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April 22,
2008 No. 27 Vol. 86
This
Week’s Program: Lloyd Bailey, The John Birch Society
Lloyd W.
Bailey, Jr. has committed his entire working career to aquatics
recreation, which started in 1973 in eastern North Carolina. In 1976,
Lloyd moved to Central Florida for employment as a professional
lifeguard and a water safety instructor at Walt Disney World. While at
Disney he taught sailing and water skiing to the resort hotel guests,
operated a fuel barge on the Bay Lakes and managed over 500,000 gallons
of swimming pools at the Contemporary Resort Hotel. He also worked at
Wet n’ Wild, Orange County Parks Department and the City of Gainesville
Recreation Department. He moved to Gainesville, Florida in 1979 to study
Chemistry at University of Florida. In 1981 Lloyd started Lloyd Bailey’s
Scuba & Watersports in Gainesville. Lloyd has a total of 7 scuba
instructor certifications and a 50-ton master captain’s license. Lloyd
Bailey’s Scuba & Watersports is the largest full service scuba store in
North Florida that also sells marine accessories, outdoor apparel,
firearms and American Opinion books. Lloyd was the president of the
National Association for Cave Diving for 9 years, served as a director
for 14 years and is the most prolific cave diving instructor in cave
diving history. Lloyd has trained over 5,000 divers in open water scuba
and the specialties of cavern and cave diving. He is a director of
Florida Speleological Researchers. Lloyd teaches the majority of the
scuba courses in his business and supervises 100% of the courses and
trips offered.
Lloyd is a
chapter leader for the John Birch Society and a JBS member since 1990.
He has studied history and governments for over 30 years. Lloyd
incorporates civics in all of his scuba classes. He has been involved
in numerous political campaigns and has run for county commission in
Alachua County two times and is currently involved in a third campaign
for County Commission. Lloyd believes in the JBS motto of “Less
Government, more responsibility, and with God’s help a better world”.
He is a rapacious reader and an authority on our Constitution. Lloyd
believes we have a duty to preserve what we have inherited from our
ancestors and that we must expose the forces of collectivism that are a
threat to our great nation. Loyalty to God, family and nation; not
government are essential and the price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
Lloyd is
married to Carey Bailey, and has a son Jack Bailey.
Last
Week’s Program: Major Allen Satterlee, Salvation Army Sallie House
Kiwanian-of-the-Day Bryant Boydstun introduced our speaker and broke the
news that Satterlee and his wife will soon be leaving Tampa Bay for a
new missionary post in Jamaica.
Major
Satterlee began his talk with a tribute to our fellow Kiwanian Col.
Bernie Lodge, whom, the Major told us, is widely known and
well-respected in Salvation Army circles (and beyond).
The Major
presented a short video on the Sallie House program that was
heart-wrenching in its descriptions (and testimonies from the children)
of the conditions in which children being removed from their families
were found. The St. Petersburg Sallie House originated out of the need
for temporary shelter for abused and neglected children taken from their
homes in times of crisis by law enforcement and/or Department of
Children and Families officials. Children coming from those situations
cannot be placed in foster care immediately and may need medical care
and emotional counseling. The current Sallie House houses 18 children,
infants to eleven years of age, many of whom come in sibling groups of
three or four, and offers a return to normalcy with three meals a day,
clothing, counseling and health care. For some, it is their first
experience with affectionate, caring adults, and lays the groundwork for
them to trust other adults, such as foster parents, during their
transition into care. They may stay several hours to several months
until they can be reunited with their families, placed with relatives,
fostered, or adopted by a loving family.
Major
Satterlee said the limit of 18 children has meant that some children
have had to be turned away. That and the increasingly inadequate
facilities set the stage for a new, larger Sallie House, which is
currently in construction. A $5 million capital campaign was undertaken
to raise funds necessary to build the new facility, this one capable of
housing 24 children, concurrently with an endowment campaign to ensure a
reliable stream of annual operating funds. There is no institutional
feel to Sallie House, and in the new facility with additional staffing
and volunteer hours, each child will get more individual attention.
Sallie
House is not the only program addressing the needs of children in
crisis. There are four levels of services that the Salvation Army
provides. The first level is its Family Special Services program. When
families are in danger of losing their kids, the Army sends in
counselors to help heal and normalize the family. The second level is
Sallie House. The third level is Children’s Village, which is a foster
care residence under the purview of the Salvation Army and the fourth
level is a small complex of apartments for children aging out of foster
care who do not yet have the necessary life skills to manage effectively
on their own. Without a safety net like the apartments, 25% of those
young adults will wind up homeless and have a much higher risk of
unplanned pregnancies. The new Sallie House facility means that the old
facility can be converted into more apartments for those formerly
fostered “graduates” with no place to go. While gathering the skills to
manage life on their own, they can stay in the apartments until they are
21 or 22.
One of the
children seen in the video being held by Mike Alstott was took part in a
Kiwanis community service event and was noticed by Dr. Ron O’Neal.
Weyman Willingham, Dr. Ron’s father-in-law, told us at the end of Major
Satterlee’s presentation that he is now the grandfather of that little
boy who was fosterd by and just adopted by the O’Neal family.
If you
would like more information about Sallie House or the capital campaign
for the new Sallie House, please call 727-550-8080 or visit
www.salvationarmystpetersburg.org. Thank you,
Major, for telling us about this important program and its need for
support!
Guests
and Visitors
It was a
taxing day for many Kiwanians – nevertheless, 55 members joined us for
lunch. No guests, other than our speaker, were available as they were
all entering data into Turbo Tax!
What’s
Happening?
We Know
Who They Are, Now What Are Their Platforms?
Nominations are in for the upcoming elections for the next year of
Kiwanis and the following candidates will be voted on at our May 13th
meeting.
For President-Elect-Designate:
(President for 2009-2010)
Cyndi Mulligan
Bob Piplitz
For Vice President:
Steve Cunningham
Tom Nelson
Frank Ranieri
and the person who does not win the Pres.-elect
race
For Director:
Hunter Booth
Cynthia McGowan
Dan Stone
Guy Van Middlesworth
Please vote! Your participation makes our Kiwanis
the “go to” Club for networking, civic involvement and mentoring for
youth.
Kiwanis International Convention Registration
Deadline Approaching
Charles Stuart reminds us that the deadline for registering for the
Kiwanis International Convention in Orlando as a Florida District Host
Volunteer is quickly approaching.
You must be registered by April 25 in order to take advantage of the
special rate of $100.00 for Florida District host volunteers. This
discount applies equally to our members in Florida and our members from
the Cayman Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands. If you miss the
deadline by even a day, there is nothing we can do to help you, so
register today.
It is a rare opportunity to go to an International Convention in our
backyard saving us travel expenses. Take advantage of it!
After April 25, the registration fee will be $200 dollars. Please
register now to take advantage of the $100.00 savings simply by
volunteering 4 hours of your time and registering for the convention by
April 25, 2008. Once you have registered for the convention, don't
forget to go to the Florida Kiwanis website and register as a volunteer
on the host committee. Both processes are relatively simple and only
take a few minutes to complete. Please also join us at Tony n' Tina's
wedding on Thursday, June 26. This hilarious spoof and dinner theatre is
holding two private performances for Florida Kiwanis. Select either the
5 p.m. or 8 p.m. performance on Thursday, June 26. You'll truly enjoy
this unique
Florida District Dinner experience. Tickets are limited to 250 per
performance and they are going fast. Avoid disappointment; click here
to register online:
http://www.floridakiwanis.com/tonyandtina.asp
Remember that the Florida District Hotel is the Renaissance Sea World.
We selected this hotel for its great facilities and for the added
benefit of free parking. Choose the Renaissance Hotel as your first and
second preference. See you in June at the International Convention.
Thanks for coming!
Click below to register for the International Convention:
http://www.kiwanisone.org/MemberResources/Convention/Convention08/index.html
Click below to register for Tony n' Tina's Wedding:
http://www.floridakiwanis.com/tonyandtina.asp
Click below to sign up for the Host Committee:
http://www.floridakiwanis.com/iconcommittee.aspx
Click below for information on the Caring Corner:
http://www.floridakiwanis.com/resources/caringcorner/caringcorner.asp
TODAY’S QUIZ:
1.
What is the largest living
species of tortoise?
2.
Do planets rotate
clockwise or counterclockwise?
3.
What day of observance
originated by Gaylord Nelson is celebrated today (April 22nd)?
4.
In 1964, the
Objectivist
Ayn Rand
was quoted in a
Playboy
interview regarding her views on the John Birch Society. Was she for or
against their mission?
LAST WEEK’S QUIZ:
-
The uvula is a conical projection at the
back of the throat. It plays a key role in the articulation of the
sound of the
human voice
to form the sounds of speech. Other animals do have uvulas.
-
The
lowest point on land on earth is at the Dead Sea, on the border of
Jordan and Israel. The Dead Sea lies at 1,312 feet (400 meters)
below sea level. The lowest point in the sea on earth is the Pacific
Ocean's Marianas Trench. It's near Guam and is 35,840 feet (10,924
m) deep.
- The Lady
Volunteers of Tennessee won the NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four
in Tampa.
- Passed by Congress
on July 2, 1909, and ratified February 3, 1913, the 16th
Amendment established Congress’ right to impose a Federal income
tax.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Prayer for a Couple Adopting a Child (for the O’Neal family)
We have waited for so long
for this child of choice.
Bless us
with an abundance of your love
that we may be good parents,
that we may create a home of blessing,
that we may encourage this child
to the fullness of his potential.
Bless our child, O God.
Give him security in our family,
the joy of laughter in our home,
and the courage to face
the challenges ahead.
Let our child know the love
we feel so deeply for him,
and let this love be a strength
to confront the opportunities of life.
Amen.
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