Meeting Location: Coscarelli’s, 2400 S Cedar St

Thursdays, 12:00 noon Buffet 11:45am

http://kiwanislansing.org

Program for March 19: Mr. David Kindy, Consumers Professional Credit Union

Chair of the Month: Jeff Lorencen

Chair of the Week: Jeff Lorencen

Presiding: President Clarence Smith

Greeter: Yvonne Groak

Invocation: Yvonne Groak

Speaker on…

March 26: Mr. William Brossmann, Great Lakes Christian College

April Programs (Tom Renton, Program Chairman)

April 2: Wines for Humanity

April 9: Ele’s Place

April 23: VFW National Home for Children (Eaton Rapids)

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March 12, 2009 Meeting

 Announcements

Larry Pingel: Scheduled to serve meals at the City Rescue Mission at noon next Monday -Dennis Churchill, Jo Grubbe, Greg Hagbom, Jill and Jan Maher. We still have openings for May and June on the sign-up sheet.

Dick Skinner: The Spiritual Aims Committee will meet at 7:02am next Monday at the Flap Jack Restaurant on Waverly Road.

On April 9 we will be having our annual Prayer Breakfast at 7:00am here at Cascarelli’s. Put it on your calendar.

Bill Maher: Sign-up sheets are on the tables for the Kids Against Hunger event on April 4 at DeWitt Twp. Park & Rec Center, 16101 Brook Rd, Lansing. Volunteers are needed to package meals and various other jobs as well.

Bob Nelson: The Rummage Sale last Saturday was very successful, we made $1,550. I would like to thank our members who contributed sale items and helped at the Sale. Jo Grubbe was there all three days.

As Bill mentioned Michigan Kiwanis Clubs are partnering with Kids Against Hunger to package meals on April 4. We need to support this effort and cash donations are encouraged. Checks should be made out to: Kids Against Hunger.

Finally our Spring Divisional is on April 3 at Hawk Hollow. We hope to have all of you there, I have brochures if you haven’t gotten one.

Jo Grubbe: By way of information, I attended the South Lansing Kiwanis meeting last week and they are changing their meeting location to Grumpy’s Restaurant at Mt Hope and Pennsylvania.

Clarence Smith: Jim Kost is planning a meeting of the Nomination Committee soon to consider nominations for next year. Anyone interested in Vice President Elect or Vice President, please contact Jim or myself.

The Noon News with Nicholas Ferreri

More interesting news items like the lady who would not return the neighbor kids football when it landed in her yard. She was charged with petty theft. And oh… if your silver gravy ladle is missing Nicholas might be able to help.

Songs

Bill Maher, all by himself, bravely led the singing of “On Kiwanis” and “Smile.”

Happy Bucks

Carla Johnston, my happy buck is for Jo Grubbe who is always at every Club event and stays until it is over.

Jo Grubbe, a happy buck for the Rummage Sale, it was a lot of work but fun. Some have suggested we join the South Lansing Club for a similar fundraising event next year.

Dick Skinner, I have a happy buck for Sue Devon whose picture was in the paper this morning along with the announcement of her Kiwanis Club membership

Jim Kost, I am going to make this dollar stretch a bit for the Spartans and their Big Ten Championship, Kalin Lucas and Tom Izzo.

Jeff Lorencen, my happy buck is for our guest speakers today.

Sue Devon, I have a happy buck for all the happy bucks you put in for me last week welcoming me to your Club.

Dennis Churchill, I have a happy buck for Sue whose membership made the paper this morning and for a successful weekend for the Spartans at the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis.

Program

Jeff Lorencen introduced Bob Trezise, President of the Lansing Economic Development Corporation. He discussed the positive things that are happening in the city such as the Ottawa Street Power Station, developments on Grand Avenue, Market Place, the new City Market, expansion of Jackson National and others.

Pot Winner

Today’s lucky winner Tom Renton. Tom got even luckier and drew the joker and is the winner of the Big Prize. Congratulations Tom!