KiwaNews, Thursday July 3, 2008

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

¨ WELCOME TO BENEDETTO'S @ BEST WESTERN: This is our first meeting back at Best Western. We left here 4 years ago when Hurricane Charley came a callin'. Since everything was destroyed, we held meetings for five consecutive Thursday's in the rubble filled Best Western parking lot that gained national attention. Luckily, the American Legion Post-103 gave us a home where we have been up until last Thursday. We sincerely thank the American Legion for their meeting place all those years. We now are looking ahead to increasing our membership and hope you enjoy the new restaurant facility. Please talk to your friends, past members, or anyone who is interested in joining our Kiwanis Club.

¨ KIWANIS INT'NL CONVENTION IN ORLANDO : Last week, Florida District hosted 5,500 Kiwanians and their families to Orlando for the 93rd annual I-CON. Representing our Club was Pres. Sheryl Flavin, Pres. Elect Joan Greene, Vice-Pres. Larry Taylor, Secretary Bob Carpenter, and Past Pres. Bob Armstrong. Next year the ICON is in Nashville, then in Las Vegas the year after. The new KI President is Don Canaday of the Kiwanis Club of Meridian Hills, Indiana. One of the amendments approved was to allow Clubs to have the option of a two year term for Club Officers.

¨ ANNUAL INTERCLUB DIABOLICAL LIST : The following 18 members need an Interclub this fiscal year and have not fulfilled their obligation. They are: Biehl, Birch, Craig, Diehl, Fox, Hernandez, Hoke, Larson, Lazzell, Levell, B.Miller, Mingle, Murtha, Polk, Scribner, Shilladay, R.Taylor, Wadsworth . 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.

¨ JULY 16 “FUN RAISER” AT VISANI : Our next “Fun Raiser” will be at Visani Dinner Theater & Comedy Club at 8pm with comedian Big Ed Taylor. Club needs to sell 120 tickets at $10 each and the club keeps it all! Tom Hannon is Chairing the event. Once you buy your ticket, call the number on it to confirm. You can also, at your expense, go for a great dinner at 6:30pm.

¨ PG Kiwanis KALENDAR:

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

¨ NEXT PNM LUNCHEON AUG. 5 : Prospective new Members and their sponsor meet at River City Grille at 11:45 a.m. Contact Susan Scribner or Norm Hall.

¨ LAST WEEK : Bethany Alvanos, Florida Virtual School.

¨ TODAY's PROGRAM : Very special speaker, great tie-in to the 4th of July Independence Day; DON'T MISS THIS SPEAKER!

¨ SPEAKERS : July chair is Emily Henson.

¨ DOOR GREETER : July is Bill Cameron.

¨ BIRTHDAYS LAST WEEK : ????

¨ ANNIVERSARY LAST WEEK : ????

¨ WELCOME BACK LAST WEEK : ????

¨ GUESTS : ????

¨ 50/50 WINNER : $ ????

¨ 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.

¨ P.G. KIWANIANS AT ORLANDO ICON: ((See Photos in printed KiwaNEWS)) Bob Armstrong worked registration desk, “Carp” and Div-18S Lt. Gov. Joan Greene, and delegates Sheryl Flavin and Larry Taylor, take it all in at ICON.

¨ 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!”