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March 8, 2010 - Vol.21, No. 23
News That Concerns Kiwanians
and Their Families
Invocation:
Dan Feehily
Attendance:
19
Senior
Members:
Ed Merski, Paul Normandin, Warren Mitchell, and Caroll Stafford
Guests:
Mark Lavalle - Sr. Vice President from Spaulding Youth Center
Key Club Members:
Ashley Witham, Brenna
Cass, and Teigan Stebbins
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Mark
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Brenna
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Fundraising
Update:
V.P. Mike Marsh reported that we had mild success at the camping
show in Milford this past weekend. We raised a total of $1,640!! Mike also
passed around a sign up sheet for this weekends show in Boston, and encouraged
all those that could to volunteer their time to help.
President
Dick plans
his escape.
Photo
by Mike Marsh
President
Dick
"in
disguise."
Photo
by Mike Marsh
Mike
Marsh shows
how close he
came to leaving
Dick Metz in
Milford this
past weekend.
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
Name
of
show: World
of Wheels.
Dates of Show: March
12th, 13th, and 14th
Location: Bayside Exposition Center, 200 Mount Vernon Street, Colombia Point,
Boston
Directions:
"click" here.
At this point the following have signed up to work:
Thursday, March 11th
Set up: Roger and Pam Landry
Friday, March 12th
..5pm-10pm: Dick
Metz, Bill Kosmas, and _____________
Saturday, March 13th
10am-4pm: ..Kathy
Calvin, Dick Metz, and Bill Kosmas
..4pm-10:30pm: Dick
Metz and Bill Kosmas
Sunday, March 14th
10am-5pm: _Dick
Metz and Bill Kosmas
5:00 (Teardown): ___________ and
____________
KARES
Update:
Secretary
Kathy reported on the KARES reading at Woodland Heights last Thursday. They
read to approximately 75 students and celebrated Dr. Seuss’s Birthday. Attendees
included Kathy Calvin, Chet Cilley, Don and Sue Nelson and a volunteer from
Martin, Lord and Osman. Kathy also reminded us that there was and education
fair on March 16th and if anyone would like to help please contact her. Lastly
she let everyone know that the Lakes region Childcare Raffle was now available. $10/ticket
to win Red Sox tickets.
Kathy
is also Secretary
of the Michael
J. Fox Fan
Club.
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
50 50:
$15.00
to the winner...and the winner is....
...Mike Marsh...two weeks in a row.
Hey Joe...I
hope you're enjoying your vacation.
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
Happy Dollars:
$1 from Mike Marsh for winning.
$1 from Mike for the successful weekend selling raffle tickets
$1 from Roger because when he noticed the Kiwanis trailer missing it was because we were using it and d not because it was stolen
$1 from Dick because Steve Loughlin is a nice guy
Fines:
None tonight
Key
Club:
Key clubbers made a short presentation about their trip to Dickerson
Texas over February break. 12 Key Clubbers and 2 chaperones went to
work on affordable housing the week of Feb. 20th. They left from the
High School at 3am, traveled to Texas and worked everyday from 8am to 3pm. They
worked on a total of three houses doing roofing, and framing in windows and
doors. They also had a chance to visit a local Key Club and a local
Kiwanis Club.
The
Key Club guests display a
smile, a frown and a giggle.
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
Guest
Speaker:
Steve
Loughlin introduced Mark Lavalle Senior Vice President from the Spaulding
Youth Center.
Mark
Lavalle has spent the previous 30 years of his career in the banking
industry. During the last 3 years he worked in the Investment-Trust
department at Laconia Savings Bank. About
6 months ago Mark decided to make a change and accepted a position as a staff
member at Spaulding Youth Center. He had been involved with Spaulding
Youth Center since the early 90’s and joined the Board of Directors
in 2005. He was so committed to the mission he felt he could make a bigger
contribution as a staff member.
Spaulding Youth Center was founded in 1958 through the merger of two organizations (The Daniel Webster Home and the Golden Rule Farm) and is one of the oldest childcare facilities in New Hampshire. It sits on 470 acres in Northfield and has a budget of around 10 million with 180 employees. Open 24/4/365, Spaulding Youth Center has the capacity to house 54 students in residence and another 10 not in residence. The average stay of a student is 12 – 18 months and the ages range from 6 – 20 years old. It is Spaulding’s goal to return children to their home if possible, if the home environment is not suitable then to another loving environment with caring guardians. They primarily get their funding through Child and Family Services, School Districts or the Juvenile Justice System. Mark confided in the club that they are currently starting a planning study to determine whether they can build a very much needed new school.
During his presentation, Mark played a 10 minute video of Spaulding Youth Center which gave the membership the opportunity to hear from some of the staff and community partners as well as see pictures of the students learning and taking advantage of some of the great programs at Spaulding Youth Center.
At the conclusion of his presentation, Mark gave the club
an invitation to visit the campus of the Spaulding Youth Center including
the use its facilities for a future Kiwanis meeting.
LSB Alumni:
Mark Lavalle and Steve Loughlin
Photo
by Phil Bonafide
Tonight's meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
Goodnight!
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
Upcoming Schedule:
Monday,
March 15th
Olie Anderson - You Make The Call (high school basketball
refereeing) - guest of Steve Loughlin
Monday,
March
22nd
Noah Crane, owner and General Manager of the Laconia Muskrats-
guest of Steve Loughlin
Monday, March
29th
State Fire Marshall John Southwell with
his fire dog- guest of Roger Landry
Monday, April 5th