Kiwanis Club of Historic
Newsletter – 4 May 2006
President’s
Message:
Scholarship Awards will be
handed to the winners on 11 May to Pedro Menendez, and 17 May to
Lou Nester
is chaired the Nominating Committee, and with only a little begging announced
the slate offered by the Committee: Vice President-Dave Thompson; Board Members-Jake
Thompson, Bob Corson, and Lou Nester.
Thanks to one and all who agreed to serve, and we will vote on this list and
will, of course, take nominations from the floor. Thanks Lou, for chairing the committee.
We had a Board meeting on Monday. We learned that we
were still solvent and that the club has 39 members. Lt. Gov. Bill Montgomery plans to be here on the
11th when we have our membership drive. If we pick up a couple of
new members, we will be the largest club in the Division. As mentioned before,
we can induct women into the club. Men or women are O.K. as long as they meet
the requirements for membership. We are planning a raffle in conjunction with
The Allegro antique car show, and we are also planning a Pancake Breakfast in
the early fall after we do the Peanut Day. We have a busy time ahead of us, but
then that’s what we are supposed to do.
Coming Events: [Advise the
editor of events of interest at 797-4332]
5 &
11 May 2006: Bring-a-Guest Day –Bob Braden’s idea to help stimulate membership. Bring a prospective
member so that more people in the community will know what Kiwanis is all
about—and possibly join our curious crue.
12 May 2006: Dave Thompson
announced that the Navy League would be celebrating Navy Day with a tour of
ships at Mayport. Dave has
graciously offered to give any of our members a personal tour and introduce you
to all the men and women you meet there.
Guests: No guests last week. Remember to bring plenty next
week.
Programs:
(Check the website for your speaker assignment date.)
LAST WEEK:
Wayne Howell introduced Dr. Paul
Linser from the Whitney Labs at Marineland. This is a research lab for marine
biology. As he pointed out, from the outside it looks very rough, but inside it
is state of the art. The lab has been there for 32 years, so those buildings
got a good look at those Sea Hunt
girls back in the day. (No, come to think of it, that may have been before
their time.) At any rate, they are going through a complete rebuilding program
which is geared to be completed in a few years. The good doctor is also a
guitar player and talked up the Gamble Rogers Folk Festival which will be this
weekend. (Bob Braden is giving away
free beer to all members that show up at his concession.)
THIS WEEK:
Our own Dennis Hollingsworth has the
program.
NEXT WEEK:
Our Human & Spiritual Aims meeting and our final program for Student of the
Month for this school year.
⅓-⅓-⅓ DRAWING WINNERS: Jake Thompson
and Bob Braden were the winners. Congrats
and mix those tickets up better next time. Buy your tickets early and often.
Late Breaking News:
Don’t forget that OUR Key
Club is involved with the Relay for Life. We have help in a material way, but
they would like a little moral support. So if you have a chance, get by the
track at SAHS and you’ll find our guys in the homicide tent. They may even have
a hamburger left over to share. (I wouldn’t count on that, however. Eat before
you go.) Seriously, get there if you can and let them know we’re thinking of
them.
Read a truly good article on Tuesday, and recommend
that one and all get it by going to www.opinionjournal.com
and look for the article by Shelby Steele dealing with white guilt and how it
has hamstrung us in the world. (By the by, Shelby Steele is black.)
Quote(s) of the Week:
"The said constitution shall never be
construed to authorize Congress to prevent the people of the
"Parliament is not a congress of
ambassadors from different and hostile interests; which interests each must
maintain, as an agent and advocate, against other agents and advocates; but
parliament is a deliberative assembly of one nation, with one interest, that of
the whole; where, not local purposes, not local prejudices ought to guide, but
the general good, resulting from the general reason of the whole. You choose a
member indeed; but when you have chosen him, he is not a member of
"No sooner do we believe that God loves
us than there is an impulse to believe that He does so, not because He is Love,
but because we are intrinsically lovable. The Pagans obeyed this impulse
unabashed; a good man was 'dear to the gods' because he was good. We, being
better taught, resort to subterfuge. Far be it from us to think that we have
virtues for which God could love us. But then, how magnificently we have
repented. As Bunyan says, describing his first and illusory conversation, 'I
thought there was no man in
"In the end, it all comes down to
leadership. That is what this country is looking for now. It was leadership
here at home that gave us strong American influence abroad and the collapse of
imperial Communism. Great nations have responsibilities to lead, and we should
always be cautious of those who would lower our profile because they might just
wind up lowering our flag." —Ronald
Reagan