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June
2, 2009
Today’s Program: The Arts Center Speaker: Katee Tully
Terry Brett, Chair of the Board of Trustees, and Evelyn Craft, past
President/Executive Director, announced the appointment of Katee Tully
as President/Executive Director of the Beth Ann Morean Arts Center,
effective March 1, 2009. The Arts Center is located in downtown St.
Petersburg at 719 Central Avenue.
Katee Tully joined the Arts Center in April 2008 as the Capital Campaign
Director. Prior to her appointment, Katee spent twenty years in higher
education leadership positions in North Carolina and New York. During
her tenure, Katee rose significant funding and established a strong
reputation for building collaborations and partnerships. Katee became
known for her expertise in leadership development and business outreach
during her ten years with East Carolina University; implementing a
nationally recognized leadership program for middle grade and high
school students which was featured on PBS.
Katee then moved to New York City to join Medgar Evers College, a
historically black institution, where she directed the School of
Continuing Education and External Programs. It was in this setting that
Katee developed a wide range of corporate, government, and community
constituencies which furthered her work in economic and workforce
development. She continued this focus when she became Dean of Continuing
Education and Workforce Development at Borough of Manhattan Community
College (City University of New York) shortly before 9/11. In the years
that followed, Katee was intimately involved with the Mayor’s office and
the rebuilding of Lower Manhattan – creating and implementing strategic
partnerships with well over a hundred agencies and businesses – raising
nearly 18 million dollars to foster those partnerships.
Prior to her academic career, Katee trained as a master jeweler and
subsequently opened retail shops in New Orleans, Baton Rouge,
Gatlinburg, and Tallahassee. Jewelry, glass, and recently ceramics (at
the Morean Arts Center) are just some of the art forms she has explored.
What’s
Happening
The 5th
Annual Fischer-Carr Memorial Birthday Bash
The Fischer-Carr
Scholarship Fund will have its annual event, the Fischer- Carr Memorial
Birthday Bash on Saturday, June 6, 2009, 7:00 p.m. until…. Jim’s
and Skip’s long time friend, Jim Leavitt, head football coach for the
University of South Florida, will be the Master of Ceremonies once
again. This will be a reunion of sorts for so many of the people whose
lives Jim and Skip touched, as well as a fundraiser for scholarships.
Since 2004, this Fund has provided scholarships to 113 students! The
Fischer-Carr Scholarship Fund serves as a fitting tribute to these two
community leaders and friends. Your tax deductible check to the Fund
will be your admission.
Where? St. Petersburg Country Club 2000 Country Club Way
South St. Petersburg, FL 33712 727 867-211
The Al
& John Show (summer reruns)
As
we march into the summer season, repeats are all over the entertainment
map and our club is no exception. Al & John yet again beat the drum for
Kiwanis auction items. The deadline is
TODAY
to deliver to Al’s Bayprint office or see him after the meeting.
Thank
You Notes from Al Muter Scholarship Winners
Dear Kiwanis Club,
Thank you for the scholarship award. I am so grateful to have received
this honor. I promise that I will use it efficiently and that I will
make your kindness an accomplishment in my life. I feel so blessed to
have won this award and will do to the best of abilities to represent
the entire Kiwanis Club in the best way possible.
Thank, Nathan LaBuda
Dear Kiwanis Club Members,
Thanks again for the $500.00 Al Muter Scholarship which will help a lot
with my college expenses. Thanks also for the wonderful luncheon that
was enjoyed by me and my mom. Both of us really appreciate everything
and can’t thank you enough for honoring me in such a special way. Thanks
again for everything.
Sincerely, David Holbrook
Interclub
Guy
Van Middlesworth announced an inter-club for tomorrow June 3 at the St.
Petersburg Yacht Club at 7:15 a.m. with the Mid-Town Kiwanis Club. Let’s
impress their club with a big turnout.
Remember, all those
attending inter-club will need to pay for their meal thru the Mid-Town
Treasurer. The cost is $10.
New
Member Three Minute Speech
Bill Krautler gave us his three minute speech and was cheered as he
stayed within three minutes.
Born and raised in Washington, D.C., he graduated from the University of
Maryland. Other famous Maryland graduates include: Jim Henson, Connie
Chung, and Carl Bernstein.
He
is proud to be a U.S. Navy veteran and served during the Cuban missile
crisis and was a key advisor to President Kennedy.
Married for thirty-nine years, Bill has three sons and moved to our
great state in 1991. Now living the high life in St. Petersburg, he
retired in 2007 from internet advertising sales.
He
lives his life through a quote of John Wooden’s: “Things turn out best
for the people who want them to turn out best.”
Bill, congratulations on your Kiwanis membership.
Last
Week at Kiwanis
Kiwanian of the Day, Markus Mittermayer, introduced Judith Nicholson,
current Lt. Governor of Division 13. Judith called to order the May 26,
2009, Division Council Meeting. Also present included members of the
following clubs: Gulf Beaches, Pinellas Park, Mid-Town, and Sunshine
City.
The
minutes of the February 19, 2009, meeting were approved and accepted by
unanimous vote. Markus was also formally approved to be the Division 13
Lt. Governor for the 2010-2011 term. Mr. Bill Knowles of Mid-Town asked
for and received by unanimous vote authorization to tender $1,000.00 to
Eddie Lee’s campaign for state treasurer. This money is allocated from
the Division 13 treasury.
Eddie Lee then spoke to us about the trials and tribulation of his life.
Eddie, proud of the fact that he has nearly 5,000 days as a sober man,
has a five point platform that he presented to us to make Kiwanis an
even more viable organization for years to come. He is trying to get his
message across to one club at a time, visiting over 220 Kiwanis Clubs in
the last two years, from Key Largo to the Alabama Line. To improve
Kiwanis, he delivered us his message in a five point plan:
1.
Select outside sponsors to increase
our non-dues base revenue.
2.
Establish long range planning and
select goals that are obtainable.
3.
Make Kiwanis an attraction for new
members and solicit professional direction to make this happen.
4.
Embrace change so we adapt to the
mindset of current and new members. For the last quarter century Kiwanis
Clubs of Florida have lost over 6,400 members.
5.
Find the best leaders and let them
lead. Help those leaders try to be great instead of trying to be big,
says Eddie.
Eddie, we look forward to helping your campaign and good luck in the
state election this August in Orlando.
Guests
and Visitors
We
had 52 members and 13 guests attending.
Kathleen Young, guest of Worth Blackwell; Jake Holehouse, son and guest
of Ron Holehouse; Melissa Kelly, guest of David Abbey and our newest
approved member; ten visiting members of local Kiwanis Clubs
Today’s Quiz
1.
When was the telegraph
invented? Who invented it?
2.
What were the cities Southwest
Airlines first serviced? On what date?
3.
What is the national park in
the United States that is visited the most?
4.
Where did John Deere Tractors
originate?
5.
From what university did
President Truman graduate?
Last Week’s Quiz
1.
In 1863, Alfred Nobel
invented the Nobel patent detonator or blasting cap for detonating
nitroglycerin
2.
Marie
Curie
discovered radium.
3.
Absolute
zero is −459.67°F, and
was registered in Madawaska, Maine, birthplace of Mitch Cochran
4.
Philadelphia City Hall
is the seat of government for the city of
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. At 167 m (548 ft) 54 stories, including the
statue, it is the world's tallest
masonry building: the weight of the building is
borne by granite and brick walls up to 22 feet (6.7 m) thick, rather
than steel; the principal exterior materials are
limestone,
granite, and
marble. The exact height of City Hall is 547' 11-3/4", which has led
to mock speculation among some Philadelphians about "what happened to
the last quarter inch? It was built from 1871-1901 at a cost of
Twenty-four million dollars.
5.
The 38th
parallel latitude is the DMZ that separates North & South Korea.
Prayer of the Day
Loving God, help me
identify in my life all that should rightly die — tired habits,
fruitless longings, old grudges. As you raised Jesus from the grave,
resurrect in me faith, hope, and love that I may live in praise of you.
Amen.
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