KiwaNews, Thursday Nov 22, 2007

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

¨ 2007-08 MEMBERSHIP HANDBOOK : The new booklet was distributed Nov.1. Please see me today to pick up your copy of the handbook. Thanks!

¨ PUNTA GORDA KIWANIS POSTER-CHRISTMAS GIFT: Ralph Jordan continues pushing sale of one of our color posters which make a great gift for Christmas. They are $5 each and you provide the frame, or we'll do it for you for a nominal cost. These also make a great house warming gift, an anniversary, for the office, etc. Please see Ralph to get a poster.

¨ ROBIN STUBLEN'S CHRISTMAS DISPLAY :

Member Robin has been super busy getting his huge Christmas display ready. He's added Santa's Castle this year and hopes to increase donations significantly which he donates half to our Club and half to KFCC. We are working to set up a Kiwanis night kickoff. The Castle is 15x21' with 4,700 lights in 15 sections. Please go to Robin's website at www.ridgeharborchristmas.com for info. Robin's home is in Ridge Harbor, east of Punta Gorda off U.S. 17 (see his map).

¨ THERESA MURTHA RECOVERING : Punta Gorda Kiwanis Pres. Elect Gene Murtha reports Theresa had surgery at Moffet Hospital in Tampa on Nov. 13. Gene will give us an update soon.

¨ PG KIWANIS KALENDAR:

Nov. 22: Annual Thanksgiving Prayer Breakfast, 8:00am, Here.

Dec. 1: CCCC Christmas Parade Hotdog/Pepsi sales.

Dec. 1: Christmas Card Lane set up in Gilchrist Park.

Dec. (TBA): H&SV Salvation Army Bell Ringing.

Dec. 17 : Love of Kids Dinner/Gifts, here at Am. Legion.

Dec. 20: Spouses Christmas program/82nd Club Anniversary.

Dec. 31: Deadline to submit KFCC scholarship nominee.

Jan. 5: Christmas Card Lane take down at Gilchrist Park.

Jan. 12: Gov. Mark's Div-18S Visit/Banquet in Englewood.

Mar.1: 3rd Kiwanis Family Kar Show, Jones Loop/Piper Rd.

¨ CHRISTMAS FOOD BASKETS : Roger Enger is coordinating the CS annual food basket program. See Roger if you'd like to help including delivery.

¨ CHRISTMAS CARD LANE NEEDS VOLUNTEERS: Gene Murtha is looking for volunteers to help install the “cards” on Dec. 1. We have a man who will do the post hole digging with a machine. Pablo Roca did a re-mailing last week and there are about 38 of 60 entries so far. If you have a business or non-profit group, please get them involved this great community project.

¨ AL CLARK : Frank Mulkey reports that due to Al's health, he has moved to Kansas to be with his daughter. He remains an Honorary member. I'll try to get an e-mail for members.

¨ NEXT PNM LUNCHEON TUESDAY DEC. 4 : Prospective New Members and their sponsor are asked to meet at the River City Grille at 11:30 a.m. We have 3 PNM's who members brought to meetings, they are: Darrin Metz (Diehl); Ed Miller (Hicks), Don Rutherford (Ginter) . Please turn in their application ASAP. For Kiwanis to do more community service, we need more members. Please bring a PNM to Kiwanis.

¨ LAST WEEK : Jack Hake, Commercial Artist.

¨ TODAY's PROGRAM : Major Caleb Prieto, new Salvation Army Corps officer.

¨ SPEAKERS: November Chair, Tom Hannon. Nov. 29, TBA. December Chair is Bill Klossner. Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27 TBA.

¨ DOOR GREETERS : November is Simon Denova; December is Roger Enger.

¨ BIRTHDAYS LAST WEEK : Frank Desguin, Bibi Ullah.

¨ ANNIVERSARY LAST WEEK : None.

¨ WELCOME BACK LAST WEEK : Chuck Gerry, Emily Henson, John Fersner, Mickey Melton, Scott Wadsworth, Frank Desguin.

¨ GUESTS : Charlie Shoe, Chris Zeitler.

¨ 50/50 WINNER : $69, Margit Sargent.

¨ KIWANIS CRUISE MAR. 29-APR. 3 : Gov. Mark invites Kiwanians to join in a fun-filled cruise on Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas from Ft. Lauderdale to Ocho Rios, Jamaica, then a huge Kiwanis shore party by the George Town, Grand Cayman Kiwanis Club. There's no Kiwanis business, just fun. For info, go to www.floridakiwanis.com and download details. We have 3 going so far. See Joan Greene or Carp for details.

¨ 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 Ben Scott's car.

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