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 M. Cutler, Deborah McSherry, James E. Rogers

John C. Brownrigg, James M. Colabelli, Margaret R. Weiss

CLUB BULLETIN COMMITTEE

Sandpiper Editor Margaret R. Weiss             Photographer - James E. Rogers              Web page Editor  David E. Booker

MEETING OF NOVEMBER 12, 2007 

PRESIDENT Joseph M. Behson presiding

GREETINGS & INVOCATION by Chris Blais

GUESTS: of Frank Breselor (on left), speaker Lawrence Howard, Esq (on right).

      of Eve Ward, prospective member Miller Young on his 3^rd visit;

                  of Sarah Tripp (left), prospective member, her parents Jim & Terry Parslow;

                  of Pres Joe, Dave & Lori Leckonby (shown being greeted by John Glasser), and

                                   Margaret Kolek (shown at table with President Joe);

                    of Chris Blais, Ron & Helena Collen, and Jim Stacy;

                    of Jerry Tysiak, prospective member Tim Murdick (in middle with John Brownrigg)

WELCOME BACK, Jeremy Vosburgh!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ø       TRASHBUSTERS (Mikki):  Great turnout Sat!  Behson, Blais, Fioravanti, Loveridge, McSherry, and lots of Key Clubbers!

Ø       DOORS OF HOPE 10 AM food unloaders (Mikki):  Tues Nov 13:  Booker, Johnsen, Behson, & Pasquarelli.  Fri Nov 30:  Colabelli & Vosburgh  NEED HELP HERE!

Ø       Miller Hill Elementary PLAYGROUND Ribbon Cutting 4 PM Fri Nov 16(Mikki):  Pasquarelli & Behson

Ø       FOOD COLLECTION (Mikki):  Both Post Office & Hannaford donations stored at Botsy’s.  Would like to start sorting for Thanksgiving; call Mikki if you can spare some time.

Ø       INTERCLUBS (Fred):  Completed four outgoing:  Columbia HS Key Club Nov 3; Averill Park HS Key Club Nov 8; Governor’s Visit Nov 9 (10 SLKs); North Greenbush Charter Night Nov 10 (14 SLKs).

Ø       BELLS OF LIFE (IPP Loveridge):***NEW DATE*** Sat Nov 24 from 10-6 at Crossgates; signup sheet circulated for shifts of 2 hours each, hoping for lots of Key Clubbers!

Ø       MEMBERSHIP ORIENTATION (Pasquarelli) to follow regular meeting tonight for Miller Young, Jim Parslow, and their respective sponsors.

Ø       CITRUS SALES (Tysiak) start now!  Forms available….Order deadline Nov 24^th.

Ø       PROGRAM OFFER (Sarah):  Special Olympics NY would like to present a program in Dec or Jan on the mission of their organization, and how the public can help.  Let Sarah know!  One of their Global Messenger athletes and the Director of Development will come.

Ø       BANNER PATCHES presented to Dudley:  IPP Loveridge, from Past Gov Joe Corace, a patch for Sponsoring the new North Greenbush Club and one for participating in the Veteran’s Project (presented to Dudley on Veterans Day!); and via Pres Joe, from Gov Don Herring, his Catch The Dream Dream Catcher banner patch.

HOME TOWN HEROES PRESENTATION

 Chris Blais introduced Ron and Helena Collen as Kiwanis Home Town Heroes.  Ron has been a Board member of the Pop Warner Football Program for 8 years, president for 7 years, and has coached at two different levels, (Flag & Mitey-Mites).  Ron & Helena are co-chairs for the AP Booster Club, and their efforts have given hundreds of local children the opportunity to participate in constructive, team-oriented, youth development programs.  Chris and Pres Joe presented the Collens with their certificates of recognition of service to the community.  Congratulations and our thanks for your services!

(Chris - on right - listens as President Joe reads the wording of the certificate to Ron and Helena)

PROGRAM

          Frank Breselor introduced Lawrence Howard, a local attorney who has been a city planner and now practices from an office in Averill Park.  He lives in Taborton with his family, and has been working with the town on its Master Plan, copies of which are available at the Town Clerk’s office.  Mr. Howard distributed an illustrated brochure on “The Comprehensive Plan”.  The “Blueprint For Action” has four volunteer committees:  Economic Development, Environment, Mining, and Oversight.  Concern is for multiple dwelling units and single-family homes.  The Plan is based on recommendations and feedback from citizens of the town.  There are several difficult areas:  Ackner Propane Storage & Former Town Garage Building at Holcomb Rd & Eastern Union Tpke; WSL Mining Area in hamlet (Troy Sand & Gravel); Faith Mills buildings on Burden Lake Rd; and the WSL Four Corners area (RiteAid building application & abandoned Mobil Station).  The Zoning Board makes the final decisions, but they should heed the recommendations of the Plan, which calls for denser hamlets rather than “highway strip development”.   A public water supply may be needed in future.  The town has no control over the widening of the roads (state & county jurisdiction), but can plan for sidewalks in the hamlets.  Certain types of businesses such as residential/professional can be permitted along highways, as long as not retail that need parking lots, and the buildings still look like homes.  The town’s tax base needs industry for relief, but nobody wants it nearby!  There are no immediate plans for sewer expansion; hamlets and lakes are presently covered.  Abandoned property (Mobil?) is the responsibility of the owner, but some pressure can be applied.  The public is welcome and encouraged to attend the meetings of the Master Plan Committee, which are held at 7 PM on the 4^th Tuesdays of the month at the Town Hall.  Opportunities to speak are before and after the meeting.

Our Certificate of Appreciation was presented to Mr. Howard by Bryce Cutler.

HAPPY DOLLARS

$       Chris, for the presence of Ron & Helena, and for Jim Stacy!

$       Botsy, for all our veterans on this holiday!

$       Barb, for the great turnout for our Trashbusters event, and for the Kiwanis fundraising trip to Italy that we are going on next week!

$       Brownrigg:  Had a great trip to Utah, and Suzanne is still with me!  Also drove to NYC on a sales trip, and used NO gas!  {No explanation offered for either of these comments!}  Please quote me correctly:  “I donated to a certain Marine member of SLK the north end of a south bound water buffalo, and I want to know when we get a program on his trip to Vietnam!”  {No explanation for this either!}

$       Dale Hall, for the 5 ½ (a small child) Key Clubbers who stacked all my firewood in an hour!  I will make a substantial donation to their treasury!

$       Bob Loveridge, for the Happiest Table at the North Greenbush Charter Night!  They dared me to do the craziest things, like fly paper airplanes up to the head table!  Here’s $10, one for each person at that table!

$       Jeremy, for coming safely home from Korea, and for the one living WWI vet left in town!

$       Booker:  From LG Gale Leva, for the 10 SLKs who supported the Governor’s visit! 

    From me, for our club’s great support for North Greenbush’s Charter Night!  Also, when I delivered the groceries to Botsy’s, a customer asked if I was his son!

$       John Glasser:  I won re-election!

$       Sarah, for my Dad’s joining the Club!  Also, it hurts to hear Millers referred to as Hannaford's, but I guess I'll get used to it!

$       Pres Joe, for SLK giving $500 worth of gifts for the NG Charter Night.  And I even won a prize……..a gift certificate for a haircut from Botsy!!!  So wait til you see me next week!

$       Gary:  My son from DC got home from Israel, safely!!

$       Bill Whipple:  On Nov 6^th our granddaughter celebrated her 6^th birthday, and on Nov 10^th our daughter Jennifer was married, with the whole family in town and attending!

DOOR PRIZE, provided by Frank Breselor, was won by Botsy!

50/50 for $31 was won by Tim Murdick!

MEGA 50/50 wins again!  The best efforts of Jeremy Vosburgh could not access that elusive King of (Kiwanis) Clubs that would have awarded him $236.10.  He picked a King, but the wrong one--  the King of Diamonds—from the 35 cards left!

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING:  A brief meeting was called to vote on the membership application of Tim Murdick:  Approved.

NEXT WEEK    PROGRAM:  Past Pres Bob Loveridge, with a surprise!

NOV 19                   GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Angelo Patti

NOV 26                   PROGRAM:  Jeremy Vosburgh   

                             GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Jeremy Vosburgh

                             Sarah, Are you really going to make Jeremy do everything?

DEC 3                     PROGRAM:  Dudley Dorr, House & Reception Chair

                             BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

                             GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Kevin Sarsfield

DEC 10                   PROGRAM:  Kevin Sarsfield

                             GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Chris Blais   

SPIRITUAL THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

“History does not entrust the care of freedom to the weak or timid.”    Dwight D. Eisenhower

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS SERVED IN OUR MILITARY FORCES!

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