KiwaNews: May 17, 2007

By: Bob Carpenter, Secretary     941/629-5238    carp813@comcast.net 

 ¨  KIWANIS REDFISH BASEBALL NITE: We have 60 signed up. For our annual club picnic at Redfish Stadium next Monday. This is “Kiwanis Night” and all 7 Kiwanis Clubs in Div-18S are invited. Members of our Club and one guest will be paid for from the Picnic Budget. Additional guests will be $10 each. Picnic starts at 5:30pm and the game at 7:05pm with the Redfish vs. Bradenton Juice. We get a choice of hamburger or hot dog and includes chips, coleslaw, baked beans and soda. The General Admission Section closest to the picnic area is designated for our seating area. Bill Kopp is chairing and needs to get a head count TODAY so he can take a check to the stadium and list tomorrow.

¨  P.G. KIWANIS 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS CELEBRATION: Treasurer Bob Naylor has been working with City officials on our upcoming fireworks fund raiser. He and President Pedro have secured a barge for this years fireworks launching. But, the City does not want us to use Gilchrist Park this year and wants us to move back to Laishley Park. They are working on a possible layout of the park which has changed dramatically. Electric outlets are lacking at this time. If you know of an individual, group or organization that would like to help us in our fireworks donations, please start working on them now. And, we need all the manpower we can get for July 4. Please mark you calendar now to work that day even though it is a holiday. It means a lot for our Kiwanis Club to continue 29 year tradition for the community, all of Charlotte County, not just the city.

¨  MAY MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY: Robin Lindecamp, Membership Chair says if you did not contribute your May Investment Dollar the last couple week, please bring it today and drop in the collection basket for your first month investment in our 4-month membership campaign.

¨  MEMBERSHIP UPDATE: We have taken in 8 new members since Oct. 1, 2006, but 16 have left the club for a minus-8 so far this fiscal year. Our latest to resign due to work conflict is Leslie Martin. It is very important for us to do more community service, we need more members. Please bring a PNM to Kiwanis next week.

¨  DIABOLICAL LIST: 24 WHO STILL NEED AN INTERCLUB: We had an Interclub today at North Port noon but I do not know who showed up, so, here is the list I have: Anderson, Biehl, Craig, Crispin, F. Desguin, Fersner, Fox, Gilreath, Klossner, Lazzell, Maggiore, Martin, Melton, Mingle, Nolan, Pence, D. Scott, Barb Scott, Sturges, Swift, L.Taylor, Wadsworth, Walden, Webb. Every member is required to attend one interclub a year starting fiscal Oct. 1, 2006. We’ve had 21 years straight of 100% InterClub. Please get your InterClub in before the Aug. 1 deadline. See I/C Chair Margit Sargent for the next one.

¨  KFCC MOTORCYCLE RAFFLE: Robin Lindecamp has secured a booth at Harley Davidson on SR-776 in Port Charlotte on Sat., May 19 to sell tickets for the KFCC motorcycle raffle. She needs some help from 11am-3pm. Please see Robin to volunteer.

¨  CHECK DONATIONS: Last week, checks were presented to Good Samaritan by Bob Armstrong of CS and Tidwell/Hospice Kids by Sheryl Flavin of YCPO.

¨  PUNTA GORDA HIBISCUS FESTIVAL: A couple weeks ago our club made a donation to this popular festival. It will be held June 15 & 16 in Gilchrist Park.

¨  CLUB PANCAKE DAY CHANGED: Our annual Pancake Day fundraiser has been postponed again to sometime this summer. Once details can be worked out, I’ll let you know.

¨  2008 KIWANIS FAMILY KAR SHOW: Sam Harris says next years show will be Mar. 1, 2008. It’ll be our 3rd annual.

 

¨  TODAY’s PROGRAM: Connie Thrasher of Charlotte County Homeless Coalition.

¨  LAST WEEK: Susan Finkelstein of Tidewell Hospice & Palliative Care about their new children’s program.

¨  SPEAKERS: MAY chair is Sheryl Falvin; May 24, Allen Levin on Florida Kiwanis Foundation; May 31, Mark Solomon, Aquatic Supervisor CC Parks & Recreations. JUNE, Robin Lindecamp; July, Kaley Miller; Aug., Gene Murtha; Sept., Bruce Hughes.

¨  DOOR GREETERS: May greeter is Ralph Jordan; June/Joan Greene; July/Bob Crispin; Aug/Robin Lindecamp; Sep/Frank Mulkey.

 

¨  BIRTHDAYS LAST WEEK: None.

¨  ANNIVERSARY LAST WEEK: None.

¨  WELCOME BACK LAST WEEK: Rick Fox, Judy Anderson, George Pence, Rodney Taylor, Bob Carpenter, Bethani Shilladay.

¨  GUESTS: Marianne Cleary, Mary Snyder & Terry Lynn (Sam Harris’ PNM’s).

¨  50/50 WINNER: $73, Eddie Webb.

¨  ALUMINUM CANS: Members are asked by Community Service to bring aluminum cans for The Peace River Wildlife Center. Please double-bagged cans and put in Dan Garrett’s car.

¨  PUNTA GORDA POSTER: Ralph Jordan is chair and has a great gift idea. You can get one at Nolan Family Insurance, Cayo Costa Dental, SunTrust (318 Tamiami Tr./Emily’s office), Bill Martin State Farm Insurance, Peace River Wildlife Center, C.C. Chamber (Punta Gorda Office), P.G. Chamber, and Accurate Accounting (Joan Greene’s office). Local artist Ron Bates donated his 16x24 color poster artwork to our Club as a fund raiser.

¨  PRESIDENT PEDRO SMILES: Why is Pres. Pedro smiling? He told me he has only 4.5 months to go before Pres. Designate Sheryl Flavin takes the gavel. We’ve got a lot to accomplish before Sep. 30th . Newly elected Vice President JJ Gerow was reminded that the new VP gets the task of chairing the Installation Banquet. More details later. The end!

¨  CELL PHONES: Community Service is still collecting used cell phones then given to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office. They are deprogrammed and can only call directly to 9-1-1. They are given to groups like CARE and distributed to abused women to get help if the need help. Please bring your phone and charger; give to Roger Enger.

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