Meeting Location: Coscarelli’s, 2400 S Cedar St

Thursdays, 12:00 noon        Buffet 11:45am

http://kiwanislansing.org

 

Program for Oct 9: Pat Gillespie, Gillespie Development.

"City Market and Other Gillespie Development Projects"

Chair of the Month: James Kost

Chair of the Week: James Kost

Presiding: President Clarence Smith

Greeter: Roger Conrad

Invocation: Roger Conrad

 

October Programs:

Oct 16: Bob Johnson, Director of Planning - City of Lansing

          "Other Downtown Lansing Developments"

Oct 23: Mike Rogers, Michigan 8th District Representative

          "2008 Election Issues"

Oct 30: Kay Walters, Gift of Life

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October 2, 2008 Meeting

 Announcements

Jim Kost: I would like to make you aware of the October programs.  Today we have Sandy Draggoo from CATA, Oct 16 Bob Johnson, Lansing City Planning, Oct 23, Rep Mike Rogers, Oct 30 Kay Walters from Gift of Life.

Yvonne Groak: The Community Services Committee will meet here next Thursday, Oct 9. Please be here by 11:30am.

Lou Leitz: As you know as Lt Governor Bob Nelson visits the Division 16 Clubs we are joining him with inter-clubs.  Schedules visits are:

South Lansing tomorrow Oct 3, 7:30am.  Delhi Cafe 4625 Willoughby Rd, Lansing

Holt on Monday, Oct 6, 6:30pm dinner. Charlar Place, 4230 Charlar Dr, Holt

Eaton Rapids on Tuesday, Oct 7 at noon. Kiwanis Manor, 300 King St, Eaton Rapids

Grand Ledge on Monday Oct 13 at noon. Independence Village, 4775 Village Dr, Gr Ledge

Committee members are Harold Krauss, Norm Miller, James McCartney, Charles Reifsnyder, Glenn Mulder, Bill Maher, Roger Grove, Miller Perry and Richard Librizzi.

Rod Conrad: The Lansing Crop Walk is coming soon and I have a form going around the room giving you an opportunity to contribute to this cause.

Clarence Smith: A reminder the Board will meet here at noon on Tuesday, Oct 7.

The past Presidents dinner is Wednesday, Oct 8, 6:00pm at Spartan Hall of Fame Café.

Recently at the State Convention we were awarded a plaque for our participation in Salvation Army Bell Ringing.  I have the plaque here and will pass it around.

On Oct 18, in Mt Pleasant, there will be a leadership meeting. I would like the committee chairman to attend this meeting.  If the chairman cannot attend, try to have a member of your committee attend.

Bill Maher: Kiwanis had supported Hannah’s House and this Saturday Mt Hope Church is having a “Deserts from Around the World” benefit for Hannah’s House.  I have attended this in previous years, it is a great event, all you care to eat for $10. If you like desert…. go!

Songs

Roger Grove, even without a piano, made us sound like the Mormon Tabernacle Choir singing “On Kiwanis” and “Smile.”

Happy Bucks

Dick Skinner, a very very happy happy buck because on Oct 4 Carolyn and I will be married 40 years and she has not kicked me out of the house yet.  Congratulations!

Bob Nelson, a happy buck for Lou, Harold and Norm attending the installation of officers yesterday at the Mason Golden K and Lansing Golden K. I visited the Charlotte Club for installation on Tuesday morning.

Chuck Reifsnyder, I have a happy buck, I know some of you thought I only had one granddaughter, but the oldest one called me yesterday and said she had been accepted at MSU’s medical school.

Dennis Churchill, I have a happy buck for the incoming and outgoing officers and I have another for my daughter who has just been accepted at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore to pursue her advanced nurses training.

Jim Kost, a happy buck for our speaker Sandy Draggoo and another for the support I have received during the last year as I served as President.  I enjoyed the past 12 months and am looking forward to working with Clarence in the coming year.

Rodger Grove, I have a couple, one for Sandy Draggoo who is a fellow member at Peoples Church and one for my granddaughter who graduated with a degree in marketing and called me last night to tell me she has a job.

Clarence Smith, a happy buck for the opportunity to serve as your President for the next year, I am committed to help our Club in anyway that I can. Also a happy buck for our outgoing President, Jim Kost and for our new Lt Governor, Bob Nelson.  We had a very nice induction meeting in Mason last Thursday.

Program

Sandy Draggoo, Executive Director of Capital Area Transportation Authority since 1984, was introduced by program chairman Jim Kost.  Ms Draggoo has received many awards and CATA twice has been named one of the best transit systems in North America.  Her talk today was focused on support of the millage proposal for CATA on the ballot in November.

Pot Winner

Today’s winner Roger Grove.  Sorry, no joker.