KiwaNews, Thursday May 29, 2008

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

¨ KIWANIS DAY WITH THE RAYS : Last call. President Sheryl is asking members to contact her no later than tomorrow, Friday, to order tickets for Sunday in St. Pete. This is open to members, friends, kids, grand kids, neighbors, or just take a kid. Game time is 1:40pm, the Rays play the Chicago White Sox, 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. Maybe we can caravan to the game if there is enough interest. President Sheryl will ask today.

¨ DISTRICT MEMBERSHIP CHAIR EDDIE LEE : We were honored when Eddie stopped in and spoke to our members. In the last 20 years, the Florida District has lost 5,600 members and we have just 10,400 members in the District. Eddie outlined plans for Clubs to do to increase membership so we can do more community service which is needed more now than ever.

¨ PG Kiwanis KALENDAR:

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.

¨ 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 : The Academy by Ron Schyler.

¨ TODAY's PROGRAM : Brain Presley, “The Rest of the Story.”

¨ WALT EVANS ENDLESS SUPPLY OF TEES : Ever wonder how many tee shirts Walt owns? He has a different one every week. We salute Walt for all he does behind the scenes for our Club, and that's “no joke!”

¨ ENGLEWOOD-CAPE HAZE KIWANIS MOVES: Please note, the Club has moved to Steamer's Restaurant the old Cajun Club, 750 N. Indiana Ave.

¨ SPEAKERS : June Chair is Walt Evans: June 5 , Heide Rowe, Our Golden Years; June 12 , Wayne Sallade, Hurricane Season; June 19 , Art Dagg, Gator Wilderness Camp School; June 26 , Bethany Alvanos, Florida Virtual School.

¨ DOOR GREETER : June is Eddie Webb, July is Emily Henson.

¨ BIRTHDAYS LAST WEEK : Don Rutherford.

¨ ANNIVERSARY LAST WEEK : None.

¨ WELCOME BACK LAST WEEK : Judy Anderson, Susan Scribner, Brad Walden, Ben Scott, Steve Fabian, Steve Klein, Jan Nelson.

¨ GUESTS : Eddie Lee, Sara Haynes, Chris Zeitler, Lorra Dorr.

¨ 50/50 WINNER : $59, Joan Greene.

¨ 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.

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

¨ ALUMINUM CANS : Please bring your aluminum cans for The Peace Wildlife Center, 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.