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April 15, 2008 No. 26 Vol. 86
This Week’s Program:
Sallie House, Speaker Major Allen Satterlee
The Salvation Army's
Sallie House is a safe haven for children, infant to eleven years of
age, who have been removed from their home because of abuse, neglect or
abandonment. Sallie House was founded in 1990 when The Salvation Army
was presented concerned community leaders realized that when a child
needed to quickly be removed from the home, there was no immediate
shelter to take them to while their future family life was determined.
The Salvation Army stepped up and took action. An one-story apartment
building was renovated, furnishings were acquired, professional staff
and caring volunteers were recruited.
In October 2007, ground
was broken for a new Sallie House. The new Sallie House increases the
capacity of the Salvation Army to care for children by 33%, and offers a
significant improvement in operational efficiency, and a facility
designed to dramatically enhance the working environment for staff, the
living environment for children, and the overall quality of care
delivered at Sallie House.
Major Allen Satterlee,
at Tampa native, heads up the staff component of the Campaign Cabinet
which has been raising funds for the new facility and he will speak to
us today about their progress, their goals and the burgeoning need for
temporary homes for displaced children.
Major Satterlee was
educated as a child and teenager in Lakeland, later receiving Officers
Training in Atlanta and a Bachelor of Science from Liberty University.
He has served the Salvation Army in the United States and abroad and is
the author of over 200 articles and books.
Thank you, Major, for
joining us today to bring us up to date on the Sallie House mission to
provide shelter and services to children.
Last Week at Kiwanis
K of the Day Cathy
Swanson introduced Jeff Hollis, Executive Director of First Tee of St.
Petersburg, a youth development program. Jeff started his talk telling
us about the city-owned public golf courses in St. Pete – Mangrove Bay,
Cypress Links and Twinbrooks. The golf courses are operated 100% on
user fees and some 225,000 golfers a year play on those courses. Jeff
told us that many years ago they implemented a Junior Golf program which
gave way later to First Tee of St. Petersburg because of the life skills
component for young people. The mission of First Tee is to teach youth
valuable life skills to help them in every situation, based on nine core
values: Honesty, Integrity, Sportsmanship, Respect, Confidence,
Responsibility, Perseverance, Courtesy and Judgment. Through life
skills curriculum, kids are taught how to look people in the eye when
they talk to them, and how to show their maturity and confidence in
their interactions with others. Through the mastery of golf, young
people develop greater self esteem and learn to handle situations in all
facets of their lives.
Anyone can join
First Tee. The program has wealthy kids participating, as well as
low-income, at risk kids. Youth mentors help other children master the
basics of golf and life skills. First Tee brings in various leaders from
other chapters to teach leadership. Programs offered by First Tee
include: school programs, after-school programs and summer camps. They
are fee-based programs, but no one is turned away. Equipment is
supplied from in-kind donations from the PGA and private donations of
cash. They also write grants and hold events to raise money for
scholarships. Our own Dan Stone serves on the Advisory Council and
Cathy Swanson serves on the Leadership Council. We thank Jeff Hollis
for introducing us to this unique opportunity for youth development.
Guests and
Visitors
We had 55 members
and 2 visitors attend our meeting last Tuesday. In addition to our
speaker, Evelia Porto attended was introduced by Richard Hoskins. They
met in Burma, and as Richard put it, “have been holding hands ever
since.”
A Day At The
Races and Piplitz Sings The Blues
Today we’ll get a
report from Ron O’Neal about our fellow Kiwanians’ service at the Grand
Prix. Did they keep the peace? Help the pit crews? Drink up the leftover
beer? Find out all this and more! Bob Piplitz will also give us the
scoop on Blues Fest. Did our volunteers manage the crowds? Pass out
programs? Pass out from leftover beer? Nobody has answers like the “Pip”
so stay tuned.
Nominate Your
Candidate
Nomination forms for
the upcoming Kiwanis election are due today, yes, tax day, to Charles
Stuart. You may nominate yourself or anyone else listed on the form as
eligible to hold office. Unlike our national elections, fundraising for
office is not necessary unless you are so unpopular you have to bribe
the rest of us to vote for you, which is, now that I think of it, a lot
like national elections!
And Speaking Of
Candidates…
President Markus won
the nomination for Lt. Governor at last week’s Division 13 meeting held
at the Seminole Club. Congratulations, Markus! We’re proud of you and
that our Club has again achieved such an honor.
This Week's Quiz:
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What
animals, other than human beings, have a uvula?
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By what
authority does the United States government collect income taxes?
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What team won
the recent Women’s “final four” basketball tournament held in
Tampa?
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What is the
lowest geographical point on land in the world?
Last Week’s Quiz:
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1.
Ponce de
Leon was born in 1471.
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2.
Avogadro’s Law refers to gases.
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3.
Only
mature male crickets can chirp.
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4.
Quentin
Tarantino has directed 14 movies, including Pulp Fiction,
Kill Bill 1 & 2, Reservoir Dogs and Grindhouse.
nus Bonus question:
April is the cruelest month, according to T. S. Eliot in “The Wasteland”
because he is heartbroken and the spring brings forth life again out
of the dead land, “mixing Memory and Desire.”
Prayer of the Day
“Be not forgetful to
entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”
Hebrews 13:2
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