THE KIWANIAN Bulletin of the Hermosa Beach Kiwanis Club
January 21, 2004	Carol Lawson, Editor – Howard Seeb, Photographer
STARTERS: Prez Elect Greg Wyatt opened the meeting sans bell, the Men's Choir led God Bless America, visitor Natalie Fakelmann led the pledge, and Merle prayed. GUESTS: Torrance Kiwanis interclubbed today with Tony Potenti, Roger Dennis, Bob Nelson, Ed Janik, Dick Adelman and Lisa Applegate. Pat brought guest Dewey Miller. HVBuilders Club members Cara Lowry and Natalie Fakelmann and Circle K member Julie Onada came to visit. Mike Miller claimed our speaker, Patricia Jones as his guest. BIRTHDAYS/ANNIVERSARIES: We sang for Linda Haxton (2/21) and a bit early for Terry (1/27). Linda missed it and Terry cringed. DRINK DISPENSER/FINK/OTHER FINES: Whit tried to nail the Torrance visitors (although he thought they were from Hawthorne) and got Dick McC and Cary. Carol forgot she was the fink until all hands were shaken so she had to contribute. WELCOME BACK! It was great to see Ann Ullman back after her long absence!!	UPCOMING EVENTS - MARK YOUR CALENDAR: · 1/28 - Interclub at new Lawndale Kiwanis Club - noon. Meet at our hall at 11:15 to carpool. Colleen is organizing if you didn't get on today's signup list. · 2/1 - SUPER BOWL PARTY - Doors open at noon, kickoff at 3:00. Pot luck format. BYO Lawn Chairs and beverage of choice. · 2/4 - NEXT BOARD MEETING - Caterers Paul & Yvonne Amarillas, Anna Belchee and Mike Miller · 2/7 Parras School Builder's Club Charter Party - 5:30 at the Kiwanis Hall - Be sure to sign up. · 2/21 - CAL-Nev-Ha Mid-Year Conference in Burbank - See Greg Wyatt or Cathy McCurdy to sign up to go. MISC OTHER EVENTS: · 1/29 - HB Coordinating Council - Noon - Kiwanis Hall - Speaker will be Mike Lavin - HB Police Chief - Call Cathy McCurdy for reservations · 2/28 - Torrance Kiwanis Casino Night - Lomita Kiwanis Hall - 7:30 - Tickets $25 in advance, $30 at door. Call Larry Madick (350-6310) or Tony Potenti (944-9938) for tickets or more info. · 3/27 - PS I Love You Casino Night - Manhattan Beach Country Club - Pre-sale tickets $100, or $125 at the door. See their website (below) for more info.
SUPER BOWL PARTY: Greg and Jane are organizing a Super Bowl Party for Sunday 2/1. It will start at noon, game at 3pm. Bring a pot luck dish - appetizer, salad, entree, dessert, whatever. Bring your drinks of choice or take your chances with the club assortment. Bring friends and family and your own comfortable chairs. Big Screen TV and "pools" will be provided.	NEW MEMBER INDUCTION: Joel Geffen was inducted today by his sponsor Cathy McCurdy. Joel's wife's name is Susan and they have four kids. His dad was a Kiwanian in Norwalk. Joel has a medical body scanning business in Redondo Beach (he did a program for us last summer). He's already working on getting his sons into Key Club. Welcome Joel!!
PROGRAM: Patricia Jones, founder and president of the P.S. I Love You Foundation. It is a non-profit she started about 5 years ago that is dedicated to nurturing at-risk children through inspirational and educational outreach programs. They put on an Annual Day at the Beach (summer) and an Annual Day of Gift-Giving (winter). They sponsor field trips to zoos, museums, beaches, theaters and plays and provide about 100 kids with the opportunity to spend a week at the MB AdventurePlex camp. They also sponsor in school programs to help with social and attitude development. They are having a casino night fundraiser on March 27. Visit their website at www.psiloveyoufoundation.org. Speaker: Welcome Back Ann! Hi, Ed:	HAPPY/SADS: Howiee happy he had a $.25 left after a trip to Las Vegas, happy something is growing from our Total K day last year--weeds; Joe went biking last week and lost his keys --he was rewarded for his good life by someone turning them in to the RB Police Department; Dallas happy they won't be cutting his foot off, sad/happy he is closing his store, sad/happy now will have more time to spend with his wife; Sam happy his family was here from Texas to celebrate wife Anne's 50th birthday (robbing the cradle, Sam??);Cathy happy re her first "Dog Park Person Party", happy Shea's now a TSA agent, and sad re Shea's car stories; Dano happy about something but I didn't catch what; Pablo happy re Ed Janik showing up (Ed was his Secretary when Paul was Pres in '87) so he can finally be a Distinguished President; Mike sad he still has a paper badge, happy Patricia here today; Joel happy to be a member, happy for his sponsor Cathy and sad he won't be here next week; guest Dick happy to be here and happy Tony paying, guest Lisa happy re attending her first interclub; guest Tony happy to be here, good lunch, and gave a plug for their upcoming Casino night; Ann happy to be here - thanks for the calls, cards & e-mails; Ed Janik happy everyone still recognized him (except Merle), nice to see his picture when he still had hair; Dewey happy re daughter turning 21 and sad re college tuition; Greg happy Ann back, guests here, Joel a member, sad re girlfriend sending him back to school to take "physical" ed.
RAFFLE: Bob McE had the winning ticket, but drew the Ace of Hearts. The daily pot was $40, the Joker pot was $261 with 18 cards left. FINK NEXT WEEK: #290		CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE: hermosakiwanis.org	Do Good, Have Fun, Hail Kiwanis