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 30, 2007   

PRESIDENT-ELECT Joseph M. Behson presiding

GREETINGS & INVOCATION by Bob Pasquarelli

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ø       Troy Club ANNUAL PRAYER BREAKFAST tomorrow morning at 7:30.  Attending will be Booker, Loveridge, Pasquarelli, Reiter, and Weiss.

Ø       BLOOD DRIVE this Friday from 1-6 PM @ COC; signup sheet passed for volunteers.

Ø       BATTLE OF THE BANDS also Friday 6:30 PM @ APHS; signup sheet passed.

Ø       DIVISION COUNCIL last Wednesday at Castleton raised about $250 for Jean’s campaign.

Ø       Meet The Candidates for Governor-Elect at Mohawk Division, Saratoga Senior Center, #5 Williams St, Saratoga Springs, at 10 AM Saturday May 12^th.

Ø       BLOOD CLINIC Sat May 19^th at APHS; signup sheet for shifts from 6-8 and 8-9:30 AM.

Ø       Volunteers needed to unload food trucks @ DOORS OF HOPE Tuesday May 22^nd.

Ø       ANNUAL MEETING & ELECTION next week.  Nominated are Pres Joe Behson, Pres-Elect Jerry Tysiak, Vice Pres Sarah Tripp, and for 4 Directors:  John Brownrigg, Jim Colabelli, Alison Greene, Dale Hall, Mikki McSherry, Skip Patton, Peg Weiss, and Bill Whipple.  Top 3 vote getters serve full 3-year term, 4^th fulfills remainder of Sarah’s term.  Other nominations may be made next week before the election.

Ø       Important SUMMERFEST meeting next week following the regular meeting.

Ø       FOOD TENT COORDINATOR needed!  Sarah Tripp volunteered.  Thanks, Sarah.

Ø       Chris Blais announced the Key Club Divisional Wed May 16^th at 7 PM @ APHS.

Ø       MARK YOUR CALENDARS!  Mon July 16^th SummerFest R&R picnic at Butler Park with the Banjo Band, and Mon Aug 20^th Valley Cats baseball, fireworks, 50s night, for $8pp.

Ø       CONDOLENCES to KVP and Jane on the passing of her brother, Jim Fairley last Monday.

MAY BIRTHDAYS:  Chris Blais, Frank Breselor, Bryce Cutler, Alison Greene, Armand Mills, George Raneri, and Jerry Tysiak

MAY ANNIVERSARIES:  Skip & Nancy Patton, Botsy & Tina Rosenberger, Bill & Lil Rosenberger, Kelly & Michael Stone, and Jerry & Cindy Tysiak

We sang to those present, and enjoyed Eve’s delicious strawberry cream cake!

                              left to right Birthdays: Armand, Bryce, Chris & Jerry                                cake                                                                   Anniversaries: Skip & Jerry

PROGRAM

          Interclub Chair Fred Wurtemberger explained that SLK needs 4 or more members to attend a regular meeting of another club to qualify for interclub credit.  Smaller clubs need fewer.  Interclubs are fun, sociable, and educational, promoting fellowship with other clubs, and learning about different projects and activities.  A Round Robin is achieved by visiting all the clubs in the division, and an Interclub Blitz is visiting all clubs in one week!  SLK has completed many Round Robins, and in the past, has also completed a few Blitzes!  We have also gone considerable distances to interclubs in Montreal, Long Island, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and most recently, to York, Maine.  Members contributed memories of interclubs:  the Ovid Race in the Hudson River, lunch in Canada, and drink less lunches in Hoosick Falls, The Patroon Inn running out of dinners and substituting hot dogs, and wives of lieutenant governors happily wondering, “Where are we eating tonight?”  We even spend a long weekend in Maine when we go to the York Kiwanis Club meeting, which is becoming a fall tradition!  More members should consider going on these interclubs—they will really enjoy themselves!

HAPPY DOLLARS

$       Joe Cybulski, for a great week in Phoenix where it was 103 degrees in a dust storm one day, and snow the next!

$       Armand Mills:  Went to Canada and spent 5 hours crossing the border, but passed right through coming home—wearing a Red Sox coat helped!  Also, requesting prayers for my wife who is having surgery at Albany Med.

$       Bryce:  Never got to Chicago—trip postponed due to pneumonia.  Glad to be here tonight!

$       Joe Behson, for Rocket Dollars!  For forward thinking Yankees getting Roger Clemens away from Boston!

$       Gary:  Many years ago when I lived with my girlfriend in Philmont, I attended the former Hudson Kiwanis Club meetings.  Then she started pressuring.  First the cat left, then the dog, then my son…….and I left, too!  But after an interclub to Hudson, I offered her a life on Oak Hill Road, but she insisted on marriage.  Dick Johnsen did the honors, and on New Year’s Day I arose a single man, but went to bed married!  {The ED makes no claim for accuracy or truth in regard to the previous narrative!}

$       Jim Rogers, for being elected an officer in the Colonie Chapter of Mayflower Descendants.  When the Governor General visited Albany, 4 couples attended at the Desmond.

$       Bill Whipple:  Celebrated several family birthdays with one of Eve’s great cakes!  And I, too, saw a moose, on Rt 66 near the Hollywood Drive-In!

$       John Glasser:  I was also in Phoenix, with my son, and visited the Grand Canyon—awesome!  We saw moose, too.  Great trip, and I only got two tickets!

DOOR PRIZE, a gift certificate to Slow Jed’s provided by Fred, was won by Barb Fioravanti!

50/50 for $23 was won by Skip Patton!

MEGA 50/50 did it again!  The $494.50 will keep growing, because the King of Clubs eluded Eve’s best efforts to find it.  She picked the Jack of Diamonds!

NEXT WEEK    PROGRAM:  ANNUAL MEETING & ELECTION OF OFFICERS 

MAY 14                   GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Bob Reiter

MAY 21                   PROGRAM:  Doug Baldrey 

                             GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Fred Jeschke

MAY 28                   NO MEETING – MARCH IN MEMORIAL DAY PARADE

                                                Meet at 9 AM in Crystal Lake Park

JUNE 4          PROGRAM:  Dudley Dorr, Chair of the House Committee

                                      BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

                             GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Bill Rosenberger

SPIRITUAL THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

“Love has the power to turn something less into something more.”                Frank Freed

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

ROLL CALL:  All officers and directors present except Loveridge, Greene, Tripp, Colabelli,

 Jeschke, and Stone

SECRETARY’S minutes were approved as posted

TREASURER’S balance was $34,069.44.  Start bringing in those SummerFest sponsors!

HIGHLIGHTS OF COMMITTEE REPORTS:

CLUB MEETINGS (Dudley):  5 meetings in 5 weeks.  Attendance for MEALS is poor.  We are committed to pay for 22 dinners each week.  When fewer members eat, the club must pay!

PUBLICITY (Joe Cub):  Articles printed on D-8 concert, Blood Clinic, Battle of the Bands, and the Kiwanis Korner.

SPONSORED YOUTH (Barb):  Held both Averill Park & Columbia High School Key Club Installation of Officers here, with many parents in attendance.  Activities winding down now.

YOUTH SERVICES:  Complete computer setups presented to 3 students.  Sponsored one student from Averill Park and one from Columbia to HOBY.

OLD BUSINESS

          Discussion of Auxiliary Members tabled until next month.

NEW BUSINESS

1.      Request for support from APHS Garden Program referred to Community Services and Youth Services for consideration.

2.      $3000 request from Elementary School Playground Project referred to Youth Services and Community Services for consideration.

3.      Leave of Absence for 6 months granted to Kathy Evensen.

4.      Request from SL Town Library for SLKs and Food Trailer at Open House Saturday June 23^rd from 11 AM to 3 PM approved.  Volunteers needed!

5.      $200 approved to Town of SL to buy new flags for poles along Rt 43.

6.      Additional amount up to $200 approved for convention expenses of Key Club Lt Gov (if needed).

DIVISION:  7 SLKs attended Council Meeting in Castleton.  Next is in Troy in July.

DISTRICT:  Membership contest in June.  Women in Kiwanis to be honored at Buffalo in Aug.

INTERNATIONAL: San Antonio delegates, Pasquarelli & Dorr.  Also attending, KVP & Behson.

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