COMING UP NEXT:
HOW
YOUR BEHAVIORAL STYLE AFFECTS YOUR
INTERACTION WITH OTHERS - Dr. Al Restivo
Wednesday – Lunch
Meeting at Descanso
APPLE
FOR A TEACHER
Wednesday – Lunch Meeting at Descanso
CARDIAC RISK FACTORS - Dr. Bruce Bacheri
Wednesday –
Lunch Meeting at Descanso
BOARD
MEETING - Kiwanis Club and Foundation
Thursday at 7:00 p.m., La Cañada CitiBank
COVENANT HOUSE - George Lozano
Wednesday –
Lunch Meeting at Descanso
KIWANIS INCREDIBLE DUCK SPLASH (KIDS) -
Glendale Kiwanis
Saturday @ 10:00 a.m. - Verdugo Park
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Jack Dawson
told us to set aside September 17th
for a church musical to raise funds for
Habitat for Humanity and other local
charities.
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Raffle tickets are
available for the San Gabriel Chapter of
Habitat for Humanity. $25 will give you a
chance to win some really great prizes.
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Ed Moulton
really needs someone to help him pull
the newspaper barrels back to the dock after
our meeting each week. He also asked
everyone to please bring their papers. The
Glendale Association of Retarded use the
newspapers to manufacture special cylinders
which are purchased and shipped to Chicago
and purchased by someone who used to live in
La Cañada. If there aren’t enough
newspapers, the workers unroll the cylinders
they have assembled and roll them over
again, which is very demoralizing.
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Paul
Westmoreland reported our Club has once
again qualified for the Kiwanis Round Robin
award. To qualify, our club must have an
InterClub with every other club in our
Kiwanis Division. To qualify for a Super
Round Robin, every member of our Club must
attend at least one InterClub meeting during
the year. There are still ten Club members
who have not attended an InterClub this
year. You know who you are, and you can be
sure Paul will be calling you and
calling you and calling you until you attend
an InterClub meeting.
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Paul
also announced he was passing out tentative
Committee Member rosters for our next
Kiwanis year, which will start on October 1.
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Karl Johnson
reminded us to get donations for the
Glendale Kiwanis Duck Race. Our Club will
receive half of the money we collect. This
is a fundraising project for our Literacy
Program.
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Mary Gant
reminded us to put September 25th
on our calendar. Our biggest fundraiser,
the Wine and Gourmet Food Tasting is being
held that Sunday afternoon. Mary is
collecting items for the Silent Auction.
She already has vacation homes in Hawaii and
near Yosemite offered by Club members. Call
Mary with your offer or idea.
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Bachy
reminded us to support Children’s Hospital
by using the tubs on our lunch tables.
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Joan Peters
was passing out envelopes to everyone.
The envelopes include detailed information
about our Wine and Gourmet Food Tasting
fundraising event. Since this is our
biggest fundraiser, everyone in the Club is
expected to participate in some way. There
are many options.
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The Prez
said there will be no more unpopular
Knock Knock jokes. In addition to the
Frosty Challenge, we will now have
one Quickie each week.
NEW MEMBER INDUCTION
Bob Wallace inducted
Nick Berkuta with the help of
Nick’s sponsor, Mark Alexander.
Nick recently retired from the L.A.
County Sheriff’s Department and has also
been on the Public Safety Commission for
many years. Mark brought Nick
to our Special Guest Day, and now he is a
Special New Member. We welcomed Nick
with a rousing, heartfelt rendition of
You’re In Kiwanis Now. Nick is
probably very polite rather than tone deaf;
our singing was terribly off key but he
smiled through the entire song. Welcome
Nick!!!!
SURPRISE PRESENTATION
Anthony Portantino
took guest Ben Frandsen by surprise.
Ben thought he was at our meeting
because his dad was receiving a Kiwanis
award. Instead, Anthony presented
the national Daily Point of Light
award to Ben and read a letter of
congratulation from President Bush.
Ben was nominated for this award by
the La Cañada City Council because of his
exceptional service to the community.
Ben was on the Youth City Council and
was involved with many service projects with
the Key Club, Boy Scouts and his church.
The entire Frandsen family joined us
for lunch and enjoyed seeing Ben’s
surprise. What a proud bunch … Ben’s
family and our entire Kiwanis Club! We had
a taste of just how special Ben is
when he extemporaneously gave us an
articulate overview of his activities
leading up to this award and his future
plans. Ben is leaving for Brigham
Young University soon and then will go on a
mission for his church.
THE PROGRAM
A Honeymoon with My
Brother is a book (in it’s seventh
printing since February), a soon-to-be
movie, and the real life experience of
Franz Wisner and his brother, Kurt.
Franz’ fiancée dumped him days before
their large wedding. He survived with the
support of many friends who gathered
together on the day of the wedding to
celebrate without the bride. Since he
couldn’t get a refund, Franz took his
younger brother on the planned Honeymoon
Trip to Costa Rica. They had such a great
time and enjoyed getting to know each other
so much, they decided to sell everything
they owned and go traveling around the
world. Fifty three countries and two years
later they came home and considered going
back to their old professions. Instead,
Franz and Kurt chose to stick to
what they were enjoying so much. Franz
wrote a book about their experiences and
observations. A most enjoyable and
heartwarming story! Many of us stayed after
the meeting to buy a book. Franz
and Kurt were charming and took time
to write a personal message in each book.
Watch for their interview on Oprah
coming up in September.
HAPPY & SAD BUCKS
Linda Magarian … had
one Happy Buck for her
enjoyment at Matt Regan’s absolutely
fabulous wedding and a second Happy
Buck for her first visit to
Chicago. Linda has added Chicago as
one of her favorite cities and is looking
forward to another visit.
Jim Edwards … had two
Happy Bucks because Nick
Berkuta is joining our Club.
Nick has been Jim’s mentor since
before Jim ran for the LCF City
Council.
Bill Watts … had a
Happy Buck because his wife,
Margaret, is home from the Santa Barbara
hospital where she was operated on after
breaking her hip. Bill had a
Sad Buck because the table are too
close together.
Dave Spence … had
Happy Bucks for Pat
Anderson because she has a new
Cadillac – her first new car in 26 years!
Clyde Hemphill … had a
Sad Buck for Joel
Smith who thought every last detail of
the Soap Box Derby would be completed this
week.
Mark Alexander … was
very Happy because both of his
invitees to our Special Guest Day
have joined our Club. Nick
Berkuta and Aaron Solomon
Joel Smith … further
explained Clyde’s Sad Buck.
The three crates carrying our three Soap Box
Derby cars home from Ohio were supposed to
be delivered this week, but have turned up
lost.
FACTS AND FICTION
Music: piano tunes by
Tom Burrows, Ed Moulton
leading America the Beautiful, Hi
Neighbor and You’re in Kiwanis Now.
Opening:
flag salute by
Fred Schooley
and inspiration by
Scott Fuller
Guests:
In
addition to the Frandsen
family, Jim Stratton
joined us
as the guest of Mike
Leininger. Jim
is the new
Superintendent of the LCF schools and a
prospective member of our Club.
Martha Crockett
came with
her hubby, Hal.
We also
had a reporter from the Valley Sun join us.
We’ve Missed You and
We’re Glad To See You:
Master of the Cash
Box: Nick Berkuta
(who was
threatened with a permanent job by the
Prez)
Anniversaries: Jim
Ackland
and his
wife, Jo,
celebrated
57 years of marriage on August 7th
– which was worth a Century Club to
Jim. John Parady
and
Bobbie
have been
married for 39 years. Hal
Crockett
couldn’t
wait until the end of the month to tell us
he and Martha
will
celebrate their 63rd anniversary
on August 29. They are still so romantic.
Hal
told us
they were in San Diego last weekend and
stood on the beach where Hal
proposed and kissed her.
Birthdays: Don
Corbett came in late, but just in
time to get caught by Prez Daryal. Don
got a deferment until next week since
his birthday isn’t until then.
Jelly Roll Revelation:
Jelly Roll selected the winners of the
Lotta Leg Day event. White-est
(most white?) legs went to Howard Backer,
gnarliest legs were attached to Ed
Moulton, Melinda Thompson received the
racing stripes award, Bob Wallace had
the most muscular legs, the best shaved legs
went to Diane DellaValle (only a
male giraffe would say “best shaved legs”
instead of “shapeliest legs”), Jack
Dawson had the shortest legs, and
Bill Scherkey received an award for the
most glamorous legs.
Fifty-Fifty Drawing:
Can you believe it?!! Our Treasurer,
Howard Backer, won again!
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 – Daryal Gant,
Historian – Bob Martin, Hospitality &
Welfare – Frosty Boyd, House – Mel Wilson,
Information Data Base – Joel Smith,
InterClubs – Paul Westmoreland, Membership
– Bob Wallace, 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,
Reading Assistance – Harriet
Hammons, 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 – Ed Moulton, 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
Aug. 17 Wed. Lunch
Meeting - Your Behavioral Style
Aug. 24 Wed. Lunch
Meeting - Apple for A Teacher Day
Aug. 31
Wed. Lunch Meeting - Cardiac Risk Factors
Sep.
1 Thu. Evening - Board
Meeting
Sep. 7
Wed. Lunch Meeting - Covenant House
Sep. 10 Sat. Morning - Kiwanis
Incredible Duck Splash (KIDS): Verdugo Park
Sep. 14
Wed. Lunch Meeting - Bulgarian Orphanage
Update
Sep. 21
Wed. Lunch Meeting -
Sep. 25
Sun. Afternoon - Gourmet Wine and Food
Tasting
Sep. 28
Wed. Evening Installation Dinner Meeting
Oct.
6 Thu. Evening - Board
Meeting
Oct. 15 Sat. Evening
- Travel Adventure: The Real World of New
Zealand
Nov. 3
Thu. Evening - Board Meeting
Nov. 19 Sat. Evening
- Travel Adventure: Europe’s Alps
Jan. 28 Sat. Evening
- Travel Adventure: Hawaii Paradise
Feb. 11 Sat. Evening
- Travel Adventure: Wine Regions of France
Mar. 25 Sat. Evening
- Travel Adventure: Natural Wonders of the
SE Seaboard
Apr. 29 Sat. Evening
- Travel Adventure: Italy
