Meeting Location: Eagles Lodge,
4700 N
Grand River,
Thursdays, 12:00 noon Buffet 11:45am
http://kiwanislansing.org
Program for Nov 5: To Be Announced
Chair of the Month: Greg
Hagbom
Chair of the Week: Greg
Hagbom
Presiding: President Carla Johnston
Greeter: Roger Grove
Invocation: Roger Grove
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October 29, 2009 Meeting
Guests
Abby and Chris, buddies from his
days at
The Noon News
Nicholas back this week with a
couple of Halloween stories, a forecast of rain over the weekend and a story of
3 high-tech ladies in a sauna. See
Nicholas for details.
Announcements
Carla Johnston: The Board of Directors will meet next,
Tuesday Nov 3, at noon at Grumpy's.
Bob Nelson: I want to thank the Endowment Fund for
funding the Dictionary Project as well as the Turkey Project this year. I have
a list of dictionary school assignments if you have forgotten yours. Lou Leitz
and I delivered dictionaries to Reo school this week and had a great time with
the kids there.
We are planning to
assemble Thanksgiving baskets on Monday morning, Nov 23, probably starting
about 8:00am. We will talk about that
when the Youth Services Committee meets
here next Thursday, Nov 5, at 11:30am.
Dick Skinner: I had a call from Sue Perry, Miller's daughter,
advising me Miller has returned from his summer home in
Jim Dalton: On each of the tables you will find sign-up sheets
for our Texas Hold 'em event at Tripper's on Nov 23/24/25. You will notice we are scheduling 3 shifts
each day instead of 2 so the shifts will are shorter. We will have 2 people per shift and 1 of
those will be a chairperson. Chairperson's are Gary Brya, Roger Donaldson, Ray
Easton, Jo Grubbe, Bob Holden, Jeff Lorencen, Bill Maher and Bob Nelson. If you
participated in this event in Sept you know it
is not difficult. Sign up, if you have questions give me a call.
Bill Maher: Committee chairman I need your reports next week so I
can get my report in. Let me know the
member names and time each spent on projects or meetings.
Clarence Smith: The Publicity
Committee will meet here next Thursday Nov 5 at 11:30am. We will continue
to meet at the same time as the Youth Services Committee.
Nicholas Ferreri: I will be going to the Eastern High School Key Club
meeting next Wednesday to award our first Key Clubber of the Month. If anyone
else would like to join me there, it will be in room 337 at 2:35pm.
Awards
President Carla Johnston and
Secretary Bill Maher presented perfect attendance awards to 25 members for
perfect attendance ranging from 1 year for Nicholas Ferreri to 54 years for
Harold Krauss.
Bob Nelson presented dinner for two certificates, courtesy
Emil's Restaurant, to Harry Kost and Dick Skinner for sponsoring 2 new members.
Bob Nelson also presented
certificates from the Kiwanis International President, signed by Gen. James
Doolittle and Gen. William Westmoreland, to Harry Kost and Charles Reifsnyder
for their service to the country during the period 1941 to 1945.
Songs
Roger Grove, this week with
Happy Bucks
Bob Nelson, a happy buck for Lou Leitz who, bad hip and all,
was my partner delivering dictionaries and putting a smile on the kids faces at
Reo school.
Jeff Lorencen, I haven't been here in a few weeks and have a happy
buck to be back.
Roger Grove, I have a happy buck for divine intervention after
passing a 2 hour continuing education test yesterday.
Larry Pingel, a happy buck for my wife who had my granddaughter's
"lost" bracelet.
Clyde Flory, a happy buck for the excellent job Clarence did as
our President this past year. A second happy buck for the article in the
Lansing Business Monthly about an author in our midst, Bob Nelson. Bob won an
award for authoring a short story in a
Bill Maher, a happy buck for my son John and his wife Lea who
are expecting in May.
Harry Kost, a happy buck for a family birthday party in South
Haven for my wife Phyllis. Another happy buck... I can't remember what it was
for... oh yes, my last colonoscopy which
I had yesterday.
Nicholas Ferreri, I have a happy buck for my guests today.
Bob Holden, a happy buck to have
Carla Johnston, a happy buck for the news from my youngest daughter
that I am going to be grandma for the second time.
Rick Librizzi, I have a buck to change my luck. Seems like a conspiracy going on, the same
people always win the pot.
Program
A discussion today regarding the results of
the Club questionnaire completed recently and suggestions for Club meetings,
activities and projects.
Pot Winner
Larry Pingel won today's pot and drew a 3 of
spades.