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March 18, 2008 No. 23
Vol. 86
This Week’s Program:
Kiwanis Easter Program with Pastor Tim Whipple
Pastor Whipple, who
will lead our Easter program today, will be introduced by our
Kiwanian-of-the-Day J.C. Russell. Tim Whipple has
been in ministry for 22 years, most of which has been in Student
Ministry. He has had the opportunity to lead thousands of students in
camps and conferences all over the Southeast.
He earned his undergraduate degree in
management from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and his
master’s degree in Christian education from the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
Tim is an excellent communicator, and loves any opportunity to bring the
truth of Scripture into our everyday lives in a way that's motivating,
relevant and easy to apply. Tim was born right here in St. Petersburg
and is passionate about reaching out to this community.
Tim lives in the Pinellas Point area of
St. Petersburg with his wife, Donna, and their two children, Brennan and
Bailee. Let’s give our speaker a very warm Kiwanis welcome!
Last Week’s Program Tim Ramsberger, St. Petersburg Grand Prix
Timothy T. Ramsberger,
Vice President Andretti Green Promotions
Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was introduced by Dave Abbey.
Tim Ramsberger introduced in turn Tony Fabrizio, the racing writer for
the Tampa Tribune who got recognition for one of the Top 10 game stories
last year for his coverage of the Indy 500.
Tim began by saying that it’s great to be a
recovering lawyer and work on the Grand Prix. St. Petersburg, he told
us, was the first city to have the Indy car and champ car competitions
back to back. He characterized the Grand Prix as “the fastest spring
break party in the world.” Sponsors and drivers love to come here, Tim
said, and the American Le Mans Series has “fallen in love with the
streets of St.Petersburg, This year, the Grand Prix has partnered with
the SunCoasters and a spectacle is in store. Michael Andretti will be
the Grand Marshall of the Festival of States parade and our own Louis
Murphy will give the invocation for the race. Gym Class Heroes will
be the band playing the concert on Sunday and ABC will provide coverage
during the American Le Mans race at 1:30 Sunday and the Indy Pro Series
race that will take place Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. Tony
Fabrizio from the Times said that from his more objective viewpoint, he
thinks the race is an exciting, special event and community builder. We
learned that Paul Newman, David Letterman and Patrick Dempsey will be
present as well. When asked to contrast what St. Pete has become and
Long Beach has been, Ramsberger said that St. Pete has offered up more
entertainment, we’re more picturesque and we have surpassed Long Beach
in four or five categories.
Ramsberger told us that France is sending
Peugot over to race against Audi, who won here last year. If you have
just one day to come, said Ramsberger, come Saturday for the American
LeMans Series race.
For more information, or to buy tickets, go
to www.gpstpete.com.
Guests and Visitors
We had several out of
town visitors last week. Jackie King joined us from Goldwater, OH, Harry
Benjamin from Birmingham, AL sat in on our meeting and Al Karnavicus
introduced us to Jonas Pasluuskas, the Consul General for Lithuania.
Donna Jiles brought two guests, Elliot Rokafsky from PARC and Peter
Hamilton who has applied for membership in our Club. Bill Stover
hosted Steve Woodruff. Peter Hamilton was the guest of Markus
Mittermayr. Please come back again!
What’s Happening?
PARC Accepts Funding
For Preschoolers
Bob Byelick
presented a check for $1,500 from the Boys and Girls Committee to the
major gift officer of PARC, Elliot Rokafsky. Mr. Rokafsky thanked our
Club for the funding to make possible preschool sensory equipment.
Bob Byelick is the incoming Board
Chair for PARC.
Roll Out The Barrel!
Al K’s report on
the Lithuanian Golf Open was short and to the point – much Lithuanian
beer was consumed and a record contribution of $6000 was raised for the
Lithuanian children in need.
Lt. Governor In The
Making
Markus Mittermayr
announced that after courting from Kiwanis higher-ups, he has accepted
their invitation to become Lt. Governor Elect of District 13.
Cruisin’ With Weyman
Weyman announced that
the next Social Committee event will be the popular yacht cruise down
the intercoastal planned for April17 (raindate is April 19).Only 6 spots
are left on this 98’ yacht, so act quickly to enjoy tenderloin and
seafood by Harvey’s and the comraderie of 53 other fun people. Get your
$45 check in now to reserve your spot.
InterClub
Opportunity With Kiwanis International CEO Rob Parker
While it’s not a
regular InterClub opportunity, Harvey and Markus encouraged us to make a
special effort to attend the March 27 dinner at the Lakeland Kiwanis
Club from 6 pm-8 pm. CEO Rob Parker will set out the mission and goals
for the year.
Upcoming Community
Service Events
Cyndi Mulligan
and Dr. Ron O’Neal have great community service projects in the
works, including opportunities for you to help out with the Easter
Eggastravaganza at Sallie House on March 22nd, the Honda
Grand Prix on April 6th, and Piplitz’ favorite,
Bluesfest April 11-13. Sign up sheets are circulating. For more
information or to participate in the Easter Egg event, please call
Cyndi Mulligan (481-3009) or Ron O'Neal (422-2511). For more
information on or to help out at the Grand Prix, please call Ron
O’Neal (phone number above). If Blues Fest sounds more like your
groove, call Bob Pitplitz at 824-7402.
4th
Annual Jim Fischer Birthday Bash
Mark your calendar on
June 14th to attend our annual Jim Fischer Birthday Bash, a
fundraiser that raises college scholarship money for high performing
grade-schoolers and middle-schoolers from low-income families. Please
save the date and plan to attend.
Promote Your
Business For A Good(y) Cause
Bob Byelick is
looking for goody bag items for the golfers who’ll compete in the Jim
Fischer Golf Tournament on April 14th. If you have company
promotional items, donate a hundred of them to this good cause and give
your business valuable exposure.
TODAY’S QUIZ:
1. Which of the three
sections of Handel’s Messiah deals with the Passion, death and
resurrection of Christ? Part I, Part II, Part III or Parts I and II?
2. What was the name
of Nancy Drew’s boyfriend?
3. Orthodox Greeks
celebrate Easter on a different date than other Christian religions.
Why?
4. What do
these four books have in common? Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood,
Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea, Alice
Walker’s The Color Purple and Harper Lee’s To Kill A
Mockingbird?
LAST WEEK’S
QUIZ:
1. Marco Andretti will
team up with Bryan Herta and Christian
Fittipaldi in America's greatest sports car race.
2.
Sigmund Freud was referring to the Irish
when he said “This is
one race of people for whom psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever.”
3.
The pound sign (#) is
called, among other things, an
octothorpe.
4.
Known also as the battle of York
and Lancaster, England’s War of the Roses was won by the House of
Lancaster, symbolized as a red rose.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
For Easter
Almighty Eternal and
Ever-blessed God, as we come into your presence, grant that as we praise
you this day, we might see Jesus and believe, that we may celebrate the
true meaning of the Resurrection. May his presence among us lead to the
vision of unlimited truth and unfold the beauty of your love. We ask
this in the name of Jesus the Lord. Amen
At Purim
Blessed are You, Lord
our God, King of the Universe Who has sanctified us with his
commandments and commanded us to read the Megillah (the scroll of
Esther).
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe Who created miracles
for our forefathers in those days in this time.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe Who has sustained us
and preserved us and enabled us to reach this moment.
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