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 Fill in Editor David Booker          Photographers -  Jim Rogers          Web page Editor David E. Booker

                              (Note taker Jim Colabelli)

MEETING OF MARCH 10, 2008

PRESIDENT Joseph M. Behson presiding

GREETINGS & INVOCATION by Ron Wagner

GUESTS:  From the Castleton Club – Kim Worobey; of President Joe – Debra Roy; of the Club – Destry Agy of DEA; our speaker – Rensselaer County Executive Kathy Jimino and

of Bill Whipple  Betty Jean.

WELCOME BACK, John Glasser, Joe Cybulski and Jim Stacy

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• SENIOR LUNCHEON this Thursday at Church of the Covenant—help is needed from 9:30 to 1:30, lunch included.  Volunteering – Booker, Dorr, James, Johnsen, Meislin, Robinson, Rogers, Turner and Wurtemberger.

• Kim Worobey (pictured on right and last seen at one of our meetings while Lt. Governor for Circle K and now a member of the Castleton Club) for IPP Bob (he was chatting back by the coffee urn) the Rensselaer Club is holding a fund raiser at the new Casey’s Banquet Hall on April 20^th $25 gets a buffet dinner and entertainment by Elvis (impersonator).

• Kim also announced that she was planning to participate in a marathon later this year in San Diego to raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  She needs to raise some $4000 in order to go and she is amazed at the support of the Kiwanis Clubs (she already has raised $2400).  

• DOORS OF HOPE:  Unload food truck @ 10 AM Tuesday March 18:  Booker & Johnsen.  Thanks to Jim Colabelli and Ray Turner for unloading the delivery on Friday.

• INTERCLUB:  Last Thursday to Rensselaer and the DIVISION COUNCIL:  Behson, Booker, Colabelli, Loveridge, Pasquarelli, & Rogers. Jim was elected Lt. Governor, Bob Pasquarelli the Division Treasurer and Booker the Division Secretary.  The Division also unanimously endorsed Dave for Governor-Elect.

• Mikki:  reminder the club will met at the Regional Food Bank on Monday April 14.

• Joe Cub announced that he had posters for the Dissipated Eight concert to be held at the high school on April 8^th. He requested assistance in distributing the posters around town.

• Sec Dave thanked the club for their proofreading and suggestions for his Gov-Elect campaign brochure and he showed the “finished” product.  He also asked for volunteers to accompany him on visits to the district’s divisions (Capital on Wend. The 19^th – Ken James and Ontario on the 31^st – Bob Loveridge and the possibility of a limo and driver [room for many more in the limo]).

• President Joe called attention to the order forms on the tables for Girl Scout Cookies.

• Barb Fioravanti:  On behalf of the Columbia HS Key Club offered “Shamrocks” for a donation of $1 to aid the MS Society.

• Bryce Cutler reminded the club of the great opportunity to support Big Brothers & Sisters by sponsoring him in the bowl-a-thon.

• Jerry Tysiak announced his Summerfest meeting after the regular meeting.

PRESENTATION: President Joe and Youth Services Chair Kelly presented Destry Agy and DEA Computing with a “Friends of Kiwanis” certificate and the thanks of the club for the assistance he gives the “Computers for Youths” program.

PROGRAM

            Clayton introduced Rensselaer County Executive Kathy Jimino, who gave the club an update on what is happening in Rensselaer County and what should be happening in the near future.  The county government is always trying to expand the tax base.  Today 89¢ of each county tax dollar goes to funding the state and federal mandated programs and it’s only 11¢ that the county can use to maintain the sheriff’s patrols, the roads of the county and provide for the economic development of the county.

            Much is happening in southern Rensselaer County: GE has a new health care project in conjunction with RPI, a new hotel is in the works in Troy, U Albany’s “east campus” is busy and a company that started there has moved to the old Kmart plaza. 

The county is encouraging the towns to update their master plans and would like to develop a unified effort to define where economic development is desired and encourage business to settle in Rensselaer County.  If the county government is aware of the desires of the towns these plans could be taken into consideration when there is future development of the infrastructure by the county.

She noted that although NY has the highest property/local taxes in the nation, Rensselaer County has the lowest cost of general government in the state.  There is a very real exodus of the states population to areas of the county with lower costs.  With the loss of population there is a corresponding loss of the tax base. The county government is always trying to reduce the cost of government and is making use of volunteers such and Bob Pasquarelli and Dave Booker who assist seniors with HIICAP questions at the senior centers.

Ron Wagner presented Kathy with the club’s thanks and a speaker’s certificate.

HAPPY DOLLARS

$       Eve was happy to attend the APHS Track Awards night both grandsons received awards and Drew was named the “Most Outstanding”.  He also has received notification of some great scholarship offers at the colleges he is looking at.

$       Barb – “… sold out of the shamrocks very quickly, I should have brought more! Thanks.”

$       Kelly – “… very pleased with the support that the club is showing for the walk I’ll be taking in Boston.”

$       President Joe – “… pleased to have Debra as a guest and Mikki and Debra are looking for ways the club can support the Center for the Arts with scholarships for kids at the summer programs at the Center.”

DOOR PRIZE, (perhaps a bottle of hair tonic) provided by Bob Carpenter, was won by Jim Colabelli!

50/50 Jim then drew the number worth $26 for Scott Paul!

MEGA 50/50—up to $450.60—did it again!  There were only 22 cards, but Bob Carpenter still couldn’t find the King of Clubs!  He picked out the 2 of Spades!  Maybe next week?

NEXT WEEK   PROGRAM:  A somewhat shortened saga of Dick and Carol’s recent trip to China by Dick Johnsen.

MARCH 17    GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Frank Breselor

MARCH 24     PROGRAM:  Gary Meislin

                  GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Sarah Tripp

MARCH 31     PROGRAM:  Ray Loveridge

                  GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Bob Reiter 

APRIL 7          PROGRAM: Bob Loveridge – Young Children Priority #1 Committee - Board of Directors’ Meeting                                   

                    GREETER/INVOCATOR: Mikki McSherry

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

“I would rather regret the thing that I have done than regret those I have not.”   Lucille Ball

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