Meeting Location: Coscarelli’s, 2400 S Cedar St

Thursdays, 12:00 noon Buffet 11:45am

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Program for Nov 13: Sharon Krinock, Greater Lansing Food Bank

"Food Bank Needs"

Chair of the Month: William Maher

Chair of the Week: William Maher

Presiding: President Clarence Smith

Greeter: Richard Skinner

Invocation: Richard Skinner

November speakers:

Nov 20: Barry Robinson, Small Business Association

Nov 26: Carmen Turner, Boys& Girls Club of Lansing

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November 6, 2008 Meeting

Guests

There were no outside guests today, but we were glad to welcome back Lou Leitz and Rick Librizzi, both of whom are recovering from recent surgery.

The Noon News with Nicholas Ferreri

Some interesting news items like a Florida lady’s lost dog that showed up 1200 miles away in Chicago and the young lady who found $1,000 in a used video she bought at a Salvation Army Thrift Store and promptly returned it to the store manager. Our nice weather is about to end with cooler weather forecast for the weekend.

 Announcements

Bob Nelson: Clarence and I met International President Don Canaday last Friday when he visited the District office in Mason.

Division 16 has decided to hold a Rummage Sale on March 7^th. We will start collecting for this sale very soon and I will be advising you of the details. The proceeds from the Rummage Sale will go to this year’s Governor’s Project which is the “Kids for Hunger” event and that will take place on April 3^rd.

Terry Holzhausen: As you know for the past few years we have provided 100 turkey dinners to needy families in the area. This year we have a budget problem and are going to be about $1,000 short. I am checking to see if we can get help from the Endowment Fund and also would be open to any donations for this effort.

Lance Lynch: We are coming up on the Holiday Season again and if the Club again asks members for individual donations for the Salvations Army, I will again accept the challenge to match those donations up to $500. In a unanimous vote the members voted to accept Lance’s generous challenge.

Yvonne Groak: Next week our speaker is from the Lansing Food Bank and I would like to take up our monthly collection today so I can present her a check next Thursday.

Rod Conrad: I have the bell ringing schedule for Saturday, Dec 13^th. Sign up for the shift of your choice. The time slots are for two hours but they can be split into one hour shifts.

Songs

Roger Grove did his usual fine job of leading the singing of “Keep it Booming” and “Smile,” this week with no help from a pianist.

Happy Bucks

Bob Nelson, a happy buck for Roger Grove who I saw in the Lansing Symphony Choir Saturday night and unlike a supreme court candidate he did not fall asleep the whole 2 hours.

Another happy buck for the election on Tuesday which was great no matter who you supported. The enthusiasm was tremendous, my son drove to Grant Park in Chicago to watch the acceptance speech of President Elect Obama.

Dennis Churchill, I join Bob with a happy buck for the election. My grandson was also at Grant Park along with 250,000 other people.

Chuck Reifsnyder, I have a happy buck for Rick Librizzi who is here and recovering from his recent heart surgery.

Jeff Russell, a happy buck for missing the last couple of weeks… we were celebrating the birth of our first grandchild, a baby daughter.

Ev Beemer, I have a happy buck because we are leaving for Florida next week and an unhappy buck since I won’t be seeing you all for a few months.

Terry Holzhausen, a happy buck for all the Thanksgiving basket donations that I have already received… only a few minutes after my request.

Bill Maher, a happy buck for our speaker today Bran Vauter. Always nice to have your speakers show up.

Larry Pingel, a happy buck for Bill Maher our program chairman, nice to see him wear a tie 4 times a year.

Program

Bill Maher introduced his first speaker for the month, Brad Vauter. Mr. Vauter is an attorney and a member of The Legal Hotline for Michigan Seniors. This organization provides free legal advise by phone to seniors and their caregivers on such issues as housing, powers of attorney, wills, Medicare/Medicaid, Social Security, etc. 1-800-347-5297.

Pot Winner

Carla Johnston was the lucky winner today but she drew a 4 of clubs