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April 26, 2010 - Vol.21, No. 30
News That Concerns Kiwanians
and Their Families
Attendance:
16
Invocation:
Roger Landry
Welcome
Back...
Don Nelson led a big How-do-ya-do to Howard Bacon.
Howard
Bacon hamming
it up
Photo
by W.
Stephen Loughlin
After a tribute to Howard Bacon, How-do-you-do's were sung to Paul Cotton, Phil Bonafide and Katherine Contigiani sun
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Katherine Contigiani |
Paul
Cotton (catches flies) |
Phil Bonafide |
Senior
Members:
Howard Bacon, Warren Mitchell, Roger Webster, Paul Cotton, and Jim Fortier
Happy
Birthday:
Roger Webster announced that it was Howard Bacon’s 89th birthday! Happy
Birthday Howard! Roger also updated the club on Ed Merski’s
run in with a chainsaw. Larry Murphy
said Ed is fine.
Well
cured Bacon
Photo
by W.
Stephen Loughlin
Bike
Rodeo Update:
Vice
President Mike
gave an update
on the Bike
Rodeo that
will take place
at Opechee
Park on May
15th. He
sent around
a sign up sheet,
please meet
at 8:00 am
at the park
to help set
up! Mike
reports that
helmets are
in, horns are
in, flyers
are being distributed
throughout
the schools,
and Kathy Calvin
has offered
to set up barricades
the night before
to keep individuals
from parking
where we will
be holding
the event.
Other
News:
Kathy
Calvin reports
on the book
distribution
to Laconia
Head Start,
Laconia Kiwanis
Club gave them
100 books!
Kathy noted,
while doing
Kiwanis K.A.R.E.S
at Pleasant
Street school,
the club was
presented with
pictures from
previous readings, which she proudly circulated.
Kathy
KARES
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
An
Mail Call:
-The
Kiwanis Club of Laconia has been invited to participate in the 1st Annual
Walk for Youth on May 22nd. If you are interested please let Brian
Winslow know.
-Jim Nute from the Mayhew Program sent in a nice "thank you" note from his visit a couple of weeks ago:
Elections:
Interim
President Brian Winslow read
the slate to be voted on:
President: Mike Marsh
First VP: Roger Landry
Second VP: Open
Treasurer: Joe Adrignola
Board Members: Steve Loughlin,
Joe Collie, and Steve
Gorse
After asking
for nominations from the floor (and receiving none) the slate was unanimously
approved. President Brian asked that those elected
this evening to plan to stay for the Board Meeting next week where we will
be electing a Secretary (Kathy Calvin) and discussing a strategic planning
initiative.
Pres
Brian shows his feelings after the club elections.
Photo
by W.
Stephen Loughlin
50 50:
$18 to: Joe Adrignola and Jim Fortier
I
win!
Photo
by W.
Stephen Loughlin
Two
weeks in a row!
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
Meet
Team Adrignola:
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
Happy
Dollars:
$1 Paul Cotton who is happy to be back in the Lakes Region after retuning from a winter in Texas.
$1 from Mike Marsh who is happy his wife is back from Florida
$2 from the winners of the 50/50
$2 from Phil Bonafide because his 96 year old father has sold his house last week (in NY) and moved to Meredith Bay Colony Club and is very happy.
$1
from
Steve
Loughlin
because
Roger
Landry
has
agreed
to
be
First
VP
Fines:
No fines tonight.
Tonight's meeting was adjourned at
7:01 p.m.
IN
THE NEWS:
The Laconia Kiwanis baseball team made the front page
of today's Laconia Daily Sun.
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