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Tuesday, June 27, 2006 No. 39 Vol. 84
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Today’s Speaker: Captain Danny Cooper, USAF THE OTHER
SIDE OF WAR
Our speaker today is Capt. Danny Cooper,
chief of public affairs and, as such, is the primary spokesman for
MacDill AFB. He will be introduced by our Kiwanian-of-the-day Dick
Koch. Cooper recently participated in the “War on Terror” by going
to Djibouti in the Horn of Africa. His mission was to convince the
local population that Americans are not bad people. Sometimes
this is a difficult message to get across when all the locals hear about
is what happens in the war to their north.
Today he is going to speak with us about U.S.
efforts to build schools, potable water treatment plants, and medical
programs primarily for the children of the region.
Cooper is a graduate of Kathleen High School in
Lakeland. He went to the Citadel in Charleston, SC, and received his
commission in the Air Force through the ROTC program. He has been
assigned to Hurlburt Field near Eglin AFB in the Florida panhandle, and
Barksdale AFB in Louisiana before coming to MacDill in 2004. He and his
wife, Jenny, live in Land O’ Lakes. Let’s give our speaker a very warm
Kiwanis welcome!
NO MEETING NEXT WEEK! HAVE
A HAPPY AND SAFE 4TH OF JULY!
TODAY’S QUIZ
1. On the television show “Gilligan’s Island,” what was the name of
the ship that set sail for a three-hour tour? 2. Where is Rocky
Mountain National Park? 3. What is a baby kangaroo called? 4. Who
played Laura Ingalls on the television show “Little House on the
Prairie’? 5. In what year did the Ken doll make its debut?
LAST WEEK AT
KIWANIS Our program last week was presented by
Deputy Mayor Goliath J. Davis, III, who talked to us about
Midtown Economic Development. He was introduced by our
Kiwanian-of-the-day Mark Shames. Our speaker began his power
point presentation by thanking the club for its many efforts to improve
the life of our children here in St. Petersburg. He then proceeded to
talk about the progress which has been made in bringing the midtown area
to life. The thrust of the development efforts was aimed at supporting
existing businesses in the area, encouraging entrepreneurship, creating
jobs which pay a living wage, and encouraging businesses to locate in
the midtown area. Mayor Baker’s view for St. Petersburg is to make this
a seamless city where equal facilities and opportunities exist for all
of our citizens.
Deputy Mayor Davis’s
approach was to first address the negative perceptions which currently
existed in that area, market the midtown assets which currently existed,
take potential business leaders on midtown tours and paint an enticing
picture in the St. Petersburg Annual Report which might attract business
partners to locate in the midtown area.
A lot has been
accomplished in the past three years. SPC has created a midtown campus,
a new Post Office has been built and is operating, the Carter G. Woodson
Museum is open for business, and the Royal Theater, Johnnie Ruth Clark
Health Center, Manhattan Casino, Sun Trust Bank, Paradise Plaza and
others have all opened for business. Our speaker’s current goal now is
to create affordable housing for the residents of midtown. City funds
have been made available to help residents to find and buy affordable
housing and the area has been designated as an Enterprise Zone which
allows for tax breaks for investors in midtown. Many thanks to Mark
Shames for bringing this most interesting insight into the progress
being made in the midtown area.
VISITORS AND GUESTS
All of our guests last week were guests of our speaker, Goliath
Davis. These guests were Tyna Middleton, Lakishee Williams and Dana
Battle. Welcome, and please consider joining our club.
CHARLES STUART
BECOMES A GRANDFATHER AGAIN Charles Stuart announced the
birth of a granddaughter, Katherine Grace Stuart. She was born on
Monday, June 19, 2006 and she was 20 ˝ inches long and weighed in at
8lbs. 9 oz. Her parents, Brooke and Lori Stuart are both doing fine.
As is our tradition, a collection was taken up to start a bank account
for this new citizen which the grandfather must double. $135.00 was
collected which when added to the $270.00 which grandpa will provide,
gives young Katherine a bank account of $405.00.
THREE NEW MEMBERS
INDUCTED President Cathy inducted Homer A.
Booth, Stephanie E. Holden and Jeffrey T. Cavicchi into membership in
our club at our meeting last week.
Let’s all be sure to
meet and greet these new members, sign their Kiwanis Aprons and be sure
that they get signed up on one or more of our many committees. We hope
that your association with our club will be long and fruitful.
HEADS UP The July Board of Directors Meeting
will be held on Tuesday, July 11 at 5:15 p.m. instead of the regular
first Tuesday of the month. The Program Committee will follow on the
same night at 7:00 p.m. Please make this notation in your calendar.
Grandpa on the 4th of July –
It’s true he’d really rather be
back on the porch in the shade,
his old hat brim over his eyes, at
his hand, cold lemonade.
But here he stands in the
glaring sun, band’s drums still far away,
waiting with grandson’s hand in his
for the flag to pass this day.
He has served his country’s flag
before; his son is serving it now,
Grandpa must teach grandson alone to
salute the flag, and how.
-B.R. Culbertson.
PRAYER OF THE DAY:
We thank thee, O Lord, for thy continued blessing to our people. We
thank thee for the pioneers who opened the way and for those who laid
the foundations for our national life. Grant that we may ever dedicate
ourselves to the unfinished work they so nobly advanced and give
increased devotion to the cause for which they gave the last full
measure of devotion. Amen.
LAST WEEK’S QUIZ:
1. The Miami Hurricanes allowed the least scoring
against the defense two years ago. 2. Dartmouth was the NCAA
Football champion of the Ivy League last year. 3. Don Rickles
is nicknamed “The Merchant of Venom.” 4. A portinger is a shallow
bowl for cereal. 5. Red Miller, in Super Bowl XII, was the
first ever Denver Bronco head coach to lead the Denver Broncos to a
Super Bowl appearance.
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