March 16, 2009 - Vol.20, No. 24
News That Concerns Kiwanians
and Their Families
Attendance:
19
Invocation:
Roger Landry with a moment of silence for Tex
Holland
Senior
Member:
Peter Karagianis, Roger Webster, and Ed Merski
Guests:
Honorary Member Dick Breton
Christy Cunningham, Project XTRA
Kelly Gaspa, Project XTRA
The
crew digs in while Peter K. searches for red onions.
Photo by W.
Stephen Loughlin
Hey
Kiwanis...THANKS!
We received a thank you note from D.A.R.E. thanking us for our
donation and all of our administrative support.
The note came from Patrol Officer Liza Levin, the Laconia Police officer in
charge of the program and the PD.
We also received a nice thank you from the Key Club thanking us for our donation
to their South Africa trip.
Seth and Ivy Levitt-Carlson say it will make their trip more of reality.
Brian
proudly displays his collection of Key Club autographs...almost a
whole set!
Photo by W.
Stephen Loughlin
Lt.
Governor
Update:
Lt.
Gov.
Joe
Collie
attended
the
Kiwanis
mid-winter
training
session
in
Mansfield,
Massachusetts
and
the
Lt.
Governor
Board
meeting.
Several
items
were
discussed,
including
the
Lt.
Governor
term
being
expanded
to
2
years
and
a
regionalizing
of
the
training
sessions,
making
it
easier
for
Kiwanians to
attend.
InterClub
opportunity:
Lt.
Governor
Joe
reminds
that
the
North
Conway
Club
and
the
Dover
Club
are
having
an
InterClub
at
Indian
Mound
Golf
Club
in
Ossipee
and
if
anyone
would
like
to
join
Joe
in
going,
it
will
be
a
fun
night
with
others
in
Kiwanis
and
we
we
could
have
an
InterClub,
which
would
be
our
3rd
in
a
year;
a
tremendous
feat,
if
enough
members
came
along.
Perhaps
you'd
like
to
attend
that
next
week
vs.
the
Monday
meeting.
The
dinner
is
on
Wednesday,
March
25th
and
please
let
Joe
Collie
know
if
your
are
interested
as
soon
as
possible
so
he
can
RSVP
to
the
North
Conway Club.
E-mail
Joe
at joecollie@gmail.com or
call
him
at
603-455-5309.
Cost
is $15.
Thanks!
Kiwanis KARES:
Kathy Calvin gave a KARES Update and passed around thank
you cards from the kids. Chet Cilley, Joe Adrignola, Kathy Calvin, Don Nelson,
and Linda Brandt from Smith Barney in attendance. The next KARES is scheduled
for next Monday at Elm Street School at 9:30am. A sign up sheet went around.
Remembering Tex...
Dick Breton spoke about Tex Holland, who passed away
this weekend. Dick said he brought Tex into the club in the late 60s/early
70s and he went on to be president in 1974-1975 and is a former Lt. Governor.
Dick said that Tex was the treasurer at Lakes Region General Hospital for a
long time. Dick and Priscilla saw him Saturday night at LRGH. He passed Sunday
night after a long illness. He will be missed.
View a celebration of Tex's life at the Wilkinson Beane website by "clicking" here.
Help Out Lakes Region Child Care Services...
Lakes Region Childcare is holding it's annual calendar
raffle and they will draw a winning ticket every day in the month of April.
Prizes range from $25.00 gift certificate to the movies, $50.00 gift certificates
to many local restaurants. Meadowbrook has donated an "inner Circle
membership" worth $300.00. And last, but not least, there will also
be Red Sox tickets given away on April 1 and April 30. Tickets are only $10.00
each. If you are interested, please let Kathy Calvin know at kgc@mlolaw.com or (603) 527-9182. Kathy sold several at the meeting tonight, but if you
didn't get yours, give her a call. Thanks for your support of LRCCS.
Tilly: The Sequel...
Sec'y Kathy reports that Lou Ricciardello has another
corpse flower blooming at the greenhouse and this one is a rebloom of the
original Tilly
the Titan that bloomed three years ago and was shown to the
public at the Lakeport Fire Station. You must remember the Tilly T-shirts,
no? This bloom will not be shown at the fire station because of the cold
temperatures, but the club was invited to the greenhouse after the meeting,
from 7p-9p. Light refreshments and pastry was made available. Check out the
pictures at the bottom of this page or "click" here.
50/50:
Joe
Adrignola and Dianne Roberts split $19.
Joe
and Dianne play tug of war with the winning ticket.
Photo by W.
Stephen Loughlin
Happy
Dollars:
Joe
and Dianne gave 1 for winning.
Dick Metz gave 1 because Dianne bought him
a drink and
Dick Breton gave 1 for seeing Charlie in Florida. Dick claims
that when he saw Charlie, Charlie was actually working.
Fines:
Roger
Landry and Dick Breton were pinless and Charlie was late.
Guest
Speakers:
Our
Guest Speakers were Christy Cunningham and Kelley Gaspa of 
Project
XTRA. This is a program in the Laconia School District that is available
at all the schools in the district and provides kids with extra help
and guidance after school. Christy is the site director at Elm Street
School and Kelly handles Pleasant Street.
The hours between 3 and 6pm can be the riskiest for the kids in the district. It is the time when, if kids are left unsupervised, juvenile crimes rates, experimentation with drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, and sex nearly triples. But after school can be a great time for kids. Studies show that youth who participate in after school programs have better academic performance, behavior and social attendance and greater expectations for the future. This is at the core of the Project XTRA mission.
The program was founded in 2003 and served more than 1100 kids at the 5 schools in Laconia during the 2005/2006 school year. They do school work and homework help after school and have a snack for $35 a week...and they have a day long summer program that included field trips and beach days for $90 per week. No child is turned away for inability to pay. 40% of students participate on a regular basis and 72% of those showed academic improvement.
Christy and Kelley showed slide show of the kids and the fun times they all have at Project XTRA. They also handed out an information flyer on the program and shared a copy of the program's annual report. This year, they are running at full capacity because of the demand for the program.
L
to R: Christy Cunningham, Pres Brian Winslow,
and Kelley Gaspa
Photo
by W.
Stephen Loughlin
Greenhouse Pictures "Click" on the
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 Tilly II in full bloom |
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 Pres. Brian and Steve Loughlin |
 Secretary Kathy Calvin |
 A look down into the plant |
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Photos by W.
Stephen Loughlin except picture of Brian and Steve by Alan MacRae |
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Upcoming Schedule:
Monday, March 23rd
Jane Bergeron, Organ Donor Program guest of Roger Landry
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Joe Collie
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 about any Member or family member in case of illness. Email: Joe Collie or Steve Loughlin
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