The La Kiwanian The Weekly Bulletin of the La Cañada Kiwanis Club Serving the Children of the World
Wednesday,  May 30, 2007
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time.
The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada meets every Wednesday at Noon Visitors Welcome Van de Kamp Hall in Descanso Gardens 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada, CA  91011

Upcoming Events

June 2, 2007 SOAP BOX DERBY Saturday @ Michigan Hill June 6, 2007 TAHITI - Tim Scheck Wednesday Lunch Meeting @ Van de Kamp Hall in Descanso Gardens   June 7, 2007 BOARD MEETING FOR CLUB AND FOUNDATION 7:00 p.m. on Thursday Evening @ CitiBank, La Cañada  June 13, 2007 La CañadaN OF THE YEAR Wednesday Lunch Meeting @ Van de Kamp Hall in Descanso Gardens June 21, 2007 PET CLINIC - Barkley Community Center Click on the following button to view the long term calendar

The Vice Prez sez . . .   

President Steve Hagerty and President Elect Diane DellaValle were both out of town, so VP Carl Christensen led the meeting.  He invited Mike Leininger up front to make a presentation.  Mike talked about Kiwanis One Day where 40 volunteers from the LCHS Key Club spent a Saturday working on beautification projects at the high school campus.  Mike presented the Key Club with a Kiwanis One Day patch for their Key Club banner. 
 

Steve Hagerty, Jack Dawson and  Chuck Gulick are shown in the following picture serving hamburgers to local La Cañada folks in Memorial Park on Memorial day.

Ken Lowe then introduced four members of the LCHS Key Club and they told us about their weekend activities.  In addition to volunteering at Memorial Park on both Saturday and Sunday, on Monday the Key Clubbers hung Soap Box Derby posters along Foothill Blvd.  These kids are great!!!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mary Gant needs at least two volunteers to help man the Information Booth at the Soap Box Derby this weekend.  This is a "sit-down" job in the shade!  Call Mary.

Bachy Bachmayer reminded us to put some money in the Children's Hospital cans on our luncheon tables.

Joel Smith is in need of hand trucks for the Soap Box Derby.  Call Joel.

Clyde Hemphill needs a volunteer to sit in the judges booth as an observer during the Soap Box Derby.  We may need to handle the judge's booth next year by ourselves, so this volunteer will be collecting information on how the race judges handle the job.  Again, this is a job in the shade with a chair!  Call Clyde to volunteer.

Frosty Boyd gave his SLA report:  Dick De Grey really enjoys afternoon telephone calls.  Lloyd Welch is encouraged now that one of his eyes is getting considerably better.  Jeb Long is still involved with a family members who are fighting serious illness.  Give Frosty a call to report anyone who should be added to the SLA (Sick, Lame, or Ailing) list.

TERRIFIC KIDS

Pat Flynn introduced the four Terrific Kids from La Cañada Elementary School and their parents.

Tiffany Chen was accompanied by her mother, Rosa Chen.  Tiffany enjoys helping out at school and    especially enjoys fun projects with her friends, classmates, and teachers.  Her favorite school subject is math.  Tiffany's homeroom teacher is Mrs. Trysha Glaser.  Tiffany also enjoys playing the piano and has a Brown Belt in karate.  She likes to knit and enjoys reading mystery books and watching TV.   Tiffany's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Chen.

Kelvin Zheng was accompanied by his mother, Eleanor Leung.  Kelvin's favorite subjects at school are math and science; his homeroom teacher is Mrs. Kimberly Carbert.  Kelvin is also attending a Chinese school where he is learning to read and write Chinese and Mandarin.  Kelvin is interested in music and has been taking piano and violin lessons for five years.  He enjoys playing handball and basketball at school, likes to read, and also attends art classes.  Kelvin's dad is Yumin Zheng.

Emily Temple enjoys helping people.  She likes working with her classmates in school projects and is an excellent student.  Her homeroom teacher is Mrs. Chris Edsey.  As a budding artist, Emily's favorite class is Art.  Emily has been a member of the Girl Scouts of America for six years and has earned the Bronze Award.  She is also on the La Cañada Flintridge Swim Team and won the Molly Petit award for 2006 in recognition of her outstanding sportsmanship and teamwork.  Emily was accompanied by her parents, John and Jennifer Temple.

Joseph Trytten is a member of the 6th grade Activities Committee at LCE.  He enjoys planning special student events, working with the committee members, and then participating in these events.  Joseph's homeroom teacher is Mr. Robert Berger.  Joseph is a member of the LCE Concert Band and plays the flute; he was a featured soloist in last week's Spring Concert.  Joseph  is also interested in drama and will be playing the part of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the LCE play "Annie JR."  He is studying Tae Kwon Do.  Joseph and his dad enjoy model railroading and are building an N-gauge model layout in their garage.  Joseph was accompanied by his parents, Steven and Alison Trytten. 

After saluting the Terrific Parents of these Terrific Kids, each parent received a "Terrific Kid" bumper sticker.

THE PROGRAM

Justin Phillips was introduced by Prez-Elect Carl.  Justin is affiliated with The California Council on Economic Education (CCEE).  This non-profit organization was established in California in 1963 to help California students prepare to responsibly, effectively and productively for managing their personal finances and to understand and work in the global economy.  CCEE's primary activities include:  1) integrating economics into the K-12 curriculum through state and national standards, 2) developing innovative curriculum to prepare the 6.6 million K-12 California public education students to participate in the global economy as workers, consumers, savers and citizens, 3) advancing professional development in economics education for the state's 350,000 public school teachers, and 4) assessing the results of these activities through pre and post testing of both teachers and students.  The economic reasoning skills CCEE helps implement address various life skills enabling young people to make good decisions not only about money but also about their health, diet, transportation, lifestyle, education and family.  CCEE is a consortium of business, education, government and labor leaders dedicated to advancing economic literacy among all Californians. 

HAPPY & SAD BUCKS

Mark Alexander had five Fiesta Days Happy Bucks:  one for Pat Anderson, Stephanie and Star at the Chamber of Commerce who worked so hard to make our Fiesta Days such an outstanding success, one for the Chamber volunteers, one for the corporate sponsors of the fireworks, one for the public safety agencies, and the final Happy Buck for the LCF city staff.

Clyde Hemphill said being one of the Grand Marshalls of the Fiesta Days parade was one of the highlights of his life and worth twenty Happy Bucks.

Daryal Gant gave a Sad Buck because Joanne Hudson didn't attend the Dinuba High School reunion last week and Paul didn't get to see her.  Daryal had a Happy Buck because almost 800 people showed up for the reunion and it was a lot of fun.  His Funny Buck was for the car that cruised past them on Interstate 5 on their way to Dinuba.  The license plate was "KGov 07."  Daryal and Mary sped up to see who was in the car and recognized the Cal-Nev-Ha Kiwanis governor who waved back at Daryal as if he knew Daryal and then sped on.

Paul Westmoreland had a Sad Buck because Joanne Hudson wasn't at the reunion, but he had a Happy Buck because he had a picture of her from high school ... posing with her favorite tiger, Daryal Gant.  Paul passed the picture around to the amusement of all.

Howard Backer had four Sad Bucks because the Community Center was renamed. 

Linda Magarian had two Happy Bucks.  She had a fabulous trip to Australia and was even able to go down into an opal mine.  Also, her foot is continuing to heal.

Tom Burrows was very happy to be back and wanted everyone to know his final diagnosis.  A new heart medication triggered chronic fatigue syndrome, but now that the medication has been changed he is beginning to feel like himself again.  That was worth at least five Happy Bucks.

Mary Gant's Fiesta Days Happy Bucks were for Mike Leininger and his hard work organizing and running the Hamburger Stand at Memorial Park on Monday and for Clyde Hemphill who deserved the honor of Grand Marshall.

Bill Watts had a Happy Buck for Tom Burrow's return and another Happy Buck because the lunch napkins were cloth and normal size again.

FACTS AND FICTION

Music:  piano tunes by Tom Burrows (Welcome Back!!!!) and Ed Moulton leading us in This is My Country, Welcome Back, Hi Neighbor, and On Kiwanis

Opening: flag salute by Daryal Gant and the inspiration by Melinda Thompson

Guests:   Howard Backer proudly introduced his daughter, Carol.  Her daughter still attends school in LCF and Carol has been teaching Computer Science at Azusa Pacific for several years.  She is currently transitioning to a job in the private sector.

Fifty-Fifty Drawing:  Pam Feterl

Master of the Cash Box:  Bill Scherkey

This Week's Editor:  Melinda Thompson

This Week's Photographer:  Paul Westmoreland

This Week's Webmaster and Coordinator:  Jeb Long