May 29, 2001 - Vol. 12, No. 35
News That Concerns Kiwanians and Their Families
Attendance
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Invocation
Larry Murphy
Senior Members
Dick Breton, Dennis Denoncourt, Bob Turner, Peter Karagianis,
Ed Merski
Asst. Sec.'y/Treas. Dick Breton fills in for Kathy Calvin at the deluxe table-for-one
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
Getting Our Props
Pres. Don & Sue Nelson, Past Pres. Nancy Williams, and Russ
Beane attended the Salvation Army's recognition banquet last
week. We were issued an appreciation certificate for our participation
in the holiday bell-ringing fundraiser. This is just one more
small tie to our community support efforts. In the grand scheme
of things this might not appear to be that big a deal. But it's
the little bricks that build the wall. Isn't that why we're here?
Pres. Don Nelson with the Salvation Army's tangible evidence of appreciation
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
Foundation Matters
The annual Kiwanis Foundation meeting will be on Saturday, June
9, 10a. Immediate Past Lt. Gov. Chet Cilley will be in attendance
but we have room for a delegate. Now is the time for one of our
own to step up and represent our club on more than a local level.
Just don't eat the chicken.
Special Olympics
We are assigned to helm the softball throw at the softball throw
for the Special Olympics. We have run this event for more years
than most of us have been in the club. In recent years our participation
has fallen off precipitously. Let's change the trend. OK, so
the Happy Meals aren't that great. But this is a chance for all
of us to do the hands-on service that we joined the club for
in the first place. Show up at 8:30a on Saturday, June 2 at the
Dover High School and put your monies where your mouth is. Car-pooling
is available through Sr. Member Roger Ballantyne.
Win a Classic!
V.P. Phil Bonafide reports that we took in $1505 Saturday last
on the Weirs Boardwalk with the raffle. Thanx to Dick Breton,
Jackie and Phil Bonafide, Joe Adrignola, Howard Bacon, Bob Turner,
John Grocki, Roger Webster, Don & Sue Nelson for bringing
in the Big Bucks over the holiday. Now we come to the nitty-gritty.
Motorcycle Week. As one of the four who voted against this fundraiser
(including Past Pres. Mark Liebl), I think it only fair to call
on the Vast Majority who voted Aye to step up and fill the slots
for our last big push to make this our biggest fundraiser in
the last decade. Here's the schedule so far:
Saturday, June 9 (Rally HQ)
1p-5p: Williams, ________, ________
Sunday, June 10 (Rally HQ)
1p-5p: Williams, Eifert, ________
Monday, June 11
1p-5p: Grocki, Fisher
5p-9p: Parrott, R. Beane, Williams
Tuesday, June 12
1p-5p: Grocki, Fisher
5p-9p: Murphy, Mitchell, Nelson
Wednesday, June 13
1p-5p: Bastraw, ________
5p-9p: Parrott, Murphy, ________
Thursday, June 14
12n-5p: Bastraw, ________
5p-9p: Murphy, Roberts, E. & J. Merski, Nelson
Friday, June 15
9a-1p: Grocki, Fisher, ________
1p-5p: Eifert, Williams, Mitchell
5p-9p: D. & S. Nelson
Saturday, June 16
9a-1p: Roberts, Nelson, ________
1p-5p: Loughlin, D. & S. Nelson, ________, ________
5p-9p: Williams, D. & S. Nelson
Sunday, June 17
9a-12n: Nelson, ________, ________
12n-3p: Williams, Nelson, ________, ________, ________
Unknown ticket-buyer, V.P. Phil Bonafide, Sr. Member Howard Bacon, and Past Pres. Joe Adrignola on the Weirs Boardwalk Memorial Weekend
Photo by Jackie Bonafide
Fines
Nancy Parrot found Larry Murphy, Roger Landry, Nancy Williams,
Dennis Denoncourt, John Grocki, and herself pinless.
50/50
Charlie St. Clair, $20
Happy Dollars
Charlie St. Clair started things off with $2 for winning the
above and Metrocast including Turner Classic Movies in their
service; Ed Merski for the end of a trying month with his son
emerging without throat cancer; John Grocki for Charlie St. Clair's
appreciation of the inclusion of TCM in the cable's mix; and
Nancy Williams return from son Andrew's move to Grand Rapids
following another promotion.
Charlie St. Clair has the bucks
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
Guest Speaker
This writer introduced Exec. Dir. Claudia Abdinoor, N.H. Humane
Society to the club. On short notice, this 10-year resident of
Gilford, four years with the Society and 2 years at her new post
presented the new agendas of the organization. Notable changes
include many new programs explained at their website (www.nhhumane.org) and a new No-Kill policy that was
a condition for her acceptance of her new position. With a $600,000
operating budget, over half has to be made up with fundraising
projects. Next on the deck is the Budweiser Beer tent next to
the Camel Tent for Motorcyle Week as a fundraiser.
Pres. Don Nelson and Exec. Dir. Claudia Abdinoor, N.H. Humane Society
Photo by W.S. Loughlin
Next Week
The Boards meet; NICE
Michael
Bastraw
Editor
Kiwanis Kronikle is a weekly publication of the Kiwanis Club of Laconia, N.H., P.O. Box 757, Laconia, N.H. 03247-0757. We meet Mondays at 6:15 p.m. at the Pheasant Ridge Country Club, Country Club Rd., Gilford, N.H. Please call your President or Secretary on any Member or his family in case of illness. Email: Michael Bastraw or Steve Loughlin
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