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Tuesday, October 3, 2006 No. 1 Vol. 85
Today’s Program: 2006-2007 Installation Banquet
CALL TO ORDER
CATHY SWANSON
SONG
BERNIE LODGE
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
CATHY SWANSON
OF HEAD TABLE/SPECIAL GUESTS
PRESENTATIONS
LEGION OF HONOR AWARDS
T. BRUCE MCKELVEY
LAY PERSON OF THE YEAR
ROBERT “SKIP” CARR
OUTSTANDING CHAIRPERSON
CATHY SWANSON
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS
CATHY SWANSON
PARTING COMMENTS
CATHY SWANSON
INSTALLATION OF NEW OFFICERS
EDDIE LEE LT. GOVERNOR, KIWANIS DIVISION 13
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS / COMMENTS MITCH COCHRAN
SONG
BERNIE LODGE
ADJOURNMENT
TODAY’S QUIZ
1. Who wrote To Kill A Mockingbird and on
what other writer (as a child) did she base the character ‘Dill’?
2. What was the make of the first car driven down Central Avenue in
St. Petersburg in 1905?
3. The average man spends how many hours in a lifetime shaving
(Exceptions: John Biesinger until recently, Al Karnavicius, Charles
Stuart, et al)?
4. What two kinds of nuts are the only nuts mentioned in the Bible?
5. Who sculpted the Statue of Liberty?
LAST WEEK AT KIWANIS
Kiwanian-of-the-Day Madonna Jones introduced our speaker, Scott T.
Hartzell, local author and historian. Mr. Hartzell has spent many years
tracing the personal histories and contributions of notable residents of
St. Petersburg and treated us to a fascinating story of several,
focusing primarily on one unsung contributor to the development of our
city, Mr. Edward H. Tomlinson.
Born in 1844, Tomlinson, an oil and mining tycoon, moved to St.
Petersburg in 1891 and organized the first George Washington Celebration
which became our Festival of States. He helped create the first
orchestra, designed the first open-air post office in St. Pete and built
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in honor of his father, Peter. In the
early 1900s, he honored his mother, Augusta, by establishing Augusta
Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Tomlinson loved children and did much to educate and enrich
them. He brought vocational education to St. Petersburg, establishing
the Manual Training School, which was later used as the City Hall
Annex. In 1902, he built an annex to the school for band, basketball
games and other community recreational uses.
Mr. Hartzell painted a vivid picture of Tomlinson’s life from his
carefully researched details. Edward Tomlinson died at 94 in 1938. His
estate had dwindled down to just a little over $9,000, largely because
he gave most of it away.
Mr. Hartzell continues his research and writes books about the
history of St. Petersburg – he has three to his credit – and lectures on
the subject to various audiences. His stories give us a sense of wonder
and pride in the development of our Sunshine City and are a source of
inspiration to all of us. For their contributions to our fine city, we
in Kiwanis give our thanks to two great citizens of St. Petersburg – our
speaker Mr. Scott T. Hartzell and the man he brought to life at our
luncheon, Edward H. Tomlinson.
SCIENCE CENTER AWARDED GRANT
Susan Doll presented a $500 check to Tracy Christner, Executive
Director of the Science Center of Pinellas County. The award will help
the Science Center fund scholarships for their summer programs as well
as some winter ones. Ms. Christner thanked Kiwanis for helping the
Science Center bring a wide variety of science experiences to children
beyond the basics taught in school.
SPECIAL ELECTION RESULTS
Congratulations to Rob Kapusta and Dan Stone, our newly elected
Directors. They will finish the unexpired terms of our members that were
elected to Club Officer positions.
EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!
Reading Booster Jane Baldwin reported on the recent success of the
Literacy Fair for Happy Workers. Over 117 children attended and
because of the great response from Kiwanians and others, each child was
able to take home several free books instead of just one. Special thanks
to Angie Boswell and her Girl Scouts. A HUGE THANK YOU to our Kiwanis
volunteers Bill Holloway, Doug Lampe, Cynthia Mulligan, and Ron & Kathy
Scoggins.
A THANK YOU FROM MT. ZION HUMAN
SERVICES Kathie Johnson,
Director of Programs sent a lovely note to our Club for the $1,500 grant
Mt. Zion received from the Boys and Girls Committee. She thanks Kiwanis
“…for your generosity and commitment to the youth of South St.
Petersburg and the Midtown community…One hundred percent of the funds
will be used to improve academic readiness. Gold bless each of you for
your acts of benevolence.” Thank you, Mt. Zion, for working on behalf
of the children in our community!
OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS…
go out to the family of Harvey Ford. We were notified that Harvey’s
father passed away over the weekend. We’re thinking of you, Harvey, at
this time of sorrow.
WITH THANKS AND ADMIRATION
Grant Wallin, Kiwanis Bulletin wordsmith and editor, announced his
retirement after eight years of service editing these pages. Grant
secured this Club’s news and happenings and organized it into a readable
and enjoyable format. His dedication and top drawer editing over the
years is greatly appreciated.
What’s Happening?
TONIGHT’S INAUGURATION
Our inaugural celebration encourages us to reflect on the
contributions of our leadership, recognize accomplishments and welcome
our new officers. Thanks are due to all of you who make this Club a
great one!
ROSTER UPDATES
Al Karnavicius is updating the Club Membership Roster for the
2006-2007 Kiwanis year. Please get changes to your listing to Al as
soon as possible. The completed Roster will go out to all members in
mid-October.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
O God, when I have food, help me to remember the hungry; When I
have work, help me to remember the jobless; When I have a home, help me
to remember those who have no home at all; When I am without pain, help
me to remember those who suffer, And remembering, help me to destroy my
complacency; bestir my compassion, and be concerned enough to help by
word and deed, those who cry out for what we take for granted.
Amen.
LAST WEEK’S QUIZ:
1.
The first Super Bowl took place in 1967.
2.
Approximately 80% of the human brain is water.
3.
The birch tree has naturally peeling white bark.
4.
The first American to walk on the moon was Alan B.
Shepard, Jr.
5.
Elvis Presley’s first Cadillac was originally blue.
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