Kiwanis Club of Sand Lake, NY

President Patricia A. Lane                                                                                           Treasurer Robert S. Pasquarelli

President-Elect Michael T. Gates                                                                                         Secretary David E Booker 

Immediate Past Pres Russell B. “Skip” Patton                                                                       Webmaster David E Booker

Sandpiper Editor Margaret R Weiss                                                        Photographers James Rogers &  Kevin Sarsfield

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Barbara K Fioravanti, Roland B Wagner, Robert R Loveridge

Bryce B Ginther, John B Mulligan, Margaret Weiss

Kevin P. Sarsfield, John C. Brownrigg & William M. Whipple

MEETING OF APRIL 9, 2012

PRESIDENT Patricia A. Lane presiding

GREETINGS & INVOCATION by Bob Pasquarelli

PROJECT SIGNUP SHEETS

DOORS OF HOPE, unloading food truck

            Tues Apr 17^th:  Loveridge, Davis

BLOOD DRIVE @ Church of the Covenant, Fri Apr 27^th from 12:30 to 6:30 PM

12:30 Set Up:  Colabelli, James & James, Ken      6:30 Take Down:  Lyndon Ellis & Davis, Nancy

1 – 3:30 Registration:  Ward                                     3:30 – 6 Canteen:  Lane & Malecki

1 – 3:30 Canteen:  Weiss                                             3:30 – 6 Registration:  Linda Ellis

TRASHBUSTERS – HIGHWAY CLEANUP, Sat Apr 28^th, 9 AM @ Arlington House

            Malecki, Whipple, Loveridge, James & Fioravanti  

            Hoping for more SLKs, Key Clubbers, Builders Clubbers, Boy Scouts

INTERCLUB TUES APR 10th

East Greenbush/Columbia Key Club Installation of Officers, 6:30 PM @ Spare Time Bowling:

            Brownrigg, Fioravanti, Loveridge, Ward, Booker

INDUCTION OF NEW MEMBER

            Joe Behson, representing our local club, Bob Pasquarelli, representing the international organization, and Jim Colabelli, sponsor, introduced MIKE GROFF to the Club.  Mike had been a member of SLK about nineteen years ago, left due to family and business constraints, and would like to become an active member once again.  Joe and Bob brought Mike up to date on some changes that have occurred in Kiwanis since his previous membership.  Joe detailed the contents of the new member packet, especially the membership application so Mike can convince others to join, and of course, our unique doo-hickey!  Bob provided the statistics of international membership, and Jim attached Mike’s new pin.  Traditionally, Mike was allowed to speak briefly about himself, and he stated that he was a land surveyor who came from Long Island in 1990, lives in Pond Hollow near the Colabellis, and among other places, he worked for weeks at the World Trade Center, helping to clean up after the tragedy.  Welcome to Sand Lake Kiwanis, Mike!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ø  Pres Pat:  Request from Imm Past NY Dist Circle K Gov Jo Lukito for financial support to attend Intl Convention in New Orleans where she is seeking the office of Circle K Intl Pres.  To be addressed at next Board of Directors meeting May 7^th.

Ø  John Brownrigg:  Summerfest meeting prior to regular meeting in 2 weeks (Apr 23^rd) at 5:45 pm.  Please be prompt—much to discuss!

Ø  Sec Dave:  Request from SL Business Assn and Town of SL for support of Route 43 Cleanup Sat June 2^nd from 9 to noon.  Tabled until next Board meeting May 7^th.

Ø  Jerry Tysiak:  SLK Annual Meeting & Election will be May 14^th (in 5 weeks).  Second reading of nominees:  For President, Mike Gates; for Pres-Elect, Stu Nippes*; for Vice Pres, no nominee yet; for Treasurer, Bob Pasquarelli.  Secretary is appointed by the President.  {*contingent upon results of his possible election to AP Board of Education}.  Directors (elect 3):  Barb Fioravanti, Bob Loveridge, Janet Malecki, Pete Stevens, & Ron Wagner.

Ø  Joe Behson:  Please distribute posters for the upcoming FREE Dissipated Eight concert on Fri May 4^th at APHS.  Take them with you when you visit your prospective sponsors!

Ø  Bob Loveridge:  Thanks to all the members who signed up for the Intl Foundation’s Skip-A-Meal project, and special thanks to those who have already paid.  We have until the end of this month, so let’s have some more promises!

PROGRAM

            Sponsored Youth Co-Chairs Barbara Fioravanti and John Mulligan brought us up to date on the activities of their committee.  John works mainly with the AP Key Club, about 9-15 members, but they also oversee the K-Kids group in WSL Elementary School, and the new Builders Club at Algonquin Middle School.  They have given financial support to the formation of the newly chartered Key Club at Tech Valley HS, and also supported the attendance of Key Clubbers to the recent Leadership Conference in Albany.  In return the kids have helped us, sorting toys for the holiday giving, picking up trash along Route 351, and doing various jobs at Summerfest.  Barb has engineered the formation of the new 16-18 member Builders Club.  They are waiting for the arrival of their bell and banner, and they now have a faculty advisor, Liz Mahoney.  Barb commented that Key Club activities are cyclical, that AP now is in a low spot, but they will rise again to their formerly very active status!

PROJECT ELIMINATE FUND RAISERS

          LTG Bob Loveridge pointed out that we need to decide on some fund raisers to support the International Project EliMiNate in which Kiwanis is partnered with UNICEF to eradicate the scourge of tetanus from the world by immunizing prenatal women and children.  Three doses of vaccine are needed at a low cost of about $2 each to prevent the agonizing deaths of newborns.  Some of the ideas mentioned were a flea market, pancake breakfast, and spaghetti suppers.  It was suggested that perhaps we could partner with the fire companies on the meals.  Linda Ellis stated that WSL Fire Co is having an all you can eat breakfast on Sunday Apr 15^th, and that the Ladies Auxiliary is having a flea market & craft show on Saturday Apr 21^st.  The breakfast is a monthly fund raiser for the fire company.  Bob asked members to consider these options, and be ready to support this deserving cause of EliMiNate.  

HAPPY DOLLARS

$     Pete Stevens:  My daughter, who is a junior at Siena College, has received a $4000 M D Anderson scholarship to complete her internship!

$     Linda Ellis:  Here are two posters, one for the WSL Fire Co breakfast, and the flea market!

$     Eve Ward:  My granddaughter Alexandra has made the honor roll again!

$     Peg Weiss:  Last week I entered a contest on the Siena College radio station, and won tickets to the Moody Blues concert at Proctor’s!  Eve and I went and had a great time. After all these years, my first rock and roll concert!

$     Bill Whipple:  By the miracle of Skype, we were able to talk to our daughter-in-law Mira in Nairobi, and our son Scott in Okinawa, on Easter!

$     Jean Hamlin:  My baby turned 50 years old!

$     Jim Colabelli:  We spent part of the Easter weekend in Conn where we survived two grandkids’ meltdowns, then went to my in-laws for a wonderful (quiet?) Easter dinner!

$     Joe Behson:  For our newest member Mike Groff, and his sponsor Jim Colabelli!

$     Pat Lane:  For a wonderful Easter, with all 19 of us!  Yes, my sister is coming, for 6 days!  And for Uncle Marty’s “Doofus Dinkus Day”!

DOOR PRIZE, provided by either Barb or John, was won by Bob Loveridge!

50/50 for $24 was won by Dave Booker!

MEGA 50/50 was worth $218 tonight, but it isn’t going anywhere!  Pat Lane did her best, but no King of Clubs!  She could only come up with the 6 of Diamonds from the remaining 39 cards!

COMING WEEKS…

APRIL 16               PROGRAM:  Mike Marcelle to present the proposed AP School Budget

                                    GUESTS ENCOURAGED!  Call Dudley to make reservations!

                                    GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Jim Parslow

APRIL 23                   PROGRAM:  Bob Carpenter

                                    Legacy Member to be Honored                                 

                                    GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Bruce Perry 

APRIL 30                   PROGRAM:  Stuart Nippes

                                    Jenifer O’Neil & Barb Glasser from RAAD 

                                    GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Doug Baldrey

MAY 7                        PROGRAM:  Installation of APHS Key Club Officers

                                    BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

                                    GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Joe Distell 

SPIRITUAL THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

            “Pressure can burst a pipe, or pressure can make a diamond.”      Robert Horry, NBA

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