Kiwanis Club of Historic St. Augustine
Newsletter –
22 February 2007
President’s
Message:
A total of seven of us went
to the Division Council meeting. Our Governor is a very dynamic guy. He puts
the goals up and challenges you to meet them. One new project of which I was
not aware is the First Lady’s Project known as the Dictionary Project.
Actually, it is a nationwide program and has been giving dictionaries to third
graders for several years. Your simply purchase the dictionaries from them at a
greatly reduced price and hand them out. They even have letters of introduction
to use to mail to the Superintendent and the Principals. The dictionaries (you
have a choice) sell for as little as $1 each. Perhaps we could use some of that
scholarship we aren’t going to award to work on this.
I might add that Lt. Gov. Rande kept the meeting
running on time, and we were in our vehicle ready to leave by 8:14. The Division is 100% paid up to
the Foundations, and our Key Club Lt. Gov. is running for the District spot at
the convention to be held within a week or so. Best of luck to her. Thanks to Tim, Bob,
Cheryle, Richard, Jerry, and Nick
for going with me and keeping me awake while I drove.
Don’t forget too, the Mid-Year Conference in Lake City
in March. The club will pay the registration fee for those members that wish to
attend. I believe we have some going to that event as well.
The Geography Bee is fast approaching. This is a fun
event, the teachers there do most of the work, and we all learn something new.
A good time is had by all!
Coming Events: [Advise the
editor of events of interest at 797-4332]
2 March 2007: First Friday Art Walk, check out the local galleries
downtown and taste their food and wine.
3 March 2007: Uptown Saturday Night, check out the local galleries
uptown on the first Saturday of each month, and taste their food and wine.
22 March 2007: Our annual Geography Bee. Again this
year it will be held at Sebastian
Middle School. Always a
great time had by all. Plan to spend the early evening with your fellow
members, and Bob will be getting us
to fill jobs too.
March 30 - April 1, 2007: The North Midyear Conference for divisions 1-15 to be held in Lake City in conjunction with the Hog Wild Pig Crazy Barbeque festival. See our website for details.
Guests: Back for another visit with our club and our fair
city is Harry Matteson, escaping all that white stuff in upstate New York. He’ll be here for a while; it
takes time for that stuff to melt. Nick
had as his guest, Dave Harney, who
is presently a member of the Palm
Coast club.
Programs:
(Check the website for your speaker assignment date.)
LAST WEEK:
Our hardworking Lt. Gov., Rande Le Fevre,
made the first of his official visits. He is certainly energetic and gave us the
overview of the year ahead. He, of course, asked us to make an effort to get to
the Division Council and to the Midyear Conference in Lake City.
(We have already discussed the one and we have at least three going to the
other meeting.)
THIS WEEK:
Bob Corson was up, but he said he
couldn’t get to this meeting. Jerry Saia
attempted to find a speaker, but as of this writing, none have been located.
NEXT WEEK:
Our monthly meeting of committees and
Board Meeting.
⅓-⅓-⅓ DRAWING WINNERS: The winning tickets were drawn and the winners were Jim Dale and Cheryle Newman. Congrats to boy. Remember to mix those tickets
well, and to buy your tickets early and often.
Late Breaking News:
In case you have been
spending your last month or so in a coma, Anna Nicole Smith died suddenly. The
multi-talented, actress died early, much like her icons, Marilyn Monroe and
Jayne Mansfield. I haven’t heard who will accept her Academy Award should she
win. Tune in and watch on Sunday.
Also in the news was the diaper wearing astronaut who
attacked her rival for the affections of still another astronaut. It would
appear that there is very little news of late, because those two stories sucked
all the air from the room
Barry
Bonds showed up for spring training. How about that! Tom Brady has been named
the father of a baby being carried by his ex-girlfriend. I wonder if he is
going to throw his hat in the ring to be named the father of Anna Nicole
Smith’s baby. I don’t see why not, everyone else has. I wonder if that number
would drop off should it be determined that there will be no money from the
sugar daddy’s estate.
Quote(s) of the Week:
“I think we have more machinery of government
than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious.” —Thomas
Jefferson
“Always will we remember the character of the
onslaught against us. No matter how long it may take us to overcome this
premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win
through to absolute victory... so help us God.” —Franklin D. Roosevelt
“To oppose corruption in government is the highest obligation of patriotism.” —G. Edward Griffin
“It is easier to denature plutonium than to denature the evil spirit of man.” —Albert Einstein
“Don’t overestimate the decency of the human race.” —H. L. Mencken
“A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects
are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider
god-fearing and pious.” —Aristotle
“America derives its laws from its
Constitution. It derives its values from the Bible. We don’t get inalienable
rights from the Constitution; we get them from God.” —Dennis Prager