Kiwanis Club of Sand Lake, NY

President Joseph M. Behson                                                                              Secretary David E. Booker

President-Elect Gerald Tysiak                                                                      Treasurer Robert S. Pasquarelli

Vice President Sarah M. Tripp                                                         Immediate Past Pres Robert R. Loveridge
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Christopher R. Blais, Roland B. Wagner, Eve M. Ward

Bryce E. Cutler, Deborah McSherry, James E. Rogers

John C. Brownrigg, James M. Colabelli, Margaret R. Weiss

CLUB BULLETIN COMMITTEE

Sandpiper Editor Margaret R. Weiss        Photographer -  Jim Rogers       Web page Editor  David E. Booker

MEETING OF JANUARY 28, 2008 PRESIDENT Joseph M. Behson presiding

GREETINGS & INVOCATION by Dudley Dorr

GUESTS: of Ron Wagner, Betty Crozier;

          of Ray Loveridge, Jean Hamlin

of Botsy, Archie Robinson(l) and Ray Turner(r)

and Laurie & Dave Leckonby

WELCOME BACK, Ken James, from CA and WY, since November 5^th!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

·         DOORS OF HOPE (Mikki): 10 AM Food truck unloading

Fri Feb 1^st: Colabelli (need help)!

Tues Feb 12^th: Pasquarellli, Booker, and Behson

·         There will be a brief meeting of the Community Services Committee following this meeting.

·         DIVISION COUNCIL last Wed. IPP Loveridge, Pres Behson, Rogers, Hall, Weiss, Pasquarelli, & Booker represented our Club at Moscatiello's.

·         Sec Booker presented the 2008 Kamp Kiwanis "Wish List". Members are asked to bring any-of the items to a meeting, and Dave will take them to the Mid Year Conference Feb 22.­

·         "Invite a Community Guest" campaign doing well. So far Chris Blais is leading with the most guests, and will be suitably rewarded by Pres Joe. (No details yet!)

·         Letter of thanks received from the APHS Yearbook Staff for our support with an ad.

INDUCTION OF NEW MEMBER

Secretary Dave, filling in for Membership Chair Bob Pasquarelli, invited Laurie Leckonby to the front, along with her husband Dave, and apparently two sponsors, Pres Joe Behson and Clayton Besch. Dave welcomed Laurie to the Club, telling her that she was joining a global organization of 260,000 members who annually volunteer over 6.4 million hours on some 150,000 projects, raising over $1.7 million! He presented her with informative literature, her name badge, her membership pin that was carefully pinned on by husband Dave, and of course, the ever-present doo-hickey!

Laurie expressed her pleasure at becoming a Kiwanian, something she has wanted for the last 5 years. She has been a lifelong resident of the town, having grown up on Glass Lake and graduated from Averill Park High School, where she met Dave. Together they own Leckonby, Inc., which includes several separate businesses, including an auto repair shop and a used car business. Laurie herself is a real estate agent for The Kinderhook Group. Welcome, Laurie!

PROGRAM

Dudley Dorr introduced Debra Roy, managing director of the Sand Lake Center for the Arts - Circle Theatre Players since July 9, 2007. Circle Theatre produces 4 plays each year, presently performing The Sunshine Boys for one more weekend. The Foreigner will be on stage in March, and auditions for Meet Me In St. Louis are being conducted tonight. All are welcome! The Center has created many programs for the children in the area. There are 5 Children's Workshops held for 5 weeks during the summer: Circus Theatrics, Creative Dance, Art Smart, Hip hop, Clay, and Elementary Theater. The Kids For Kids Theater does a production at the end of the summer. There is also the Squire Jacob Coffeehouse series, which brings local performers to seven informal evening sessions each season. There are Sundays At The Center, family entertainment on the first Sunday of each month, and an Art Gallery with various types of exhibits, (photography, crafts, paintings, quilts), which change each month. Debra said her goals were to increase children's' programs after school and during breaks; to build community with other groups in town such as SLK, Historical Society, Garden Club; and to increase volunteer appreciation, because without the volunteers there would be no Center. She acknowledged the many volunteers who are also members of Kiwanis. Jim Rogers presented Debra with our Certificate of Appreciation for an informative program.

HAPPY DOLLARS

$ Skip Patton, for Bruce Perry's coming through apparently okay after being struck on the head by a tree limb, and suffering memory loss and a severe concussion!

$ Ken James: Good to be back after 2 months in San Francisco with son Tim, and 3 weeks in the Casper, Wyoming area with friends!

$ Laurie Leckonby: I'm so happy I have joined Kiwanis!

$ Jim Rogers: Saw The Sunshine Boys and it was terrific! And the River Rats won 2 games!

$ Gary: My 3^rd grandson is also 2 yrs old (besides the twins)! I am NOT happy about the truck, but at least it runs in reverse. I got this haircut but am sworn to secrecy about where!

$ Botsy: Here are 50 Happy Dollars! I am no longer the “Keeper of the Nuts"!

$ Chris, for my favorite (and only) son Connor's 17^th birthday!

$ Dale, for our new member named Laurie!

$ Bill W: "The rest of the story" about Gary's truck: he didn't tell about his chauffeur who had to drive him to Jiffy Mart every day for his doughnuts!

$ Eve, for Jackie Boudreau, the little girl who was severely mauled by the Rottweiler. She still faces more surgery, but was able to be in church yesterday!

$ Peg: I got a haircut from Botsy, too, and I like it!

$ Pres Joe: Welcome, Laurie, our 5^th new member this year!

DOOR PRIZE, provided by Dudley, was won by Jeremy Vosburgh!

50/50 for $25 was won by Clayton Besch!

MEGA 50/50 worth $367.60 eluded Gary, as he tried again this week to help pay for his truck­ but was only able to produce the 2 of Diamonds from the 27 remaining cards!

NEXT WEEK   PROGRAM: Mikki McSherry, Community Services Committee Chair

FEB 4           BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING GREETERIINVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE: Barb Fioravanti

FEB 11          PROGRAM: Kevin Smith

          INVITE A COMMUNITY GUEST NIGHT

          GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE: Jerry Tysiak

 FEB 18         PROGRAM: Woodie Hacker

                   GREETERIINVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE: Botsy Rosenberger

FEB 25          PROGRAM: Scott Paul

                   GREETERlINVOCATOR/CERTlFICATE: Pablo Martinez

SPIRITUAL THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

"The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world 's joy. " Henry Ward Beecher

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