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Wednesday, June 11, 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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June 18, 2008
Craft Talks
Wednesday Lunch Meeting @ Van de
Kamp Hall in Descanso
June 25, 2008
Ken Lowe -Scout Recognition
Day - Church of the Lighted
Window
Wednesday Lunch Meeting @
Church of the Lighted Window
June 26-29, 2008
93rd
Kiwanis International Convention
- Orlando, FL
July
2, 2008
Megan Nordvedt - Director of
the Community Center
Wednesday Lunch Meeting @ Van de
Kamp Hall in Descanso
July 20,
2008
SUMMER SOCIAL
Sunday Afternoon
- Home of Bill Watts - 1 - 4 PM
September 14
2008
WINE AND GOURMET FOOD TASTING
Sunday Afternoon at LCF Memorial
Park
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The Prez sez . . .
Opening Song: God Bless America led by Ed Moulton
accompanied on the Piano by Tom Burrows
Flag
Salute: Led by Mary
Ann Berkuta
Inspiration: Given by
Howard Backer,
inspired the Kiwanis members to live life one day at a time and
that the most important thing in life is God
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Prez: Ellie Wildermuth as a “Kiwanis Superstar”.
Helena Harrison’s “Superstar” assignments
are almost complete.
Rolando Morales’s application for membership was
approved; Rolando will be inducted soon.
The Prez reminded members that the June 25, 2008
Wednesday Luncheon meeting will be at the Church of the Lighted
Window to recognize our Boy Scouts. Luncheon will not
be at Descanso Gardens. The Prez also announce that the Board
approved the increase in the price of meals to $15 to reflect
actual lunch expenses. The new pricing will be effective July
1, 2008.
Membership Drive: Daryal Gant commended the
members’ enthusiasm in bringing guests that resulted in nine (9)
new members and one (1) lost membership for a net of eight (8)
new members to date.
List of Members who sponsored new members
Sponsor Month New Member
Comment
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Mary Gant December Emelita Bituin
Citizens Business Bank
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Mary Gant January Suzanne Passantino Allied
Waste
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Bea Cirar February Helena
Harrison Retired Teacher
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Frosty Boyd February Fran Boyd
Spouse Member
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Nick Berkuta March Mary Ann Berkuta Spouse Member
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Howard Backer April Rhoda Backer Spouse
Member
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Joel Smith May Megan Nordvedt LCF Community
Center
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Diane DellaValle May Rolando Morales Gilmore
Bank
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Jack Dawson June Marv Nelson Physician
Linda Magarian passed the Grab Bag to Jack Dawson
for bringing in Marv Nelson as a guest, who handed in his
application this month and to Diane Della Valle, who
brought Rolando Morales and whose application for
membership was approved. Linda also called Emelita Bituin
and presented Emelita her Kiwanis Super Star assignments.
Guests
Presentation:
Nick Berkuta presented Jennifer
Berger
Ken Lowe presented his partner,
Marjorie Lowe
Paul Westmoreland presented Corey
Stevens, here for the second time
Daryal Gant presented Ian
Loveless
Mary Gant presented Sheila Cook
Melinda Thompson presented her
daughter, Carolyn
Clyde Hemphill presented JC
Goetz, Ty Ritter’s associate/trainer
Cash Box:
Was assigned to Bea Cirar
Let’s Sing:
Hi Neighbor led by Ed Moulton
Anniversaries:
Al Perry Sr., June 2, married 57 years
Pat Flynn, June 6, married 52 years
Al Perry, Jr. June 10
What a coincidence that Perry, Sr. and Perry, Jr. were married
in the same month!!!
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Birthdays
None
Fines:
Fines were imposed on members for the following reasons:
1)
For not wearing their pin
2)
For not shaking hands with the Secret Greeter
Secret
Greeter:
Glen Pettit
Happy/Sad
Bucks:
Jack Dawson: for his Best Friend
Mary Gant: for the beautiful weather in June instead of
the June Gloom
Sheila Cook: for coming to the luncheon and seeing old
Kiwanis friends
Tom Burrows: for the LC Presbyterian Pops concert of
Irving Berlin music on Saturday, Tom will be playing the piano
with Irving Berlin music for half an hour.
Diane Della Valle: Sad Buck because she missed Harriett
Hammon’s “Travel” presentation, happy buck for Sheila Cook, a
dear friend, as a guest.
Clyde Hemphill: for a good Soap Box Derby race, about
35-40 sign ups
Mark Alexander: For past month where the City did not
receive any Foothill Blvd. construction work complaint. Mark
thanked the city residents for their patience; it will be almost
over in three weeks.
Ty Ritter: $3 happy bucks for the community’s overwhelming
support to the Project Child Save Program.
Fifty-Fifty Drawing: Won by Norm Johnson
Club Announcements:
Harold Backer: Plea for $1.00 Donation to the Kiwanis
“Kid’s Can”
Carl Christensen: Sign Up Sheet is being passed around
for the Hollywood/Los Feliz Inter Club Lunch, Tuesday Noon, June
17, 2008 at the Acapulco (Sunset) Restaurant, 4444 Sunset Blvd,
Hollywood
Mary Gant: Showed the Red Work T-Shirts, Reminded the
members’ regarding Friday night’s work order, sign- up sheets
for the Soap Box Derby Registration. Also reminded members to
bring their dinner on Friday night, but there will be pop corn
and drinks.
Clyde Hemphill: Club needs help for the Friday night Soap
Box Derby set up and also during the clean up that will probably
last till Father’s Day, Sunday June 15.
Linda Magarian: Literacy Program, June 19th,
Thursday. There will be a car pool and sign - up sheet is being
passed around.
Special Presentation:
Featured Speaker:
Ty Ritter, CEO, Founder of Project Child Save, a
non-profit charity organization that supports Ty Ritter’s fight
against Child Predators and Child Pornographers.
Ty Ritter’s Resume:
A Native Californian
Former Marine
Author: My Body is My Own. The book provides a practical guide
for parents regarding child protection from abduction, etc.
Ty Ritter is an expert in providing professional protection and
bodyguard services for high profile, high-visibility political
figures.
Summary of Presentation:
Ty Ritter spoke of the objectives of Project Child Save
that is to develop and coordinate a computerized information
center from all child-help organizations regarding existing sex
crime cases. According to the Council of Europe, there are
current estimates of at least four million children are held
captive in sexual slavery today. He explained the network’s
ability to assist in a more efficient and rapid location and
recovery of missing and kidnapped children. Ty commended the
community of La Cañada for it’s over whelming support to Project
Child Save in money and in kind, to help the children (whose
experiences have been traumatic) to give them their life back.
Ty also commended the local newspaper, the Outlook for the
publicity that it has provided Project Child Save, to get help
and to reach out to caring people who support and donate to his
cause to stop Child Trafficking. He covered the importance of
getting the children out of the country of captivity; the
children’s medical treatment requirement and their need for
psychologists to help them (the children) recover from their
ordeal. He also elaborated on the cooperation provided by the US
Immigration and Naturalization (INS) in rating the different
countries. He also cited the support from the FBI, US Embassies
in different countries and the local authorities in the foreign
countries where they are forced to go in and take the children.
During the question and answer, Ty covered the upward trend in
statistics regarding missing children, citing that in Southern
California, the numbers of missing children without a trace is
around 400 annually and this year, the number could top 700.
Unattended children are easy to grab and worth a lot of money.
He further explained how easy it is to get them out as there is
no monitoring who is leaving the US, most of the children are
transported by boat out of Mexico and into South America. Ty
mentioned the sightings of Natalie Holloway and Amy Bradley;
stated that to date he has rescued 48 Children.
At the conclusion of the presentation, Ty Ritter was presented
with the Kiwanis “Collector” Mug.
Closing Song: Led by Ed Moulton, Hail Kiwanis
This Week's Editor: Emelita Bituin
This Week's Photographers: Paul Westmoreland
Webmaster and Coordinator: Jeb Long
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