Meeting Location: Grumpy’s Restaurant, Mt Hope and Pennsylvania

Thursdays, 12:00 noon        Buffet 11:45am

http://kiwanislansing.org

 

Program May 21: Bob Hoffman, Manager of Public Relations, Wharton Center

Wharton Center’s 2009-2010 Season Preview.

Chair of the Month: Dr. Clyde Flory

Chair of the Week: Dr. Clyde Flory

Presiding: President Clarence Smith

Greeter: Lou Leitz

Invocation: Lou Leitz

 

May 28: Dr. Leonard Zuckermann, Chief of Urology, Sparrow Health System

              The benefits of robotic assisted surgery… a new technique for prostate and

              other surgery

June 4: (Carla Johnston, Program Chair)  Richard Baldwin, Author/Publisher. 

             Current book “Murder at the Ingham County Fair” available at the meeting.

June 11: Mary Kelpinski, Executive Director of the Michigan Pork Producers Assn.

             “The pork industry’s impact on the Michigan economy”

June 18:  Joe Grimm, The Right Key Corporate & Life Coaching

              “Energy Leadership: Changing Perceptions, Changing Lives”

June 25:  Linda Wilson, Young Leaders Society 

               “Local Young Professionals making a difference”

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May 14. 2009 Meeting

Guests

Guests today of Bob Nelson were fellow attorneys from Fraser Trebilcock. Wally Dobler, from the Downtown Coaches Club, was a guest of Roger Grove. An inter-club, Lee Dalrymple and four members from Lansing Golden K.  Also visiting were two members of the media from Straits Times.

Election of Officers

President Clarence Smith presented the slate of candidates for the 2008-2009 year

President: Carla Johnston -- President Elect: Nicholas Ferreri – Vice President: Bob Holden – Board of Directors: Yvonne Groak, Richard Borucki, Sue Devon.

The nominees were unanimously elected by voice vote.

Program

Program chair, Clyde Flory, introduced his speaker for today, Lansing Mayor Virg Benero. 

Trade policies and the loss of whole industries to foreign countries were the focus of Mr. Benero’s comments.

 Announcements

Larry Pingel: The Membership Committee meeting that was scheduled for May 19^th has been changed to Wednesday, May 27, at 6:00pm in my office at the Rathbun Agency.

Scheduled to serve lunch at the City Rescue Mission next Monday, May 18^th:

Dick and Carolyn Skinner, Sue Devon, Jo Grubbe and Jim Kost.

 Dennis Churchill: The Spiritual Aims Committee met on Tuesday when we discussed candidates for our scholarship and expect to have an announcement in a week or two.

Bob Nelson: We need another person to help on Saturday with the Lansing 150 Parade. Jo is going to help and we need another person to be at the Historical Museum at 10:00am.

Bill Maher: We will be participating in the Children’s Miracle Network Telethon from 1:00pm to 2:00pm on Saturday, May 30.  I will have sign-up sheets next week.

Songs

Roger Grove, Clyde Flory at the piano… “Boost Kiwanis”

The Noon News with Nicholas Ferreri

Nicholas with an inexhaustible supply of interesting stories you don’t find in the LSJ like the suspected drug dealer fleeing from the police who pulled into a Taco Bell for one last burrito before going to jail.

Happy Bucks

Roger Grove, I have a happy buck for Wally Dobler, glad to have him here.

Bob Nelson, my happy buck is also for my guests with me today.

Larry Pingel, a happy buck for the Tigers who are in first place (whoops, got beat again by the Twins this afternoon, now in second) and another for the new slate of officers and directors who have agreed to serve.

Ev Beemer, my happy buck is for Nita and I, we just celebrated our 60^th anniversary. Congratulations and best wishes for many more.

Clyde Flory, a happy buck for Lance Lynch who I found featured in this magazine article after he received the 2009 Sparrow Founders Award for his work for the hospital and many other community organizations including Kiwanis.  He will be back at again next Wednesday morning serving up pop corn to the kids at the Safety Patrol Picnic… he has done this for 30 years.

Pot Winner

Lou Leitz was today’s Pot winner… but could not find the joker.

 

Next week, May 21, we will meet at Grumpy’s Restaurant, Mt Hope and Pennsylvania.

On May 28 we will meet at the Eagles Club, 4700 N Grand River.