Kiwanis Club of Sand Lake, NY

President Gary Meislin                                                                                                                                          Secretary Patricia A. Lane

President-Elect Skip Patton                                                                                                                           Treasurer Robert S. Pasquarelli

Webmaster David E. Booker                                                                                                                       Immediate Past Pres Gerald Tysiak

Sandpiper Editor Margaret Weiss                                                                                                                         Photographer James Rogers

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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

Joseph M. Behson, Raymond C. Turner, , William M. Whipple

Barbara Fioravanti, Robert R. Loveridge & Ron Wagner

MEETING OF JUNE 28, 2010

PRESIDENT Gary Meislin presiding

GREETINGS & INVOCATION by NYD Gov David Booker

A moment of silence was observed in honor of the passing of Cliff Southworth

GUESTS:  of Ken James, speaker Julie Martino  

of Armand, his wife Ellen;    of Dudley, his wife Rose ;

and of Sec Pat, her sister & brother-in-law Flo & Bob Warren, & friend Sharon Knapp  

PROJECT SIGNUP SHEETS

            DOORS OF HOPE Fri July 9:  Davis, Tysiak, Dorr

                                            Tue July 20:  Johnsen, Ginther, Tysiak 

            BLOOD DRIVE Tue Aug 25 @ Church of the Covenant from 11 AM to 6 PM

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Key Club Lt Gov Emily Gicewicz thanked SLK for $250 support to attend convention.  She is seeking volunteers for the Dunking Booth at Summerfest.  Both Pres Elect Patton and Pres Gary were nominated by each other, but many more are needed.  Please email Emily at <egicewicz@gmail.com> to be a dunkee.  It might feel good on a hot day!

• Tickets ($22) for the July 24th Theater/Tailgate party are going fast.  Bring a dish to share at 2 PM, curtain up at 5 PM, for Agatha Christie’s Spider’s Web.  RSVP to Jean Andrick in Hoosick Falls by July 9th.

• Bob Pasquarelli reported that the Food Trailer sold out at the Library Fair.  Thanks to KVP, Eve, Pat, Ray & Bob for working, and to Jim Colabelli for transporting it to the library.  The trailer will be at Summerfest on a standby basis, and that will be the last time it will be used until Sept when the soccer season begins.

• DUES ARE DUE THIS THURSDAY, JULY 1ST!

• Skip Patton circulated a signup sheet for sellers of ride tickets for Fri, Sat, and Sun.

• Bob Loveridge distributed 50/50 tickets for us to sell @ $2 each, 3 for $5.

• Eve has a signup sheet for the Summerfest R&R picnic at Butler Park Mon July 12.  Bring a dish to share at 6 PM. 

• John Brownrigg wants as many SLKs as possible to lead the parade Sat morning.  Wear yellow shirts, form at Sand Lake School at 10:30, step off at 11 AM, ending at the Park.  The SL Chorale will sing a medley of patriotic songs during opening ceremonies. 

• Castleton Kiwanis member Cliff Southworth passed away last Friday.  Kiwanians will attend the wake as a group at 7 PM Thurs July 1 at the Ray Funeral Home in Castleton.  

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION REPORT  

          Dave Booker reviewed the amendments presented.  He was quite pleased that our own Tom DeJulio was chosen International President-Elect.  Tom has spent 44 years in the Kiwanis family, from Key Club, Circle K, and then Kiwanis.  Kiwanis International is partnering with UNICEF in its new world-wide project to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus, and also formed one of the first corporate Kiwanis Clubs with UNICEF.

            Jim Rogers complimented Dave on his smooth handling of the NY District Board meeting.  The caucuses were efficiently run, and Tom DeJulio’s campaign was well organized.  He had a great time, Colin Powell gave an excellent talk, and Jay Leno is much better in person than on TV.

            Jerry Tysiak was wearing Tom’s Team 44 T-shirts, and said more than 400 delegates wore them.  Texas was the leading contender, not as easy going as NY, but NY was better organized.  And I did NOT ride a bull!

            Dudley Dorr was impressed with Las Vegas—some city—wall to wall gambling!  But we didn’t do any!  It was very hot—high of 105, low of 87—but very dry climate.  Took a side trip to Arizona and had a helicopter ride over and into the Grand Canyon, with champagne at the bottom!                                                         

PROGRAM

          Ken James introduced Julie Martino who has been a model for Norman Rockwell.  Julie moved to Lenox, MA in 1970, and was employed as executive assistant to the medical director of the psychiatric hospital in Stockbridge for 32 years.  Early in her career, a photographer got past the receptionist, barging into her office, asking her age, and taking several pictures without permission.  Julie eventually found out he worked for the artist Norman Rockwell, who wanted to use her in a painting as the mother of a little “cowboy” being scrubbed in a bathtub.  That little boy was the son of a local contractor, and is now a male nurse.  Julie described Rockwell’s amazing ability to swiftly and freehandedly sketch the perfectly parallel lines of the bathroom tiles!  She showed the finished picture, which many of us recognized, for which she was given a check for $25, and described Rockwell’s regular habit of bicycling through the heart of town at exactly 11 AM every day.  Julie still works at the Rockwell Museum giving tours.  When she took her grandchildren through, the youngest exclaimed, “Grandma, I didn’t know you were so famous!”  Dave Booker thanked Julie for a delightful program, and presented her with our Certificate of Appreciation.

HAPPY DOLLARS

$     Eve:  Happy to see her granddaughter Alex graduate from 8th Grade, and grandson Ethan graduate from APHS.  As of today, I have retired from the East Greenbush School District!

$     Nancy:  Thanks for bringing the food trailer to the Library Fair, and thanks to Jim Colabelli for transporting the sign from Church of the Covenant to Botsy’s!

$     Booker:  Enjoyed Las Vegas with Elvis, and pleased to be governor when Tom DeJulio was elected.  And I missed a photo opt with Jay Leno by this much!

$     Kevin:  Celebrated my 62nd birthday yesterday and all 3 of my sons were home at the same time!  We all played golf, and I beat my youngest son for the first time!

$     Fred:  Made some cryptic comments about having the weekend off – from what?

$     Jim R:  Really enjoyed Las Vegas.  The last time I was there I was 13 years old, and we drove across the Mohave Desert, arriving in town about 6 AM.  The Golden Nugget was the only casino on the strip!  Now there are scores of them, with acres of gambling machines!  But they still have great stage shows!

$     Ken J:  Last time I was in Las Vegas was 1962, and I remember it being very HOT!  Any kind of dress is okay in any casino or restaurant.

$     Armand:  Here’s $10 for letting me sell the official Summerfest tee shirts!

$     Dudley:  Thanks for letting me be your delegate!

$     Peg:  Spent a week in VT taking care of my sister-in-law after she had both knees replaced.  Pleased to report that she’s now walking and completely off the pain medication! 

$     Gary:  My son, the major from DC, is coming to visit tomorrow!

$     Pat:  I loved Julie’s talk!  And Sat was a very busy day for Nancy—she worked at the library, the blood drive, and then re-lettered the sign!

$     Jerry:  There are lots of stories from our week in Las Vegas, but I can’t tell—remember, what happens in Las Vegas, stays in Las Vegas!  Thanks for sending me!

DOOR PRIZE, provided by Ken James, was won by Ellen Mills!

50/50 for $23.50 was won by Bryce Ginther!

MEGA 50/50 grew to $189, but Pat couldn’t find that King of Clubs, despite shuffling the deck of 41 cards herself!  She pulled out the lowly 2 of Clubs!

NEXT WEEK            NO PROGRAM – BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 

JULY 5                        GREETER/INVOCATOR:  Joe Behson

JULY 12                      PROGRAM:  SUMMERFEST R&R PICNIC AT BUTLER PARK

                                    Make reservations with Eve, and bring a dish to share – Guests welcome!

JULY 19                      Anybody have an idea for a program?  The Legacy Group has put off their program until next week, and we are left with a vacancy!

                                          Please call Eve!

                                    GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Kevin Sarsfield

JULY 26                      PROGRAM BY THE LEGACY GROUP

                                    GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  Ken Van Praag

SPIRITUAL THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

            “Don’t be pushed by your problems.  Be led by your dreams.”           Liz Sawyer

Editor’s Note:  My thanks to Barb Fioravanti for taking the notes for last week’s Sandpiper.  We are in need of a reporter for the week of July 19, and possibly July 26, as I will be out of town.  Please volunteer to Dave or Peg!

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