KiwaNews: May 31, 2007

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

¨  P.G. KIWANIS 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS CELEBRATION: Treasurer Bob Naylor met with the City DRC last Friday concerning our upcoming fireworks fund raiser. President Pedro has secured a barge for this years fireworks launching in mid-harbor. The City did agree for us to use Gilchrist Park again instead of Laishley Park. 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.

¨  PUNTA GORDA CITY EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH: Last week Mike Rooney presented the monthly award to Maricela Perdomo. She was hired as a permit clerk in Feb. 2006 and last November, promoted to Code Compliance Officer and has done an excellent job. She has reached level 1 & 2 of the Florida Ass’n of Code Enforcement. She works well with the public and co-workers.

¨  OSCAR DORR: Lorra sent me an e-mail and said Oscar is being watched very closely and they have him sitting up and walking to regain his strength. He may get home this week. Hopefully we’ll get an update today on Oscar.

¨  NEW CLUB LOGO/MEETING SIGN COMING SOON: A few weeks ago I ordered a new Kiwanis logo sign with “Kiwanis Meets Here” sign to go out in front of the American Legion Post-103. Gary Ginter, former sign maker, has taken on the job of building the frame around the sign which can be seen coming both directions on Taylor Road. Thanks Gary!

¨  “MAY” MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN ENDS TODAY: 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: 21 WHO STILL NEED AN INTERCLUB: Anderson, Biehl, Craig, F. Desguin, Fersner, Fox, Gilreath, Klossner, Lazzell, Maggiore, Martin, Melton, Mingle, Nolan, D. Scott, Barb Scott, Sturges, Swift, L.Taylor, 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 June 30 deadline when fines start. Contact I/C Chair Margit Sargent.

¨  NEXT INTERCLUB: For those of you who want to get your required interclub in, I’ll be the speaker at the Port Charlotte Sunrise Kiwanis on Thursday, June 7 at 7:30am. Speech is about very unusual crimes that have occurred in Charlotte County, and as Paul Harvey says you’ll learn about “The rest of the story.”

¨  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.

¨  TODAY’s PROGRAM: Mark Solomon, Aquatic Supervisor CC Parks & Recreations.

¨  LAST WEEK: Mike Rooney put together a last minute program as speaker Alan Levin was ill. Mike told us about the Rooney clan and his trip to has ancestors homeland, and lots of history.

¨  SPEAKERS: Robin Lindecamp is June chair; June 7, Dr. David Winsor, Access Chiropractic Health Center; June 14, Scott Wadsworth, A.G. Edwards; June 21, Joan Greene, Div-18S Lt. Gov. Elect on what’s coming in Kiwanis fiscal 2007-08; June 28, Bibi Ullah, CC/YMCA. July, Kaley Miller; Aug., Gene Murtha; Sept., Bruce Hughes.

¨  DOOR GREETERS: June/Joan Greene; July/Bob Crispin; Aug/Robin Lindecamp; Sep/Frank Mulkey.

¨  BIRTHDAYS LAST WEEK: Glenn Larson & Scott Wadsworth.

¨  ANNIVERSARY LAST WEEK: Susan & Bob Craig, Robin & Dan Lindecamp.

¨  WELCOME BACK LAST WEEK: Kaley Miller, Brad Walden, John Moss, Mickey Melton and Simon DeNova.

¨  GUESTS: Englewood-Cape Haze interclub of 7; Suzy Russell, Maricela Perdomo, Cory Summers & Stephen Malenzi.

¨  50/50 WINNER: $70, Frank Mulkey.

¨  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.

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

¨  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.

 

PHOTO: Emily Henson oversees our Punta Gorda Block Party beer distribution fund raiser while members pull the tap again, again, again!

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“Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time.”