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BOARD MEETING
Thursday Evening – La Cañada
CitiBank at 7:00 p.m.
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Jan 11 |
OLD CLASSIC FILMS - Marvin of the Movies
Wednesday – Lunch Meeting at Descanso
Jan 18 |
STATE OF THE CITY - LCF Mayor Anthony Portantino
Wednesday – Lunch Meeting at Descanso
Jan 28 |
TRAVEL ADVENTURE - Hawaii Paradise
Saturday Evening – Flintridge Prep High School Auditorium
The Prez sez . . .
“A life not lived for others is not a life.”
John Wooden
Many thanks to Harriet Hammons for planning and executing
one of the best Holiday Parties we have ever had. What a Social
Committee Chairman!!!
More thanks to Steve Hagerty for stepping in to lead the
meeting last week. Handled it like a pro.
And more thanks to Linda Magarian who stepped in for
Matt Regan last week and announced the beginning of the
annual Holiday Toy Drive donations.
The luncheon for the President of Kiwanis International
is being held on Friday, December 30 at the Pasadena Hilton.
Those who have heard him speak say we are in for a real treat.
If you haven't signed up yet, contact Howard Backer.
Additional help is needed on the Kiwanis Rose Float on December
17 and on the 27th. Contact Laurel Patric (our Lt.
Governor) if you can pitch in. lpatric@sbcglobal.net
Next week: Ticket Sales by Harriet Hammons, Flag Salute
by Jim Reynolds and Invocation by Daryal Gant.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jim Ackland spoke for all of us and thanked Harriet again for the wonderful party on Sunday. The LCHS Chamber Singers were terrific!!! As Chair of our New Member Acquisition and Retention Committee, Jim reminded us there are many people in our community who would also enjoy our programs and activities and would be active in our volunteer work. We are looking for new members. All of us need to be inviting member candidates to lunch to get acquainted with our Club. Jim will even do the inviting if you just give him the name.
Mike Leininger has the date set for Feed the Floaters and already has some volunteers. A few more would be welcome. Just meet under the bridge on Thursday evening, December 29 at 6:45 p.m. to help.
Pat Anderson encouraged all of us to set the evening of January26 aside for the La Cañada Chamber Installation Dinner; Joe Thompson, our Kiwanis Lt. Governor last year, will be sworn in as the new Chamber President.
Diane DellaValle reminded us to think about bringing guests to our next two meetings, as the programs will be special. Next week the Flintridge Prep Singers will entertain us, and the following week Steve Hagerty will tell us about the Griffith Park trains.
Matt Regan hopes everyone will make a bigger donation to the Holiday Toy Drive this year (than they did last year). The stock market is up, folks! The toys are taken to the Door of Hope in Pasadena. This is a facility that takes in homeless families, helps the parents find work, and then transitions them back into homes or apartments in the community. An excellent organization to support!
Bachy asked that we all remember Children's Hospital on our Christmas gift list and urged us to donate generously to the collection tubs on each lunch table.
Hal Crockett let us know we received three thank you letters for our contributions to overseas charitable organizations. We have recently sent funds to Guatemala to rebuild a hospital after a flood, to a Bulgarian orphanage to cover the costs of their pharmacy needs for a year, and to the Carter Center for it's River Blindness project.
FROSTY’S SLA REPORT
Patsy Christensen is feeling much better after her hip replacement surgery and should be able to join us next week. Dick DeGrey is perking along and would have joined us today except he had some plumbing problems. (Frosty assumed he was talking about the water pipes for the house.) Carl Gieseke is ready to come to a meeting and feeling much better.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Daryal Gant
presented
Prez Paul
with a
new, generic gavel. The gavel is on temporary loan, but if the
Prez
does a
good job all year his name will be put on the gavel and he will
be able to keep it.
Daryal
made a
second presentation to
Prez Paul.
It was a picture of Bush and Cheney - with thanks for our
Club's volunteer efforts and signed by the U.S. Prez. (I don't
think our Prez
will spend
much time looking for an appropriate frame.)
THE PROGRAM
Dr. Thom Mason is head of the Jazz Department at USC and gave us an amazing overview of what jazz "is and isn't" in just a half hour. He covered the history of jazz, and demonstrated the many variations of music that fall within the sphere of jazz. Dr. Mason had a great sense of humor and had music and a Power Point presentation with many interesting pictures. He volunteers in south central Los Angeles every week teaching children how to play jazz. His Jazz Arts Foundation supports this program by selling music CDs he has produced. We actually received a very condensed version of his "Jazz from A to Z" talk; Dr. Mason likes to speak before groups and would like to be invited. It is his way of selling his CDs and raising money for his Jazz Arts Foundation.
HAPPY & SAD BUCKS
Frosty Boyd … couldn't wait for the Frosty Challenge and had to pay a Happy Buck for telling a very funny joke "before it's time." To be fair, the joke was extremely relevant to the immediately preceding discussion about the USC - Texas Bowl game.
Fred Schooley … also had to pay a Happy Buck because he couldn't wait to challenge Frosty and had us laughing about a sports car that went from 1 to 200 really fast.
Bob Wallace … was very Happy to become a grandfather again this morning. His daughter had a baby boy.
Aaron Solomon … had twenty Happy Bucks to celebrate three recent events at the Community Center that were very successful. Kiwanians turned out in force for the annual fundraising dinner; 1,100 adult runners registered for the Run for the Hungry on Thanksgiving Day, and last weekend's annual Ceramics Sale raised $33,000!
Linda Magarian … is looking forward to a visit from her son who will be with her to celebrate his 32nd birthday. She had two Happy Bucks because he will be staying with her for three weeks..
Bachy Bachmayer … has a bright new outlook on life and was very Happy his cataract surgery was so successful..
Ed Moulton … was very Happy he is getting so much help with transportation to our Wednesday meetings. He especially thanked Howard Backer, Stretch (Nick) Berkuta, and Steve Hagerty.
FACTS AND FICTION
Music: piano music by Tom Burrows, Ed Moulton leading God Bless America, Hi Neighbor, and On Kiwanis.
Opening: flag salute by Jim Ackland and inspiration by Jack Dawson
Guests: Daryal introduced Paul Danin who worked with Daryal and Paul at JPL and was in a Key Club himself in high school. Paul Bustam, a retired LA County Sheriff's Deputy, was introduced as a great candidate to join our Club. Three spouses (spice) also joined us; Howard Backer brought Rhoda, Marge came with Bill Watts, and Hal Crockett arrived with Martha.
We’ve Missed You and We’re Glad To See You: Matt Regan brought us up-to-date on where he's been and what he's been doing. He is working a lot. He is married now and is VP in the house (no longer boss of his own domain). His marriage is going well because of this new role that he has wisely assumed.
Master of the Cash Box: Nick Berkuta
Fundraisers: Prez Paul made a deal with Jeb Long. He will donate $140 to the Club if USC loses to Texas, and Jeb will donate $140 to the Club if Texas loses to USC.
Birthdays: Matt Regan's birthday is December 25th, and he joined the Century Club.
Fines: After those who weren't wearing their Kiwanis pins were fined $1, Harriet's name was pulled out of the hat to recite our Kiwanis defining statement. Clyde passed her a crib sheet and was fined $5 by the Prez for trying to help Harriet cheat. Harriet chose to pay $5 herself and was able to pass the buck to Clyde; he didn't need a cheat sheet and was able to recite the statement word for word.
Frosty’s Challenge: See Happy Bucks
Fifty-Fifty Drawing: No one seemed to have the winning number, and we all waited while Diane hunted and hunted through her purse looking for her tickets. When she finally found her tickets, she didn't have the winning one. Harriet woke up then, and it turned out she had the required number.
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 ~ Mike Leininger
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
New Member 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 ~ 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 – Pat Flynn and Deborah Weirick
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
Dec. 21 Wed. Lunch Meeting - Holiday Music by Flintridge Prep Girls’ Choir
Dec. 28 Wed. Lunch Meeting - The Griffith Park Train
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 - Dealing With Secular Predators
Feb. 11 Sat. Evening - Travel Adventure: Wine Regions of France
Feb. 12 Sun. - Day at the Races
Feb. 15 Wed. Lunch Meeting - Columnist Jeraldine Saunders (Love Boat Lady)
Feb. 21 Tue. - Mid-Year Convention
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
