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Wednesday, January 23, 2008 |
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The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada meets
every Wednesday at Noon
Visitors
are Welcome
Van
de Kamp Hall in Descanso Gardens
1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada, CA
91011
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Upcoming Events
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Saturday, January 26, 2008
Governor’s Luncheon at La
Cañada Country Club
Featuring Oscar Knight
12:00 noon to 2:00 P.M.
January 30, 2008
Roy Talley – Kiwanis
Pediatric Trauma Program
Wednesday Lunch Meeting @
Van de Kamp Hall in Descanso
February 6, 2008
Don Mazen – “Call Me a
Pessimist”
Wednesday Lunch Meeting @
Van de Kamp Hall in Descanso
February 13, 2008
Catherine Kirkland –
L.A. County
Dept. of Health
Wednesday Lunch Meeting @
Van de Kamp Hall in Descanso
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The
Prez sez . .
Opening song:
God Bless
America
led by Tom Burrows and Ed Moulton.
Flag Salute: Joel
Smith
Invocation/Inspirational: Bill Scherkey
Thanks to Tom Burrows for our music and he has been asked to
play at the Governor’s luncheon this Saturday. Good for you
Tom! Patsy Christianson will be doing the table
decorations.
Howard Backer said that starting in February, “The Kiwanis
Doctor program will go in effect and the canisters in the middle
of the tables will be for donations.
Daryal Gant
and Linda Magarian announced that they have materials for
new membership and George Lutes is working on a progress
board. A meeting will be held after today’s luncheon for all
the committees.
Mary Gant
was honored by the Chamber of Commerce as “second” Ambassador of
the year and Bill Scherkey has been named a member of the
board of the directors.
You can still attend the Governor’s luncheon this Saturday at La
Cañada Country Club with $30 at the door.
Matt Regan
passed out flyers giving a status of the 2007 Kiwanis Toy Drive
Highlights. As a club, we were able to raise over $1,000 for
the toy drive and we sponsored a very needy family of a mother
and two boys ages 9 and 16.
We are inadvertently embarrassing long absent members by naming
them so they will remain anonymous and we will jus sing Welcome
Back which is all we really want to do.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
According
to Linda Magarian, the “Habitour” has been rescheduled
for February 5th;
Bachy made a final request
for donations to the Children’s Hospital before the cans are
changed to the Kiwanis Doctor program; Sheree Ingram
announced that there is a sympathy card going around the room
for Bob Wallace who’s son died recently.
SLA
– Dick DeGrey’s wife recently fell; Hal Thomas is
still the same as is Jeb Long’s daughter in law,
Vikki. He also offered condolences to Bob Wallace and
family for their recent loss.
Guests: Fran
Boyd,
wife of Frosty;
Merv
Johnson, guest of Jeb Long’s;
Eleanor
Eckert
friend and neighbor of Gigi Schlueter who also
brought her husband, Jim;
Gigi and her neighbor,
Eleanor
Eckert
Gigi and Jim
Bea Cirar
brought her friends Thelma Allen and Helena Harrison;
Megan Nordvedt
of the Community Center was a guest of Joel
Smith’s.
Pat Flynn
introduced the “Terrific Kids” from La Cañada Elementary, their
families and the achievements of each child. They are all
established in their own.
Terrific Kids, Kristyne Lee, Laura Gilligan,
Justin Cohen, Danny Cohen
Terrific Kids and their families
BIRTHDAYS:
Bill Scherkey
who joined the Century Club.
FUND RAISING:
Master of the
Cash Box: Susanne Passintino.
Missing Kiwanis Pins: Susanne
Passintino, Joel Smith, Howard Backer, Carlos Cortez, Lloyd
Welch, Jack Dawson, Gigi Schlueter.
HAPPY BUCKS:
Mary Gant
as her team has a new member, Fran Boyd and two guests;
Emilita Bituin for Mary being honored by the
Chamber of Commerce;
Paul Westmoreland because Dinuba now
has a new Holiday Inn (ed: OK Paul, we’re really reaching
for your money!);
Mark Alexander (even though football is
his favorite) because USC beat UCLA in basketball;
He also had a sad buck because
the offense
coordinator for USC went to UCLA.
Patsy
Christianson because her birthday is coming up and she put a
down payment on the Century Club.
SAD BUCKS:
Mark Alexander and Tom Burrows because the offense
coordinator for USC went to UCLA.
SECRET GREETER:
Clyde Hemphill.
Fifty/Fifty
Drawing: Patsy Christianson
FROSTY CHALLENGE:
Bill Watts
PROGRAM: Nick
Berkuta
introduced our speaker, our own John Parady, with a brief
bio of his background; educational, occupational and obsession,
Genealogy. John gave a wonderful slide show on his
family’s “tree” and history, and how to trace your own roots
using the web. He even had an eight foot banner that one of his
cousins did about their family. Also included was two examples
of obituaries of a famous horse thief/murderer that were totally
different and creative. He had flyers for all to use if curious
about their “tree”.
Nick
then gave the coveted Kiwanis mug to John.
Next week’s program will be an InterClub with the District
Pediatric Trauma Program Foundation chair, Mr.Roy Talley.
Closing Song:
“Come on Kiwanis” led by Ed Moulton and Tom
Burrows.
This week’s
editor: Sheree Ingram
This Weeks
photographer: Paul Westmoreland
Webmaster and
Coordinator: Jeb Long
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