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 BULLETIN FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 6TH, 2015 |
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"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow"
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 Our attendance last Thursday June, 25th, 2015
Doug Balkman, Chester Banks, Del Brown, Randy Cook, Gary Nelson, Lon Shell, Ted Breihan, Pam Cook, Andrew Gary, John Polk, Glen Rydl, McBride Wilson, Frederick Case, Rob Martin,Sam Brannon, Chad Burns, Gary Strunk (17)
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GREETERS FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2015
Greeters should arrive by 11:30am to greet people that come early. If you see someone sitting by themselves, ask if you can join them. Remember we are a friendly club and we want everyone glad that they came.
July 9.........Chester Banks
July 16........Sam Brannon
July 23........Ted Breihan
July 30.........Doug Balkman
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"As it was coming up onto Christmas, a young boy is praying upstairs while his mother sits by him and his dad and grandma are downstairs. He prays, "Lord I pray for a train set, a remote control car, and A NEW BICYCLE!!!!
"You don't have to shout dear", says the mother "God is not deaf."
"I know," said the little boy, but grandma is."
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 YEAH! WE HAD A WINNER AT BIG BUCKS LAST THURSDAY!
We had a winning draw for Big Bucks and it was Chad Burns. It came to $9.00. He had his pin on and he turned around and gave the bucks back to The Eliminate Project. Congratulations Chad.
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TO THOSE WHOSE BIRTHDAYS FALL IN JULY, 2015
July 9..........Charles Johnson
July 30.........Jude Prather
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ANNIVERSARIES DURING THE MONTH OF JULY 2015
July 15..........Gary & Sherry Nelson
July 22..........Chester & Betty Banks
Juluy 30........Glen & Mary Lou Rydl
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It was a tremendous Fourth of July turnout to put up our flags out and then pick them up. I know everyone can holiday activities planned with family etc., but you turned out to place the right patriotic message among our city's businesses. Those who turned out either to put up flags or to pick them back up were: Glen Rydl, Ted Breihan, Francis Mendez, Randal Grizzle, Gary Nelson, Frederick Case, John Polk, Gary Strunk, James Collier, Rob Martin, Charles Breihan, Del Brown, Lo n Shell, Please forgive me if I left anyone out. Let lme know.
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  Well your editor made another boo-boo!..On Saturday, June 13, we had a camp clean up and when I listed the names of those participating I put someone in that was not there and left someone out that was there. McBride Willson could not make it that day, but I put his name down as having been there, and forgot Andrew Gary (picture to left with John Polk, ). Sorry all around. But let me say this: The ones that have been coming out to help clean up the camp are great "super-heroes" Thank you one and all. (Oh by the way, usually McBridel is always there as well as Andrew and the rest of you wonderful men and women.) |
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OUR UPCOMING PROGRAM, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015
Charles Johnson will be bringing another fascinating travelogue program to our club this coming Thursday at noon. We will be traveling to the 'Kasbah' in Tangiers, Morrocco. What is a kasbah? It is a type of Islamic city, or fortress. It was a place for the local leader to live and a defense when a city was under attack. A kasbah has high walls, usually without windows. Sometimes they were built on hilltops so that they could be more easily defended. Some were placed near the entrance to harbors.
Having a Kasbah built was a sign of wealth of some families in the city. Almost every cities had their kasbah. When colonization started in 1830, in northern Algeria, there were a great snumber of kasbahs that lasted more than 100 years. The word kasbah may also be used to describe the old part of a city. Let's have a good turnout this coming Thursday and let Charles tell us much more about kasbahs.
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 ON YOUR MARK! GET SET! "BANG"! AND THEY ARE OFF!
I know that we are a long time from October, but it takes a lot of preparation to kick off a race. Yes, we are going to have our second annual "October Dash! race. It will be held at the same location - in the back lot of San Marcos Toyot
a Sales complex. The date will be Saturday, Ocotber 24th. Everyone knows the amount of prior planning it takes for this event, and the Kiwanis committee has already gotten going from their end. We are going to need sponsors, and forms are being made up as I write this to distribute to our club and elsewhere. Remember last year, well it was a great race, lots of neat costumes, weather wasn't half bad, and everyone, hopefully had a great time Can we pull off our Second Annual Race....You bet we can, with your help. This means that our entire club, Key Club, and other volunteer groups need to plan on pitching in to make this a successful event. There will be something in our bulletin each week to remind us of this event.
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  The 100th annual Kiwanis International Convention brought numerous reasons for the Kiwanis family to celebrate and helped set the stage for our final six months. A few favorite moments included:(1). President Maria Palazzolo announced a $3 million pledge by Key Club International. This generous contribution - the largest gift made by Key Club to one cause - - brings Service Leadership Programs to their $7 million goal for The Eliminate Project.
(2). We reached a milestone $91 million goal in cash and pledges - - thanks in part to Key Club's pledge and the matching program by the Canadian Government. UNICEF Canada and the Kiwanis Foundation of Canada. This represents 50 million lives that will be saved or protected from maternal and neonatal tetanus.
(3). Cooks prepared 240 gallons of IHOP's famous buttermilk pancake batter for the Monumental Pancake Lunch. Kiwanis members and Indy residents lined the circle to enjoy 12,000 pancakes, 189 gallons of maple syrup, 94 pounds of butter and 625 gallons of coffee. And more than $6,100 was given to The Eliminate Project.
(4). Nearly 2,000 club and individual supporters commemorated our fundraising success during an exclusive celebration event for The Eliminate Project.
(5). We shared a new video showing the impact of the Kiwanis family dollars in the fight to eliminate MNT.
These moments -- and our success -- are only possible through our work together. Let's use this success to build momentum for our final march to victory. Now is the time. We need every member of the Kiwanis family to continue working side-by-side until we reach our goal and finish what we set out to accomplish. (This article was copied from an email from Kiwanis International)
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KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL ELECTS NEW OFFICERS FOR 2015-2016
Representatives from Kiwanis clubs worldwide convened in the House of Delegates at the 100th Annual Kiwanis International Convention last month and elected the following officers and new trustees to the 2015-16 International Board.
President: Susan "Sue" Petrisin, Lansing, Michigan.
President Elect: Jane M.Erickson, Bellevue, Nebraska
Vice President: James M. Rochford, Peoria, Illinois
Trustee (US & Pacific Canada: John E. DeVilbiss, West Alexandria, Ohio
Trustee (US and Pacific Canada): Lance M. Incitti, Denville, New Jersey
Indiana Trustee (US and Pacific Canada): Terry A. White, Evansville, Indiana
Trustee (Europe): Daniel Vigneron, Howard Luxembourg, was elected during the Kiwanis International European Federation convention, June 3-6.
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 DELEGATES AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION VOTE ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE iNTERNATIONAL BYLAWS.
APPROVED: 1. Allow greater flexibility in club meeting frequency and clarify provisions regarding club satellites
2. Provide that, if a governor cannot attend a council meeting, the district may select any district officer to attend in the governor's place.
3. Provide that the final date for district conventions will be September 25, rather than September 15th.
4. Allow district vice governors to be delegates-at-large at Kiwanis International convention.
5. Permanently adopt corporate membership.
6.Adjust Kiwanis International dues to be $52.00 per member in Tier A, $34.00 per member in Tier B, and $23.00 per member in Tier C (effective October 1, 2015)
Defeated........(1)....Provide that voting for Kiwanis International business (elections, ame4ndments, resolutions) will be conducted online rather than at the Kiwanis International convention.
(2)....Provide that Kiwanis International dues may be adjusted annually by no more than five percent (5%) of the previous year's amount (effective Oct. 1, 2015).
(3)........Provide that Kiwanis International will approve and oversee foundations, charitable funds, and other entities affiliated with Kiwanis International.
(4)........Delegates considered one administrative resolution with the following result: discontinue company based clubs.
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 There will be quite a few proposed amendments for consideration at the 97th Annual Tx-Ok District of Kiwanis International Convention held in Texarkana, Texas on August 6 - 8, 2015. Copies of these proposals will be handed out to all those present this coming Thursday noon, July 9, 2015. Some of the changes are very different, so even if you are not going to the convention as a delegate, it is definitly worthwhile to know what is being voted on. Be sure to come to club meeting this coming Thursday. |
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 HISTORICAL EVENTS THAT HAPPENING DURING THE WEEK OF JULY 3 TO JULY 9
July 3, 1775........During the American Revolution, George Washington took command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
July 4, 1776........The Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress.
July 5, 1775........The Continental Congress adopted the Olive Branch expressing hope for a reconciliation with Britain. However, King George III refused even to look at the petition and instead issued a proclamation declaring the colonists to be in a state of open rebellion.
July 6, 1885.........Louis Pasteur gave the first successful anti-rabies inoculation to a boy who had been bitten by an infected dog.
July 7, 1898.........President William McKinley signed a resolution annexing Hawaii. In 1900, Congress made Hawaii an incorporated territory of the U.S., which remained until becoming a state in 1959.
July 8, 1776..........The first public reading of the Declaration of Independence occurred as Colonel John Nixon read it to assembled crowd in Philadelphia.
July 9, 1868...........The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. The Amendment defined U.S. citizenship and prohibited individual States from abridging the rights of any American citizen without due process and equal protection under the law. The Amendment also barred individuals involved in rebellion against the U.S. from holding public office.
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