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 JULY 2, 2007    

PRESIDENT Robert R. Loveridge presiding

GREETINGS & INVOCATION by John Brownrigg (Gary was upstaged)

GUESTS:  of Armand Mills, his wife Ellen; of Jim Colabelli, his wife Jan; of Pres Bob, his dad Ray

WELCOME BACK:  Woodie Hacker, and Alison Greene

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ø       Signup sheets circulated for our Post SummerFest Family PICNIC at Butler Park Mon 7/16, and the family & friends outing to the Valley Cats BASEBALL game on Mon Aug 20.

Ø       DIVISION COUNCIL at Brown’s Brewing Co in Troy Tues 7/10, 6 PM, $22.50.  So far, attending are Booker, Pres Bob, Weiss, McSherry, Ward, and Rogers.

Ø       NY DISTRICT CONVENTION at Buffalo Aug 17-19, forms available from Booker.

Ø       26 members have not paid DUES that are NOW OVERDUE!!!

Ø       7 awards were given at APHS.  THANK YOU notes were received from 2:  Jeffrey Snyder for the Jeff Uline Award, and Rachel Clayton for the Key Club Founders Award.

Ø       SummerFest PARKING PERMITS for the bus garage area will be distributed with the new shirts later tonight.

Ø       Skip Patton needs help, at least 6, with the ROAD RACE Sat morning!

Ø       Happily, Ken James has come through his gall bladder surgery well, and is once again staying with his daughter Melodee in Hoosick Falls.

JULY BIRTHDAYS:  Clayton Besch (shown on the left below) and the absent Bob Carpenter, Kathy Evensen, & Joe Trupia 

JULY ANNIVERSARIES:  (on right below) Ken & Nadine Noland, Mikki McSherry & John Simonds, John & Suzanne Brownrigg and absent-  Jeff & Sharon Lawrence, and Kevin & Cheryl Smith 

We sang, twice, and fairly well this time!  Eve’s spectacular 4^th of July flag cake was outstanding!

PROGRAM

          Membership & Education Chair Chet Melius stressed the need for personal contact in recruiting new members.  Even people who live right here in our community don’t know what Kiwanis is, and what we do!  Literature is available, but one-on-one conversations are what produce results.  Publicity in The Advertiser is good, but folks need a personal invitation.  We will have a table at SummerFest with literature.  We should also direct interested people to our website at www.SandLakeKiwanis.org. 

HAPPY DOLLARS

$       Botsy:  For Dave’s amazing weight loss, 70 lbs and counting!  Looks great!

$       Dale:  For his and Joe Trupia’s names appearing in the International Foundation’s Annual Report, for having given the Martin Award, and receiving the Hixson Award, respectively.

$       Woodie:  For a busy month with birthday, grandkids promoted to 1^st Grade, 7^th Grade, High School, and our 53^rd wedding anniversary vacation trip!

$       Chris:  Glad to be back after spending much time with a good friend seriously ill in the hospital, and needing multiple transplants.  Please pray for Russ.

$       Booker:  For the final formation of the new club in North & East Greenbush area!  The organizational or pre-organizational meeting is Tuesday night, when they will choose their name & meeting place.

$       Joe Cub:  For all the good publicity on SummerFest!

$       Pres Bob:  For the great job Bill Whipple & Ray Loveridge did papering the town with our SummerFest posters!  More are available – put them up anywhere they will be seen!

$       Armand:  Thanks for the job of printing the SummerFest 2007 tee shirts! (John Brownrigg boasted that he got matching shirts for him and Suzanne as a gift for their anniversary!)

DOOR PRIZE, a set of candles provided by Chet, was won by Mikki!

50/50 for $25 was won by Clayton!  Happy Birthday!

MEGA 50/50 has grown to $48, but Joe Cub couldn’t have it.  He picked the 6 of Spades from 49.

SUMMERFEST THIS FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY!!!  ALL SLKs ARE NEEDED!!!

NEXT WEEK    PROGRAM:  Joe Behson will conduct the SummerFest Post Mortem

JULY 9           GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Gary Meislin (this time substituting for himself)

JULY 16                   FAMILY & FRIENDS SUMMERFEST R&R PICNIC @ BUTLER PARK 

                                       Bring a dish to share and a chair to sit on!

JULY 23                   PROGRAM:  Kevin Sarsfield 

                             GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Jerry Tysiak 

JULY 30                   PROGRAM:  Ken James

                             GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Bill Whipple

SPIRITUAL THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

“Religion is as necessary to reason as reason is to religion.  The one cannot exist without the other.”

                                                                             George Washington, our First President

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA!

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

ROLL CALL:  All officers and directors present except Pasquarelli, Behson, Tripp, Jeschke, Stone

SECRETARY’S minutes were approved as corrected

TREASURER’S balance $39,061.54

HIGHLIGHTS OF COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Community Services (Brownrigg):  unloaded 5600 lbs food @ Doors of Hope, and had Food Trailer at Cancer Relay For Life.  Signs in constant use.

Education & Membership (Melius):  orientation for one prospective new member.

Publicity (Cybulski):  Lots!  For SummerFest!  Also “Kiwanis Korner” in Advertiser.

Sponsored Youth (Blais):  Awards Night @ APHS, Children’s Miracle Network Telethon.

Young Child #1 (Tysiak):  19 Key Clubbers at Children’s Miracle Network Telethon.

OLD BUSINESS

1.      August Sunday Concerts in the Park scheduled, but need someone to do refreshments.

2.      APHS Garden Project:  no report

3.      Elementary Playground Project:  no report

NEW BUSINESS

1.      Leave of absence granted to Kelly Stone from July 1 to Sept 10 for summer vacation.

2.      Resignations accepted as of Sept. 30, 2007 for Stan Supkis (health), Mark Tatar (personal), and Alison Greene (career & personal).

3.      Approved for membership:  Raymond Loveridge.

4.      Sponsorship approved for North & East Greenbush new club.

5.      Sub-committee of Community Services, (Melius, Loveridge, & Brownrigg), to investigate purchase of one of 3 hot dog carts for sale.

6.      Alison Greene’s Girl Scout Troop requested financial support to make blankets for troops in Iraq.  $100 approved.

7.      Fred Wurtemberger, after repeated attempts, was appointed in charge of “best legs in shorts” contest, to be judged at the picnic on July 16^th.

DIVISION:  Next Council meeting Tuesday July 10 at Brown’s Brewing Company in Troy @ 6 PM—6 planning to attend.

DISTRICT:  Convention Aug 17-19 at Buffalo

INTERNATIONAL:  Convention in San Antonio, TX July 4-7 

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