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

¨  P.G. KIWANIS 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS CELEBRATION: Our annual Kiwanis 4th of July Celebration will be in Gilchrist Park with the fireworks launched from a barge. Harpoon Harry’s & The Captain’s Table are our major sponsor donating $10,000 so we have committed to a $30,000 fireworks display this year. Thye City donates $5,000. 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 plan to work that day even though it’s a holiday. It means a lot for our Kiwanis Club to continue our 29 year tradition for all of Charlotte County.

¨  NEW CLUB LOGO/MEETING SIGN DONE: Did you notice our new Kiwanis logo sign with “Kiwanis Meets Here” out in front of the American Legion? Gary Ginter, former sign maker, has taken on the job of building the frame for the sign which can be viewed coming both directions on Taylor Road. Bill Kopp put in the holes for the posts and Gary installed the sign. Thanks for a job well done!

¨  OSCAR DORR UPDATE: Lorra Dorr sent me an e-mail about Oscar and said he should be discharged from rehab this morning and if he feels well enough, they might come to Kiwanis today. She said he’s doing well, gets very tired but that is expected. Lorra said to thank everyone for their good thoughts and prayers, but, “don’t stop now!” If you’d like to send Oscar an e-mail, send to: pgkphoto@comcast.net.

¨  CLUB PANCAKE DAY SET: Our annual Pancake Day fundraiser has been set for Aug. 11th here at the American Legion. Once Joan Greene gets details worked out, I’ll let you know. We need someone to handle the Chinese Auction. Please see Joan.

¨  CLUB NEEDS NEW TREASURER: Bob Naylor says he’ll retire as Treasurer on Sep. 30, 2007. He’s held that position for the past 18 years. Please contact President Elect Sheryl Flavin ASAP. Person must have bookkeeping and computer skills. Thanks!

¨  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: 16 WHO STILL NEED AN INTERCLUB: Anderson, Craig, F. Desguin, Fersner, Fox, Klossner, Lazzell, Maggiore, Martin, Melton, Nolan, D. Scott, Sturges, Swift, Walden, Webb. Every member is required to attend one interclub a year starting fiscal Oct. 1. We’ve have 21 years of 100% InterClub. Please get your InterClub before the June 30 deadline when fines start. Contact I/C Chair Margit Sargent.

¨  INTERCLUB: Bill Kopp, acting Interclub Chair while Margit is away, held an Interclub at Port Charlotte Sunrise this morning. Bill will give us a report to see who got off the Diabolical List.

¨  WHERE HAVE ALL THE LEADERS GONE?: Pres. Pedro Perez is back home in Spain for a few weeks. I’ll be away the next 3 weeks with two of them CCSO events, and then Pres. Elect Sheryl Flavin, Joan Greene and I will be going to San Antonio for the Kiwanis International Convention.

¨  TODAY’s PROGRAM: June 7, Our own member, Scott Wadsworth, of A.G. Edwards.

¨  LAST WEEK: Dr. David Winsor, Access Chiropractic Health Center was our speaker.

¨  SPEAKERS: Robin Lindecamp is June chair; 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: None

¨  ANNIVERSARY LAST WEEK: None

¨  WELCOME BACK LAST WEEK: Henson, Ullam, Maggiore, Boehm, Crispin, F.Desguin, L.Taylor and Murtha.

¨  GUESTS: PNM Alli Creek (Carpenter), PNM Pablo Rock (Denova), PNM Vic George (Diehl), Jam Harrower, David Cazemiro, Amy Runkle, Kim Ruttter, Allen Levin (FDF Trustee for Div-18S).

¨  50/50 WINNER: $74, Carp’s PNM Alli Creek!

¨  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.

¨  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.

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

 

 PHOTO: Allen Levin, Div-18S Trustee for the Florida District Foundation, presents Joan Greene with her sustaining membership pin for donating annually to the FDF.