Attendance:
10 members 3 guests

Invocation:
Phil Bonafide

Guests:
Vi Adrignola - guest of Joe
Priscilla Breton - guest of Dick
Sue Nelson - guest of Don

Vi Adrignola		Priscilla Breton		Sue Nelson

Song:
Don Nelson led a rousing rendition of Jingle Bells.

Don Nelson: The Voice
Photo by W. Stephen Loughlin

Laconia Kiwanis facebook Queen in charge:

In the absence of Pres. John, First VP Meredith Horton presided.
Photo by W. Stephen Loughlin

From the President:
Meredith noted:
• Kiwanis: Love it, share it, live it
• Membership factoid of the month: There are 220,000 Kiwanis members located in 80 countries
• 100 Year Celebration: We need to start marketing the event now

To view a larger version of this poster suitable for printing, "click" here.
Poster by W. Stephen Loughlin

Holiday Parade Recognition:
Meredith was pleased to report on the Kiwanis float in the annual Holiday Parade held on November 29th. A special note of thanks was given to the Frates Family for their assistance with decorating our float.

the absence of Pres. John, First VP Meredith Horton presided. Photo by W. Stephen Lou

HELP NEEDED TO RING THE BELL:

We need volunteers to man the bell-ringing for the Salvation Army on Tuesday December 23rd. If you would like to add your name to the list, please indicate the day and time preference and “click” here to send an e-mail to our bulletin editor. Your preference will then be updated into the schedule listed below:

09am - 10am:s Kathy Calvin and Warren Mitchell
10am - 11am:sPhil Bonafide and Meredith Horton
11am - noon: sDon Nelson and Joe Adrignola
xnoon - 1pm:. Scott Beane and Steve Loughlin
.1 pm - 2pm: .John Walker and Muff Kruse Walker
.2 pm - 3pm: .Bill Gile and John Walker
.3 pm - 4pm: .Betty Ballantyne and Larry Murphy
.4 pm - 5pm: .Kathy Calvin and __________

50 50: Sue Nelson won $18

Honorary Member Sue Nelson wins the 50 50
Photo by W. Stephen Loughlin

Food Pantry: $24 was collected

Free Meal: Betty Ballantyne

Shopping for the Food Pantry:

Joe Adrignola, Vi Adrignola, and Bill Gile were recently joined by Key Club members Emilie Maddocks and Alex Cammack when they shopped at Market Basket for their annual purchase of groceries for the for The Salvation Army Food Pantry. The purchase was funded by the monies raised by the donations made by Laconia Kiwanis Club members at our first meeting of each month. Our contribution, which was matched by the Laconia Key Club, resulted in a total of $900! That amount was matched by AllBrite Cleaning and Restoration. The purchase filled over seven shopping carts.

During tonight’s meeting, Kathy Calvin held up the receipt for the food purchase at Market Basket and then literally rolled out the register tape to demonstrate the number of items purchased.

Kathy Calvin with food receipt
Photo by W. Stephen Loughlin

Kathy Calvin and Meredith Horton show how to stretch the food budget.
Photo by W. Stephen Loughlin

Happy Dollars:

A total of $14 was collected.

Yankee Swap:
The evening ended with our annual Kiwanis Yankee Swap. Many walked away with scratch tickets and festive beverages. Larry Murphy had the luck of drawing #1, which means, after the last gift was opened, he would have his pick over any item.

After being absent for several years, Billie Bass, the talking fish, re-surfaced and was the first gift opened by Larry Murphy. However, as the evening progressed, Betty Ballantyne traded her gift and hooked the big mouth bass.

Larry Murphy ended the evening with a pair of binoculars, which he will be giving away as a gift this Christmas.

Yankee Swap In Brief:
Billy Bass resurfaces as the first gift opened.		Larry Murphy is amused with his gift.
Larry commands the fish to rise...		...and it does
Joe shows off one of the evening's popular gifts.		Phil looks for a fill.
New hairdo, Meredith?		The spotlight is on Vi Adrignola!
Larry Murphy chose the binoculars.		Betty Ballantyne goes home with Billy.

Tonight's meeting was adjourned at 7:43 p.m.

Meet at Joe's:
Our next meeting is January 12th. We will meet at One Mill Plaza in downtown Laconia.

This is the place to be for our next meeting.
Photo by W. Stephen Loughlin

IN THE NEWS:

The Laconia Kiwanis Club was one of several organizations that recently made a donation in support of the “Foster a Love of Reading” program, which will provide books to New Hampshire children in foster care this Christmas. Both Laconia newspapers had a story and picture, which included Kiwanians Betty Ballantyne and Meredith Horton. “Click” below to read each story:

Laconia Citizen: December 16, 2014

Laconia Daily Sun: December 17, 2014

Tuesday - December 23rd
Ring the Bell for the Salvation Army - Downtown Laconia

Monday - January 12th - WE MEET AT ONE MILL PLAZA
Club Meeting

Wednesday - January 21th - WE MEET AT THE BELKNAP MILL
Club Meeting - We celebrate the 100 year birthday of Kiwanis International

Monday - January 26th
NO CLUB MEETING - This meeting is replaced by the meeting of January 21st at The Belknap Mill

Monday - February 9th -WE MEET AT LACONIA HIGH SCHOOL - HUOT CENTER
Club Meeting - Laconia Key Club will host

Monday - February 23- WE MEET AT ONE MILL PLAZA
Club Meeting -

Monday - March 9th - WE MEET AT LACONIA HIGH SCHOOL - HUOT CENTER
Club Meeting - Laconia Key Club will host

Monday - March 23rd - WE ARE BACK TO THE PHEASANT RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB
Club Meeting - Guest Speaker: Ed Pierce - feature writer for the Laconia Citizen

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Kiwanis Kronikle is publication of the Kiwanis Club of Laconia, P.O. Box 757, Laconia, NH 03247-0757.
We meet the second and fourth Monday at 6:15 p.m. at the Pheasant Ridge Country Club, Country Club Road, Gilford
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