Meeting Location: Eagles Lodge, 4700 N Grand River, Lansing

Thursdays, 12:00 noon        Buffet 11:45am

http://kiwanislansing.org

 

Program for July 16: John Shinsky, Mexican Orphanage and

"Bike Ride From East Lansing to Mexico"

Chair of the Month: Gary Brya

Chair of the Week: Gary Brya

Presiding: President Clarence Smith

Greeter: Roger Grove

Invocation: Roger Grove

 

Coming on:

July 23, Richard J Thelen, Survived 4 days in the South Pacific after the sinking of his ship, the USS Indianapolis during WWII

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July 9, 2009 Meeting  - Carla Johnston presiding

Guests

Stephanie Johnson, Executive Director of Hannah’s House, was a guest today of Yvonne Groak.  Hannah’s House serves the community by providing women in crisis pregnancies housing, clothing, food, referral to medical care, and education including parenting and life skills. 

Yvonne, on behalf of our Club, presented a check for $500 to Ms Johnson to further the work of this worthy organization.

 Announcements

Harry Kost: Bob Nelson recently sponsored our new member Sue Devon and for this I would like to present him this dinner for two gift certificate, compliments of Emil’s Restaurant on East Michigan Ave.

Larry Pingel: Signed up to serve lunch at the City Mission on Monday, July 20:

Gary Brya, Jo Grubbe, Clarence Smith and Norm Miller.

The following signed up to serve on Monday Aug 17:

Dick Skinner, Bob Nelson, Carla Johnston, Jo Grubbe and Jeff Lorencen.

Bob Nelson: We have two inter-clubs next Monday, July 13.  East Lansing at noon and Holt at 6:30, celebrating their 60^th anniversary.  I believe we have members scheduled to attend both those events.

The Ele’s Place 5k race is Sunday morning, July 26.  You can go to their website www.elesplace.org to sign up for the race or to volunteer to help with the event.

You can bring materials for stuffing dolls to the State Kiwanis Convention in Grand Rapids on Aug 20-23. They will stuff them for you and we can bring them back here and use them for a service project.

Bill Maher: There are copies of the minutes of our last Board meeting on some of the tables for your information.  Pass it around.

The Young Children Priority One Committee is passing out the brochures I have here “Crying, What Should I Do” and “Bedtime Problems” at Day Care Centers.  We would like you to take some and drop them off at Day Care Center’s in your area.

The Noon News with Nicholas Ferreri

Nicholas, back from the Nashville Convention and a summer vacation, with more entertaining news stories and the promise of storms on Friday.

Songs

Roger Grove directed  the singing of  “Kiwanis Gang Song” and “Boost Kiwanis” without his pianist Clyde… although we hope he’s back real soon.

Happy Bucks

Roger Grove, my happy buck is for the computer tests I have been taking on the internet.  I am sure my son, a computer engineer who I may have embarrassed in the past, is proud.

Bob Nelson, I have a happy buck, as I was notified this morning I won second place in the State Bar short story contest. I brought it up here because it is based on a speaker we had here at Kiwanis.

Jo Grubbe, I have a sad dollar for the passing of Dan Goff, a very fine gentleman and a member of the South Lansing Kiwanis Club.

Jim McCartney, I have a happy buck because on July 1^st I celebrated 59 years of marriage to a wonderful woman. Congratulations, Mary and Jim!

Larry Pingel, a happy buck for my middle daughter who is being married on Friday of next week.  Our youngest daughter got married last year so there has been a lot of wedding talk around our house for the last two years.

Bill Maher, my happy buck is for Hannah’s House and all the good work they do. In October they have “Deserts From Around the World” and it is really great if you like deserts.

Nicholas Ferreri, and I have a happy buck for the Nashville convention and my vacation at home.

Program

Gary Brya introduced today’s speaker Murdock Jimerson, Lansing’s Director of Parks and Recreation. He was accompanied today by Councilman at Large, Brian Jeffries.  The main topic of their discussion was the new South Lansing Community Center which is being built utilizing the building formerly occupied by the Hill Vocational Center on Wise Road.

Pot Winner

A winner every week and this week it is Nicholas Ferreri.  Nicholas drew the 7 of spades.