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This Friday
 It is basketball season and we have our annual visit of the high school coaches with us Friday. Sean Taylor of QHS and Scott Douglas of QND will talk about their boy's teams and Demond Dade of QHS and Eric Orne of QND will update us on the girl's programs at both schools. Rick Gengenbacher will handle the "pre-game show". We will also feature the November Student of the Month. |
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Friday Last
Thanks goes to Mel Dillman and Curt Moore for putting together the Veteran's Day program for us Friday. Mel took us through his 22 month journey in Viet Nam and reminisced about stepping off the plane in Viet Nam to experience the heat and the smell and neither apparently was pleasant. He also shared having to endure a mortar attack while attending survival school. During the program Mel, with the help of Curt, showed us videos of a Bob Hope Show featuring Joey Heatherton, an anti-war song from Country Joe (McDonald) and the Fish from Woodstock, Eric Burden's "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" and The Stadler Brother's "More Than a Name on the Wall" where Mel paid tribute to Gary Paul Baker, his friend from Monroe County, who died in Viet Nam in May of 1970. The program concluded with a Gene Simmons video tribute to all the branches of the armed services... A special thanks to Brian Caldwell of Computerland who assisted with the audio and visual setup that was run flawlessly by Curt Moore.
There were several visiting veterans at the meeting. They included:
Frank Bange (Air Force) and Tom Reeder (Army), guests of Curt Moore, Adam Gibson (Army) and Zach Hastings (Navy), guests of Joel Koch, Jim Greenwell (Air Force) celebrated his 80th birthday as the guest of his son, Doug Greenwell, Brant Arnold (Army/Navy), a guest of David Adam, Roger McKenzie (Army), a guest of Rich Howell, Jerry Ebbing (Army-Purple Heart recipient), a guest of Mike Lavery and Richard Bradbury (Seabees), a guest of Sonny Christner . |
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VIP Dates
11/17 - Jim & Kathy Schlepphorst celebrate an anniversary
11/18 - brian Musholt celebrates a birthday
11/23 - NO MEETING - Have a Happy Thanksgiving
11/30 - Give-a-Kid-a-Chance Christmas dinner @ Senior Center
12/7-8 - Abundance Exchange @ the oakley Lindsay Center
12/10 - Board meeting at the Pier (11:45 start time)
12/14 - Hearing Impaired Students Christmas Program
12/21 - Spouse Christmas Party @ the Holiday Inn (No regular meeting that day)
12/28 - Club Christmas Party at Quincy Boat Club
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This & That
The Right Reverend, or is it the Left Reverend, Ron Fritts handled the prayer with Curt Moore starting us with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Dan Selby made an appeal for volunteers for the upcoming Abundance Exchange. Volunteers will be need on December 7th and 8th. Signup sheets were on the table and will be again so please sign up for a short time period to help out with what is the Quincy Exchange Club's Day of Service Project this year.
President Perry Terwelp held a second reading on the application of Alan Musholt which passed with flying colors.
Elvin Townsend was recognized as the oldest Veteran in our club. Thanks for serving E.T. and thanks to all of our veteran members of our club.
Thanks to all who came out to march our huge American flag down Maine Street Saturday in the 5th Annual Veteran's Day Parade. Also a big thank you to the Club members who made their way out to the Illinois Veteran's Home for the Veteran's Day Ceremony Sunday morning.
A reminder that November 30th will be the date for the Give a Kid a Chance Foster Kids/Parents Dinner at the Quincy Senior Center. We can use a few members to assist with the serving at 6:30 that night. Contact Charlie Ledbetter if you can.
There was no card draw last week. We will resume our gambling when the student of the month is there this Friday. Got to break them in right. |
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The National Exchange Club is trying to increase its presence on social media sites. One way to do that is to "Like" a site on Facebook. If you go to these links and click "Like", it will help the club, district and National Exchange Club promote the programs of service of Exchange to others. Here's the links:
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