Kiwanis Club of Sand Lake, NY

President Skip Patton                                                                                                                                    President-Elect Patricia A. Lane
Vice President Randall Wheeler, II                                                                                                               Immediate Past Pres Gary Meislin

Treasurer Robert S. Pasquarelli                                                                                                                              Secretary David E. Booker

Webmaster David E. Booker                                                                                                                                  Photographer James Rogers

Sandpiper Editor Margaret Weiss

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Joseph M. Behson, Raymond C. Turner, , William M. Whipple

Barbara Fioravanti, Robert R. Loveridge & Ron Wagner

Michael Gates, Bryce Ginther & John Mulligan

MEETING OF JANUARY 3, 2011

PRESIDENT Russell Patton presiding

GREETINGS & INVOCATION by Bob Pasquarelli 

GUESTS:  Prospective member Kris Willis, NYS Health Dept, Office of Emergency Preparedness 

PROJECT SIGNUP SHEETS

DOORS OF HOPE Fri Jan 7:  Ginther, James, Tysiak, Mulligan

                                Tues Jan 18:  Ginther, Johnsen, Loveridge

DIVISION COUNCIL Thur Jan 20 6:30 PM at Rensselaer Ambulance:

            Lane, Pasquarelli, Ward, Wagner, Weiss, Loveridge, Patton & Booker

GOVERNOR’S OFFICIAL VISIT Thurs Feb 10 6:30 PM at Holiday Inn Turf on Wolf Road:    Booker, Lane, Weiss, Loveridge, Patton       

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ø  Thank you note received from the Roberts family for toys and food.  They can be visited at www.CaringBridge.org/visit/colbie

Ø  New banner patches were presented to Dudley Dorr, 1 for Governor Booker’s Project.

Ø  Pat Lane read an invitation to join the SL Business Association at an organizational meeting on Wed Jan 26 at Lakeview Inn from 6 – 8:30 PM, RSVP to Val Balga 892-1479.

Ø  Peg Weiss announced that all stuffed animals are now on sale at Hannaford’s for $5 apiece, suggesting that we each buy a few for next year’s Christmas gifts to the kids, and offered to store them.

Ø  SummerFest planning meeting next week following the regular meeting.

PERFECT ATTENDANCE AWARDS were presented by Pres Skip to Gary Meislin for 31 years, and by Immediate Past Pres Gary to Skip Patton for 2 years!  Congratulations to you both!

JANUARY BIRTHDAYS: Bob Loveridge, Dudley Dorr, Skip Patton, Jim Colabelli, Mike Gates

                              and Ray Loveridge,! 

JANUARY ANNIVERSARIES:  Joe and Meg Distell

            We sang (?) to the group of birthday boys, and enjoyed Eve’s delicious chocolate cake! 

PROGRAM

Ray Turner presented an overview of the role of the Interclub Chairman.  He arranges visits to other clubs in the Van Rensselaer Division, and also to other Kiwanis events.  A minimum of four SLKs are needed to attend in order for the visit to be an official interclub, but more are encouraged.  Once you have signed up to attend, you are obligated to follow through.  If you cannot go, you are responsible for finding someone to replace you, or at the very least, notify either Ray or Dave Booker, as the host club is expecting a certain number for dinner.  Ray will continue to remind members of the time and date of the planned visit.  If our club visits every club in the division at least once during an administrative year it is called a Round Robin, and we receive a banner patch for each RR completed.  Why do we have interclubs?  To learn about other clubs’ functions, to get to know neighboring Kiwanians, to develop new ideas and a broader interest in how Kiwanis operates, to find new ideas for use in our club, to become better Kiwanians, to visit friends and have fun!

HAPPY DOLLARS

$     Joe Behson, because 3 lovely ladies have given their all to me during the last two weeks:  my chiropractor, my acupuncturist, and TLC from Margaret, for my back pain!

$     Eve, for the homemade cookies from David and Dudley for the Senior Luncheon at Brookside, and for the help from Peg and Pat with the serving!

$     Pat:  I just bought a new car!  A silver Ford Focus, and had a great weekend!

$     Peg, for my daughter, son-in-law, and two grown grandsons spending Christmas weekend with me, and helping with the big family dinner on Sunday.  Also, on New Year’s Day, we had a wonderful time at Barb Fioravanti’s open house, and then visited the Capitol Lights in the Park in Albany.  It’s bigger and better than ever!

$     Dick:  I’m happy because all five of my kids came for Christmas, and then they went home!

$     Bob Loveridge:  Had a great time in Utah with Joanne’s daughter and her family—no big snowstorm there, but I had to shovel our way INTO the driveway when we got home!  Also for my dad Ray’s 80^th birthday, and for Jerry and his crew who did such a terrific job with the food and toys!

$     Gary:  Dick Johnsen shoveled me out—thanks!

$     Jim Colabelli, for Christmas with the family—not here, we went there!  Also that Jan’s arm is healing nicely!

$     Jerry:  Our family came here, went home, and then came back for New Year’s Eve!  We were stuck for a grandkid babysitter so we could go out for dinner, but Eve came to the rescue, and stayed with the kids!

$     Skip:  I’m thankful that the NY state project that I’ve worked on for 10 years—putting the state motor pool on bio fuel—escaped a big budget cut!  Also our group of last minute power shoppers (guys!) who have gained notoriety over the years with features on Fox News, got air time this year for NOT going!

DOOR PRIZE, provided by Ray Turner, was won by Bryce Ginther!

50/50 for $22.50 was won by Dave Booker!

MEGA 50/50 gave Pat Lane a hard time.  She could only pick the 10 of Hearts from the 21 cards remaining, so the $522.50 will grow bigger next week!

NEXT WEEK

JANUARY 10                        PROGRAM:  Miller Young, Chair

                                    Val Balga, SL Business Association, on “Community Pride”

                                    GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Nancy Davis

JANUARY 17                        PROGRAM by the Legacy Group – an honoree night

                                    Guests welcome – be sure to notify Dudley of extra meals needed

                                    GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Joe Distell

JANUARY 20                        DIVISION COUNCIL MEETING AT RENSSELAER    

JANUARY 24                        PROGRAM:  TBA (to replace previously scheduled Division Council)

                                    GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  John Brownrigg

JANUARY 31                        PROGRAM:  Robert Rosenberger, TBA

                                    GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Pat Lane

SPIRITUAL THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

            “Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.”                       Thomas Jefferson

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

ROLL CALL:  All officers & directors present!

SECRETARY’S MINUTES of previous meeting approved as filed on line.

TREASURER’S REPORT as of end of previous month showed a balance of $30,524.26 with most all bills paid.  Christmas trees netted about $2600, and Citrus about $4226—good job!  Bob Loveridge explained a project from the Sheriff’s office:  a calendar for publicity and fund raising, with different groups featured each month (SLK to be January).  Funds will be kept in a separate account, and any profits will help the Sheriff’s K-9 Corps.

HIGHLIGHTS OF COMMITTEE REPORTS

House & Reception (Dorr):  set up for 3 meetings (1 party, 1 cancelled due to snowstorm)

Membership & Education (Behson): Corporate membership application from Troy Sand & Gravel

Community Services (Tysiak):  Doors of Hope, Blood Drive, Food & Toy Distribution

Interclubs (Turner): 6 attended EG Club Installation

Programs (Wheeler): 1 at each meeting

Public Relations (Gates):  Many articles about citrus and Christmas tree sales

Club Bulletin (Weiss):  Sandpiper published for each of 3 meetings

Senior Services (James/Trupia):

Social (Ward): 48 attended the Holiday Party; 40 seniors attended luncheon at Brookside

Spiritual Aims (Johnsen):  Clergy Recognition Night

Sponsored Youth (Fioravanti/Mulligan): attended 1 AP Key Club meeting; 4 KC @ Bells of Life

Ways & Means (Lane): successful citrus and tree sales (see above)

Young Children Priority #1 (Loveridge):  Bells of Life netted $854 for the KPTU

Youth Services (Tysiak):  Food & Toys

AD HOC COMMITTEES

Portable Signs (Tysiak):  Application process long and frustrating!

Audit (Gates, Tysiak, Brownrigg (Lane)):  no report – next month

OLD BUSINESS

1.      Strategic Planning for SLK (tabled each month since Dec 2009) (Skip Patton):  tabled again until the Feb Board meeting!

2.      Implementation of a tent use fee (Pat Lane, Ways & Means):  APPROVED

            Large tent (20’x40’) $50 & must be set up by responsible Kiwanian

                        Pop-ups $10

                        Fees waived for Kiwanians, but donation would be nice to offset cost of repairs

                        Two week notice required for scheduling

NEW BUSINESS

1.      Participation in NY District Legion of Merit Program, offering recognition in 5 year increments, was approved.

2.      Change in dates for SummerFest 2011 to Fri, Sat, & Sun July 1, 2, & 3 approved following explanation of ride operator Art Gillette’s inability to comply with the 2^nd weekend.  Fireworks to be on Sat night.  Any scheduling changes should be determined immediately following the close of SummerFest. 

3.      Funding request for $1000 from the EG YMCA denied following considerable discussion.

4.      Suggestion from Randy Wheeler for publicly displaying some of the projects that our fund raisers support was met with approval, but no signs will be created until the problem with the Town of SL is resolved!

5.      Gift to NY District Governor to be discussed next month.  Traditionally the gift has been a donation to a project of the Governor’s liking, amount to be determined. 

DIVISION:

Next Council meeting will be Thurs, January 20, 6:30 PM at the Rensselaer Ambulance Building.

DISTRICT:

Governor’s Official Visit will be Thurs February 10, 6:30 PM at the Holiday Inn Turf, Colonie                

INTERNATIONAL:

Next year’s convention in Geneva, Switzerland in July 2011.  Registration fees rise after Jan 31^st.

BILLS:  approved for payment.

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