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THE KIWANIAN Bulletin of the Herm=
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Beach Kiwanis Club |
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August 25, 2004 |
Carol Lawson, Editor – Howard Seeb, Photographer |
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STARTERS: P= rez Rick opened the 3927th &n= bsp; meeting. Doris was m= issing so we sang without her help. It was awful! Rick Hankus led = the pledge and the ever versatile Earl Feys gave the invocation. &nbs= p; GUESTS: Lt.=
Gov.
Tony Molino was here today.
Christine brought friend Laura Raymond. Scholarship recipient Julia Doma=
radcka
came to visit. The Circle K=
Lunch
Bunch, Maurice Ngo (President), Thomas Nguyen (Treasurer), Gary Swayngim
(Vice President), Henry Trinh (Recruiting Chairman) and Annie Nguyen (new
member) also were here today. BIRTHDAYS/A= NNIVERSARIES: None today. Pat thanked everyone for attendi= ng birthday party for Chris last Sunday.&nb= sp; It was great fun. The Sweethearts of Tap entertained. DRINK DISPENSER/FINK/OTHER FINES: Whit only caught the Lt. Gov. who might have been given some execu= tive exemption, but as a Past President of our club he had to pay. Super-gregarious Fink Sam Abrams= paid $5 for his finkdom ineptitude. He shook every hand. HAPPY NEWS:= Jerry Compton was back and f= eeling pretty good. His newly grow= n hair was very soft (like duck feathers?). |
UPCOMING=
KIWANIS
EVENTS - MARK YOUR CALENDAR: · 9= /2 – BOARD MEETING – Caterers Joanne Kenoff, Linda Haxton and ? = (any volunteers?) ·
9=
/4-6
– HERMOSA FIESTA – Sign-up passed to work the Beer Garden. · 9= /11 – DIVISION 19 INSTALLATION – Port’s O’Call Restau= rant in San Pedro. Sign-up passed. Call the Prez if you missed it. · 9= /25 – GREG’S INSTALLATION – Mark your calendars! - Southern BBQ and Blues. OTHER LOCAL=
EVENTS: ·
8=
/26
– HB Sister Cities Auction at Thelma Greenwald’s House –
900 Strand - $10 – 1pm to 4pm ·
8=
/27
– Bichlmeier Insurance Grand Opening Party – 5:00 pm at 730 P=
CH,
2nd Floor, RB. UP-COMING SPEAKERS: ·
9=
/1
– Canine Companions with puppy.&nb=
sp;
New Member Lisa:
Distinguished Kiwanians with Lt. Gov.:
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NEW MEMBER = – Lisa Claypoole was form= ally inducted today by Lt. Gov. Tony Molino.&= nbsp; She was sponsored by Judi and Bob McEachen. Lisa was a teacher at Hermosa Va= lley School where she was the initial faculty advisor of Builder’s Club. She was so extraordin= ary in that role that we gave her a Hixon Award several years ago. When her Air Force husband was s= ent to Ohio she left for a few years, but now she’s back and teaching at Beverly Hills High School (but living in Hermosa). While in Ohio she was the Key Cl= ub advisor. Although she will = miss a lot of our meetings after school starts, she promises to be very involved= in all of our activities. Chai= rmen, try to get her on your team! She’s a great worker and idea person. Welcome back, Lisa! |
DISTINGUISH= ED KIWANIANS: Lt. Gov. Tony Molino presented Distinguished Kiwanian pins to Bob McEachen, Deborah Cra= mer, Rick Koenig, Earl Feys and Cathy McCurdy (in abstencia). Congratulations all! GODFATHER P= ICTURE: Howie presented the club with a great picture of Past President Tony Lombardo to fill the presidential gap in the Board Room. Thank, Howieeee! NICE PUBLICITY: Nice write u= p in the Breeze about Mike Miller and his involvement with the PS I Love You Foundation. No mention of Kiwanis, but the Prez passed on a fine. THANKS FOR =
THE
SCHOLARSHIP: Julia Domar=
adcka,
one of our JM Memorial Scholarships ($5,000 per year for 4 years) received
her check for this year and thanked the club for its support. She is attending USC and is hopi=
ng to
maintain a 4.0 average. The
scholarship helps her dedicate her time to studying instead of having to
work. &nbs=
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THE KIWANIAN =
–
Bulletin of the Hermosa Beach Kiwanis Club – August 25, 2004 – =
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PROGRAM: COMMITTEE CHAIRS gave reports on=
what
their committees do: Greg Wyatt – Program Chair – Schedules speakers for our weekly meetings.<= o:p> Dallas Yost – Hall Chairman – Schedules hall rentals, collects money, chec=
ks the
hall, manages maintenance and cleaning of the hall. Makes sure the hall doesn’=
t fall
down and no one steals it. We take in over=
$20,000
in rentals which mainly pays for maintenance, repairs and improvements. Bob McEachen (filling in for Judi) – Youth
Services Committee – Makes
contributions to community youth projects. Examples: HB Education Foundatio=
n,
RUHS Grad Night, HVS Outdoor Education Program (camp scholarships), Dig f=
or
Kids (volleyball program), Little League Baseball, Youth Basketball, HVS =
Math
Clinic. Howard Seeb – Membership Chairman – Howiee is also =
our
webmaster. Check it out for
pictures, bulletins, Kiwanis links, etc. Rick Hankus – Community Service Chair (Co-Ch=
air
Yvonne Amarillas) – Provides fun=
ding
and other assistance to community groups and activities. Examples: Christmas Program for Easter Sea=
ls,
Tree Lighting, Halloween Haunt, St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Kiwanis R=
ose
Float, Total K Day, Hermosa Arts Foundation, South Bay Family Clinic,
Operation Teddy Bear. Sam Abrams – Sponsored Youth – Sam is advisor for Circle K at El Camino, Te=
rry
Bose is advisor for Key Club at Redondo Union High School, Cathy McCurdy =
is
advisor for Builders Club at Hermosa Valley and Dick McCurdy and Joanne
Kenoff are advisors for Builders Club at Parras School. These groups provide training and
experience in service, leadership and fellowship. We provide some funding for conf=
erence
and convention attendance and other activities. |
HAPPY/SADS:=
Greg W R= 11; Happy about induction of new member Lisa and Jerry Compton back. Pat –= Happy Jerry feeling better and happy guest Laura Raymond here. Joe –= Happy to see Jerry, but sad Jerry’s moving out of town. Sam –= Happy Circle K crew here, happy Lisa a member.= World’s shorted poem entitled “Fleas”: “Adam had’m.”<= /p> Linda ̵= 1; Happy to be a member so she can now contribute happy dollars. Happy to see Dallas, maker of fa= mous “wave” T-shirts. Happy to see Jerry, who along with his sons was instrumental in starting Builders Club. Bob –= Happy Lisa a member. Sad Judi wor= king so can’t be here today. Sad Doris not here resulting in multi-key rendition of God Bless America. Jerry ̵= 1; Happy to see Lisa – she’s a real dynamo – she can do anything! Happy/sad that he= and Susie have moved to Palos Verdes Estates. After 13 years in their house, t= hey were driven out by the school construction. The house if for rent if you know anyone looking. Whit –= ; Sad he missed Chris Love’s bir= thday party, but otherwise “just happy”. Cary –= ; Happy Lisa’s a member – she received a Hixon for her Builder’s Club work. Carol ̵= 1; Happy for the success of the two women’s beach volleyball teams. Happy Olympics almost over so ca= n get back to doing other things. Rick – Happy re Lisa a member, Julia here to get her scholarship and Lt. Gov. visit. Programs
(continued): Earl Feys – Major Emphasis – “Yo=
ung
Children, Priority One” – =
Focus
is health and safety of young children.&=
nbsp;
Examples: Blind
Children’s Center, Children’s Miracle Network, Pediatric Trau=
ma
Prevention, Richstone Center, Project Touch, Seatbelt Safety,
Children’s Cancer programs.
Recycling money at the club goes to Blind Children’s
Center. Be sure to put your=
cans
and bottles in the container in Board Room.
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RAFFLE: Sam=
had the
winning ticket and took the daily $35. (But he donated it to the Circle K
fund). There were 17 cards.=
The
pot was $149. NEXT FINK: |
CHECK OU=
T OUR
WEBSITE: hermosakiwa= nis.org. |
Do Good, Ha= ve Fun, Hail Kiwanis |
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