Home Club of the Van Rensselaer Division Lt. Governor Chester A. Melius, Jr.

Meets 6:30 PM Mondays at The Lakeview Inn Restaurant
President Alison M. Greene                                                                                                                           Secretary David E. Booker
President-Elect Robert R. Loveridge                                                                                                   Treasurer Robert S. Pasquarelli
Vice-President Joseph M. Behson                                                                                             Immediate Past Pres Kathy Evensen

Sandpiper  Editor Margaret Weiss

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Barbara K. Fioravanti, E. Kenneth James, William M. Whipple

 James M. Colabelli, Fred Jeschke, Kelly L. Stone

Christopher R. Blais, Ron Wagner, Eve Ward

MEETING OF JUNE 5, 2006

PRESIDENT-ELECT Robert R. Loveridge presiding for President Alison who is representing the club at the APHS Senior Awards

GREETINGS & INVOCATION by Art Smith, subbing for Botsy

WELCOME BACK, KVP, from a long winter in Florida!!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

·         Attendance very sparse tonight.  Short 4 for dinner minimum.  Meals for sale.

·         Eve has get-well cards to be signed for Edna Pierce, Stan Supkis, Dale Hall, and sympathy for Mikki McSherry.

·         Thanks to participants in Memorial Day Parade:  Jim Colabelli, Joe Behson, Peg Weiss, Eve Ward, Joe Trupia (music!), Alison Greene, Chet Melius, Jim Rogers, John Glasser, Dave Booker.

·         Bloodmobile at COC 5/28 resulted in 44 units collected.  Thanks to Jeremy Vosburgh, Eve, Tina Rosenberger, Jim Rogers, Bill Whipple, Joe Behson, Gary, Joe Trupia, and Peg.

·         VP Bob reported $644.37 revenue from Peanut Days, and was grateful for the lady who told him he had “dropped his nuts” when the stitching on the vest gave way!

·         Barb reported a very successful Battle of the Bands and thanked the 8 members who helped.  Winner was a tie:  Prostitutes in Suits (from Columbia HS) and Kicked (from Watervliet).  All bands were exceptionally good this year.

·         Pres Alison announced that Sec Booker has forms for volunteering at Special Olympics at SUNYAlbany June 15-18.

·         Proposed VR Division fundraising trip to Maine arranged by Past LG Jean Andrick to be Sept 15/16 at Ogunquit.  Details available.  Signup due soon.  $280/couple includes lodging, breakfast, cruise, and dining certificate.  For complete details contact Sec Dave ASAP!

·         Kiwanis catalog circulated for those who wish to order umbrellas, or other Kiwanis items.

·         Jerry Tysiak:  Tour of Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Unit Thurs June 15^th.  Meet in Fleet Lobby of Albany Medical Center at 5:45 PM.

·         Relay for Life for American Cancer Society June 16/17.  Signup sheet passed—indicate hours to work in Food Trailer, and to be relay team member.  Luminaries available.

·         Doors of Hope needs workers to unload truckloads of food on June 9^th and 20^th.  Signup sheet passed by John Brownrigg.

·         Next week WORK NIGHT AT CAMP ROTARY.  Bring hammers to build more tent platforms!  Signup sheet passed.  If you don’t sign up, you will miss the world famous steak, baked potato, & roasted corn on the cob dinner!  So many regulars were missing tonight—call KVP @ 279-1696 by Sat June 10 to reserve your steak!

·         Sadly we note the passing of Merritt Bryce, long time member of Troy Kiwanis, father of Craig Bryce.  Visiting Tuesday at Bryce Funeral Home, Pawling Ave, Troy, funeral Wed.

PERFECT ATTENDANCE AWARD:   Pres-Designate Bob presented Ken Van Praag with a pin signifying 32 years perfect attendance!

JUNE BIRTHDAYS:  (Left to right above: Booker,  Glasser, Sarsfield, Wurtemberger, Meislin, James, and absent Tatar, Distell and Hacker

JUNE ANNIVERSARIES: Colabelli, Dorr,  James and absent  Hacker, Pasquarelli, Paul, Patti, Tatar, Trupia

We sang to each group and enjoyed Eve’s luscious strawberry cake!

PROGRAM

House Committee Chair Dudley Dorr explained that once a year, to make sure he was doing everything right, he looked up the duties of his committee, which include the setting up of banners, flags, lectern and microphone, etc. for each meeting, and carefully storing them away afterwards.  He is also the liaison between the Club and the Lakeview Restaurant to insure all is ready for each meeting, and to arrange for special dinners.  Committee members are Joe Grillo, Botsy, Ron Wagner, Gary Meislin, and Bill Rosenberger.

HAPPY DOLLARS

$        Jim Rogers:  Both my grandsons just celebrated their 4^th birthdays!  Had a nice fishing trip to Keuka Lake and caught 5 lake trout!  This fall I’ll be watching Hurricanes—Carolina hockey type—who have become the parent team of the Albany River Rats.  Right now the ‘Canes are playing the Edmonton Oilers for the prestigious Stanley Cup championship.

$        (“And that’s good?”  Art Smith)

$        KVP:  Happy to be back despite the cool rainy weather!  Only rained 4 times in Florida for the 6 months there—BUT Paradise has fires burning up the state, and alligators eating women!  Glad to see the Mega 50/50 waited for me to come home!  Enjoyed Peg’s visit—didn’t have to contend with her luggage—she brought her cousin to do that!

$        Ken James:  Tent caterpillar infestation is intense—have been scraping them off my   valuable chestnut trees every day!  {And how is this happy? Ugh!  ED}

$        Bob Loveridge:  Congratulations to Barb and the Battle of the Bands!  She does a great job and is really worth more than a dollar!

DOOR PRIZE, provided by Dudley, was won by Jerry Tysiak!

50/50 for $20 was won by Ken James, who traded it for 2 extra dinners!

MEGA 50/50, worth $450.50 tonight, keeps resisting the best efforts of SLKs!  Gary Meislin could

only find the NINE of Clubs, not the King, from the 24 remaining cards!

NEXT WEEK -- JUNE 12 -– ANNUAL WORK NIGHT AT CAMP ROTARY

JUNE 19          PROGRAM:  Bruce Perry

                    GREETER/INVOCATION/CERTIFICATE:  Kevin Sarsfield

JUNE 26          PROGRAM:  Joe Grillo

                    GREETER/INVOCATION/CERTIFICATE:  Peg Weiss

JULY 3           PROGRAM:  Bob Pasquarelli, Membership & Education Chair/ BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

                    MEETING AT JAVA NET BEANERY, 43 MALL, WSL

                    GREETER/INVOCATION/CERTIFICATE:  Kevin Smith

JULY 10         PROGRAM:  Jim Rogers

                   GREETER/INVOCATION/CERTIFICATE:  Dudley Dorr

SPIRITUAL THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: “While each of us may not be poor, poverty affects all of us.”         Robert Kennedy

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

ROLL CALL:  Officers & directors absent: Evensen, Greene, Pasquarelli, Stone & Blais

SECRETARY’S MINUTES of May 1^st (regular), May 8^th & May 22^nd (special)--accepted

TREASURER’S REPORT Balance $19,206.55

HIGHLIGHTS OF COMMITTEE REPORTS

Community Services (Brownrigg):  Adopt-A-Highway, unload food trucks @ Doors of Hope, Blood Analysis Clinic, RC Bloodmobile, Memorial Day Parade

Education & Membership (Booker for Pasquarelli):  Pablo Martinez inducted into membership

Interclub (Fred W):  2 out, to Troy Prayer Breakfast, and Div Cncl @ Hoosick Falls

Sponsored Youth (Barb):  “Shave Mr. Blais” for Alzheimer’s raised $6000 by Key Clubbers!

Young Child Priority #1 (Jerry T):  Skip A Meal pledges collected for Kiwanis Intl

Youth Services (Behson):  supported 2 to wrestling competition, 3 to SL Summer Camp, 1 to HOBY Seminar, exchange students in Danish Connection

OLD BUSINESS

Action on the AKTION CLUB tabled until next month (!)

NEW BUSINESS

• Leaves of Absence granted to Dale Hall (June 5-Sept 5) medical, and to Kelly Stone (July 3-Sept 6) vacation.

• Tent request approved to St Timothy’s Lutheran Church on Sept 23^rd.

• Use of cook stove approved for Salem UMC for Lawn Mower Races July 15^th.

• $100 donation from Young Children Priority #1 approved to Andrew Christian Bryce Foundation Golf Tournament fundraiser at Troy Country Club August 14^th.

• Up to $300 from Community Services approved to Brownrigg for Trash Busters tee shirts.

• Thank you letter read from Rachel Calhoun for SLK support to HOBY Seminar.

• New members need regular yellow shirts.  We also need new SummerFest tee shirts.

DIVISION

• Fundraising trip to Maine Sept 15/16.  Guests invited.  Reservation checks from Kiwanis members due to Jean Andrick by June 30^th, theater tickets by June 15^th.

• Next Division Council meeting to be hosted by Castleton Club, probably in July.

DISTRICT

Governor’s Official Visit to Capital, Mohawk & Van Rensselaer Divisions will be a family picnic & steak roast at The Crossings in Colonie (near library) on Sunday Aug 6^th.  Capital to bring desserts, Mohawk to supply salads, and Van Rensselaer to provide side dishes.  Steaks will be furnished.

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