By: Bob Carpenter, Secretary 941/ 629-5238 carp 813 @ comcast.net

¨ ANNUAL INSTALLATION BANQUET : Vice President JJ Gerow is chairing the annual Installation Banquet which is set for Sunday, Oct. 7. Details and signup sheet coming soon.

¨ CRYING TOWEL SWEEPSTAKES : Last week, Ralph Jordan announced the 2007-08 Football Sweepstakes program effective with the first season game, Sep. 6. Like last year, proceeds will be donated to a Kiwanis project or need. Today is your last chance to get in on the fun. Got a favorite team? Put your money where your mouth is! Ralph will make another announcement today and an update.

¨ OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE FUND RAISER : On Thursday, Oct. 11 , our meeting will be at Outback in Murdock, not here at the Am. Legion that day. Tickets are $10 for a steak, salad, and potatoes. Joan Greene has tickets for 200 people; no program, just great fellowship. We get 100% of the $10 . Tip is requested since cooks/wait staff are not paid to work our luncheon. Members must buy the $10 ticket in advance; you'll get an $8 credit since you won't be at our regular meeting that day. Bring as many friends-relatives-employees as you want. Deadline to turn in tickets and money is Thursday, Sep. 27 when we have to confirm the number attending. No tickets will be sold at the door.

¨ KEY CLUB CAR WASH : Please take your dirty car to Steve's this Saturday, Sep. 15 at US-41 & Olympia to help our CHS Key Club.

¨ MEMBER AL CLARK : On Aug. 6, Al fell in his home and remains is recovering at in room 167 on the first floor of Harbor Terrace in South Port Square. You can call Al on his cell phone at 258-6330, or better yet, stop by and see him.

¨ LAST INTERCLUB FOR 2006-07 : I/C Chair Margit Sargent held an Interclub this morning at Port Charlotte Sunrise Kiwanis. We did make our 100% Interclub for everyone again this year, but still needed a September I/C.

¨ WALT EVANS SAYS SIGN UP NOW !: Walt is scheduling 12 members to be monthly Door Greeters; he needs 3 more. He also needs 12 members to pick a month and then provide Speakers for that month; he needs 5 more. Sign up!

¨ MEMBERSHIP UPDATE : We have taken in 11 new members since last Oct. 1 but lost 20 for a minus –9. PNM's brought to the meetings are: Mike Graddy (Harris); Vic George & Darrin Metz (Diehl); Ed Miller (Hicks), Alli Creek (Carpenter) . Please turn in their application ASAP for the Oct. 2 Board meeting. It's very important for us to do more community service, we need more members. Please bring a PNM to Kiwanis.

¨ LAST WEEK : Dee Hawkins, PIO for the CC Fire/EMS. She discussed the Red Dot program and defined a Living Will vs. Do Not Resuscitate order. A DNR requires a doctor's signature! PHOTO: Dee, Bob Naylor and Eddie Webb!

¨ TODAY's PROGRAM : Dr. David Kline on the Harry Chapin Food Bank of SW Fla.

¨ SPEAKERS: Sep. Chair/Eddie Webb ; Sep. 20, Kay Tvaroch, CARE update on new shelter; Sep. 27, Stacy Calvino, CC Young Professionals Organization.

¨ DOOR GREETERS : September is Frank Mulkey.

¨ BIRTHDAYS LAST WEEK : None

¨ ANNIVERSARY LAST WEEK : Rick & Kerstin Fox.

¨ WELCOME BACK LAST WEEK : Bethani Shilladay, Ralph Jordan, Sue Scribner, Brad Walden, Donna Hale and Rick Fox.

¨ GUESTS : ????

¨ 50/50 WINNER : $55, Bill Cameron.

¨ KIWANIS FAMILY KAR SHOW 2008 : Sam Harris says it will be Mar. 1, 2008 . It'll be our 3rd annual.

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