KiwaNews, Thursday June 12, 2008

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

¨ ANNUAL INTERCLUB DIABOLICAL LIST : The following 26 members need an Interclub this fiscal year and have not fulfilled their obligation. They are: Anderson, Biehl, Birch, Craig, Depalma, Diehl, Fersner, Fox, Ginter, Hale, Hernandez, Hoke, Larson, Lazzell, Levell, B.Miller, K.Miller, Mingle, Murtha, Polk, Scribner, Shilladay, Stublen, Sturges, R.Taylor, Wadsworth . Next Interclub is Wednesday, June 18, noon at North Port, Family Restaurant. Fines started June 1 of $1 per week for every week not getting your Interclub. We have 22 consecutive years with 100% of members getting their Interclub. Please make this our 23rd year and GIT-R-DONE! Contact Chair Margit Sargent for the next Interclub. Remember, it takes 4 members to make an Interclub; less than 4 is only a makeup.

¨ REMINDER : As announced last week, the Punta Gorda Kiwanis Club will move back to Best Western in downtown Punta Gorda on July 3. This will be a very special meeting you do NOT want to miss. We urge every member to try your best to invite a potential member to see how we operate. Also, bring your spouse or significant other.

¨ CHS KEY CLUB : JJ Gerow, Sponsored Youth Chair announced that the President of the Key Club at CHS will be attending the Key Club International Convention in Colorado. This is a great accomplishment.

¨ PG Kiwanis KALENDAR:

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

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

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

¨ NEXT PNM LUNCHEON JULY 1 : Prospective new Members and their sponsor meet at River City Grille at 11:45 a.m. Contact Susan Scribner or Norm Hall.

¨ LAST WEEK : Heide Rowe on Our Golden Years!

¨ TODAY's PROGRAM : Wayne Sallade, Hurricane Season.

¨ SPEAKERS : June Chair is Walt Evans: 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 : Scott Wadsworth, Mick Graddy.

¨ ANNIVERSARY LAST WEEK : Mick & Renaye Graddy, Free & Brenda Shaw, Sue & Bob Craig.

¨ WELCOME BACK LAST WEEK : Bill Cameron, Kaley Miller, Scott Wadsworth, Mick Graddy, Mickey Melton, Rodney Taylor, Rick Fox and Free Shaw.

¨ GUESTS : Margaret Evans, Sandy Armstrong.

¨ 50/50 WINNER : $65, Don Rutherford.

¨ SAVE OLD SPECTACLES (SOS) PROJECT : Our Community Service Committee has been collecting old eyeglasses for the needy. When I ran Fishermen's Village, in 1980 I put up a deposit box at the entrance, we have maintained it the past 28 years and have collected 33,500 pair of glasses for the Kiwanis “SOS” project. Glasses are coded and sent to 3rd world countries and given free to those in need. Bring old glasses to the meeting or deposit at Fishville. Chairman is Bob Armstrong.

¨ 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.

¨ CELL PHONES : Community Service collects used cell phones and gives to the CC Sheriff's Office. Phones 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.

¨ 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.

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