KiwaNews, Thursday May 15, 2008

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

¨ DIV-18S PRAYER BREAKFAST : This annual event will be held for all 7 Kiwanis Clubs. It'll be at the Port Charlotte Elks Club this Sat, May 17 . Last week, Joan Greene, Sheryl Flavin, Bill Kopp, Margit Sargent, Bob Carpenter and another person put their hand up but I missed who it was. There will be no charge for members, guests are $10.50. Call Lt. Gov. Joan if you still want to go.

¨ KIWANIS DAY WITH THE RAYS : Sunday, June 1 at 1:40pm, The Rays play the Chicago White Sox in St. Petersburg. Tickets are $14 and includes the Party Deck ticket along with a food voucher for hot dog, Pepsi and snack. $2 from each ticket supports the Florida District Kiwanis Foundation. All kids get to go on the field after the game and take a lap around the bases. A Rays Baseball Glove will be given away to the first 7,500 kids 14 and under. If anyone wants to get tickets, contact Dan Newhart at 727-825-3293 or e-mail dnewhart@raysbaseball.com for ticket info. Maybe we can caravan to the game if there is enough interest. President Sheryl will ask today.

¨ MARCH OF DIMES : Last week I mentioned Joan and Sheryl et all family members participating in the MOD walk. But, we learned last week that new member Eric DeYoung ran in the MOD and reportedly was first! Oh, to be young and healthy again!

¨ PG Kiwanis KALENDAR:

May 17 : Div-18S Prayer Breakfast.

June 1: Kiwanis Day with the Rays, St. Pete, 1:40pm.

June 14 : CLE Training for 2008-09 Presidents & Secretaries.

June 26-28: K.I. Convention in Orlando.

Aug. 22-24: Florida District Convention in Jacksonville.

¨ VIC DESGUIN GETS E-MAIL : Please add Vic to your e-mail list as follows: gatorfan1926@live.com .

¨ NEXT PNM LUNCHEON JUNE 3 : Prospective new Members and their sponsor meet at River City Grille at 11:45 a.m. We have 3 PNM's who members brought to meetings, they are: Darrin Metz (Diehl); Ed Miller (Hicks), and Randy Spence (Klossner) . Please turn in application ASAP. Contact Susan Scribner.

¨ LAST WEEK : Forest management.

¨ TODAY's PROGRAM : Surveying: The FLA Legislature makes it expensive & involved

¨ $65,000 IN KFCC SCHOLARSHIPS : Joe Maggiore announced last week that the Kiwanis Foundation of CC will be giving out $65,000 in scholarships this month to students at CHS and PCHS, and six renewals. There were 44 applications reviewed by the KFCC Board, several are members of our Club. Presentations will be made Monday, May 19, 7pm, at Rev. Bill Klossner's CUCC. Please try to attend.

¨ SPEAKERS : Mike Rooney is May Chair: May 22, The Academy, Gem of CCPS; May 29, Brain Presley, “The Rest of the Story.” June, Walt Evans.

¨ DOOR GREETER : May is Bill Kopp; June is Eddie Webb.

¨ BIRTHDAYS LAST WEEK : Pedro Perez.

¨ ANNIVERSARY LAST WEEK : None.

¨ WELCOME BACK LAST WEEK : Joe Maggiore, Cindy Milburn.

¨ GUESTS : Lorra Dorr, 7 members from the North Port Early Birds Kiwanis Club.

¨ 50/50 WINNER : $59, That table again! Winner Walt Evans.

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

¨ CELL PHONES : Community Service collects used cell phones and gives to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office. They are deprogrammed and can only call 9-1-1. They are given to groups like CARE and distributed to abused women to get help if they need it. Please give your phone & charger; to Roger Enger.

¨ P.G. KIWANIS POSTER : Bill Martin is Chairman of our color poster project, a great gift; $5 each, or framed/signed by artist Ron Bates for $25, or Special Framed Poster “Personalized” by the artist for $50. Please see Bill, Joan Greene's Accurate Accounting, Dr. Rick Fox's dentist office, Peace River Wildlife Center, Nolan Insurance, Bobbie Diehl's CC MotorSports Park.

¨ LT. GOV. JOAN, CARP, AND KIWANIS INTN'L PRES . Last June in San Antonio, Lt. Gov. Joan and I got to meet the Kiwanis International President Dave Curry of Butte, Montana at the Convention.

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

¨ CLUB POLICY ON CANDIDATES: Please feel free to bring a candidate to lunch, but, no politicking in the building. Introduce them 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 elections. Candidates in the Aug. 26 Primary will be invited Aug. 14 to a “Candidates Day” program. Those in the Nov. 4 General Elections, will be invited to speak Oct. 30. Kiwanis International forbids politicking at club meetings. Please abide by the Kiwanis International and club policy.