Meets 6:30 PM Mondays at The Lakeview Inn Restaurant

President Robert R. Loveridge                                                                                                                     Secretary David E. Booker

President-Elect Joseph M. Behson                                                                                                         Treasurer Robert S. Pasquarelli

Vice President Gerald Tysiak                                                                                                        Immediate Past Pres Alison M. Greene

Sandpiper Editor Margaret Weiss

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

James M. Colabelli, Manfred Jeschke, Kelly Stone

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

Bryce M. Cutler, James E. Rogers, Sarah M. Tripp

MEETING OF MARCH 12, 2007

PRESIDENT Robert R. Loveridge presiding

GREETINGS & INVOCATION by Chris Blais

GUESTS:  of the Club, Speaker Liz Finn, Service Learning Program

                  of Jim Colabelli, Jeremy Vosburgh, prospective member

WELCOME BACK, John Brownrigg

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ø       SUMMERFEST meeting next week after the regular meeting.

Ø       INTERCLUBS: 

a) DIVISION COUNCIL at Cambridge Valley tomorrow Tues Mar 13^th @ 6PM:  President Bob, Secretary Dave, Treasurer Bob, IPP Alison, PLG Chet, Jim Rogers, Eve, and Peg.                                                    

b) NY DISTRICT GOVERNOR Joe Corace’s Official Visit next Tues Mar 20^th @ Franklin Terrace (formerly Mario’s):  President Bob, President-Elect Joe, Secretary Dave, Jim & Joanne Rogers, and Peg.

Ø       SENIOR LUNCHEON served 62 seniors:  Booker, Cybulski, Dorr, James, Meislin, Rogers, Trupia (chair), Wagner, and Weiss.

Ø       Joe Behson has FURNITURE for burned-out family, and needs SLKiwanians and 2 pickup trucks.

Ø       THANK YOU note read from Brookside Seniors for gifts and party.

Ø       2006 KEY LEADER PATCH presented to Dudley for addition to our banner.

Ø       Ken James to undergo cardiac surgery tomorrow—keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

Ø       3 SLKiwanians attended GIRL SCOUT meeting Sat Mar 10^th about alleviating hunger. Pres Bob, Chet and Kathy spoke of SLK activities toward this end.

Ø       Social Chair Eve announced party Fri Mar 30^th at JavaNet Beanery.  GUESTS WELCOME!

Ø       Chris Blais showed a picture of Kelly Stone, one of the 5 “winners” of the ‘KISS THE PIG’ fundraiser, receiving her “prize”! 

Ø       Barb Fioravanti sadly announced the death of Dennis Barrett, 58, former faculty advisor of the Columbia HS Key Club.  She also relayed the thanks for SLK support from outgoing Key Club Lt Gov Megan Sanzo, who will be attending Cazenovia Junior College soon.

THE PERFECT ATTENDANCE AWARD was presented to Bryce Cutler for his FIRST YEAR!

PROGRAM

          Mikki McSherry introduced Liz Finn, of the Averill Park Central School District Service Learning Program.  Liz has been associated with SLP for 10 years and is now Project Coordinator.  SLP is funded by the federal National Learn and Serve America Program, via the NYS Education Department to improve learning standards and character education.  Service Learning is a methodology allowing…*students to learn by participating in service experiences satisfying actual community needs…*integration of service activities into the academic curriculum… *reflection time for students to think, talk, and write about service experiences… *students opportunities to apply newly acquired knowledge and skills in real life situations.  In Averill Park there are 1400 students and 60 teachers in grades K-12 involved in 30 project areas including literacy, health, intergenerational, environmental, and global issues.  Some of the actual student projects are reading buddies, mentoring & tutoring, writing their own books and pen pals. They visit nursing homes and assisted living residences to play games, do crafts, and explore career possibilities.  One student was heard to remark, “Not all old people are weird!”—a real attitude adjustment!  They work on fitness and nutrition education, gardening (school gardens are growing!), and substance abuse education.  Recycling, exploration of alternate fuels, (a “frybid” vehicle that actually runs on vegetable oil!), building a nature trail, installing Peace Poles at schools (SLK helped with that one), and learn about human rights involving immigrants and refugees.  Many activities are related to hunger, poverty, and homelessness:  food pantry drives, working at Doors of Hope, supporting the Heifer International Project, and learning about how the Great Depression affected everyone.  They hope to be able to interview military veterans for oral histories of war experiences.  After answering several questions, and expressing hope for future SLK cooperation, Liz was presented with our Certificate of Appreciation by Bryce Cutler.  Literature was available for the taking.

HAPPY DOLLARS

$       Chris Blais, for the great job Liz is doing for the kids and the community, and for Kelly, who was not happy kissing that pig, but she did it!

$       Barb:  worked unloading food at Doors of Hope for the first time, and found it to be an amazing project, extending the experience we had at the huge Northeast Food Bank!

$       Jim Rogers, for all members of Sand Lake Kiwanis and all you do to help others!

$       Chet, for the END of the severe migraine that sent him to the ER—feel much better now!

$       Jeremy Vosburgh, for taking me back after 9 months and I hope to attend more often!     Mr. Barrett was my father-in-law’s best friend.

DOOR PRIZE, provided by Mikki, was won by Fred Wurtemberger!

50/50 for $20 was won by Gary Meislin!

MEGA 50/50 just keeps growing!  Jim Rogers tried for the $367 but came up short with the 5 of Spades out of 29 cards! 

NEXT WEEK    PROGRAM:  IPP Alison Greene to present a recent SLKC year in review

MARCH 19               GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Gary Meislin

MARCH 26                PROGRAM:  Angelo Patti - Kevin Walsh: Residential Services for Children

                             GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Chet Melius 

APRIL 2                   PROGRAM:  Olga Ashline: The APHS Garden Project

                                      BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 

                             GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Joe Cybulski

APRIL 9                   PROGRAM:  Woodie Hacker

                             GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Angelo Patti

SPIRITUAL THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

“No person was ever honored for what he received.  He was honored for what he gave.”

                                                                                      Calvin Coolidge                                                                                                                                     

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