queen.

"Experience is a wonderful thing… it helps you to recognize a mistake when you make it again."