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December 31, 2008
Meeting
Announcements
Rod Conrad: Dick Skinner
is suffering from a back problem and is now recuperating at home. Miller
Perry has left the assisted living facility and he also is now at home. We
wish them both good health in 2009.
Larry Pingel: This year
we will have volunteered to serve lunches at the City Rescue Mission,
Michigan Ave and Cedar St, on the third Monday of each month. We need three
or four people each month for this project from 12 noon to 1:00pm. I will
have a sign-up sheet next week.
Jo Grubbe: Would the
program chairman each month give me a list of the speakers you have
scheduled so I can send them to the State Journal. If you don’t have your
schedule completed, give me the weeks you have so I can get them in.
Bob Nelson: We have
finalized the location for the Division 16 Rummage Sale on March 7th
at the Faith United Methodist Church, 4301 S Waverly. We are raising money
for the "Kids for Hunger" campaign so start collecting your items such as
household goods and clothing for this sale. The "Kids for Hunger" meal
assembly will be on Saturday, April 4th.
Clarence Smith: A
reminder the Board of Directors meeting is here next Tuesday, Jan 6.
Yvonne Groak: Today we
honor those members having birthdays in December. They are Ev Beemer
(enjoying the sunny weather in Florida) whose birthday was on the 9th,
Greg Hagbom on the 17th, Lou Leitz also on the 17th
and Lance Lynch whose birthday was on Dec 29th. Greg, at 55,
expressed hope that 2009 will be kinder to his financial planning business
then was 2008. Lou, 91, joined Kiwanis in 1953, has 14 great grandchildren
and 2 more expected soon.
The Noon News with
Nicholas Ferreri
Among the news items was the
story of a Vermont man who accidentally threw out a lottery ticket he
received for Christmas but recovered it from the trash and found it was
worth $650,000. Thanks Nicholas for a year of entertaining "Noon News."
Songs
Roger Grove was the song leader,
Dr. Clyde at the piano. "Take Me Down to Kiwanis," Auld Lang Syne" and
"Smile."
