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 APRIL 9, 2007   

PRESIDENT-ELECT Joseph M. Behson presiding

GREETINGS & INVOCATION by Robert S. Pasquarelli

GUESTS:  Speaker Sgt Fred Aliberti, Board of Directors Chair, Albany Police Athletic League, shown here with Woodie

LEGION OF HONOR AWARDS (Certificates and Pins) were presented to the following:

Elwood H. Hacker - 45 yrs, Clayton L. Besch, Jr. – 35 yrs, Bruce E. Perry – 30 yrs, Robert S. Pasquarelli – 30 yrs, C. Joseph Trupia – 30 yrs, and David E. Booker – 25 yrs.

          Presented in 5-year increments beginning with 25 years, four more members will receive their awards as soon as they attend meetings this year, and others on their anniversary as they become eligible for upgrades.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ø       Community Services Co-chair Kathy Evensen:  Red Cross BLOOD DRIVE at Church of the Covenant scheduled for Friday May 11 from 1-6 PM.  Signup sheet for donors & workers.

Ø       Community Services Co-chair John Brownrigg:  SL Garden Club PLANT SALE at Salem UMC on Friday May 11 from 10 AM to 4 PM.  They will be using our tent(s) and need SLKs to help.  Monday May 21 the manager of Kohl’s will be at our meeting to formally present the “KIWANIS KRITTERS” to the SL Ambulance Association.

Ø       VP & Program Chair Jerry Tysiak announced changes in upcoming programs due to the date change for SummerFest:  Skip-A-Meal pledges due April 30^th; BSA Camp Rotary Work Night June 11^th; Final SummerFest planning June 25^th; July 2^nd Board of Directors; July 9^th SummerFest post-mortem; July 16^th picnic @ Butler Park; July 23^rd Final Summer-Fest wrap-up; Aug 20^th Valley Cats baseball game; Fri Sept 7^th Steak & Lobster Roast.

Ø       FOOD TENT MANAGER NEEDED FOR SUMMERFEST!  Both Bob Pasquarelli and Dudley Dorr will be at International in San Antonio that weekend and will be unavailable to run the Food Tent.  PLEASE, volunteer for this very important job!  Both Bob and Dudley will help with the planning and ordering phase.

PROGRAM

          Woodie Hacker introduced his friend from Albany High teaching days, Sgt Fred Aliberti, who is now Chairman of the Board of the Albany Police Dept PAL.  Sgt Fred taught science at AHS and then became interested in law enforcement, joining the Albany department 20 years ago.  He was made sergeant 12 years ago and began doing PR work for them.  He was involved with Boy Scouts, both as a leader and as a father, so the PAL was a natural step.  He is about to retire from the force, and plans to work at HVCC in Security.  Back in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s the Albany Police Dept was having a bad time with crime in general and drugs (mostly crack cocaine) in particular.  By the mid ‘90s most of the drug dealers had been driven underground, and although that’s when the gangs surfaced, crime went down!  It was obvious that kids needed direction. 

The Police Athletic League (PAL) began in the 1920s in New York City with boxing clubs for boys.  It is a proven program that has spread and now encompasses much more than sports.  They run and after school program to help with homework, sponsor a marching band, bowling, chess club, and provide positive role models for both boys and girls, knowing that kids need structure in their lives.  Police officers are now in most schools, and help with programs such as Science on Patrol, teaching the art of forensics (CSI influence).  They hope to combat drunk driving with simulated DWI crashes and the aftermath of injuries and deaths.  PAL mostly in cities, while the State Police work in the more rural areas.  The mascot dog, “Sgt McGruff” who “takes a bite out of crime,” is another tool they use.   The Certificate of Appreciation was presented to Sgt Fred by Jerry Tysiak, even though Fred admitted to being a member of the ROTARY CLUB!

HAPPY DOLLARS

$       Woodie, for former teacher and friend Fred being able to be here!

$       Sgt Fred:  Me, too!

$       Dale Hall, for another fellow person packing!

DOOR PRIZE, provided by Woodie, was won by Sgt Fred!

50/50 for $18 was won by Jerry Tysiak!

MEGA 50/50 tonight worth $440 and down to only 25 cards, still hangs on.  Even Brownrigg couldn’t find the King of Clubs—he picked the 7 of Clubs!  And so it grows!

NEXT WEEK    PROGRAM:  DPLG Chet Melius to present Julia Kelly and Cheryl Glanton, 

APRIL 16                         Sand Lake & Miller Hill Elementary School Playgrounds Refurbishing

                   GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Dudley Dorr

APRIL 23        PROGRAM:  Botsy Rosenberger 

                   GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Bruce Perry 

APRIL 30        PROGRAM:  Barb F & Chris B:  Key Club Officer Installation 

                   GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Sarah Tripp

MAY 7           PROGRAM:  Vice Pres Jerry Tysiak, Chair of Program Committee

                                  BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

                   GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  George Raneri

SPIRITUAL THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK “Doing nothing is very hard to do—you never know when you’re finished.”      Leslie Nielsen

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