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The
La Kiwanian
The Weekly Bulletin of the La Cañada Kiwanis Club
On the web (with pictures):
http://lacanadakiwanis.org/news.htm |
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Serving the Children of the
World |
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November 16, 2005 |
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Wednesday |
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Kiwanis is a global organization
of volunteers dedicated to
changing the world, one child
and one community at a time. |
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The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada
meets every Wednesday at Noon –
Visitors Welcome
Van de Kamp Hall in Descanso
Gardens – 1418 Descanso Drive,
La Cañada, CA 91011 |
COMING UP NEXT:
TRAVEL
ADVENTURE - Europe’s Alps
Saturday Evening – Flintridge Prep High
School at 7:00 p.m.
OUR KIWANIS
DIVISION 3 LT. GOVERNOR LAUREL PATRIC
Wednesday –
Lunch Meeting at Descanso
CANALS OF
AMERICA - Jack Dawson
Wednesday –
Lunch Meeting at Descanso
BOARD
MEETING
Thursday Evening – La Cañada CitiBank at
7:00 p.m.
HOLIDAY
PARTY
Sunday
Evening – Dinner at Madeleine’s
Restaurant in Pasadena
JAZZ FROM “A
TO Z” - Thom Mason
Wednesday –
Lunch Meeting at Descanso
HOLIDAY
MUSIC - Flintridge Prep Girls’ Choir
Wednesday –
Lunch Meeting at Descanso
The Prez sez . . .
“A life not lived for others is not a
life.”
John Wooden
Mike Leininger was presented last
week as a candidate for the open seat on
our Board of Directors, and the Prez
led the election today. There was
not a single discent when the voice vote
was taken. Mike commented it is
the only election he has ever
won.
Next week: Flag Salute by Howard
Backer and Invocation by Carl
Christensen.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mike Leininger
invited anyone and everyone to show up
Thursday morning to help install the
lights in Granola Park. (That’s what he
said .….)
International
Understanding Committee Chairman Hal
Crockett had on his special hat and
told us there was a special collection
being taken today to support the
hospital in Guatemala that Don
Corbett was going to be talking
about during the program on the town
Santiago Atitlan. We also support a
student in Guatemala and a Christmas
card for our student will be available
to sign next week.
Pat Anderson urged
everyone to gather up some young ones
and attend the “Festival In Lights” at
Memorial Park on Thursday, December 1st
from 4-6 p.m. There will be five tons
of snow, live reindeer to pet, and Mr.
And Mrs. Santa Claus will arrive in an
antique fire truck. There will also be
live holiday music and the Miss LCF
Court finalists will be introduced.
Steve Hagerty
announced an InterClub for Thursday (the
17th) with the La Cañada High
School Key Club at noon.
Bob Wallace
encouraged everyone to attend the Travel
Adventure program this Saturday. Take a
beautiful trip through Europe’s Alps
without getting chilled or breathless,
enjoy the intermission desserts provided
by our Flintridge Prep Key Club, and
then go home to a good night’s sleep in
your own comfy bed. It’s the perfect
way to travel!
Deborah Weirick
encouraged anyone with free time to stop
by the YMCA and donate to the blood
drive.
FROSTY’S
SLA REPORT
Patsy Christianson
will be having surgery soon. Carl
Giesicke is much better and would
have attended our meeting today except
for a therapy appointment. Dick
DeGrey isn’t able to come to our
meetings and would really enjoy some
phone calls to keep him up-to-date on
our activities. Daryal added to
Frosty’s report to say that
Mary was better and back in her
right mind again.
TERRIFIC
KIDS
We were thrilled to have
four Terrific Kids from La Cañada
Elementary School today. Deborah
Weirick did a great job of
introducing each Terrific Kid and their
Terrific Parents. It was fun to hear
about each child’s accomplishments,
activities, and interests. These
Terrific Kids received recognition at
school during an assembly on October
15. After pictures, each parent
received one of the coveted bumper
stickers … My Child is a Terrific
Kid.
Terrific Kids
SPECIAL
PRESENTATIONS
Bob Wallace
congratulated John Parody,
Scott Fuller, Steve Hagerty,
and Carlos Cortez for earning
their permanent name badges. Although
no official records were reviewed,
Bob suggested that members in this
group may represent both the shortest
and the longest time ever used to
fulfill all the requirements. Each new
member was presented with his new badge.
THE
PROGRAM
Don Corbett took
us to see the difficulties being
experienced in Guatemala after the
terrible floods last year.
Don
had several DVDs we watched on the big
TV screen. A hospital in Santiago
Atitlan that we have supported in the
past experienced extensive flood damage
and Don encouraged us to add to
our Kiwanis Foundation contributions to
help the hospital rebuild. Both Don
Corbett and Hal Crockett and
their spouses have visited this town and
have personal knowledge of the poverty
and needs of the people who live there.
Hospital after flood
You can find out more about the
Guatemala Hospital by clicking on the
following link:
http://www.puebloapueblo.org
Don Corbett
HAPPY &
SAD BUCKS
Ed Moulton … had
twenty Happy Bucks to
thank several club members for their
help connected with Ed’s recent move to
Pasadena. John Parady has made
sure Ed’s trash is out each week,
Peter Racicott “house sat” on
Halloween to preclude any “tricks” and
Steve Hagarty has helped with
transportation to our meetings.
Mary Gant … was
somewhat subdued but still had one
Happy Buck for the UCLA
football victory on Saturday.
(Additional info under “Birthdays.”)
Deborah Weirick …
really enjoyed introducing the Terrific
Kids today, but had a Grateful
and Happy Buck
because Committee Chair Pat
Flynn did all the organizing and
legwork.
Tom Slaughter …
had a very very Sad Buck
because he had been looking forward to
Bob Martin’s Veteran’s Day program last
week for a long time … and then had to
miss the meeting due to a business
emergency.
FACTS AND
FICTION
Music: piano
tunes by Martha Crockett, Ed
Moulton leading God Bless
America, Happy Birthday,
Hi Neighbor and Hail Kiwanis
Opening:
flag salute by
Mel Wilson
and inspiration by
John Parody
Guests:
Honorary member Theo
Abelmann,
Wells
Fargo manager Suzanne
Kent
(who
also attended our Special Guest Day
luncheon), and spouse
Marilyn Corbett
Master of the
Cash Box: Scott Fuller
Birthdays: Daryal
Gant turned … older … on
Monday, and since he had to take out an
equity loan to cover his wife’s weekly
Kiwanis celebration for the recent UCLA
football victories he had enough to join
the Century Club. Bob Wallace
was glad he had a birthday on the 13th
and was even happier he still isn’t as
old as Paul or Clyde; all
those good feelings were worth a Century
Club to Bob. Theo Abelmann told
us she just caught up with Jack Benny
this month and had a nice celebration.
Fines: Those who
weren’t wearing their Kiwanis pins owed
one dollar, and it was another dollar
for those who didn’t shake the hand of
Secret Greeter Joel Smith.
Frosty’s Challenge:
There was stiff competition from Tom
Slaughter and Carl Christenson
and Jack Dawson threw his hat
in the ring, as well. Tom won
the applause for his story about the
beef shortage.
Fifty-Fifty Drawing:
Mary Gant
OFFICERS
for 2005-2006
President – Paul
Westmoreland ~ President-Elect – Steve
Hagerty
Vice President – Diane
DellaValle ~ Secretary – Bill
Scherkey ~ Treasurer – Howard Backer
Immediate Past President
– Daryal Gant
DIRECTORS
for 2005-2006
Nick Berkuta ~ Carl
Christensen ~ Clyde Hemphill ~
Jeb Long ~ George Lutes
Linda Magarian ~
Melinda Thompson ~ Lloyd Welch
CLUB
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN & ADMINISTRATIVE
POSITIONS for 2005-2006
Attendance – George
Lutes ~ Finance & Investment – Karl
Johnson ~ Historian – Bob Martin
Hospitality & Welfare – Frosty Boyd
~ House – Mel Wilson ~ InterClubs
– Steve Hagerty Membership Acquisition
and Retention – Jim Ackland ~
Membership Records – Bob Wallace
Music – Ed Moulton ~
Newsletter – Melinda Thompson ~
Parliamentarian – Clyde Hemphill
Programs – Diane DellaValle ~ Publicity – Open ~
Sick-Lame-Ailing - Frosty Boyd
Social – Harriet
Hammons ~ Spiritual Aims and Human
Understanding – Charles Broberg
Web-site – Jeb Long
FOUNDATION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN for
2005-2006
Children’s Literacy
Project – Harriet Hammons ~
Community Services – Mike Leininger
Fund Raising – Open ~
International Understanding – Hal
Crockett
Soap Box Derby – Joel
Smith ~ Terrific Kids – Deborah
Weirick
Travel Adventures – Bob
Wallace ~ Wine and Gourmet Food
Tasting – Open
Youth Services – Bachy
Bachmayer
- Sponsored Youth -
LCHS Key Club – Ken
Lowe ~ Flintridge Prep Key Club –
Joan Peters ~ Builders Club – Open
K-Kids – George Lutes &
Steve Hagerty ~ Terrific Kids –
Deborah Weirick and Pat Flynn
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
LONG-TERM CALENDAR
Nov. 19 Sat. Evening - Travel
Adventure: Europe’s Alps
Nov. 23 Wed. Lunch
Meeting - Kiwanis Division 3 Lt. Gov.
Laurel Patric
Nov. 30 Wed. Lunch Meeting -
Canals of
America
Dec. 1 Thu.
Evening - Board Meeting
Dec. 7 Wed. Lunch
Meeting -
Dec. 11 Sun. Evening – Holiday
Social
Dec. 14 Wed. Lunch
Meeting - Jazz from “A to Z”
Dec. 21 Wed. Lunch Meeting -
Holiday Music by Flintridge Prep Girls’
Choir
Dec. 28 Wed. Lunch
Meeting - Craft Talks
Jan. 4 Wed. Lunch
Meeting - LA County Sheriff Captain
Tim Peters
Jan. 5 Thu.
Evening - Board Meeting
Jan. 11 Wed. Lunch Meeting - Old
Classic Films (Marvin of the Movies)
Jan. 18
Wed. Lunch Meeting - State of the City
by Mayor Anthony Portantino
Jan. 25
Wed. Lunch Meeting - The Alex Theatre
Jan. 28 Sat. Evening - Travel
Adventure: Hawaii Paradise
Feb. 1
Wed. Lunch Meeting - History of the
LCF Chamber of Commerce
Feb. 2
Thu. Evening - Board Meeting
Feb. 8 Wed. Lunch
Meeting -
Feb. 11 Sat. Evening - Travel
Adventure: Wine Regions of France
Feb. 15 Wed. Lunch Meeting -
Columnist Jeraldine Saunders (Love Boat
Lady)
Mar. 25 Sat. Evening - Travel
Adventure: Natural Wonders of the SE
Seabord
Apr. 29 Sat. Evening - Travel
Adventure: Italy
Aug. 30 Wed. Lunch
Meeting – Apple for a Teacher Day
