Meeting Location: Coscarelli’s,
2400 S Cedar St
Thursdays, 12:00 noon Buffet 11:45am
http://kiwanislansing.org
Program for Jan 29 To
be announced
Chair of the Month: Richard Librizzi
Chair of the Week: Richard Librizzi
Presiding: President Clarence Smith
Greeter: Richard Skinner
Invocation: Richard Skinner
==========================================================
January 22, 2009 Meeting
Announcements
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 4th. 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.
The Noon News with Nicholas Ferreri
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.
Songs
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.
Happy Bucks
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
50th 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 44th 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.
Program
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.
Pot Winner
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.”