The Kiwanian
Written
by Sam Abrams Photos by Howard Seeb
Edited
by Janice Brittain
Kiwanis Club of
Regular Meeting – Wednesday, May 21,
2008
Prez Mike called the meeting to order at 12:10 p.m.
Everyone sang the Patriotic Song – the very best!
Sierra Tucker - led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Cathy led us in a Gaelic prayer.
Lunch was chicken pasta and salmon.
Sgt. of Arms – Joni – introduced our guests:
From Circle K @ El Camino College -
Chris Aquilo - VP and Monique
Rodriguez - Sec’y
Nicole Sirote –
Project Touch fundraising coordinator
Earl’s Sister, Mary King – guest,
Gini Johnson of 
Sierra Tucker & Ken Klade of Hermosa Art Walk
Birthday -
we sang to him in
(with the assistance of his son’s cell phone)
Anniversary – Dallas and Dorothy
celebrating 54 years together!
Special Announcements –
Ken Klade & Sierra Tucker – announced the Hermosa Art Walk scheduled for Saturday, June 21, 2008.
A fund raiser is scheduled for Saturday, May 31st 5 – 8:30 p.m.
. @ St. Rocke; tickets = $30.
Prez Mike presented them with a Kiwanis check for $1,000.00.
Chris Aquilo –
Circle K VP – thanked us for the $5,000.00 to be offered as scholarships.
Kiwanis Events:
1
2
Torrance
Club’s Brotherhood Luncheon featuring A. C. Green – former Laker – June 3rd
@noon – Doubletree So Bay –21335 Hawthorne Blvd.
3
Taste
of the Beach committee meeting tonight @5:00 p.m.
4
PB&J
assembling next week after meeting.
Community
Events:
1
Cathy
announced the Hermosa
Valley School Awards ceremony will be held Friday, June 6th.
2
Mike
announced the Hermosa
Shorts Film Festival submissions due July 21st.
3
Cathy
announced that our Club is
taking over the Coordinating Council’s Scholarship program. We are providing $7,000.00 for high school
scholarships, $500.00 worth of bonds for Elementary students, and $4,000.00 for
Key Club students @ RUHS.
4
Free
Shredding Seminar by Jane
Harman’s office Thursday, May 29th
10 – 11:30 a.m. at
Fines:
Drink Dispenser: Dallas,
Sam, Cary, Amy, and Scott.
Fink pro tem – Adrienne: Sam, Dallas, Cary, and Mickey.
Happy/Sad
Dollars:
Adrienne – Happy for interclub visit to MB.
Amy – Happy to be going to
Sad for lack of badges for her,
Rachel, & Richard B.
Rachel – Sad to have missed last meeting while in
Chicago & Wash. D. C.
Happy to be here today.
Sad for Dorothy spending 54 years
with
Pat – Sad her 92 year old Father had a
stroke.
Happy – Sierra & Ken are here;
Joe is home for a good time with Marie.
Joni – Happy the MB Kiwanis has a “real”
woman member not a “token”.
Sam – Happy he returned somewhat sane
after a
Whit – just HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy he got here after being at hospital for antibiotic reaction he had
to wait for a wheel chair; for 54 years of marriage.
Cathy – Happy for interclub visit to MB.
Sad that MB club hasn’t changed much
– still very sexist!
Sad/Happy – Anna is driving again.
Karen (guest
speaker) – Happy that Jan (other speaker) was at the Health Fair.
Bob – Sad that Anna is driving again.
Happy that son, Scott, graduated from
Mike – Happy that MB club is holding out for
the old ways!
Sad that new memebrs’ badges are not here; we sent Earl to
Drawing:
Daily amount $43,
find joker = $123. 16 cards left
Amy took the $43.
Fink ticket
#081923.
Program:
Joni introduced
Karen Liebig and Jan Buike from the KEEP-SAFE
Coalition.
Established in 2000
by the Julius Sumner Miller Foundation, with volunteers from social services,
law enforcement, and financial institutions.
Its mission is to heighten awareness and help community members
recognize, prevent and stop elder financial abuse.
They provided lots
of useful information about the recognition of elder financial abuse,
prevention techniques, and contacts for reporting abuse.
They handed out a
helpful brochure and to some a warning whistle.