Meeting Location: Eagles Lodge,
4700 N
Grand River,
Thursdays, 12:00 noon Buffet 11:45am
http://kiwanislansing.org
Program for March 11: To be
announced
Chair of the Month:
Chair of the Week:
Presiding: President Carla
Johnston
Greeter: Rob Haney
Invocation: Rob Haney
April programs – Bob
Nelson, program chairman:
April 1: Prayer
Breakfast
April 8: Visit to
Cristo Rey
April 15: Kurt Steudle,
Director Michigan MDOT, “
April 22: Clint
Canaday, Canaday Law, “My Campaign for Circuit Court”
April 29: Business
meeting, discussion of projects and activities
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March 4, 2010 Meeting
Guests
Bob Watson was a guest of Carla
Johnston.
Guest of Larry Pingel, his wife
Mary.
Guests of Bob Nelson were three
attorneys from the Fraser Trebilcock law firm.
Guests of Sue Devon were three
colleagues from the Lansing Board of Water and Light.
The Noon News
Ray Easton, picking up where
Nicholas left off, reported on the health care quagmire in Washington, Burt
Reynolds successful triple bypass operation and a weather report with
temperatures in the 30’s and 40’s for the weekend.
Announcements
Bob Holden: I have some flyers for the District Golf Outing we
are sponsoring on June 7. The cost is $80 per person and that includes the
golf, dinner and a $55 golf shirt.
Carla Johnston: The Rummage Sale that was scheduled for this month
has been postponed to April 14–17.
Please note if you have signed up for that.
The Spring Divisional meeting is on
Friday, March 12 at the
Larry Pingel: A sheet is available to sign up to serve lunch at the
City Rescue Mission. We do this the
third Monday of each month from noon to 1:00pm. I notice the sheet is pretty
well filled. Thank you.
Lou Leitz: We have scheduled and inter-club at Holt on Monday
evening Mar 15. I need 3 or 4 volunteers
to attend this dinner meeting.
Dick Skinner: The Spiritual Aims Committee is planning a prayer
breakfast here on April 1, everyone and guests are welcome, however we do need
to get a head count for our caterer. We will have a sign-up sheet next week.
Rod Conrad: The Spiritual Aims Committee would like to present
this $200 check to Roger Donaldson for the Oak Park Branch of the YMCA. Roger commented the money is used for
scholarships, assistance to families that need help paying for memberships and
fill other needs.
Bob Nelson: The Youth Services Committee will meet here next
Thursday at 11:45am for a joint meeting with the Publicity Committee.
Sue Devon: Next Thursday we will have a Membership Committee
meeting here at 11:15am. I would like to invite the new members to join us to
help them get involved and understand what we are all about.
Songs
Bill Maher led the singing of “Take
Me Down to Kiwanis” and old our favorite “Smile.”
Happy Bucks
Bob Nelson, I have happy bucks for my 3 guests and also for our
speaker.
Bryan Crenshaw, a happy buck for our speaker, another for a clean
bill of health from the neurosurgeon, I get my car back on Saturday and third
one for my nephew in Holt winning a game with two 3 pointers.
Dick Skinner, I have a happy buck for Peter Lark for the
fantastic job his crews are doing on
Sue Devon, I have happy bucks are for each of my 3 guests and also
one for my speaker Peter Lark.
Orji Isiogu, a happy buck to be here today, another for Peter
Lark and a third for MSU’s win at Purdue
last Sunday.
Jim Kost, a happy buck for a MSU win tonight and another to
beat
Larry Pingel, a happy buck for my guest, my wife and another one
for Orji. I was at
Ray Easton, a happy buck for the work I’ve been doing recently
with Jim Dalton and a second one for Peter Lark, the BWL and their great
partnership with Granger.
Rob Haney, a happy buck for a great
experience at the Olympics and another for the BWL
who are holding their 1st annual wine, beer and cheese tasting
today from 5:30pm – 7:00pm at the Impression 5 Science Center. Proceeds to Pennies for Power Program.
Jim Dalton, a happy buck for Orji, I
wonder if your picture happened to be on the wall because you were there so
long. I missed birthday week so I have a
birthday check for the endowment fund.
Rod Conrad, I have an unhappy dollar
for the news in the paper this morning that Florence Pollack passed away.
Rodger Donaldson, a happy buck to be here,
haven’t been here in a while.
Program
Sue Devon introduced her speaker (and boss)
Peter Lark. Mr. Lark is General Manager
of the Lansing Board of Water and Light.
He commented on some of the achievements of the Board, 70th
out of 2000 in reliability and the 4th best drinking water in the
Pot Winner
Larry Pingel was today’s winner, but I think
Mary got the money. No joker.
Scheduled to serve lunch at the City Mission,
Monday noon, March 15:
Jo Grubbe, Bob Nelson, Sue Devon, Norm Miller