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Wednesday, June
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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 17, 2009
Clergy Recognition Day
Dr Charles Brogberg
Wednesday Lunch Meeting @ Van de
Kamp Hall, Descanso Gardens
June
24, 2009
Craft Talks
Jennifer Berger, Skip Boyd, Jim
Phillips
Wednesday Lunch Meeting @ Van de
Kamp Hall, Descanso Gardens
July
1, 2009
Midnight Mission - Ana Salazar
(tour of Mission at 2:30)
Wednesday Lunch Meeting @ Van de
Kamp Hall, Descanso Gardens
July
8,
2009
Capt. Dave Silversparre -Sheriff
Dept - "Keeping La Canada Safe"
Wednesday Lunch Meeting @ Van de
Kamp Hall, Descanso Gardens
July
15, 2009
Barbara Swartz - Balanced Brain
Body Health
Wednesday Lunch Meeting @ Van de
Kamp Hall, Descanso Gardens
July 22, 2009 and July 29, 2009
Nick Berkuta -"All You Wanted To
Know About Our Clubs
Committees or How Does Our Club
Do it"?
JUNE 25-29
Kiwanis International
Convention, Nashville
Wednesday Lunch Meeting @ Van de
Kamp Hall, Descanso Gardens
JULY 26, 2009
SUMMER SOCIAL
5:00 PM
AT THE HOME OF DARYL AND MARY
GANT
2425 CROSS STREET, LA CRESCENTA
Kiwanis Board Of Directors Meet
The First Thursday Of Each Month
At The La Cañada Community
Center– 7:00 Pm
February 5, March 5, April 2,
May 7, June 4, July 2, August 6,
September 3,
October 1, November 5, and
December 3.
Click
on the following button to view
the long term calendar
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MUSIC
Piano Tunes Provided By Tom Burrows
OPENING
Opening Song: God Bless America led by Ed Moulton and Wendy
Smith
Flag Salute: Led by Corey Stevens
Inspirational Message: Given by George
Lutes: George provided the Kiwanis members the meaning and
virtues of being an American, i.e. Americans are the embodiment
of the spirit of freedom, Americans are free to choose.
Guests:
Paul Green from the Glendale Kiwanis and Dave Hempstreet from
the AM Club. They were greeted with a Hi Neighbor song led by
Ed Moulton
Announcements
Joel Smith:
Joel announced that the Soap Box Derby was a great success like
the past nine(9) soap box derby events; first time that we had a
local winner; there were 60 Kiwanis members that participated
that really provided the event a club like atmosphere.
President
Carl Christensen announced that the Soap Box Derby event
provided ten (10) years of lots of fun; however, the Board
decided to discontinue sponsorship of the event. It was put to
a vote and a majority vote was received from the members present
to discontinue the Soap Box Derby.
Wendy,
Diane, Linda, Gigi and Corey came out with a Banner and
sang in a “ Chorus Line” fashion, Come Help Us
Celebrate Our Awesome Readers. Members were asked to
sign up for the presentation at Felipes; the volunteers will
give the children their trophies and attendees will see the
success that the volunteers have done to improve the children’s
reading ability.
Megan
Nordvedt:Invited the members to the Spring 2009 Ceramics
Sale at the Community Center of La Canada Flintridge on Friday,
June 12th and Saturday, June 13th.
Corey
Stevens: reminded the members to sign up for the summer
social on July 26th at the home of Mary and Daryal
Gant.
Pat
Andersen: invited the members to the LCF Chamber of
Commerce Mixer, The “All American Picnic and Barbecue” at the
Memorial Park. Hosted by the Valley Sun, food provided by the
Dish, Desserts by Gourmet Ago go.
Nick
Berkuta: reminded members to sign up for the Inter Club
event at the University Club, Pasadena, Thursday, June 11th.
Diane
Della Valle: reminded members to sign up for the
District Meeting in San Diego on August 13-15.
Frosty
Boyd: SLA. The following members are recovering and
doing well: Dick DeGray, Hal Thomas, Clyde Hemphil and John
Landrum
Carl
Christensen thanked Wendy for her energy and enthusiasm.
Wendy
Smith: announced the new project for Thanksgiving, that
is to procure 148 Turkeys to donate to the Midnight Mission; the
project will feed about 2,000 people.
HAPPY AND SAD BUCKS
Ken Lowe: Happy $3 for the
Key Club Scholarship
Pat Andersen: Happy $ for the
New businesses in town represented by six (6) ribbon cuttings
completed in the last 4 weeks.
Bob Martin: Sad $ because on
5/26 he was diagnosed with pneumonia, Happy $1 because he is
back.
Tom Burrows: Happy $ because
he is playing the piano at 2 big performances this weekend at
the La Canada Presbyterian Church.
Mary Gant: Happy $ for Joel
Smith for a successful Soap Box Derby and for her beating
Barbara Marshall at the Celebrity Race, Sad Buck for missing the
last ribbon cutting at Euro Jewelries.
Linda Magarian: Happy $ for
George Lutes who helped to make the Leadership program banner
Jim Phillips: Happy $ for his
daughter who finally got her health insurance.
Ed Moulton: Happy $ for the
Soap Box Derby that he initiated, Sad buck that it will be
discontinued, Ed thanked the Club for supporting the event for
the last ten (10) years.
Craft Talk
President Carl Christensen introduced Wendy
Alane Smith who presented her craft talk.
Wendy provided the members with an
incredibly amazing background centered in the entertainment
industry!!
• Born in New York
• Grew up in Connecticut from age 3 -21.
• Started in the theatre at age 9. Wendy never stopped
performing, acted in community theatre until she was 21.
• Attended Southern Ct State College; majored in Psychology.
• Father was Professor Emeritus there- cost $100 per
semester!
• Wrote for the school newspaper the Southern News.
• Moved to California in 1990 to pursue a career in the music
business.
• Was discovered by a Dutch producer who flew her to Europe
and made her lead singer of a group called Def La Desh
• Wendy’s first single was a top 20 hit throughout Europe.
Music videos on MTV, BET and VH1
• Lived outside of Amsterdam for 4 years; singing, touring,
writing songs for people and herself. She had 3 more hit
records, went gold in Scandinavia and sold records all over the
world.
• Came back to the US in 1994. Performed with her own blues
band for many years
• Sang with Art Deco and His Society Orchestra as well as
with Bob Gail Orchestras at numerous fundraisers for orphanages
in Mexico, at the Byzantine Investiture of Royalty- kings and
queens from around the world and as well as tributes to
celebrities like Gregory Hines.
• Sang a lot in Beverly Hills at very exclusive events and
many celebrity events.
• Opened for the Four Tops (there were only 3 left), Rose
Royce did backing vocals for Candy Dulfer, Wayne Brady, Philip
Michael Thomas, worked with Little Richard, Billie Myers – a lot
of contemporary Artists and did 4 Verizon commercials.
• Between gigs her Day Job for 10 years was as the assistant
to the CEOS of several major entertainment companies- publicist
Lee Solters and Wendy represented Neil Diamond, Dolly Parton,
and Barbra Streisand. She worked at Fox television in
Development, worked at Virgin Records in Music Licensing, for
The President of Beyond Music who represented The Bee Gees,
Meatloaf, The Cranberries etc. Later on she became a Talent
Agent herself - eventually opening her own talent agency.
• She always had a special interest in Children – She became
the clothing Minister at Agape International Church for several
years and was in charge of collecting clothes for the Homeless.
She fed homeless kids and families every Saturday morning in
front of City Hall in Santa Monica.
• Later on, when she decided to break away from the
entertainment industry, she took a job in a corporate design and
construction company. Jim Smith hired and trained her. Some of
their well known clients are Carl’s Jr., Pet Co, Aramark, Disney
and the Sears Tower. Wendy really enjoyed learning a new
business and getting into construction - building custom homes–
creating something from nothing – it’s like writing a song, she
quipped.
Wendy and Jim were married in 2005 and it was a great decision
to marry the boss, she says. “I can do no wrong – and work
whenever I want to”.
Wendy still runs her own talent agency- her beautiful daughter
is a model and one of her clients- “I teach Voice lessons to
children on television. I produced 3 of my own music CDs in the
past 3 years”.
Wendy was on a TV show for 5 weeks in 2007; wrote a book which
was published last year and went on the Oprah Show last April
talking about the Laws of Attraction.
Wendy and Jim are adopting a 4-7 year old girl and hope to have
her this year. They have sponsored children for years with The
Christian Children’s Fund and are honorary ambassadors for
UNICEF.
Wendy is a proud member of Kiwanis: she is
grateful to be serving others with such a great group of people
who care about children and making the world a better place for
children.
Her passion: To teach children how to be of service to their
communities
Her Goal: To spend the rest of her life helping other
people, traveling to other countries on short Missionary
Trips and getting right on the front line when it comes to
combating child starvation.
Her Dream: To see every 5th grade
class in America sponsor a hungry child. It’s $25 a month; this
will mirror a whole country of children caring about children
throughout the world.
THE PROGRAM
Bill Watts introduced the Guest Speaker:
Dave Hempstreet.
Bill Watts introducing the Guest Speaker, Dave Hempstreet
Guest Speaker,
Dave Hempstreet with Daryal, Mary and Nick
Dave is a fellow Kiwanian and Past President of the AM Club. His
background includes the following:
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Career in corporate finance having worked as a
Financing Manager and Portfolio Manager for ARCO.
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Subsequent to his retiring, he became an
Investment Advisor and Certified Financial Planner.
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He and his wife Nancy are 36-year residents of La
Canada.
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Dave has been Assistant City and twice interim
City Treasurer of La Canada
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For the past five (5) years, he has actively
supported the Kiwanis Family House
Dave Hempstreet talked about the Kiwanis Family House
 
Kiwanis Family House (KFH) Background:
Since 1984, dedicated Kiwanis volunteers have welcomed nearly
13,000 families to the KFH, a home-away-from-home for families
bringing their children to the UCD Medical Center for treatment
of serious illness or injury. Arriving from all parts of
California and the world, these families are in dire need to be
as close to their loved ones as possible. The KFH provides
temporary housing and support they so desperately need.
Guests at the KFH have immediate access to their children’s
bedside, free shuttle service to the hospital and a staff of
caring volunteers available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The House: The KFH was started in 1982 Original KFH had seven(7)
bedrooms in construction trailers later on doubled to fourteen
(14) rooms.
Ground breaking for the Construction of the new KFH started in
June 1, 2005.
Dave provided a slide presentation of the construction project
from framing and up to the finished project. The new completed
facility provides the following:
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32-fully furnished bedrooms
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Seven (7) full hook-up Recreational Vehicle
sites.
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Family members are registered into a private
bedroom which includes a bathroom with shower, as well as access
to fully equipped kitchens.
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Guests also have internet access, free long
distance telephone calls, spiritual counseling, free parking and
free shuttle bus to the hospital.
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Two(2) open air courtyard for relaxing
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Brick Memorial in the courtyard: Donor(s) can buy
a brick and inscribe a memorial on the brick for his/her chosen
person.
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Playground equipped with $100,000 worth of
equipments (from donated Labor and equipments)
Dave spoke about official club sponsorship of the KFH and asked
the Noon Club to become a sponsor. He mentioned that there are
more or less about eighty (80) Club Sponsors; the Eagle Rock
Club, the Glendale Club and the La Canada AM club with $500
annual sponsorship to mention a few.
Individual membership is also available via the Friend
of the Kiwanis Family House. To become a member, simply
complete the application and mail it along with the $100 initial
membership fee. Annual dues thereafter are $100. Members are
encouraged to exceed $100 annual dues with a larger contribution
which will be annually recognized by the KFH Board of
Directors. Friends of the KFH will receive information
regarding volunteer opportunities. They will also be provided
with IRS acceptable tax deductible receipts, and will
automatically receive a dues invoice on their anniversary date
for joining.
Money is needed to keep the KFH running. Dave disclosed that
KFH coffer is currently running in the red.
If you would like to become a friend of the KFH, please complete
an application form and mail it to the following address:
Kiwanis Family House,
P.O.Box 189091,
Sacramento, CA 95818-9091
For application form or for more information please visit the
website: www.Kiwanisfamilyhouse.org
Or you may contact:
House Director at 9`6-736-0116 Ext.202
2875 50th Street
Sacramentio, CA 95817
President Carl Christensen
announced the next board meeting, second Tuesday of the Month.
He thanked Tom, Ed and Wendy for the Music and Emelita as editor
Closing Song: Hail
Kiwanis International
OTHER STUFF
Winner of
50/50 Drawing: Gigi Schleuter
Secret
Greeter: Tom Burrows
Master of
the Cash Box:
This Week’s
Reporter: Emelita Bituin
These Week’s
Photographer: Wendy Smith
Webmaster,
Newsletter Editor and Coordinator: Jeb Long
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