SOAP BOX DERBY CLINIC

Saturday @ 9:00 a.m.  –  Sport Chalet

INTERCLUB  -  Hollywood/Los Feliz Kiwanis Club

Tuesday   

CAN’T READ?  -  Jodi Jill

Wednesday – Lunch Meeting at Descanso

SOAP BOX DERBY PRACTICE RUN

Saturday @ 9:00 a.m.  –  Methodist Church

LA CANADA HIGH SCHOOL KEY CLUB  -  Ken Lowe

Wednesday – Lunch Meeting at Descanso

SOAP BOX DERBY REGISTRATION, WEIGH-IN & INSPECTION

Friday @ 4:30 p.m.  –  St. Francis High School Parking Structure

SOAP BOX DERBY

Saturday @ 10:00 a.m.  –  Michigan Hill

FIESTA DAYS – HAMBURGER SALES IN THE PARK

Monday @       –  Memorial Park

The Prez sez . . .

   Special Guest Day is coming up and each member will receive a letter soon explaining this proposed event, watch your mail.  This will be a way to increase our membership.
 

• Board Action – Mike Lininger and Mary Gant proposed the  gifting of Safety Chairs to each of the local high schools.  La Cañada High, St. Francis, Flintridge Prep and Flintridge Sacred      Heart.  These are to be used at sporting events and practice to       safely remove an injured player from the field of play.  Each school has enthusiastically agreed that these would be a great additions to their sports programs.  The chairs will have the words:  Donated by:  Kiwanis Club of La Cañada on their backs.
   

• White Board – At each meeting from today forward there will be a white board with the notes   received from others.  Example of those there today were thank you notes from LCF  Tournament of Roses for our annual donation and a note from Joe Thompson thanking our club for his being names “La Cañadian of the Year.”  Members are encouraged to take time to read them.
                   

•  Our club in conjunction with the A.M. Club will sponsor a new club somewhere in the world under the umbrella of Kiwanis International.
              

• Welcome back to Carl Christensen and Bill Watts.  Carl had his hip replaced one week ago today and Bill recovered from double pneumonia from a couple of weeks ago.

 Quote

 “One small deed accomplished is greater than a large deed planned”

 Sappiest Hat Day

ANNOUNCEMENTS

      Our Summer Social will be July 11 at the Toffel’s lovely home in the afternoon.

      Remember the more of us who work the easier it is for everyone and we have such fond memories.

3 -  Mike Leininger ask for volunteers for our fund raiser on Memorial Day at ‘Afternoon in the Park’  This is our annual hamburger booth.

5 – Paul Westmoreland announced two up-coming interclubs.  Next Tuesday one is scheduled with   Hollywood-Los Feliz Club, there will be carpooling available.  On Wednesday, May 18, there will.  Be an interclub with the A.M. Club.

6 – Bachy Bachmayer told of the expansion of Children’ Hospital and reminded us to drop money in the plastic tubs on our tables.

7 – Bob Wallace acting for Jim Ackland announced the slate of officers for the 2005-2006 year and told us that we will be voting next week.  The slate is as follows.

            President-Elect – Frank Ragazzi

            Vice President – Diane DellaValle

            if you would like to serve please call Bob or Jim.

8 – Don Corbett says support from the club members has been forthcoming for the Wine & Gourmet  Food Tasting.  The Board has proposed that every member be responsible for the purchase of two  event tickets, you can sell them if you don’t want to use them; also members will be asked to sell tickets.  As an incentive, anyone who sells, or buys, ten tickets will have free lunches for one  month.

FROSTY’S SLA REPORT

Frosty said that most of his report had been given for him with the recognition of Bill Watts and Carl Christenson's return to the club. Frosty will find out more details regarding Don Davidson's wife's death.

 NEW MEMBER INDUCTION

Dang Pham was introduced; he is sponsored by Mary Gant and Karl Johnson.  Another entrepreneur who just opened a new business last week in Montrose, Mon Cadeau, that specializes in conversion of home videos to DVD’s.  Dang’s home is in Montrose, he is a UCLA graduate, a Chamber Ambassador, a Descanso docent and will begin teaching chess at the Roger Barkley Center in June.

Two fine additions to our club, welcome Peter and Dang.

 THE PROGRAM

 HAPPY & SAD BUCKS

 … Sad  - Joel Smith was sad because Dick Barley was out of the room and we didn’t sing Hi Neighbor to him.

 … Happy – Frosty Boyd announced the arrival of great-grandson, Matthew, weighing in at 7             pounds and 20” long, their first great-grandchild so Frosty generously donated $90 (there was a complicated calculation to get to this amount and competed with some of his humor.)

… Happy – Vic Ledgerton announced that ‘Day at the Races’ will become an annual event for the Glendale Club and thanked our club for supporting them this year.

… Happy – Clyde Hemphill is happy for Joel Smith’s good health and wishes him continued good    health since Joel is SBD Director and if Joel becomes ill the Assistant Derby Director will have to take over, Clyde!

… Sad  - Mary Gant fined the Prez for his statement last week that ‘no women participated in  Bad

           Hair Day.’  Mary stated that she had walked around with orange hair all day.  Daryal had to   give up $5.

            Thompson as La Cañadian of the Year stating that this is a fine tradition that our club has.

            Dick further thanked us for all the good things our club does in the area.

FACTS AND FICTION

Opening: flag salute by George Lutes and inspiration by Harriett Hammons.

Guests:  Vic Ledgerton and Dick Barley

Master of the Cash Box:  Bob Martin

Birthdays:  Carl Christensen decided that since he had a new birthday, a new hip and a new grandchild that he would join the Century Club.

            Chuck Gulick joined the Century Club for getting older and older.

            Carl Gieseke said he had an anniversary and birthday, so he, too, joined the Century Club

Fines:  A fine free meeting – mark it on your calendar.

Jelly Roll Revelation:  the La Cañada School Board met and there was a photo and an article

            mentioning Mike Lininger who was quoted for handily handling the controversy surrounding

            the play ‘Bat Boy’ but nowhere was Kiwanis mentioned.  Mike gave $20 for ‘Children of the

            World.’  It was then questioned if it would have been appropriate for Kiwanis to have even

            been mentioned at the same time as ‘Bat Boy!’

Fifty-Fifty Drawing:  Bill Watts was big winner.

OFFICERS for 2004-2005

Daryal Gant, President     Paul Westmoreland, President-Elect      Frank Ragazzi, Vice President

Bill Scherkey, Secretary     Howard Backer, Treasurer     Jim Ackland, Immediate Past President

DIRECTORS for 2004-2005

Carl Christensen, Diane DellaValle, Clyde Hemphill, Jeb Long, George Lutes, Bob Martin,

Melinda Thompson, Bill Watts, Lloyd Welch

CLUB COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN for 2004-2005

Attendance – George Lutes,  Finance & Investment – Open,  Hospitality & Welfare – Frosty Boyd, House – Mel Wilson,  Interclubs – Paul Westmoreland,  Membership – Bob Wallace,  Music – Ed Moulton,  Newsletter – Melinda Thompson,  Parliamentarian – Clyde Hemphill,  Programs – Frank Ragazzi,  Publicity – Diane DellaValle,  Social – Harriet Hammons,  Web-site – Jeb Long

FOUNDATION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN for 2004-2005

Community Services – Carl Christensen and Mike Leininger,  Fund Raising – Sylvia Kirkorian,

Human and Spiritual Values – Al Restivo,  International Understanding – Hal Crockett,

Soap Box Derby – Joel Smith,  Sponsored Youth:  LCHS Key Club – Ken Lowe,  Flintridge Prep Key Club – Joan Peters,  Builders Club – Open,  K-Kids – George Lutes,  Terrific Kids – Open,  Travel Adventures – Frank & Vi Ragazzi,  Wine and Gourmet Food Tasting – Don Corbett and Joan Peters, Youth Services – Bachy Bachmayer

The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada meets every Wednesday at Noon

Van de Kamp Hall in Descanso Gardens – 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada, CA  91011

P.O. Box 33, La Cañada, CA  91012

Website:  http://lacanadakiwanis.org

LONG-TERM CALENDAR

May 14        Sat. Morning  -  Soap Box Derby Clinic

Details @ www.lacanadakiwanis.org/derby

May 18        Wed. Lunch Meeting  -  Can’t Read?

May 21        Sat. Morning  -  Soap Box Derby Practice

May 25        Wed. Lunch Meeting  -  Flintridge Key Club

May 27        Fri. Afternoon  -  Soap Box Derby Registration & Weigh-In 

May 28        Sat. Morning  -  Soap Box Derby

May 30        Mon.  -  Fiesta Days Hamburger Sales

Jun 1          Wed. Lunch Meeting  -  Crazy Highway Signs

Jun 2          Thur. Evening  -  Board Meeting

Jun 8          Wed. Lunch Meeting  -  Open

Jun 10        Fri. Evening  -  June Social with Dinner and Theater

Jun 15        Wed. Lunch Meeting  -  Explaining the Unexplained

Jun 22        Wed. Lunch Meeting  -  Scouts’ Day