Kiwanis Club of Sand Lake, NY

President Gerald Tysiak                                                                                                       Secretary Peg Weiss

Vice President Gary Meislin                                                                                   Treasurer Robert S. Pasquarelli

Sandpiper Editor Jo Moccia                                                                                  Immediate Past Pres Joe Behson

Webmaster David E. Booker                                                                                              Photographer Jim Rogers

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Scott Paul, Ray Turner, William Whipple

Bryce E. Cutler, Skip Patton, James E. Rogers

John C. Brownrigg, James M. Colabelli, Eve M. Ward

Club Bulletin Committee

Jo Moccia, Chair

Jim Colabelli            Pat Lane

MEETING OF March 24, 2009
PRESIDENT Gerald Tysiak presiding
GREETINGS & INVOCATION by Bob Pasquarelli

WELCOME BACK:  Barbara Fioravanti, Bob Loveridge, Fred Wurtemberger, Jim Parslow and Kevin Sarsfield.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Kiwanis International has bestowed Distinguished Member Recognition to Joe Behson and David Booker. Each of our esteemed members received a pin and a letter from Kiwanis International Past President Dave Curry.  

2. Also presented were two Legion of Honor Pins/Certificates one to Gary Meislin for 30 years and also to Dudley Dorr for 40 years of service to our fine community. We thank all of you.

3. Rensselaer Club celebrates its 80th anniversary on Sat. March 28 at the Rensselaer Ambulance Building. Come and join Botsy, Rosenberger, Jim Colabelli and his lovely wife, Jan, Eve Ward, Peg Weiss and Pat Lane. Dinner is at 6:30 and is $20.00.

4. North Greenbush Kiwanis is holding an All-U-Can Eat Breakfast on Sunday April 5 from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm at the American Legion Hall in Wynantskill.

5. Castleton Kiwanis is holding an All-U-Can eat Breakfast also on Sunday April 5 at the Fire House on Green St. in Castleton. from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm.

6. The Community has shown an interest in the Talent Show to be held the Saturday afternoon of Summer Fest July 11. If we are to have this wonderful people pleasing talent show we are going to need a Chairperson to co- ordinate it. We are in need of a nice, good hearted Kiwanian to step forward to fill this very needed and appreciated position.

7. Trash Busters has been moved to Saturday May 2 from 9 - noon. We will meet at the Arlington House. Come Join, the more the merrier.

8. On Sat. April 18 there will be a Veterans’ Information Fair from 2 - 5 at the Walter Adams American Legion Hall. Come and bring any Veterans you can. There will be many kinds of information available for them. Call John Brownrigg or Angelo Patti with any questions.

9. Doors of Hope food deliveries for April will be on Friday April 3.  Come and join Jim Parslow, Nancy W. Davis, Ken James and Jerry Tysiak at 9 at the Java Beanery and then you can help unload the truck. a good way to start your day. The next delivery will be on Tuesday April 14

10. John Brownrigg is still collecting cards to send to our troops in Afghanistan. He has about 40 packs but would like to mail off about 80 decks of cards. Gently used ones are fine. So go clean out the cupboards and the drawer in the kitchen that you put them in three years ago. bring them in

11. Dissipated 8 Community Spring Concert at APHS on April 18 at 7 pm. We have flyers for distribution. This is a free concert so come and bring your friends and family.

12. Congratulations to Bill Whipple for 16 years of Perfect Attendance!

14. Pat Lane presented the Club with a very nice check from WalMart!!!!!!

PROGRAM   USS Arizona Memorial presented by Skip Patton
Skip and his family went to Hawaii to see this awe inspiring memorial to our service people who were so suddenly attacked on Sunday December 7, 1941 at 7 am in the morning. Skip described this site not to be missed in pictures and words. From the oil that still seeps up from the USS Arizona to the outlines you can see as you walk about, the list of our brave and dedicated military members. Skip's voice still sounds with the reverence that the memorial brings to your sole.  Thank you Skip for sharing your memories that we should never forget…

HAPPY DOLLARS

$  Nancy W. Davis for  finally getting the tree that fell during the ice storm in December removed and her clothes line replaced. Nancy was also very pleas4ed that the tree did now knock down her outhouse.

$  Eve Ward for Skip's program and the memories it brought back to her of being a girl in New Hampshire just 6 miles from Portsmouth Naval Base during the war.

$  Pat Lane - Glad her oldest Grand-daughter and her soon to be husband bought a house in our town.

$  Joe Behson- his granddaughter and daughter just had birthdays that he got to spend with them and his grand-daughter is 14. Being the gentleman that Joe is he did not give the age of his daughter. Smart man.

$  Barbara Fioravanti for a great week in Florida for her Lakeathon. a reunion of lake and amphibious pilots. Barb also saw the Space Shuttle Discovery lift off. AWESOME.

$  Dave Booker - Attended with LG Jim Rogers the presentations by the Academy for Character Training at the Sage Colleges of the NY State awards for Character.  One of these VERY PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS was presented to the Kiwanis Club of Castleton. The event was held at the Franklin Plaza in Troy.

$  Gary Meislin - his son Kevin called and he is all moved into his new home in Arlington, VA.

$  Fred Wurtemberger just spent two weeks in the 70 plus weather of Florida and he also saw the Space Shuttle lift off. Very Impressive he tells us.
 

DOOR PRIZE was won by John Millington
50/50 for $19.00 won by Peg Weiss
MEGA 50/50 $13.00 added to our $33.00 making it $46.00 was not

              won by Dudley as he pulled the 8 of Clubs

NEXT WEEK PROGRAM:  John Glasser - Butler Park Playground
                     GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  John Brownrigg.

 APRIL 6  PROGRAM CHAIR: Eve Ward   PROGRAM: Social Committee Update
                GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE: Bryce Cutler 
 
 APRIL 13 PROGRAM CHAIR: Bob Carpenter   PROGRAM: Debra Roy – SLCA Update
                GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE: Bob Carpenter 
 
 APRIL 20 PROGRAM CHAIR: Botsy Rosenberger  PROGRAM: Forensic Science
                 GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE: Joe Cybulski 
 

APRIL 27 PROGRAM CHAIR: Kevin Sarsfield PROGRAM: Jim Rogers – Joe’s Kiwanis Year
                      GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE: Chet Melius 
 
MAY 4 PROGRAM CHAIR: Bob Loveridge   PROGRAM: Young Children Priority #1
           GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE: Bob Carpenter 

 

MAY 11  PROGRAM CHAIR: President Jerry Tysiak   Club Annual Meeting and Election
             GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE: Armand Mills 
 

 

SPIRITUAL THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:
                     Always do right. This will gratify some and astonish the rest.

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