Meeting Location: Coscarelli’s, 2400 S Cedar St

Thursdays, 12:00 noon Buffet 11:45am

http://kiwanislansing.org

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

Chair of the Month: Jeff Lorencen

Chair of the Week: Jeff Lorencen

Presiding: President Clarence Smith

Greeter: Jo Grubbe

Invocation: Jo Grubbe

April Programs (Tom Renton, Program Chairman)

April 2: Sabina Texido,Wines for Humanity

April 9: Prayer Breakfast, Rev. Richard Ammons, 7:15am Cascarelli’s

April 16: Ele’s Place

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

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March 19, 2006 Meeting

Guests

Lawton Connelly and 3 other members from the East Lansing Kiwanis Club were inter-club guests today.

 Announcements

Bob Nelson: The Spring Divisional for Divisions 16 and 18 is at Hawk Hollow on Friday evening April 3. We are the host Club so we hope to have good attendance from our Club.

If you can attend there are sign-up sheets on the tables.

We are having an inter-club at Charlotte next Wednesday noon, myself, Tom Renton, Harold Krauss and Norm Miller are attending, additional members are welcome.

Bill Maher: We have the sign-up sheets again for Kids Against Hunger on April 4 when we will be assembling meals for the needy. Volunteers are needed to assemble the meals, as well as other jobs at various times.

Also a reminder to committee chairman to advise me of member participation in your events so I can give them proper credit..

Dennis Churchill: Our annual Prayer Breakfast will be on Thursday April 9 in this room at 7:15am. You are welcome to bring guests, we are inviting the Clubs in Division 16 and 18.

The speaker will be Rev Richard Ammons from Unity Church of Greater Lansing.

Jo Grubbe: We have our own little Club stimulus package going and I have a check for $344 for Tom Renton who won the Pot and drew the joker last week.

Yvonne Groak: Today we are honoring the March birthdays of Jim Dalton, on the 24th and Bill Maher on the 27^th. Bill, who is present and enjoying the Kiwanis friends he has made over the years,, shares his birthday with Gloria Swanson so lets serenade him with “Happy Birthday” and share his cheesecake..

The Noon News with Nicholas Ferreri

Nicholas with all the news, even some stories you don’t get on WILX. The weather forecast for the weekend, cool but no precipitation expected.

Songs

Jim McCartney (you coming back pretty soon Clyde?) led the singing of “On Kiwanis” and “Smile.”

Happy Bucks

Jim McCartney, 5 happy bucks for: 1)Carl’s wife because she also happens to be a McCartney, 2) for my granddaughter Jennifer who worked on the Obama campaign and has just been assigned to the Homeland Security staff in Washington 3) 4 weeks ago on a Sunday night I walked into Ingham Medical with a tightness in my chest and a pulse rate of 150… the next morning I walked out after having a stent and am back in fine shape.

Jim Kost, a happy buck for our guest Carl from East Lansing a long time family friend.

Larry Pingel, a happy buck for the Spartans and the 6 game winning streak they are about to have and another for the Consumers Professional Credit Union, they do really have the best service around.

Tom Renton, I have 5 because I feel a bit embarrassed winning all that money and the other 5 is for Michigan State.

Jeff Lorencen, a happy buck for my speaker today Dave Kindy and another for the Spartans.

Terry Holzhausen, a happy buck for a trip starting Monday when some of my buddies and I are going to head south on our motorcycles.

Sue Devon, I have a happy buck for Bob Nelson for bringing me into the Club and sponsoring my membership.

Bob Nelson, I have to respond to that with a buck for Sue, great to have her become a member and also for those volunteering for Kids Against Hunger and or making cash donations.

Yvonne Groak, a happy buck for Sue, great to have another member especially a woman.

Bill Maher, a happy buck for some fun… park on the side of the road, put your sun glasses on and point a hair dryer out the window.

Program

Jeff Lorencen introduced his speaker for the day, David Kindy. Mr. Kindy is President of the Consumers Professional Credit Union and commented on the services Credit Unions provide and why they do not have the problems currently being experienced by many commercial banks.

Pot Winner

Harold Krauss won the pot and drew the Ace of Spades from a full deck.

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