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 OCTOBER 5^th,  2009

PRESIDENT GERALD TYSIAK presiding

GREETINGS & INVOCATION by  JIM COLABELLI

WELCOME GUESTS: Lt. Gov. Noreen Barrett from the North Greenbush Kiwanis Club; from

the  Hoosick Falls Kiwanis Club, Distinguished Past Lieutenant Governors Gale Leva and Jean Andrick, IPP Jim Minor and Roberta Bresse; from the Troy Kiwanis Club, Harry Prout and Lt. Gov. Elect Wendy Prout and many spouses and partners of SLKC members! 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Pres. Jerry; 100% of the dues have been collected with 51 paid up Members.  Pres. Jerry has proposed an Adopt-A Sponsor evening. honoring all those who have supported us in our many projects over the last year by treating 2 members per Sponsor to dinner with SLK at the Lakeview. The proposed date for this to happen is 11-30-09.

• We have received thank you note from the N.Y. District thanking SLKC for providing a list of Sand Lake Kiwanians or anyone else from the Community who we wished to honor as Fallen Heroes. The names of the Fallen Heroes were honored at the District Convention in August at the Albany Crowne Plaza.     

• Joe Behson; The succor food trailer sign-up schedule for next week 10-11-09 is all set.    However slots for the following 3 weeks are still in need being filled. Sign up sheets were passed. Per Joe $602.00 was realized at last weeks sales.

• Ray Turner; The following is a list of Kiwanis Installation Dinners and Interclubs and  those who are attending:

  • Hoosick Falls at the Hoosick Falls Country Club, Tues. Oct. 6, 6pm, Pres. Gary, Peg Weis, Pat Lane, Eve Ward and Gov. Dave Booker;

  • North Greenbush at Carol’s Place for Pizza & Subs. 536 Pawling Ave. Wed. Oct. 7, 6pm, John Mulligan, Jim Rogers, Gov. Dave Booker and Pres. Gary;

  • Castleton at the Castleton Ambulance Building, Wed. Oct. 14, 6pm,  Pres. Gary, Peg Weis, Bob Loveridge and IPP Jerry.

  • Troy at the Rensselaer Hilton Garden Inn, Oct. 20 at 6 PM President Gary, Woodie, Pat Lane and John Brownrigg.

  • Also on the 20th is an interclub to the Hoosick Falls regular meeting (6PM at the Falls Dinner, Rt. 22) where our own Joe Cybulski will be the presenter; going are Booker, Weiss and Ward.

• Gov. Dave; Registration forms for the 2010 International Convention to be held in Las Vegas were distributed to each table. It is also possible to register on line which according to Gov. Dave is a lot easier than filling out the forms. If you are interested in attending contact Dave.

• Pres. Jerry for Nancy W. Davis; the sign up sheets are being passed for the next scheduled unloading of the delivery truck for the Doors of Hope on Oct. 9 and 13 at 9 to 9:30.

PROGRAM:  A year in review by President Jerry and Installation of Directors and Officers  by Lt. Gov. Noreen Barrett. 

         Pres. Jerry  spoke of the many projects SLK members throughout the year.  We had our ups and downs and twists and turns just like a roller      coaster ride, but much was accomplished in the past year.  Pres. Jerry stated that roughly 20 people out of the 51 members carried the club in its activities throughout the year.  Each of the club members was asked to rededicate themselves during this year to a better and brighter future to usher in Sand Lake Kiwanis’s 60^th Anniversary Year.  We can’t afford to just drift along.  Everyone has to become active to help Pres. Gary make our club proud.  Now it is our time to make this happen.  A special “Thank You” was given to Peg Weiss for her dedication as the Club Secretary during the past year.  John Mulligan and Pat Lane were selected as the Kiwanian’s of the Year and were given beautiful plaques in recognition. 

        Lt. Governor Noreen Barrett inducted the new directors - Barbra Fioravanti, Ron Wagner, Bob Loveridge, and  Eve Ward.  (serving for the unexpired  year remaining in Skip Patton's term).  Directors reinstalled for the remainder of their terms are: Joe Behson, John Brownrigg, Jim Colabelli, Ray Turner and Bill Whipple.  Leaving the Board and not serving for the upcoming year are Jim Rogers and Peg Weiss. Peg will be reassuming the  duties as our Sandpiper Editor. The following Officers were inducted by Lt. Gov. Noreen:  President- Gary Meislin, Immediate Past President- Jerry Tysiak, Pres. Elect.- Skip Patton, Secretary - Pat Lane, and Treasurer - Bob Pasquarelli.   As a last piece of business she presented  Past Lt. Gov. Jim Rogers  with a plaque of recognition for all his hard work during the past year. 

        President Gary’s first act as official SLK President was to honor our outgoing Pres. Jerry with a plaque of appreciation for all his hard work during the past year.  As Gary stated he is sure to get one of those next year too, because after all he already knows how to ”ring the bell”. 

HAPPY DOLLARS:

$ Bob Loveridge; Happy on behalf of IPP Jerry”s excellent leadership during the past year.

$ Dick Johnsen; Happy that his wife Carol has the female lead in the upcoming play “On Golden Pond” at Sand Lake Center For the Arts.   

$ IPP Jerry; Happy that his term as SLK Pres. is now over.

$ IPP Jerry’s wife Cindy; Happy that Jerry’s term as SLK Pres. is now over

$ Ken James; Happy for IPP Jerry’s good year.

$ Barbara Fioravanti; Happy for IPP Jerry’s interesting and productive year.     

$ Pres. Gary; Happy that his son, a Major in the Army, came up to visit his father this past week.

$ IP Lt. Gov. Jim Rogers; Happy for a very interesting year that SLK will be experiencing as Gary as our President

$ John Brownrigg; Happy for Jerry’s successful year and for his own good fortune of retiring from one job after 36 years and then the next day going to go to work for distributor of his and being able to have a great amount of fun by landing a multi-million $ at the same time.

$ Joe Behson; Happy for the wonderful weekend he and Margaret had at his 50th Anniversary Celebration of his 8^th grade graduating class in Staten Island. He was also happy that he was able to visit his son and daughter and their families together.

$ Peg Weiss; Happy that the club put up with her for the past year during her learning period as Club Secretary and happy that she has completed her year.

$ Pat Lane; Happy for two reasons, the first one for knowing that she has been stood-up by nicer men than John Brownrigg. And secondly for being able to tell Dick Johnsen that Jesus was also was a Carpenter.

$ Bob Pasquarelli; Happy that in the coming year between Pres. Gary’s collecting of funds and Treasurer Bob’s ability to appropriate, the sanitary sink, recently installed in the food trailer, will be paid for very quickly.

$ Jim Colabelli; Happy for IPP Jerry’s successful year; a happy dollar in good faith for Pres. Gary’s upcoming year; and a happy dollar for Peg becoming the Sandpiper Editor again.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS:

     NEXT WEEK: No program due to Board of Directors’ Meeting

                         GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE: Pres. Elect Skip Patton

     19 October: PROGRAM CHAIR: A member of the Legacy Group to be named

                        PROGRAM: To Be Announced

                        GREETER/IVOCTATOR/CERTIFICATE: Ken James

    26 October:  PROGRAM CHAIR: Scott Paul

                        PROGRAM: To Be Announced - Invite a community guest night!

                        GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE: Pat Lane

    2 November: No program due to Board of Directors’ Meeting

                        GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE: Eve Ward

   9 November:  PROGRAM CHAIR: Miller Young

                        PROGRAM: Jared Ostroff - H1N1 Flu Update

                        GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE: Dick Johnsen

   16 November: PROGRAM CHAIR: A member of the Legacy Group to be named

                        PROGRAM: To Be Announced

                        GREETER/IVOCTATOR/CERTIFICATE: Joe Distell

   23 November:PROGRAM CHAIR: Botsy Rosenberger

                        PROGRAM: Dr. Greg Panzanaro - APHS Forensic Science Program

                        GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE: Ray Turner

  30 November: PROGRAM CHAIR: Jerry Tysiak

                        PROGRAM: SLKC Supporters' Thank You Night

                        GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE: Fred Wurtemberger

   7 December:  No Program due to Board of Directors' meeting

                        GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE: Dudley Dorr

  14 December:  PROGRAM CHAIR: John Brownrigg

                        PROGRAM: To Be Announced - Invite a community guest night

                        GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE: Barb Fioravanti

  21 December: Annual Holiday Party and observance of KI 95th Anniversary

                        INVOCATOR: Woodie Hacker

  28 December: PROGRAM CHAIR: Bill Whipple

                        PROGRAM: To Be Announced

                        GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE: Angelo Patti

SPIRITUAL THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

      Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.             – Abraham Lincoln

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