KiwaNews, Thursday Aug 14, 2008

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

¨ ANNUAL CANDIDATES DAY TODAY : Our Club has had a tradition since 1922 to invite local Candidates to speak to our members. Since there are 16 total candidates on the Aug. 26 ballot, we selected the Sheriff and Elections Supervisor candidates. Please welcome Sheriff candidates Bill Cameron and Richard Worch and Elections candidates Mac Horton and Paul Stamoulis . Please make a point to attend this important program.

¨ ANNUAL INSTALLATION BANQUET : Vice President Larry Taylor has made arrangements for our annual banquet. It will be Sunday, Sep. 21 at St. Andrews South. Cocktails are 6-7pm, dinner at 7pm followed by the installation ceremonies. Signup sheets will be out soon; choice is fish, prime rib or chicken.

¨ FOOD FOR NEEDY : Please bring food items to be donated to the needy in our county. Food shelves are empty so club members are asked to bring items for the next 5 weeks. Community Services is also donating $500 or $100 for five weeks to purchase food and donate to five different organizations who desperately need food. Every member is asked to participate or give Joan Greene a check to purchase food. Last week, we donated $200 to the Bread of Life Mission.

¨ NEW MEMBER PROJECT COMING : President Sheryl is working on a wine & cheese event here at Benedetto's sometime in September. Members are asked to brink along a prospective new member. Details coming.

¨ NEW DATE SET FOR IRAQ/AFGHAN VETS : A new date has been set to bring these vets to our area. It will now be Sep. 11-15 with a special ceremony in our Kiwanis Veterans Garden in Laishley Park. See Bob Naylor or Eric DeYoung for more details on how you can help.

¨ ANNUAL INTERCLUB DIABOLICAL LIST : The following 5 members need an Interclub this fiscal year and have not fulfilled their obligation. They are: Diehl, Hernandez, Levell, R.Taylor . 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. It takes 4 to make an Interclub; less than 4 is only a makeup.

¨ NEW KIWANIS GOLF SHIRTS AVAILABLE NOW: Larry Taylor is taking orders for a new, lighter weight Kiwanis Orange golf shirts, complete with logo. Total cost is $32. See Larry for order forms at the meeting or contact him. Shirt order can be added to your quarterly billing.

¨ PG Kiwanis KALENDAR:

Aug. 21: KFCC annual meeting.

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

Sep. __: TBA, Membership wine & cheese event, here at Benedetto's. Look for a prospective new member now!

Sep. 21: Annual Installation Banquet; St. Andrews.

¨ 2008-09 SPEAKER AND GREETER SIGN UP: Walt Evans is doing his annual thing, getting members to sign up for a specific month to be in charge of getting interesting and timely speakers. Also, he needs door greeters to welcome guests and pass out the KiwaNEWS to everyone. Contact Walt or see him to volunteer. Please get involved!

¨ NEXT PNM LUNCHEON SEP. 2 : Prospective new Members and their sponsor meet at River City Grille at 11:45 a.m. Contact Susan Scribner or Norm Hall.

¨ LAST WEEK : Darie Hamilton of Bread of Life Mission on food needs today for needy, and what it's like for the new homeless.

¨ TODAY's PROGRAM : Candidates Day.

¨ SPEAKERS : Rodney Taylor is August Speaker Chair: Aug. 21 , KFCC annual meeting/elections; Aug. 28 , TBA. September is Eddie Webb.

¨ GREETER : Aug./Bill Martin, Sep/Bill Cameron.

¨ BIRTHDAYS: Dr. Rick Fox.

¨ ANNIVERSARY LAST WEEK : Larry & Marian Taylor, Barbara & Fred Scott.

¨ WELCOME BACK LAST WEEK : Bill Martin, Frank Desguin, Rodney Taylor, Norm Hall.

¨ GUESTS : Marian Taylor.

¨ 50/50 WINNER : $56 Bob Naylor (Again!)

¨ 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.

¨ 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.

¨ 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.

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