Meeting Location: Coscarelli’s, 2400 S Cedar St

Thursdays, 12:00 noon        Buffet 11:45am

http://kiwanislansing.org

 

Program for Sept 18: Steve Yencich, Michigan Hotel Motel Association

"Effect of the Economy on Michigan’s Tourism"

 

Chair of the Month: Larry Pingel

Chair of the Week: Introduction of speaker – Mary Pingel

Presiding: President James Kost

Greeter: Richard Skinner

Invocation: Richard Skinner

Room Setup: Richard Skinner

 

Coming up:

On Sept 25 there will be a joint meeting with the Mason Kiwanis Club, at 315 Kiwanis Drive in Mason. At this meeting new officers will be inducted and an exchange of the Lt Governor’s banner from Liz Luttrell-Wilson to Bob Nelson, our new Div 16 Lt Governor. This will be a dinner meeting starting at 6:00pm, $10 per person, spouses are invited. There will be no noon meeting that day.

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September 11, 2008 Meeting

Guests

Four members of the Mason Kiwanis Club were inter-club guests today.

 

 Announcements

Dennis Churchill: I have provided a sign-up sheet for greeters and invocation for the next three months.  Let’s get all the weeks filled today.

My wife is working on a Boarshead program, a play called “All Childish Things.”  It will be playing in October, join us it should be a lot of fun.

Clarence Smith: Today is the last day for committee chairman to turn in their budgets for the coming year.  Any committees not having turned in their budget as of today, will have a budget assigned by the Board.

Bill Maher: On the tables are sheets listing the committee assignments for 2008-2009.  In most cases they you are assigned the committee’s you requested, in others the assignments were made where openings still existed. Take one of these sheets for your reference.

The sheet giving you the opportunity to correct personal information for the new roster book is also being circulated.

We will be honoring Jim Kost with a Past Presidents dinner at the Hall of Fame Café (formerly Damon’s) 1601 W Lake Lansing Road on Oct 8^th at 6:00pm. If you plan to attend, sign up on the sheet provided on the tables.

 

The Noon News with Nicholas Ferreri

Governor Granholm takes up an acting role as she stands in for Sarah Palin in Joe Biden’s preparation for the Vice Presidential debate. The Governor plans to spend four days with Biden before this debate on Oct 2^nd.  Do you have old electronic equipment you would like to get rid of ?  The City of Lansing is having a one day recycling event at their transfer station at 530 E South St this Saturday from 8:00am until noon. Computer’s, monitor’s, printers, TV’s, stereo’s, VCR’s, microwave’s and most other home electronic’s will be accepted.

In the weekend weather forecast… rain is possible throughout the weekend.

 

Songs

Jim McCartney, with an assist from Clyde Flory at the piano, led the singing of “Whole World in his Hands” and of course “Smile.”

 

Happy Bucks

Bill Maher, I have a happy buck for our speaker today, Marc Shaberman, who will be talking to us about stem cell research.

Jeff Lorencen, I have a sad buck on this the anniversary of September 11^th.

Terry Holzhausen, I have a buck for the same reason and I understand the two Presidential candidates will be at ground zero on this anniversary.

Harry Kost, a happy buck because we have not had another incident like that since.

Bob Nelson, I have a happy buck for the same reason.

 

Program

Bill Maher, program chairman of the week, introduced today’s speaker Marc Shaberman.  Mr. Shaberman is a retired attorney with a life long interest in science.  He was speaking on behalf of the Michigan Citizens for Stem Cell Research and Cures.  His remarks included information on stem cells, both adult and embryonic, their differences and potential uses.  He also compared Michigan law’s regarding the use of stem cells to those of other states.

Pot Winner

Dennis Churchill won the pot today but the joker eluded him.