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PRESIDENT
ADAM BAIN
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
CRAIG KNOBLOCH
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
TOM KETELAAR
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
DENISE ORMSBY
SECRETARY
MIKE BELL
TREASURER
DARYL EMPEN |
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| COMMITTEES |
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HOUSE
DALE GRABAU
MILT HEDQUIST
DARYL TOWNSEND
BOB VANDEVORDE
BRIAN VERDUN
INTER-CLUB
JOE ROBB
MUSIC
JONATHAN TURNER
BULLETIN
BILL CLEAVER
GRANTS
JOHN CALIFF, CHAIR
PROGRAM CHAIR DECEMBER
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| SONGLEADER AND INVOCATION SCHEDULE |
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INVOCATION
DEC 14TH LEE SCHENCK
DEC 21ST HEIDI HUISKAMP-COLLINS
SONG LEADER
DEC 14TH LEE SCHENCK
DEC 21ST MARK SCHWIEBERT
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| MEMBERSHIP ROSTER |
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| Volume 88 No 189 |
December 7, 2009
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| Upcoming Events/Fundraisers/Dates |
Help wrap Christmas Presents for the upcoming Martin Luther King Center Christmas Party. If you can help, show up this Saturday, December 12th between 8:30 - 9:00 at the Center.
MLK Center Christmas Party, Wednesday, December 16th. Please arrive by 4:00 to help. This is an over 30 year tradition for the club! Contact Alicia Shuman at alicia@netexpress.net with questions or to let her know you plan on attending.
We still have 25 Dining Tour Books available for sale. These make a great holiday gift for friends, colleagues, or family. Remember, if we sell all 100 books this, we make an extra profit of $400 for the club. The books are $35 and can be billed on your Kiwanis quarterly billing. If you cannot attend a meeting, just let me know (daryl@gaselectriccu.com or call 788-6796), and we will arrange to deliver the books to you. The books truly do pay for themselves and are an easy way to support the club!
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The Opening Act
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The meeting
was called to order by one of Santa's favorite little elves, our President,
Adam Bain. Jonathan Turner delighted the
membership with his keyboard arrangements and the participation of the Kiwanis
Norman Luboff Choir.
Adam reminded
us that the annual holiday Bad Gift Exchange would be held December 21. Yes, there's still time to knock the cobwebs
off that old treasure you have in storage and recycle it among your Kiwanis
colleagues.
Adam also
reminded us that in light of the dates of the holidays and in order to not give
any ammunition to those who get really bad gifts on the 21st, there
will be no meeting on December 28.
Joe Robb
reminded us that the annual Davenport Club Tom & Jerry party will be held
December 17. Dick Fislar can handle any
special travel arrangements you might need after the party.
Dale Grabau
gave us the current word on Bob VanDeVoorde.
He has returned from Mayo where, after conducting tests, they determined
that he had an acid reflux problem.
Dave
Umphrey informed us that the next Terrific Kids caravan will be going to
Francis Willard grade school in Rock Island at 8:30 this Friday morning,
December 11.
Dave also
circulated a sheet for those who would be able to participate in our annual
Salvation Army bell ringing on Saturday, December 12 at the Milan Hy-Vee. If you have the time, Dave Luft has the
bells.
Tom
Plechaty thanked everyone for their participation in the annual cheese
drive. Tom said distribution would be
made at next Monday's meeting and that he would appreciate everyone picking up
their orders, since he has only recently gotten rid of the rodent problem he
had from last year's cheese storage in his garage.
A few
Dining Tour books are left, so if you want to be able to take advantage of a
deep discount on our social with Rotary after the first of the year, you might
want to pick one up.
Guests
included members of the Alleman High School Key Club.
In Fun and
Fellowship, the preliminary prize went back to the Club, but Lee Schenck won
the grand prize on behalf of the Kartel.
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The Feature Attraction
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The program was given by Mr. Allan Ross, Executive
Director of the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities. Mr. Ross began with a brief history of the
founding of the nation of Israel, following with illustrations of Israel's
location in the world relative to the nations surrounding it. He provided interesting facts about Israeli
life and the Jewish influence on the fields of art, science, technology, and
military tactics.
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| Future Attractions |
Dec.
14 Glenda Nicke, Associate
Dean, Adult and Continuing Education, Black Hawk College
Dec.
21 Annual Bad Gift Exchange
Dec.
28 No meeting
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THOUGHT
FOR THE DAY
" Your expression
is the most important thing you can wear."
- Sid Ascher
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