September 11, 2006 - Vol.17, No. 50
News That Concerns Kiwanians and Their Families
Attendance
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Hats off to all in attendance for that resounding version of God Bless America to open the meeting. Very appropriate for September 11th. Well done.
Invocation
Paul Cotton
er Landry
Senior Members
Warren Mitchell
Ed Merski
Roger Webster
Carroll Stafford
Roger Ballantyne
Paul Normandin
Guests:
Kayne Kreitser, Key Club
Michaela Champlin, Key Club
Alex Medellin, Key Club Vice President
Calise Houle, President
Nicole Beetle, Key Club
Laura Brousseau, Key Club Advisor
Smiles from the Key Clubbers (l to r: Kayne
Kreitser, Calise Houle, Nicole Beetle)
Photo by W. Stephen
Loughlin
The good lookin' future of Kiwanis (l to
r: Laura Brousseau, Alex Medelin, Michaela Champlin)
Photo by W. Stephen
Loughlin
Win a Classic!
Paul Cotton reports that the 2007 bike is in and will be purchased. The
club cast a vote to not only do a raffle this year again, but also for Paul
to purchase the bike, and to sell tickets at the Sandwich Fair which is coming
up on Columbus Day Weekend. The work schedule for the fair is as follows:
Friday 10/6/06
8am setup: Paul Cotton
Saturday 10/7/06
8am-1pm Paul Cotton and _____________________
1pm -6pm Kathy Calvin and ______________________
Sunday 10/8/06
8am-1pm Phil Bonafide and _____________________
1pm-6pm Kathy Calvin and ______________________
Monday 10/9/06
8am-1pm _______________ and ____________________
1pm-5pm Joe Collie and Dianne Zawacki
Please fill in the gaps if you can. This could yield some great revenue for the club and this may be the only time we have the opportunity to be at the fair, so let’s pitch in where we can. Paul and Warren will be out of town starting on Sunday. Dick Breton will be trailering the bike home Monday. Please check your schedules and sign up for the available shifts! Thanks in advance for stepping up and helping out.
Hey Kiwanis…THANKS!
Steve Loughlin read a letter that we received from the New Hampshire
Veteran’s Association for our donation of $250 to their cabin restoration
project. They sent along a tee shirt that Steve modeled for all…
Speaking of modeling…
The Key Club advised us that they are preparing for their fund raising fashion
show coming up in January. They also said the club made $500 at the last
home football game in the snack shack and they also said that in February,
several Key Clubbers will be taking an “alternative spring break” and
head south to help with Habitat for Humanity. Great job!
Senior Moments…
Senior Member Warren Mitchell thanked the club for their support of the
LR Child Care Services raffle. He also advised that Dr. Lou Ricciardiello has
another plant that looks like it could bloom this week. He will keep the club
posted. All are encouraged to check e-mail and await notice of the new bloom.
Once it does bloom, all are invited to the greenhouse to take a look…and
a whiff. Stay tuned…
Brig’s Calling…
Lt. Gov. Brig Clark called President Joe Collie last week to inform
him that the club was selected as a distinguished club at the recent convention.
A pin and a banner patch are coming in the mail. Brig sends along his congratulations.
The club acknowledged Kathy Calvin for her thorough work as secretary in helping
us achieve this recognition. Thanks, Kathy!
Are you ready for
some football???
Jim Fortier thanked those who helped in the snack shack at the Laconia
High School Football game last Friday night. They were: Kathy Calvin, Larry
Murphy, Chet Cilley, and Marsha Harris Bell. There is another home game this
Friday night and they could use more help. Game time is 7...be at the shack
at 6.
We're Invited!
The club is invited to Community Health and Hospice’s Annual Meeting
on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 from 5pm to 7pm in the Winnipesaukee Ballroom
at the Inn at Church Landing on Route 3 in Meredith. Guests will include Dr.
Susan Lynch, First Lady of New Hampshire and Donna Ciocca, NH Teacher and Author.
Refreshments and desserts will be served with a cash bar. On the club list
that night…President Joe Collie, Joe Adrignola, and Larry Murphy.
Installation 2007
The Installation is scheduled for the “big room” at Pheasant
Ridge on Monday, October 2nd. On the menu: Chicken Supreme, Seafood Newburg,
Red Bliss Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans with pumpkin pie or apple pie for dessert.
Appetizers to include a fruit tray and shrimp cocktail, also salad and rolls
and butter will be served. Prices for members and guests will be $20.00 each,
as it was last year. Also, there will be a cash bar. The installing of officers
and directors will be handled by Past Lt. Gov. Chet Cilley. We hope to see
you there!
With Regret…
President Joe Collie received a phone call from Nancy Williams-Hunt,
who indicated that she will be sending a letter of resignation. We all love
Nancy and wish her the best…she promises not to be a stranger.
50/50
Jeff Stone and Warren Mitchell split $19.
Warren and Jeff won the cash prize in tonight's
matching shirt contest.
Photo by W. Stephen
Loughlin
Happy Dollars
A total of $12.00 was collected!
$2.00 from Kathy Calvin for the Key Club being so organized and involved.
$2.00 from Larry Murphy for placing well in a golf tournament and his sister
in law going home.
$2.00 for Carroll Stafford…one for voting in the primary and one for voting
for Jim Fitzgerald.
$1.00 from Warren Mitchell for winning 1st place in a recent antique car show.
$1.00 from Jeff Stone and Warren Mitchell for winning the other 18.
$2.00 from Jim Fortier for the help he got at the snack shack and for his recent
wedding anniversary.
$1.00 from President Joe Collie for Makena Collie turning 4 this weekend.
$1.00 from Kayne Kreitser for the support our club gives the Key Club.
Fines
No fines were collected, but Kathy Calvin offered up a quarter
for being pinless.
Guest Speaker
Jay Apicelli, Juvenile Probation and Parole Officer for Belknap
County, spoke to the club about the Restorative Justice Program (RJP). Jay
said that the current juvenile system is based on the adult system including
arraignment, trail, and deposition. The system offers rehabilitation as the
equivalent to punishment. Under the RJP, the focus is not on who broke the
law, but on who the harm was done to. The victim is the centerpiece and the
infraction comes with a face. Juveniles are held accountable for the harm
they did to the victims and the communities. They sit across from the victim
and make amends. The success of the RJP is measured in lack of reoccurrences.
The idea is based on models used in North Carolina and Vermont. Those states
have set up a restitution fund in which the victim is reimbursed right away
and the offender remains on probation until he pays back the fund, which
is run by the state probation office. Jay encouraged the club to donate to
the restoration fund. The board will consider it at the next meeting.
Speaker Jay Apicelli illustrates how his
program lends a helping hands to victims of juvenille crime.
Photo by W. Stephen
Loughlin
Believe it or not, President Joe Collie had
never met a probation officer until now.
Photo by W. Stephen
Loughlin
Monday, October 9th
No meeting due to Columbus Day. We will meet Tuesday, October 10th. Boards meet,
NISE collected.
Monday, October 2nd
Installation 2007. Still time for you to be president! Cocktails at 6pm, Dinner
at 7.
Monday, September 25th
The Laconia Fire Department Dive Team will speak.
Monday, September 18th
Mike Scahill, Special Olympics will speak.
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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