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 Peg Weiss         Photographer -  Jim Rogers          Web page Editor David E. Booker

MEETING OF MAY 19, 2008

PRESIDENT Joseph M. Behson presiding

GREETINGS & INVOCATION by Ken James

GUESTS:  of SLK, prospective members Jo Moccia, Nancy Davis, & Pat Lane

        of Dave Booker, Key Club Distinguished Past Lt. Gov Megan Sanzo,

prospective member shown on right with Chris Blais.

 Speakers Michele Kayser and Diane Reed, from CoNSERNS-U and REACH

 shown with Bill Whipple

of Jim Rogers and Community Services Committee, Scott Rockwell, from Ackner Fuels/Main Care Energy 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ø      DOORS OF HOPE Fri May 30 @ 9 AM:  Ken James

Ø      ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY Sat June 7:  any volunteers?  Key Clubbers?

Ø      GARDEN CLUB needs sweat equity for planting on June 14:  Jerry Tysiak, Chris Blais, Jo Moccia, and Skip Patton.  On June 21:  Jerry Tysiak and John Brownrigg.

Ø      WSL Post Office has a food drive collection for us.   Bill Whipple and Jo Moccia will deliver it to DOORS OF HOPE.

Ø      INTERCLUBS:  TO Garden City (LISC Division Council) last Monday:  Weiss, Hacker, Colabelli, and Booker.  TO Hoosick Falls last Tuesday for their 80^th anniversary:  Rogers, Behson, Loveridge, Ward, Weiss, and Booker. 

TO Minisink Valley Club (Hudson River West Division Council), Middletown, Tues June 3, $15:  Ken James, John Brownrigg, Eve Ward, Dave Booker.

TO Finger Lakes Division Council, Farmington, Mon June 9:  Peg Weiss, Jim Rogers, Jim Colabelli, Dave Booker.

TO Suffolk East Division Council, Thurs July 17, possibly an overnight.

Ø      HOOSICK FALLS GOLF TOURNAMENT Fri June 6, HF Country Club.  If interested, contact Kevin Sarsfield @ 674-8592 or ksarsfie@nycap.rr.com.

Ø      MEMORIAL DAY PARADE next Monday – NO MEETING AT LAKEVIEW!  Marchers needed – wear yellow shirts and meet at Arlington House @ 9 AM.  No peanuts this year.

Ø      TENT REQUESTS APPROVED for Bruce Perry on May 24, and for Dick Johnsen on June 24 and SF July 4 (previously approved at BOD meeting).

Ø      BLOOD SCREENING CLINIC (Jim Rogers for Joe Trupia):  served 72 people last Sat 5/17.

Ø      Signup sheet circulated by Chris Blais for pledges to the Kidney Walk in Albany Sun June 1.

Ø      NY DISTRICT CONVENTION Aug 6-10 @ Turning Stone Casino in Verona, NY.  Booker has reservation forms.  Help needed to staff hospitality room.

Ø      SL BICENTENNIAL raffle and dinner June 21.  Nancy Davis has tickets for both.

Ø      Pres Joe presented Dudley Dorr with the 2008 chevron for the Honors Banner for our $175 donation for the Skip-A-Meal Project.

Ø      Pres Joe, representing “Secret Santa”, presented John Brownrigg & Jim Colabelli with a $10 gift certificate to the Java Beanery, to compensate them for those door prize IOUs!

Ø      Special BOARD OF DIRECTORS meeting tonight immediately following close of meeting.

Ø      Meeting of Kiwanis women members with Eve Ward following the BOD meeting.

INDUCTION OF THREE NEW MEMBERS

Pres Joe, Sec Dave, and Eve Ward presented Jo Moccia, Nancy Davis, and Pat Lane for membership into SLK.  They are joining an international organization of 8000 clubs in 96 countries, all pledged to help children throughout the world, with a membership goal of one million members by 2015.  Each woman received her packet of information, including the (in?) famous DOO-HICKEY!  Jo urged each of us to VOTE at the high school tomorrow.  If you want to know which way to vote, see me later!  Pat, who plans to retire soon from Wal-Mart, is looking to help the community.  Nancy is grateful to Kiwanis for keeping me off the streets on Monday nights!

FRIENDS OF KIWANIS PRESENTATION

Pres Joe presented Scott Rockwell, as the representative from Ackner Fuels/MainCare Energy, with a membership plaque and a Summerfest shirt (2007, but soon to be updated), thanking him and the entire company for their sponsorship of our largest project.  Scott in turn presented SLK with a check for $500 for this year’s event!

PROGRAM

          Pres Joe introduced Program Chair Bill Whipple, who received the traditional “SLK welcome clap.”  Bill commented on his “rousing welcome”, and introduced his two guests.  Diane Reed has been the program director of CoNSERNS-U and REACH of Catholic Charities of Rensselaer County for two years.  Prior to that, she was a school social worker in the Arbor Hill section of Albany.  CoNSERNS-U, (an acronym for Community Network of Schodack, East Greenbush, Rensselaer, Nassau, and Sand Lake), is now headquartered in the City of Rensselaer, (may be reached at 463-8571), after many years of working from Albany, and serves all economically challenged neighbors regardless of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, age, disease, disability, or lifestyle.  Some of their services provide case management and referrals, furniture, children’s clothing, (especially important is the back to school clothing and school supplies), holiday and emergency assistance, coats for kids, and food pantries.  REACH, (another acronym for Rural Ecumenical Action Community Helping) is a collaborative effort of the area churches serving the communities of Sand Lake and surrounding areas.  They were asked by SLAAC (Sand Lake Association of Area Churches) to help the working poor in our towns.  Michele (Mickey) Kayser is the outreach worker who works 21 hours weekdays from the Church of the Covenant in Averill Park, with a caseload of 18 families.  Appointments can be made by phoning 423-5903.  They serve 900 children in Rensselaer County, working with Doors of Hope, and giving referrals for parenting classes.  Mickey commented that there is a stigma attached to “taking charity” even though it’s really needed.  She is also an advocate for National Grid to help keep power from being turned off.  Funding is difficult for case management, and donations are always welcome, as are volunteer workers.  Ken James thanked both Diane and Mickey for their good work, and presented them with our Certificate of Appreciation for coming tonight.    

HAPPY DOLLARS

$       Eve, for the wonderful performance last night by the Sand Lake Chorale in their spring concert with SLK members Jim Colabelli, Peg Weiss, and Jeremy Vosburgh, -- whose solo was great!

$       Joe Cub, for Diane and Mickey and their wonderful work, and also for the trip to DC with my Dad, to see the World War II Memorial!

$       Jim Rogers, for our 12 new members so far this year, thanks to Pres Joe’s emphasis!  Also for Scott Rockwell accepting Ackner’s membership in Friends of Kiwanis!

$       John Brownrigg, for headlines about the Red Sox:  “Bronx Bashing,” and “Red Sox & Mets both beat Yankees.”  Also for Joe & his “harem,” and for Eve & her Kiwanis women!

$       Bob Carpenter, for the Yankees who are just slow starters, and “here’s $25 that says the Yankees WILL beat Boston this year!”  Any takers?

$       Chris Blais, for the Sox on top!  If they keep winning, I’ll be broke by the end of the season!

$       Gary, for MAJOR Kevin Meislin, who’s home for 2 weeks, and is a major pain in the ***!  He’s cleaned out half the house, and I have no idea where it all went!

$       Skip Patton, for the thrill of walking into Fenway Park this weekend and seeing that “World Champions” flag hanging there!  There will be space for another one this year!

$       KC DPLG Megan, for the humor in this club!  And for making the Dean’s List!!

$       Nancy, for remembering the W on my membership certificate!  What’s it for? Wild, wise, wonderful, you name it!  Also, for Jim and Peg in the Sand Lake Chorale!

$       Booker, for the Red Sox, naturally!!!

$       Jo:  SLK will be 60 years old in 2009, women have been members only 21 years, and you make a big deal of them meeting once!

$       Bill Whipple, for tonight’s program, and for the 3 newest members (all women)! 

DOOR PRIZE, provided by Bill, was won by Mickey Kayser!

50/50 for $23 was won by Megan Sanzo!

MEGA 50/50:  John Brownrigg’s ticket was pulled; yet despite asking Jo to choose his card, he was doomed to fail!  She picked the 6 of Diamonds from the 13 remaining cards, so the $606.60 will grow again next week!

NEXT WEEK            NO MEETING—MARCH IN MEMORIAL DAY PARADE!

MAY 26                     Meet at Arlington House at 9 AM (changed!) wearing yellow shirts

JUNE 2                      PROGRAM:  Kelly Stone, APHS Student Substance Abuse Counselor

                                    BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING    

                                    GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Bob Pasquarelli

JUNE 9                      PROGRAM:  Dale Hall ?????????????????

                                    GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Chet Melius

JUNE 16                    PROGRAM:  WORK NIGHT AT BSA CAMP ROTARY!

                                    RESERVATIONS ARE A MUST FOR THE STEAK ROAST!   

SPIRITUAL THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

“Those people who will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants.”     William Penn

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