KiwaNews, Thursday Jan. 3, 2008

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

¨ GOVERNOR MARK'S VISIT JAN. 12 : Please reserve this date to meet with Gov. Mark & Sharon. The banquet is in Englewood at the Boca Royale CC. Lt. Gov. Joan Greene will announce details and signup today. Members fee is paid for by the Club, guests are $30 each.

¨ JAN NELSON IS A GRANDMA : Jan sent me an e-mail about her new grandson, Jacob Roscoe Nelson born New Years Eve, Dec. 31 at 8:30am, 8#5oz. I'm sure we'll get photos soon.

¨ P.G. KIWANIS POSTER GREAT GIFT : Ralph Jordan continues selling our color posters, a great gift; $5 each or framed for $20. These also make a great house warming gift, an anniversary, for the office, etc. Please see Ralph or go to Joan Greene's Accurate Accounting, Bill Martin's Insurance, Rick Fox's dentist office, Peace River Wildlife Gift Shop, Nolan Family Insurance and Bobbie Diehl's CC MotorSports Park.

¨ CHRISTMAS CARD LANE : Better hurry if you want to see our Kiwanis project. Take down is this Saturday.

¨ PGK KALENDAR:

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

Jan. 8: Board meeting moved from Jan. 1 holiday; 5:30pm.

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

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

Mar. 29-Apr. 3 : Florida District cruise to Grand Kayman & Jamaica. Go to www.floridakiwanis.com for details or see Carp.

¨ NEXT PNM LUNCHEON TUESDAY JAN. 8 : Prospective New Members and their sponsor meets at River City Grille at 11:30 a.m. We have 4 PNM's who members brought to meetings, they are: Darrin Metz (Diehl); Ed Miller (Hicks), and Don Rutherford (Ginter), Randy Spence (Klossner) . Please turn in application ASAP. For Kiwanis to do more community service, we need more members.

¨ LAST WEEK : Div-18S Florida District Foundation Trustee Alan Levin.

¨ TODAY's PROGRAM : TBA

¨ SPEAKERS: January Chair is Bill Kopp. TBA. February Chair is Brad Walden.

¨ DOOR GREETERS : January Co-Chairs Bibi Ullah & Linda Boehm.

¨ ALUMINUM CANS : Please bring your aluminum cans for The Peace River Wildlife Center. Please double-bag the cans and then put in Ben Scott or Dan Garrett's car .

¨ POLITICS AND KIWANIS: Here is your Club policy concerning Political Candidates. Please feel free to bring a candidate to lunch, but, no politicking is allowed in the building. You can introduce your guest by the office they seek, but no speeches. Literature and petitions must be distributed OUTSIDE the building. No announced candidate will be considered for membership until after the election. Candidates on the Aug. 26 Primary ballot will be invited Aug. 14 to a “Candidates Day” program. Those on the Nov. 4 General Elections ballot, will be invited to speak Oct. 30 before the elections. Kiwanis International forbids politicking at club meetings. Please abide by the Kiwanis International and club policy.

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

¨ CELL PHONES : Community Service collects used cell phones and gives 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 they need it. Please bring your phone and charger; give to Roger Enger.