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Kiwanis Newsletter
for December 9, 2008
Today’s Speaker: Rafael Miguel, MD Today’s Program:
Prescription Drug Abuse
Rafael Miguel,
MD, is Professor and the Director of the Pain Medicine Program for the
Department of Neurosurgery at the University Of South Florida College Of
Medicine in Tampa. Dr. Miguel is also Attending Anesthesiology/Pain
Physician at the Brandon Ambulatory Surgery Center, H. Lee Moffitt
Cancer Center and at Tampa General Hospital. He is a Pain Physician at
the Pain Care Center of Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Florida.
Dr. Miguel received
his medical degree from Cadiz Medical School at the University of Cadiz
in Spain. He completed his internal medicine internship and his
anesthesiology residency at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana,
and was Chief Resident in 1984. Dr. Miguel is a diplomate of The
American Board of Anesthesiology, with Subspecialty Certification in
Pain Medicine, and is also a diplomate of the American Academy of Pain
Management.
Dr. Miguel is a
Past-President of the Florida Society of Anesthesiologists and has been
a member of numerous professional organizations on the state, national,
and international levels. He served for 4 years on the Florida Board of
Medicine and held the position of Vice-Chair. He is listed in “Best
Doctors in America”, “Who’s Who in Medical Sciences Education”, and
Consumers Guide for America’s Best Physicians.
Dr. Miguel’s
specialty and research interests include cancer pain, acute and chronic
pain medicine. He is on the Editorial Board of several peer reviewed
scientific publications and his research has been published in such
journals as Seminars in Pain Medicine, Anesthesiology, Anesthesia &
Analgesia and Pain.
Last Week at Kiwanis
Kiwanian of the Day,
Bob Byelick, introduced Peter Golenbock, renowned national
sports author of thirty-two books.
Most of his
discussion involved his love for the Yankees and their players. Born in
Connecticut, as a boy his allegiance was sworn to the nearby Yankees.
After graduating from Dartmouth and New York University Law School, he
started a short-lived law career.
Realizing law was
not his gig; he went to work for Prentice-Hall Publishing in metro New
York. Shortly into that position, he knocked on the door of his boss and
requested to write a book about the Yankees. Incredibly, his boss
answered in the affirmative and gave him $2,500.00 for expenses. Peter
recounted that opportunity became a “life changing experience”. He got
to live his dream by hanging out at Yankee Stadium and mingling with the
players. The book, Dynasty, became a best seller and led him to more
book deals.
Peter regaled us
with stories about Yankee greats Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Billy
Martin, and Whitey Ford. He was proud of an interview with Roger Maris,
the last granted before Maris died. Maris, very gracious to Peter,
related that in 1965 he played most of the season with a broken hand
which the Yankee medical staff hid from him. When he found out about the
subterfuge, he decided to retire after the 1966 season. Knowing the
Yankees could still get some value from Maris, they traded him to the
St. Louis Cardinals. Maris led the Cardinals to two pennants and a World
Series trophy. So, revenge was his, and Maris later refused to play in
Yankee Oldtimer’s games.
His most colorful
stories involved George Steinbrenner and just how tough of an owner he
was while running the Yankees. He marveled that Steinbrenner’s partner,
Mike Borke, only lasted a few months and then was gone. Peter is
currently working on a book about Steinbrenner.
When asked about why
he became a successful writer, he replied that it takes a lot of
patience and that his subjects trusted and respected him. When Peter
wrote a book, the players or managers knew he would not embarrass them.
In 1990 Peter wrote Forever Boys, a book that chronicled the 1989-1990
season of the St. Petersburg Pelicans, of the Senior Professional Base
League. That experience paved the way for him to move to St. Petersburg.
Good to have you here, Peter.
Other notable books
by Golenbock:
Red Sox
Nation: An Unexpurgated History Of The Red Sox
Nascar Confidential: Stories of the Men and Women Who Made Stock Car
Racing Great
Thunder And Lightning: A No B.S. Hockey Memoir (with Phil Esposito)
The Bronx Zoo (with Sparky Lyle)
Number 1 (with Billy Martin)
Guidry (with Ron Guidry)
Balls (with Graig Nettles)
BUMS, Bats (with Davey Johnson)
Personal Fouls
American Zoom: From Dirt Tracks to Daytona
Wrigleyville
Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes: The Definitive Oral History of
America's Team
The Spirit of St. Louis: A History of the St. Louis Cardinals and Browns
Seven (a novel about Mickey Mantle)
American Prince, a Memoir, Tony Curtis
And last but not least, “Go Gators”.
What’s
Happening
Young Children
Priority One December Events
On Friday
December 12, Kiwanis volunteers will wrap and assemble Christmas
presents for the Help a Child Christmas Party scheduled Saturday,
December 13, 2008. Bring your own tools or wrapping paper, ribbon,
scissors, and tape. We will be working in the First United Methodist
Fellowship Hall from 9AM until the last present is assembled or
wrapped. Bobbi Gilgosh has extended a personal invitation to all to
come to the Christmas party and watch the children open their presents
Saturday morning starting at 9AM. A sign-up sheet will be coming around
soon so spend a few hours on Friday with us and spread the joy of the
season to some medically challenged foster kids.
Thank you, Kathy
Condon & Ron Scoggins, and for your yearly promotion of this endeavor.
Christmas Angel
Project
The Kiwanis Club of
St. Pete has committed to buy Christmas gifts for 100 foster children
for the Pinellas County Foster Parents Assn. Many of these children
will not receive any gifts if we don’t help. Please return your
wrapped presents to the Orange Blossom on Tuesday, December 16.
Several Elves in the Club have agreed to provide a personal shopper
service for those of who do not like to shop but still want to help. If
you pick out a child’s name and finance the trip, we will purchase and
wrap your gift. The personal shopper service offer expires on December
9, 2008, so pick up your names early.
Thank you, Kathy Condon and Ron Scoggins, for your
coordination with this project.
Holiday Party
Better late than never, Pat Kraujales announced a holiday
party at Ron Holehouse’s exclusive Booker Creek Crib, 1425 Central
Avenue, on
Thursday, December 18
at 5:00 p.m. Pat suggested bringing canned goods for a food bank and
Christmas tree ornaments to exchange. Let’s have a big turnout to share
holiday cheer.
Our Bell is Back
Our club “Private Investigator,”
Cindy Mulligan
let loose a CSI investigation and discovered that USF CKI Club had
surreptitiously absconded with our Kiwanis Bell. Fortunately, Cindy
found the missing bell, and it is safely in Kiwanis possession.
Invocation Policy
David Abbey
delivered an eloquent speech explaining our club’s policy regarding
opening invocations. See the bulletin last week and this week for the
written policy. Thank you, David.
Donation to Missionary
Biff Baker
presented $500 collected from the membership to member
Ed Shamas
to pass on to his daughter, Shelby, for the purposes of a medical
missionary trip to Nicaragua. The trip is designed to set up a free
clinic for children and adults. She will be traveling with the
organization, Forward Edge International, where she will be offering
support to this poverty stricken area. Shelby will be the only doctor
working the clinic, with assistance from nurses, pharmacists, and
volunteers. Their aim is to reach and help as many lives as they
possibly can.
If you missed the chance to donate, a check can be made to:
Allendale United Methodist Church
C/O Orange Blossom Catering
220 4th Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
New Member
Three Minute
Speech
New member,
Terry Dowling,
gave the obligatory three-minute speech to the club. A native of
Philadelphia, he graduated from Penn and started a career in television
and video production. In 1988, he moved to St. Petersburg, and started
work at WEDU. Later, he received a Master’s Degree from USF. After
receiving that degree, he did a U-turn to become a career counselor.
Welcome, Terry, to Kiwanis.
Ding Dong……
Do you feel you have an incessant ringing in your head during Christmas
shopping trips? Now is your chance to ring your own bell and volunteer
for the Salvation Army Kettle Drive at the Publix in Northeast Shopping
Center, 4th Street and 38th Avenue North on
Thursday, December
18th.
If you’d like to volunteer, or make a donation contact
JC Russell
or Steve
Cunningham.
Click here to see schedule.
The Sunshine City Kiwanis Christmas Tree Lot
The Sunshine City Kiwanis Christmas tree lot is now open on 38th
Avenue North. Help your fellow club out by buying a fresh tree. Lots of
sizes and species as I go there every year.
KaBoom:
One Playground
Fun popped out of the ground Saturday at Trailhead Park
with the help of
Jane Baldwin, Cyndi Mulligan and son Colin,
Pat Bisciotti, Charles Stuart, Jack Collins, Bill
Holloway, Pat Kraujalis, Harry Eisnaugle and friend
Paul, and Markus Mittermayr, as well as USF-St.
Pete CKI member Shannon Love. These Kiwanians
joined about
400 other volunteers to build this playground that helps
the city get closer to Mayor Rick Baker's goal of having
a playground within a half mile of every child in the
city by 2010.
Click here
to see pictures.
Today’s Quiz
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Where was the
first Krispy Kreme opened?
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How did the town
of Wimauma, Florida get its name?
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Where did the
first bank open in the USA?
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Name the
countries of Central America.
Last Week’s Quiz
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When asked about
his offensive line’s execution, Coach John McKay of the Bucs said,
“I am all for it.”
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London’s
Heathrow Airport handles the most traffic in Europe.
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Helena is the
capital of Montana.
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Ernest Borgnine
played the skipper in McHale’s Navy.
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