Meeting
Location: Eagles Lodge, 4700 N Grand River, Lansing
Thursdays, 12:00 noon Buffet 11:45am
http://kiwanislansing.org
Program
for May 27: Greg Crockett
"My
Campaign for Circuit Court Judge"
Chair
of the Month: Bryan Crenshaw
Chair of
the Week: Bryan Crenshaw
Presiding: President Carla Johnston
Greeter:
Dennis Churchill
Invocation: Dennis Churchill
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May 20,
2010 Meeting
The
Krier this week courtesy Larry Pingel
Guests
29 members
present, no guests this week.
The Noon
News
Dan Barnes
did the news. A painting worth tens of millions was stolen in France, the
Tigers are on a 10 game west coast raod trip and the Board of Water and
Light Chili Cook Off is June 4.
Announcements
Dick
Skinner presented Aprons to Trina Pulver, and Rob Haney. Don’t
for get to sign them.
Lou
Lietz announced an interclub for next Monday to East Lansing.
Bill
Maher had a signup sheet for anyone able to work on the
Children’s Miracle Network Tele A Thon on June 5th at 9:30 a.m.
Bill
Maher still looking for anyone able to assist on the golf outing
on Monday June 7th at Royal Scot.
Larry
Pingel had a signup sheet to serve lunch at the Rescue Mission
for the upcoming quarter starting in July. Thanks to everyone for filling
the sheet.
Larry
Pingel was taking names for the Tiger Game trip on August 21st.
33 tickets out of 40 are spoken for, If you want to go please call or email
Larry with your request. Cost is $75 per person and provides for the bus
transportation and game ticket.
Yvonne
Groak, There will be a Community Services Committee
meeting next Thursday before the meeting here at 11:30.
Harry
Kost, Past out coupons for 2 free dinners at Emil’s to Carla
Johnston, Sue Devon, & Darren Dusso for recruiting new members.
Yvonne
Groak also did May birthdays. In attendance was Gill Hill (glad
to be a member and looking forward to many more years of membership), and
Charlie Reifsnyder (he and Em really enjoyed their time in Florida with
friends over the winter).
Also with
Birthdays in May: Bob Holden and Jim Kost although neither were in
attendance today. Happy birthday to all.
Yvonne led
everyone in a resounding rendition of Happy Birthday Dear Kiwanian’s.
Happy
Bucks
Rob Haney
recently had lunch with
Nicholas who is doing well.
Bryan
Crenshaw ,1- for today’s speaker Bob Barnhart, 1- The Key Leader
Program, 1 sad buck for Austin Cook resigning from the Key Leader program.
Chuck
Reifsnyder, his granddaughter will be on TV this weekend in the Pacific
Rim Gymnastikc competition, Channel 10 Saturday 1:30.
Bob Nelson
for everyone who worked the Safety Patrol Picnic.
Roger
Grove for the good time he had cooking hotdogs at Safety Patrol Picnic
Yvonne
Groak for the letter she received from last week’s speaker Rina
Jo and
for her recent trip to the dentist at which she learned a new joke. Sorry it
isn’t included, I can’t write that fast.
Trina,
for her apron.
Harry
for the recruiters within the club, and to the new members.
Carla,
thankful her home up north was spared from a fire. It was her father’s
home.
Jeff
glad for everyone giving happy bucks and his enjoyment seeing Larry trying
to keep up.
Larry
gave a happy buck for all the work Norm does.
Program
Chairperson Bryan Crenshaw introduced Bob Barnhart who is with Church World
Services. Bob is the Regional Director of Church World Services in charge of
a Multi State area consisting of MI and several surrounding states.
Bob gave a
nice history of Church World Services which began in 1947 and performs many
services around the world providing relieve from starvation, provides clean
water, and job training opportunities. Their project that our club is most
familiar with is they organize and run CROP WALK. Rod Conrad has worked on
organizing this event in the Lansing area for many years. Michigan is the
number one state when raising funds through the CROP Walks. This year CROP
Walk will be held on 10/10.
Pot
Winner
Dick
Skinner did the drawing and the winner was Darren Dusso. Darren did not win
the big pot when he drew the 3 of clubs.