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THE KIWANIAN Bulletin of the Herm=
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Beach Kiwanis Club |
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August 18, 2004 |
Carol Lawson, Editor – Howard Seeb, Photographer |
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STARTERS: P= rez Rick opened the 3926th &n= bsp; meeting. The MenR= 17;s Choir, with help from the Circle K guys, led the song, guest Jeri Reeder = led the pledge and Merle gave the invocation.
GUESTS: Rick
brought Mom, Maggie McAlpin.
Bud’s guest Maria McKeever became a member today. Dano brought bro-in-law Bob
Jagemann. Greg brought coll=
eague
and speaker Jeri Reeder. Ci=
rcle K
members, Maurice Ngo, Thomas Nguyen, Gary Swayngin, Junji Choi, Henry Tri=
nk
and Jay Sakol came to visit. BIRTHDAYS/A= NNIVERSARIES: We sang happy birthday = guest Jeri Reeder. She said it wa= s the “best ever”!! M= embers with birthdays but not present were Paul Lawson (8/22) and Carla Hanley.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> DRINK DISPENSER/FINK/OTHER FINES: Whit caught Greg Wyatt. No fink today. HAPPY NEWS:= Dallas was back and feeling = pretty good. |
UPCOMING=
KIWANIS
EVENTS - MARK YOUR CALENDAR: · 8= /22 – Pat’s Surprise Party at Hall – 5:30 pm. Entertainment at 6:00. · 9= /2 – BOARD MEETING – Caterers TBA · 9= /4-6 – HERMOSA FIESTA – Sign-up will be passed to work the Beer Garden. · 9= /11 – DIVISION 19 INSTALLATION – Sign-up will be passed. · 9= /25 – GREG’S INSTALLATION – Mark your calendars! - Southern BBQ and Blues. OTHER LOCAL=
EVENTS: ·
8=
/19
– Hermosa Film Festival Kick-off Party at Union Cattle Company R=
11;
7:00 p.m. ·
8=
/20-22
– Film Festival at Community Center – For more info see
hermosashorts.com or call 374-1258 ·
8=
/22
– Davinci’s Opening Brunch – 11:30 to 3:30. ·
8=
/27
– Bichlmeier Insurance Grand Opening Party – 5:00 pm at 730 P=
CH,
2nd Floor, RB. SPEAKERS: ·
8=
/25–
CLUB COMMITTEE CHAIRPEOPLE EXPLAIN THEIR JOBS – Learn more about how
your club works. Opportunit=
ies
for involvement will be explained. |
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NEW MEMBER =
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MARIA MCKEEVER: Earl Feys, assisted by Prez Rick, inducted new member Maria McKeever. Her sponsor= , Bud Murry unfortunately was unable to stay for the ceremony. She received her plaque, pin, certificate and apron with the appropriate formalities. Maria is Branch Manager at the F= irst Federal Bank in Hermosa (next to Ralphs Market). She’s been married for 17 = years and has two sons (ages 12 & 10) and a daughter (age 8). Between her job and her family s= he keeps very busy but has finally arranged her job so she can join Kiwanis. Welcome, Maria!! |
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Maria
Inducted: Greg
reports on LV:
Rick’s Mom:
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THE KIWANIAN =
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Bulletin of the Hermosa Beach Kiwanis Club – August 18, 2004 – =
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PROGRAM: Program Chairman Greg Wyatt and
colleague Jeri Reeder presented a video they had made for Adelphia about a
gentlemen named Robin Petgraves who runs a program called Positive Vibrat=
ions
for at-risk kids in Compton.
Robin is a pilot, an entrepreneur and an inspiration. He teaches kids about helicopter=
s,
aviation and many of them have become pilots. They learn to use computers and =
learn
about many possible career opportunities. He seems to have a great rapport=
with
the kids and has been successful in getting corporate and other sponsorsh=
ips
for his programs. Positive
Vibrations is just one of the programs under the umbrella of his business
called “Tomorrow’s Aeronautical Museum” at the Compton
airport. He has also involv=
ed
several members of the Tuskegee Airmen (Black pilots from WWII) who are a=
lso
an inspiration to the kids. Robin and Jeri caught on tape:
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HAPPY/SADS:=
Merle ̵=
1; Three
men were talking about what they wanted people to say about them at their
funerals. First guy: “=
;He
was a fine man and great golfer”.&=
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Second guy: “Great family man, husband and father.” Cathy ̵=
1; Happy/sad
that Shea’s progressing handily in his quest for a position with the
Inglewood Police Dept. Sad =
they
are moving Monday, and sad that Dick was playing golf while Cathy and her
mother packed. Sad Dick hur=
t knee
golfing. Pat –=
Happy
re success of cancer booth at Aloha Days, happy Dallas back, happy Corinne
progressing with radiation treatment and doing well. Howiee R=
11; Happy
about the Surprise Birthday Party, happy Maria joining the Club, happy Ci=
rcle
K guys here. Sam –=
Sad
to miss picnic, happy Circle K here, happy Circle K had successful car wa=
sh
last week, happy he survived physical exam prior to Mississippi lunch. Dallas R=
11; Happy
to be back, happy to contribute to Shea’s flashlight fund. Whit –=
; Happy
to be here, sad he missed picnic. Dano –=
; Happy
his brother-in-law here. Ha=
ppy
Dallas back from the Adult Movie house (or whatever) where he was staying=
. Maria ̵=
1; Happy
to be a member and looking forward to attending more meetings. Guest Jeri =
– Happy
her girlfriend cancelled out on Birthday lunch today so she could attend =
our
meeting and have a Kiwanis version of “Happy Birthday” sung f=
or
her. Carol ̵=
1; Happy
to have survived a weekend of family houseguests and a day at Disneyland =
with
8 young kids. Happy Dallas =
back
and happy Maria a new member. Rick –=
; Happy
Howiee has no mold. Happy m=
om
here today. |
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RAFFLE: Joa= nne Kenoff had the winning ticket and took the daily $32. (But she gave the m= oney back to the club.) There we= re 18 cards. The pot was $125. NE= XT FINK: #483 |
CHECK OU=
T OUR
WEBSITE: hermosakiwa= nis.org. There are lots of great pictures= taken by super-photog Howard Seeb of all of our events. There are also copies of past bulletins. |
Do Good, Ha= ve Fun, Hail Kiwanis |
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