August 14, 2006 - Vol.17, No. 46
News That Concerns Kiwanians and Their Families
Attendance
19
Invocation
Paul Cotton
er Landry
Senior Members
Ed Merski, Paul Normandin, Roger Webster, Peter Karagianis, and Howard Bacon
Guests:
Honorary Member Dick Breton
Kiwanis In Bloom
The update the club received this week on the blooming of the “Corpse
Flower” was very promising.
A committee composed of employees of LRGH, the Chamber of Commerce, and members of the Laconia Kiwanis Club, has been meeting to plan the handling of the event. Joe Adrignola has been quarterbacking the efforts of the Kiwanis Club. Other Kiwanians on the committee include Roger Landry, Larry Murphy, and Steve Loughlin.
THE SMELLY FLOWER COMMITTEE: Clockwise from
top: Sandy Marshall, LRGH Community Affairs and Volunteer Service Coordinator;
Natalie
Rudzinskyj,
LRGH Director
of Community Affairs; Wanda Tibbets,
President Lakeport Community Association; Joe Adrignola, Kiwanis Past
President; Roger Landry, Kiwanis member; Heidi Hase, Greater Laconia-Weirs
Beach Chamber of Commerce Director of Communications
Photo by Steve Loughlin
Joe Adrignola spoke about his dealings with the city’s departments, all of which has been positive and very supportive. The flower will be shown at the Lakeport Fire Station and parking will provided at the Opechee Inn and the Winnipesaukee Expo Center. A press conference will be held this Thursday to help get the word out and the flower will be moved on Friday. LRGH volunteers will assist as parking lot attendees and traffic/crowd control directors. Also…it is imperative that club members show up to lend a hand as well. Remember, we stand to take in half the proceeds from this event. There will be plenty of opportunity as the flower will be on display from 10am-10pm each day for about a week, maybe more. A group of us went to the greenhouse after Monday night’s meeting and it was fascinating to see what has become of the flower to this point.
Howard Bacon can't believe President Joe's amorous
attraction to the "stinky plant."
Jeff Stone is hypnotized by the "stinky plant."
NOW
AND THEN:
Picture at left: Joe (#1) and Lou on Monday, August 14th. The plant measured 60 inches.
Pictured at right: Joe (#2) and Lou on Thursday,
August 10th. The plant measured 41 inches.
Photos by
Steve Loughlin
A visual growth history tracking the daily growth of the rare corpse flower is available.
Copy and paste the following website on your browser:
www.laconiaschools.org/corpseflower
Motorcycle Raffle…
Some bad news regarding the motorcycle this
week. Paul Cotton reports that the bike did not sell and is still on the floor
at Meredith Harley. It is the last 2006 Heritage Softail Classic on the floor.
The asking price has been reduced. We will revisit in a few weeks and see if
advertising again may be an option. For now we will see if the dealership can
get any takers on the bike. Stay Tuned.
Installation 2007
The Installation dinner will be held on Monday, October 2nd. All members
and spouses are invited. We will also invite some past presidents and members.
This may also be a good event to invite prospective members to. The evening
will consist of the installation of the new treasurer, the new first vice
president and the new second vice president. Also, new members of the board
of directors will be installed and the Legion of Honor recipients will also
be recognized. The Ned Roberts Award for Kiwanian of the Year will be handed
out as well. Plans will be in the works over the next few weeks with President
Joe Collie heading them up. The menu at this point consists of a Prime Rib
dinner. The cost will be $20 per person. More to follow…
Membership
Membership was addressed at the board meeting last week (August 7th) and clearly
this is an area the club needs to pay attention to and try to improve.
In the last year alone, we have had 3 resignations and 2 extended leaves
of absence, one of which is still ongoing. The numbers have certainly dwindled.
I have made contact with the area radio stations and will be putting on
some announcements about the club and our efforts and a membership solicitation.
More details will follow. I also have put out feelers to a friend of mine
in the Manchester club. Their membership increased by 20+ members last
year and I have asked for some ideas on how to increase our own membership.
Whether we start targeting businesses again or increase our asking of people
we run into on a daily basis, there needs to be a more focused approach
to membership. The club is open to any ideas you may have. Please be sure
and share them at a meeting soon.
50/50
Peter Karagianis and Ed Merski. YOUTH RULES! $20
Peter and Ed share the winnings.
Photo by Steve Loughlin
Happy Dollars
Peter Karagianis and Ed Merski each gave $1. A total of $2 was collected.
Fines
Paul Cotton was pinless. Paul Cotton was hairless. $0.25 cents
was collected
Monday, September 18th
A representative from the Special Olympics will speak.
Monday, September 11th
A representative from the Victim’s Restitution Fund will speak.
Monday, September 4th
No meeting. Labor Day. We meet Tuesday, September 5th. Boards meet, NISE collected.
Monday, August 28th
Open
Monday, August 21st
Open
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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