Kiwanis Club of La Cañada

NOTES FROM NICK
February 2010

Kiwanians,

Our new year has started and the month of February is already upon us. As a Club, we are continuing to find additional ways to fulfill the Kiwanis purpose by changing the lives of children and our community. In January, we opened our hearts by contributing to the Kiwanis relief efforts in earthquake torn Haiti. We continue to provide service to the community and ourselves in many positive ways.

Here is a recap of scheduled meetings and activities for the month of February:

2/3/2010	Wednesday	11:50 am	Weekly Meeting	Craft talks and the latest information on the Ed Moulton Endowment Fund
2/4/2010	Thursday	7:00 pm	Kiwanis Club Board Meeting, LCF Community Center	All Members Welcome
2/6/2010	Saturday	9:00am (All Day)	Service Project at the LCF Community Center	Contact Joel Smith for details
2/10/2010	Wednesday	11:50 am	Weekly Meeting	Dena Higley - Head Writer for "One Life to Live"
2/15/2010	Monday	7:00 pm	Kiwanis Division 3 Council Meeting, Verdugo Hills	Hospital Cafeteria-All Members
2/17/2010	Wednesday	11:50 am	Weekly Meeting	Julia Rodriquez-Elliott, Founder and Artistic Director of A Noise Within
2/20/2010	Saturday	All Day	Kiwanis District Mid-Year Conference, Burbank	Marriott Hotel
2/20/2010	Saturday	7:10 pm	Travelogue – ‘Egypt’s Treasures & Cruising the Nile’ by	Flintridge Prep
2/24/2010	Wednesday	11:50 am	Weekly Meeting -Sports Management

Our Club’s scheduled youth activities:

Key Clubs: -La Canada High School; Every Thursday 12:15-12:45pm Contact Ken Lowe, -Flintridge Prep; Every Thursday 2:30-3:00pm Contact Joan Peters

Builder’s Club: La Canada Middle School; Every Thursday 12:15-12:50pm Contact Rolando Morales

K-Kids: LCF Community Center; Every other Tuesday (2/2 and 2/16 this month) Contact Wendy Alane Smith

Literacy Program: Union Avenue Elementary School; Every Thursday morning contact Pat Flynn

Further, there will be announcements and e-mails with:

-Upcoming Service projects

-Scheduled InterClub meetings (as a reminder, we are each expected to
attend at least one InterClub each year).

-Signups for planned Social events

As you see, there is no excuse to be bored with life; jump in, there is something for everyone.

Please let me know if you have any comments or suggestions that would make your Kiwanis experience personally fulfilling.

Remember: ‘To the world you are one person, but to one person you are the World’

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January 19, 2010

From: Nick Berkuta, President

Kiwanis Club of La Canada

To: All Members

Subject: Haitian Relief

As a Club, we are supporting a monetary drive for the current humanitarian efforts in the earthquake ravished country of Haiti. Cal-Nev-Ha District Governor Roy Talley has asked us to support the Kiwanis Club of Jeremie in Haiti.

At our next regularly scheduled Club meeting for Wednesday, January 20, 2010, we will ask for your support. The Board of Directors has authorized that our Foundation will match our Club’s donation, dollar-for-dollar, up to a total of $2,000.

For those members that are unable to attend this meeting and want to donate to this appeal, please e-mail our Club Treasurer Bob Wallace, noonkiwanis@earthlink.net , with your donation. Our Foundation will bill you for this amount.

Your participation in this effort will be deeply appreciated by the Haitian children.

Get ready to Rock Around the Clock with the Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation!

Join us at our 5th Annual Winter Galas

Shake, Rattle and Roll

A 1950's Sock Hop Benefiting the Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation

Grab your steady guy or gal and come join us for an unforgettable evening featuring delicious food, exciting live entertainment, and a fabulous silent auction. And, just in case that wasn't enough, we've just learned "The King" himself will be there to entertain us! Guests are encouraged to join in the fun by dressing for the times - poodle skirts, saddle shoes, and letterman jackets will prevail!

Help Us Make the 5th Annual Winter Gala a Success!

There are several ways you can help make the Winter Gala a success:

Attend the Gala (or attend both!)
Reserve a Table of Ten
Become a Sponsor of the Event
Make an Outright Contribution
Donate an item (or two or three!) for the live and/or silent auction
Bring a new pair of children's socks to the sock hop and we'll donate them to a child in need. Socks must be new and from a smoke-free environment, preferably in a package or with labels still attached.

Visit www.cnhfoundation.org to download the complete Gala Flyer, a Conference Registration Form, Table Registration Form and/or an Auction Donor Form.

To become an event sponsor or to make an outright contribution to the Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation, contact Andrea Waldron at 877-597-1770, ext. 123 or andrea@cnhkiwanis.org.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport

2500 Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA

Saturday, March 6, 2010

San Jose Marriott

301 S. Market St, San Jose, CA

6:00 p.m. - Silent Auction & Cocktail Reception

7:00 p.m. - Dinner

8:00 p.m. - Guest Speaker, Fund-A-Need & Recognition of Dunlap Recipients

$75.00 per person **

or reserve a table of 10 and save $10 per person!

Reservations are required and may be made on the Mid-Year Conference registration form, available at www.cnhfoundation.org. Please refer to the conference registration form for meal choices, prices and reservation due date.

** If you were awarded the William A. Dunlap Fellowship between October 1, 2008 and September 30, 2009, you are entitled to a complimentary ticket for you and a guest (limit two complimentary tickets per couple).

8360 Red Oak Street, Suite 201

Rancho Cucamonga, California 91730-0608

(877) 597-1770, ext. 116; foundation@cnhkiwanis.org

NOTES FROM NICK February 2010

NOTES FROM NICK
February 2010