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Tuesday, August 29, 2006 No. 47 Vol. 84 Today’s
Speaker: Jack Levine ADVOCACY RESOURCES
Our program today will be presented by Jack Levine, the
founder of Advocacy Resources. He will be introduced by our
Kiwanian-of-the-day Ron Braun. Our speaker previously served as
President of Voices for Florida’s Children for twenty-five years. In
that capacity, he served as Director of Advocacy and Communications.
His expertise is in developing and delivering messages to the media,
public officials, and the statewide network of child and family
advocates on the value of preventive investments in children, parent
leadership, grandparent activism, and dignified services for elders.
Through public speaking, leadership of seminars and workshops, and an
array of community advocacy events, Jack shares information, provides
inspiration, and leverages advocate enthusiasm in the direction of
public policy action.
Our speaker holds a Master’s degree in Child Development and Family
Studies from Purdue University, and a degree in English Literature from
Hunter College. A native of Long Beach, New York, Jack has been a
teacher and urban youth counselor, and for four years, worked as a
waiter and dining room captain in resort hotels in New York and Miami
Beach. His first professional position in Tallahassee, in 1978, was
teaching English, Social Studies and Physical Education at a residential
delinquency center. Jack served on the charter board of Voices for
America’s Children, and advises The Family Institute of the College of
Human Sciences, Florida State University and the University of Florida’s
College of Law. Our speaker was a founding member of the Florida
Commission on Responsible Fatherhood.
A graduate of Leadership Florida, Jack was the first recipient of
Leadership Florida’s Distinguished Alumnus Award. He has been honored
with the Florida Juvenile Judges’ Media Award, the Voice for Children
Award from the Children’s Home Society of Florida, and in 1990 was named
Floridian of the Year by The Orlando Sentinel. Jack and his wife,
Charlotte, have two sons, Aaron and Josh. Let’s give our speaker a very
warm Kiwanis welcome!
TODAY’S QUIZ
1.What president’s son once had a permanent
role on the soap opera “The Young and the Restless”? 2. Who said,
“Most bad government has grown out of too much government’? 3. In
what year was the cartoon character Popeye introduced to the American
public? 4. Free State and Old Line State are nicknames for what
state? 5. Who assassinated President James A. Garfield?
LAST WEEK AT KIWANIS
Our program last week was
presented by Rhonda Evans, Wetlands Ecologist for EPA Wetlands
Regulating Section. She was introduced by our Kiwanian-of-the-day
Tom Nelson. Our speaker, using a power point presentation, defined
wetlands as a freshwater swamp, marches, pine flatwoods prairie, wet
depressions, bogs, rivers, streams, created wetlands, salt marshes,
mangroves, sea grasses and submerged lands. She then proceeded to
explain why it is so important to protect the wetlands. The benefits
that they provide include habitat for wildlife, water quality
improvement, a flood control strategy, shoreline erosion protection and
recreational opportunities. All of these things help to provide an
improvement in our collective way of living.
Before 1972, the emphasis was on
dredging and filling land which created stagnant water and was slowly
destroying the environment. In 1972, Congress enacted the Clean water
Act which regulates discharges into wetlands. The Act also provides for
methods of mitigating wetland environmental problems which includes
avoidance and mitigation. The challenges being faced in all of this is
the continuing education of the public on the need for protecting the
wetlands, fostering an environmental ethic and garnering public support
for the program.
Many thanks to Tom for bringing such
an important program to our attention.
VISITORS AND GUESTS
Our club entertained six guests
last week. Jim Beach had Chris Helinger and Nat Kidder as his guests.
Mary Ann Lynch was the guest of Cathy Swanson and Jeff O’Brien was
the guest of Worth Blackwell. Joe Frisbie was the guest of Cyndi
Mulligan and Dan Mageras was the guest of David Miles. Welcome one and
all! Please visit with us often.
SALLIE HOUSE RECEIVES YIS GRANT
Boys and Girls Committeeman Bob
Byelick presented a Youth Investment Shares check in the amount of
$1500.00 to Club Member Bernie Lodge in support of the Salvation Army’s
Sallie House program. Bernie thanked the club for its continuing
support of this most important project.
INTERCLUB SET FOR SEPTEMBER 1
Interclub Chair Harvey Ford
announced that Lou Averbeck will be leading an Interclub on September 1st
at the Sunshine City Club at the Piccadilly Cafeteria which is located
at 1900 34th Street North. The meeting begins at 12:15 p.m.
This is the last month for members who have not attended an Interclub to
qualify for their Blue Star. Let’s make this a 100% year with
every member attending at least ONE Interclub this year. See you on the
1st!
SIGN UP FOR HAPPY WORKERS LITERACY
FAIR
Please reserve September 23rd
for helping out at the Literacy Fair. A sign-up sheet will be passed
around so you can indicate your desire to be a part of this great
program. Watch for it and be sure your name is included. You will be
glad you did. This is just another way that Kiwanis helps children!
ANOTHER LETTER FROM OUR SPONSORED
CHILD
Dear sponsor, Warm greetings
hoping you and all members of the Club are enjoying of very good
health. Let me tell you that here thank God we are fine. Evelyn’s
school recess is over and she is studying in 2nd basic grade,
she is a good student and already had the first trimester exams, she did
them very well. Evelyn thanks you so much for the presents you have
sent, they are very beautiful and she showed them to her friends. She
would like to meet you to thank you in person, to give you many hugs and
kisses. I also want to thank you and thank God because she has very
good Sponsors. Evelyn says that every night she prays God for you to
keep you healthy to continue sponsoring Ecuadorian children. Evelyn
advises all her friends to behave themselves to have good Sponsors like
her and perhaps some day you will come to Ecuador. She is happy because
she has a younger sibling who is just ten months old and her name is
Lady Dayanara. With nothing more to tell you and looking forward to
hear from you soon, goodbye and may God bless you all! Evelyn
KIWANIS FACTS – DID YOU KNOW?
Eligibility for Legion of Honor
recognition is based on a Kiwanian having at least 25 years of
membership, not necessarily consecutive, in one or more clubs. Lapel
pins and recognition certificates are awarded to the recipients in
recognition of every five years of membership beginning with the 25th
year.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Almighty God, grant to the Officers and Directors of the Kiwanis
Club of St. Petersburg, the grace they need to carry out the demanding
duties of their offices. Fill them with a love of country and of this
club committed to their care. Grant them the wisdom to know and to do
thy will. Amen.
LAST WEEK’S QUIZ:
1. Franklin D.
Roosevelt was the president who created the “new Deal.” 2. “Our
liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain” is the motto of the
State of Iowa. 3. Oscar the Grouch, of the children’s
television show “Sesame Street” lives in a trash can. 4. God
appointed Aaron as spokesman for Moses because Moses was not eloquent
– he was slow of speech and of a slow tongue. (Exodus 4:20-14)
5. A worker in a railroad section gang is the definition of a
“gandy dancer.”
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