Kiwanis Club of Sand Lake, NY

President Gerald Tysiak                                                                                                       Secretary Peg Weiss

President-Elect Mikki McSherry                                                                             Treasurer Robert S. Pasquarelli

Vice President Gary Meislin                                                                                  Immediate Past Pres Joe Behson

Sandpiper Editor Jo Moccia                                                                                             Photographer Jim Rogers

Webmaster David E. Booker   

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 DEC. 22,  2008

PRESIDENT Gerald Tysiak presiding

GREETINGS & INVOCATION by BOB LOERIDGE

GUESTS:  KELLY STONE, ADIANEZ BIDOT, NIKTA CUNNINGHAM, NICOLE LOWN, V ROSIE MOREAU, JAHEIM

WELCOME BACK:  RAY LOVERIDGE, JOHN GLASSER

COMPUTERS FOR YOUTH – PRESENTATION OF REFURBISHED COMPUTERS TO FIVE AVERILL PARK STUDENTS BY BRYCE CUTLER AND ARMAND MILLS

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

·      WE STILL HAVE 25 BOXES OR CITRUS FOR SALE. CITRUS IS AT BOTSY'S

·      BILL WHIPPLE ASKED FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR A RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE AT THE CHURCH OF THE COVENANT ON DEC. 30. HE PASSSED AROUND A SIGN UP SHEET AND SHOULD OK .·      A BIG THANK YOU FOR KEVIN SARSFIELD AND JIM PARSLOW FOR GREAT JOB WITH THE CITRUS

·      WE HAD TWO LOVELY CHRISTMAS CARDS ONE FROM ELLEN AND ARMAND MILLS AND ONE FROM THE ROBERTS'  FAMILYTHAT WANTED TO THANK US FOR HELPING HER FAMILY AT THANKSGIVING.

·      WE SOLD ALL BUT ONE OF OUR CHRISTMAS TREES.

·      THERE WILL BE A CHRISTMAS TREE STAND TAKE APART PARTY AT 9:30 WED. DEC. 24. PLEASE BRING DRILLS, CUTTERS AND HAMMERS. ALL ARE WELCOME

·      ON MIKKI MC SHERRY'S BEHALF IT WAS REPORTED THAT WE GAVE TOYS AND FOODS TO 70 FAMILIES THIS CHRISTMAS. 

·      A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE BOY AND GIRL SCOUTS, AMERICAN LEGION HALL AND ANGELO PATTI, CHET MELIUS, BOB REITER, BOB PASQUARELLI, BARB FIORAVANTI AND LT. GOV. JIM ROGERS  FOR THEIR HARD WORK ON THE FOOD AND TOY PROGRAM.

·      EVE WARD SAID A BIG THANK YOU FOR THE 25 BAGS OF GIFTS FOR THE TEENS THAT SHE HAD COLLECTED.

·    PRESIDENT JERRY THANKED WENDY FOR HER "SERVICE" TO THE CLUB AND PRESENTED HER WITH A HOLIDAY GIFT.

PROGRAM:

  JOHN GLASSER AND BROUGHT STEVE ROBELOTTO AS OUR PROGRAM. HE TALKED ABOUT HOW SAND LAKE WAS THE HARDEST HIT COMMUNITY IN NEW YORK . THE WHOLE TOWN HAD NO POWER. HE EXPLAINED HOW THE POWER WENT OUT AND WHY AND TOOK US RIGHT THROUGH THE RECOVERY THAT WE WERE ALL SO HAPPY TO GET. WE HAD 100 CREWS WORKING IN OUR TOWN THAT TRANSLATES TO 500 MEN . OUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND AMBULANCE CREWS AND TOWN WORKERS WERE RIGHT THERE WHEN NEEDED AND THEY PUT IN ABOUT 75,000 TO 80,000 HOURS DURING OUR EMERGENCY. THE AVERILL PARK FIRE HOUSE KEPT MANY WARM, FED AND EVEN MANY SLEPT THERE. PEOPLE WERE ALL WELCOME TO COME AND WARM UP AND HAVE A MEAL AND JUST VISIT .  THEY SERVED 550 MEALS WHICH WERE VEY APPRECIATED. THANKS  TO ALL WHO HELPED. BOB LOVERIDGE THANKED STEVE AND PRESENTED HIM WITH A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION ON BEHALF OF THE CLUB.

HAPPY DOLLARS

$       KELLY STONE FOR THE COMPUTERS FOR THE KIDS

$      BOB REIDER FOR PROFESSOR BROWNRIGG

$       JIM ROGERS FOR CHET MELIUS GOING OUT IN THE STORM TO TROY TO PICK UP THE TOYS FROM THE TOYS FOR TOTS PROGRAM

$       BRYCE CUTLER FOR KELLY STONE'S HELP AND FOR KEVIN'S GOOD JOB with CITRUS

$        PAT LANE BECAUSE HER SON IN LAW CAN NOW HAVE HIS SURGERY

$        JOHN BROWNRIGG FOR BOB REIDER FOR GETTING THE TOYS FOR US FROM TOYS FOR TOTS. ALSO FOR ALL OUR TOWN WORKERS

$         DAVE BOOKER FOR SURVIVING HIS 6 ½ HOUR TRIP TO ALBANY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

$          BOTSY FOR HIS DAUGHTER SARAH GETTING HER MASTERS.

$          BARB FIORVANTI FOR COLUMBIS H.S. KEY CLUB writing 80 CARDS AND LETTERS TO OUR RECOVERING SOLDIERS.

$         JOHN GLASSER FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK BY OUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS DURING THE STORM

$        JERRY TYSIAK FOR APPRECIATING ALL THE PROJECTS THAT THE KIWANIS WAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS WEEK, CITRUS, TREES AND CHRISTMAS BASKETS .

DOOR PRIZE was won by  BOB PASQUARELLI

50/50 for $22 WON BY GARY MEISLIN

MEGA 50/50 DRAWN BY PAT LANE. NOT A WINNER

NEXT WEEK     PROGRAM: Woodie Hacker, Program Chair – Ryan Sarsfield: Taboos, Tattoos & Mai Tais

                        GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE:  John Glasser

                        PROGRAM: Jo Moccia: Club Bulletin Committee

                        GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE: Joe Truppia

                        PROGRAM: Program Chair Joe Truppia TBA  

                        GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE: Bill Whipple

                        PROGRAM: Program Chair Clayton Besch

                        GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE: Skip Patton

SPIRITUAL THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Forgiveness means giving up all hope of a better past.     - Landrum Bolling

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