November 15, 2004 - Vol. 16, No. 7
News That Concerns Kiwanians and Their Families
Attendance
27
Invocation
Roger Ballantyne
Senior Members
Bob Turner, Roger Ballantyne, Howard Bacon, Carroll Stafford,
Paul Normandin, Roger Webster, Peter Karagianis
Guests
Jim Depoian with Roger Ballantyne; Owen Sanborn and Amelia DeGrace
from the Key Club
Sr. Member Roger Ballantyne and his best/only friend, Jim Depoian
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
Key Club
Owen Sanborn reports that the Key Club will be doing a Penny
Wars fundraiser and will be participating in Homeless Awareness
Week.
Owen Sanborn and Amelia DeGrace from the Key Club
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
Win a Classic!
Pres. Paul Cotton advises we received a thank-you letter from
the Belknap County Snowmobilers' Assn. for attending the grass
drags. They will shoot for an earlier date next year to avoid
the cold weather. The sign-up sheet went around again for our
next roadshow at the New England Motorcycle Expo, Bayside Expo
Center, Boston. Saturday, November 20--Set-up: Paul Cotton; 11a-4p:
Phil Bonafide, Larry Murphy; 4p-8p: Phil Bonafide, Larry Murphy.
Sunday, November 21--10a-3p: Warren Mitchell, Paul Cotton; 3p-5p:
Paul Cotton. We will try to have the motorcycle in Laconia Savings
Bank next week.
We Have a Reservation
Roger Landry advises that we will be wintering in January and
February in the Laconia Room at One Mill Plaza courtesy of Martin,
Lord, etal.
RIFF
Joe Adrignola notes that he, Don Nelson, Kathy Calvin, Marie
Ross, Joe Collie, and Larry Murphy have signed up for the Reading
Is FUNdamental visit to Elm Street School, Wednesday, November
17, 1:45p-2:45p.
Boards Matters
Sec.'y Kathy Calvin reports that the Boards voted to limit the
number of Senior Members to ten; ratified past Honorary Members
and included Past Pres. Dick Breton; $750 went to the Laconia
High School Football Boosters for their safety program; and $600
for insurance on the raffle motorcycle.
Fines
Sgt.@Arms Roger Landry found Chet Cilley pinless and this writer
late for the prematurely-called meeting.
Michael Bastraw feeds Roger Landry's gavel.
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
50/50
Howard Bacon/Roger Landry/Bob Turner/Warren Mitchell, $25
Bob Turner gets paid off.
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
Happy Dollars
The above winners chipped in $5.
Guest Speaker
Superintendent Joe Panarello, Belknap County House of Corrections,
will have to reschedule for a later date.
Kiwanis in Florida
by Sr. Member Ed
Chertok
Last week we attended the Margate Kiwanis Club that I have visited
quite regularly for 17 years; although last year because of Polly's
accident I had to skip attending so I was quite pleased to see
five new members out of the total of sixteen of us who were there.
The club seems to be reinvigorated with several projects helping
children. We are fortunate that we do not have the poverty problems
that are experienced here in this land of wealth and sunshine.
For example, a guidance teacher at the Margate school selects
20 poor children. (Guidelines now: not more then two from any
one family because, one year, ten kids were selected from one
family). The Kiwanis Club takes the parents to Wal-Mart on the
Friday before Christmas having each family select $100-worth
of gifts for each child which the Kiwanis Club pays for at the
checkout. Then early Saturday morning the 20 children shop at
Wal-Mart with a goal of spending $50 each for whatever presents
they want to give to their siblings or parents. The one that
comes closest to spending the $50 wins a prize. Then, after buying
the gifts, the 20 are transported to a community center where
they are helped by the Kiwanis in wrapping their gifts. There
are all sorts of drawings, everyone wins all kinds of goodies--candy,
teddy bears, fun toys, etc. It is a joy to watch these kids.
Polly has helped in previous years with the wrapping and also
some advice when girls would come to her and ask about buying
certain gifts for a brother or sister. Here is something else.
We are so fortunate that we can help youngsters read. I didn't
hear all the details, however the Coral Springs Kiwanis Club
has a brown bag project. It seems (my poor hearing didn't pick
up every word) that a school teacher noticed a youngster with
orange hands. Checking into the situation, the kid was stuffing
spaghetti into his pockets on Friday so he would have something
to eat over the weekend when he was not at school where he received
a free lunch every day. The Coral Springs club members are now
packing brown bags with sandwiches, etc., to be given to these
youngsters when they finish the school day on Friday. I believe
I heard they plan on a thousand a week but am not sure of all
the details. It could be that these are for other areas then
Coral Springs as it is a fairly wealthy community while there
are many predominately black and Hispanic communities. The Margate
Club is thinking of supporting the brown bag project. The Board
of directors here voted not to ring the bell at the Salvation
Army Kettles because they do not have enough members who will
volunteer to fill all shifts. Today's newspaper had Targets announce
that they will not allow Salvation Army Kettles this year because
other charities claimed it discriminated against them. Target
said they do not want solicitors in front of their doors harassing
their customers. Wal-Mart has the same policy here in Florida.
The fun point of the meeting is when they get to Happy Dollars
just before closing. They do not have 50/50. Everybody participates,
one tries to tell a funny story or celebrate an event, it is
a dollar for this and a dollar for that. They joke, poke fun
at each other, it is all good humor. Last night's take from the
sixteen attending was over fifty bucks. Thought you might be
interested.
Monday, December 20
Yankee Swap
Monday, December 13
Childrens' Christmas Party
Monday, December 6
Boards meet, NISE
Monday, November 29
Open
Monday, November 22
Chair Beth Arsenault and Committee Member Matt Lahey, Joint High
School/Junior High School Building Committee will speak.
Michael
Bastraw
Editor
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