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Tuesday, September 5, 2006 No. 48 Vol. 84 Today’s
Speaker: Jenny Shaw BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
Our program today will be presented by Jenny Shaw, Public
Relations Manager for Big Brothers Big Sisters serving Pinellas,
Hernando and Citrus Counties. She will be introduced by our
Kiwanian-of-the-day Mitch Cochran. Jenny joined Big Brothers Big
Sisters just over a year ago and devotes her time to educating and
bringing awareness to the community about the youth mentoring
organization through presentations and the sharing of special Big
Brother Big Sister match stories. Our speaker coordinates all media
opportunities for the agency as well as designs and produces many of the
communication tools used to keep the public and affiliates of Big
Brothers Big Sisters informed of important news and upcoming events.
Jenny was born and raised in Northeast Florida and is a graduate of
Flagler College in St. Augustine with a Bachelors Degree in
Communication. She serves on the hospitality committee at her church
and does freelance graphic design work. In her spare time, Jenny enjoys
drawing, reading, and playing flag football. She and her fiancé are
also in the process of becoming a Big Couple through Big Brothers Big
Sisters. Let’s give our speaker a very warm Kiwanis welcome!
TODAY’S QUIZ
1. What state was the 43rd
to join the Union? 2. The Loire is the longest river of what
nation? 3. What was James Monroe’s wife’s name? 4. What is the
state bird of Louisiana? 5. In what year did J.D. Salinger publish
his signature work “The Catcher in the Rye”?
LAST WEEK AT KIWANIS
Our program last week was presented by
Jack Levine, Founder of Advocacy Resources and currently head of
4-Generation Institute. He was introduced by our Kiwanian-of-the-day
Ron Braun. Our speaker is a Kiwanian and a resident of
Tallahassee. He opened his program by stating that he wanted to share
some inspiration and strategies for helping children. Children live in
a context of family and community and that he was here today in
celebration of Kiwanis’s devotion to children. However, he stated that
demographics dictate that we look at all generations and remember that
we must invest in children, but must also not ignore the needs of our
elders.
In 1908, life expectancy was only 48
years. In 1970, this increased to 61 and today, life expectancy is 80.
Two-thirds of all people who have reached seventy years of age are
currently alive today. And this number will continue to grow because
people are living longer. Today there are 51,000 centenarians.
Long-term care is not being articulated in this election year because
none of the candidates have a plan to help the elderly. His
organization, the 4-Generation Institute is only a conversation. Its
objective is to tell the truth, generate a plan for all generations and
promote volunteerism. Currently, we have 1.1 million Floridians who
today are living alone. This is a sad statistic.
Our speaker provided free subscription
cards for our membership to Grand Magazine which is printed here in
Gulfport. Its purpose is to give grandparents ideas on how they can
interact more frequently with the younger members of their extended
family. We all owe Ron a word of thanks for bringing this most
important program to our attention.
VISITORS AND GUESTS
We had a very large number of
guests last week. Art O’Hara came as a guest of Cynthia McGowan. Louie
Adcock was the guest of Bryant Boydstun and Joan and Forrest Eleczer
were guests of David Feaster. Also, Guy VanMiddlesworth had his wife
Pamela and his daughter Paige as his guests. Following are all the
guests of our speaker Jack Levine: Astrid Ellis, Sherry Sacino, Sara
McMillan, Joan Berry, Sonya Duran, Jesse Battle, Brent Gordon, David
Punzak, Susan Blackburn, Kris Delano, Vinny Dolan, and Peter Ristorcell.
Welcome one and all. We hope that you will all consider this as your
Kiwanis home.
TWO NEW MEMBERS INDUCTED
President Cathy inducted
William Hays and Nicholas Gizzarelli into membership in our club at our
meeting last week.
DISTRICT CONVENTION HI-LITES
President Cathy gave a very
brief synopsis of the happenings at the recent District Convention. Our
own T. Bruce McKelvey was honored for his long service as our Secretary
and Treasurer in an ad in the District Program Booklet. Also, our
Division 13 placed third in money collected for the March of Dimes.
Over 450 Kiwanians attended the Convention.
SIGN UP TODAY FOR HAPPY WORKERS
LITERACY FAIR
Please reserve September 23rd
for helping out at the Literacy Fair. A sign-up sheet is being 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!
KIWANIS FACTS – DID YOU KNOW?
Article XVII, Section 4, of the
Standard Form for Club Bylaws stipulates that the club “shall not be
used in any way for political purposes, nor shall it, as a club,
actively participate in the political candidacy of any person.”
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Almighty God, to whom we must account for all our powers and
privileges, guide the people of the United States and of this county in
the election of officials and representatives that, by faithful
administration and wise laws, the rights of all may be protected and our
nation be enabled to fulfill your purposes. Amen.
LAST WEEK’S QUIZ:
1.
Gerald Ford’s son Steven once had a permanent role on the soap
opera “The Young and the Restless.” 2. Thomas Jefferson said
“Most bad government has grown out of too much government.” 3. The
cartoon character Popeye was introduced to the American public in
1929, in the comic strip “Thimble Theatre.” 4. Maryland
has both Free State and Old Line State as nicknames. 5.
Charles Julius Guiteau assassinated President James A. Garfield at
Union Station in Washington, D.C., in 1881.
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