November 17, 2008 - Vol.20, No. 6
News That Concerns Kiwanians and Their Families
Attendance:
17
Invocation:
Dick Metz
Senior Members:
Ed
Merski, Peter Karagianis, Roger Webster, Howard Bacon, and Dennis
Denoncourt
n
Christmas List
...t’s
the Most
Wonderful Time of
the Year…
Joe
Adrignola reminded the club that Kathy Calvin needs to be advised...as
soon as possible... of the names of kids that will be attending the Kiwanis
Children's Christimas Party, which is scheduled for Monday, December
8th. Kathy needs to purchase gifts well in advance of the party. Please
return forms to Kathy as soon as possible. If you don't have a form,
please contact Kathly this week if you plan on having a child attend.
Please call (527-9182) or email Kathy
Calvin ASAP with the necessary information on the child you plan to bring.
Necessary information includes the following: Full
Name of the Child, Boy or Girl, Age
of Child, Hobbies or
areas of interest of the child.
News
from
the
House
Committee:
Roger
Landry, Chairman of the House Committee advised the club he was approached
to consider the Galley
Restaurant as on option where the club can meet during
January and February. A complete dinner including desert, and beverage
would be served at a cost of $12.99 per person which includes tax and tip.
(The club presently pays $12.00 per person.) President Brian suggested
this option be presented for a vote at the next meeting when a larger contingent
of the club is anticipated.
News
from
the
Fund
Raising
Committee:
Dick
Metz, Chairman of the Fundraising Committee advised the club this Saturday
at
8am
there
will be fundraising
committee meeting at his house and any member on his committee AND anyone not
on the committee is invited. The purpose of the meeting is to come up with
ideas to raise money for future needs of the club with as little or no cost
to
the
club
as possible. He will be serving Bloody Mary's starting at 8 am For directions
to
Dick's
house,"click"
here. Fmee
50/50:
Denise Dow, $15.
Dick
Metz is happy to see that at least one Dow can still bring in money.
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
Happy Birthday:
The
following November birthdays were acknowledged:
*Denise Dow
*Ed Merski
*Carroll Stafford (not present)
*Roger Webster
Two rounds of Happy Birthday were sung.
en
Happy
Dollars:
Denise gave $2 for winning.
Dick Metz gave $2 because he planned to drive Roger Landry home
and scare the "bleep" out of him.
Howard Bacon gave $1 because he will be in Florida in 6 weeks.
Roger Webster gave $2 because he shares a birthday with Mickey Mouse. (They
both turn 80 on Nov. 18th).
One
might think Mickey Mouse looks good at 80...while Roger looks like
Mickey at 80!
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
Guest Speaker:
Jim
Carroll, Belknap County Prosecutor, spoke about the Energy
Relief Fund that
has been created. With the current economy the way it is, more jobs are at
risk, and fuel prices that have not been stable. Jim was concerned that there
might not be enough resources in the community to help keep everyone warm.
He
started a collaborative effort that he is calling the Energy
Relief Fund.
It is intended to be a resource bank for the organizations in the community
that are already providing fuel assistance. When organizations that provide
fuel assistance run out of money, the Energy Relief
Fund will be there to
help. Through other organizations there may be an avenue to help individuals
pay for previous fuel bills that are overdue.
The Energy Relief Fund made boxes that look like
chimneys and then had children ask
for donations on Halloween (raised around $1000). They subsequently had a
bonfire to thank the community and raised an additional $500 plus firewood
that was donated. (Jim Fortier cooked the hotdogs at this event).
The Energy Relief Fund has also accepted food donations
that were given to St. Vincent DePaul.
PACT:
President And Carroll Together.
Note:
the real PACT is an organization founded by Jim
Carroll: Parents and Children Together.
Photo
by W. Stephen Loughlin
Franklin
Road Trip:
Warren
Mitchell, Kathy Calvin, and Paul Cotton accompanied Lt. Gov Joe Collie on his
trip to the Franklin Club. The meeting was at the Franklin Soda Shoppe and there
were 6 members of the Franklin Club in attendance. The club, which has 11 members,
is very active in the Twin Rivers Community. They host an annual auction at the
Franklin Opera House that raises about $2,000 each year. They also host a rabies
clinic for people to bring their pets to and have them inoculated. This yields
several hundred dollars each year. They are currently gearing up for their Santa
gift distribution, which is set for the weekend of December 5th. They also provide
gifts for Franklin residents that are in the area's nursing homes. Dan Phelps
is the president. He has been the president in three of the last five years.
The club meets the first and third Monday of the month at the Soda Shoppe, formerly
Weeks and Favorites. They showed the crew from our club a good time and they
have been invited to come visit us, which they promise to do.
Joe
Collie and Dan Phelps, president of Franklin
Kiwanis Club.
Photo
by Warren Mitchell
Upcoming Schedule:
Monday, November 24th
Open
Monday, December 1st
Boards Meet and Food Pantry money collected
Monday,
December 8th
Children's Christmas Party
Monday, December
15th
Adult Christmas Party
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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
In Memory of Max Chertok, Charter Member - Happy Jack's Pipe & Tobacco Shop - Norm Marsh Electrical Contractors- Contigiani's Catering Service- Normandin, Cheney, & O'Neil - Byse Agency - Wilkinson-Beane Funeral Home - Metz Electronics - Laconia Savings Bank - Meredith Village Savings Bank - Martin, Lord & Osman, P.A. - Hart's Turkey Farm Restaurant - NAPA Auto Parts - Stafford Oil Company, Inc. - The Home Beautiful - Cantin Chevrolet/Cadillac