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July 28, 2009
Today’s Program
Mahaffey Theater
Foundation Colin
Bissett
Colin Bissett is the
newly appointed Executive Director of the renowned Mahaffey Theater
Foundation. With thirty years of senior management experience, both here
in the United States and the United Kingdom, he brings to the Foundation
a wealth of savvy hands-on know-how of the performing arts industry.
Prior to moving to
the United States he was the founding Director of The Orchard theatre
‘One of the most successful theatres in Great Britain’ (source:
The Stage). He was also Executive Director of Wimbledon Theatre and
Northern Ballet Theatre. Since arriving in the United States Bissett has
been Executive Director at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, The State Theatre,
Easton, PA, The Scranton Cultural Center, Scranton PA, Carolina Ballet,
Raleigh, NC, The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC. And most recently at the helm
of the Largo Cultural Center, Largo, FL for over five years where he
clearly demonstrated his leadership and visionary qualities by
developing a reputation for presenting national and international acts
along with Broadway and Off –Broadway shows and earning over seventy
percent of revenues through box office.
Bissett has in-depth
experience of capital and annual campaigns He is a creative out of the
box thinker with strong business acumen along with a vast knowledge in
originating and managing the budget process.
What’s
Happening
Bullpen
A
big thanks to Cyndi Mulligan for her help as editor for last week’s
bulletin.
New
Blood
New
Kiwanis Melissa Hongo (sponsored by Doug Lampe) and Marvin Gay
(sponsored by Buddy Sauter) were formally introduced to the club and
charged with soliciting fifty members’ signatures for their respective
aprons. Congratulations, Melissa and Marvin.
Program Committee
Good job by the committee to lock up the programs for the club through
August. Remember, any member may suggest a program.
District Fund Raiser
Florida District
Caribbean Cruise - 7 Nights March 27 - April 02, 2010. Beat the
CONVENTION rush in Orlando and reserve your cabin now. The deposit is
still only $150 per person and most cabin types are available. Special
GROUP RATES from $617.05 per person.
For more information see
the Florida Kiwanis Website -
www.floridakiwanis.com
or give Markus Mittermayr a call 727-327-4444.mmittermayr@stpetetravel.com
Last Week at Kiwanis
Kiwanian of
the Day, Mark Shames, introduced Goliath Davis, Deputy Mayor of St.
Petersburg. His chief responsibility is to coordinate the economic
development of Midtown St. Petersburg, an area within the boundaries of
Second Avenue North, Thirtieth Avenue South, Thirty-fourth Street, and
to Fourth Street.
After taking
on his current position, Goliath’s staff polled the community to find
their needs and found the residents were seeking a local bank, a
library, a grocery store, and a post office. Thus far, only a bank has
eluded the community’s wish list.
The
businesses that do exist in Midtown are assisted by Goliath with small
business loans and business training
Currently,
the Job Corps facility is the latest jewel for Midtown, located on a 17
acre site at the corner of 22nd St and 5th Ave
South. Scheduled to open in the fall of 2009, it shall serve as a
training facility for young adult’s ages 16-24 years old that do not fit
the mold of mainstream education, but wish to learn a skill or trade
including construction, car repair, and medical technicians and nurses.
The facility is a residential campus and includes a cafeteria. Three
hundred students are scheduled for enrollment for two sessions per year.
Incidentally, Florida has more Job Corps facilities than any other
state.
Asked about
today’s outlook in Midtown, Goliath said that the area is “project rich
and cash poor”, a familiar refrain throughout the United States.
Other
information Goliath shared with us included plans for a new restaurant
located at Albert Whitted Airport, his opinion regarding Police Chief
Harmon and that the police force has sufficient staffing for our City
needs.
Finally,
Goliath is looking forward to the mayor’s election this fall that will
determine his new boss. Thanks, Goliath, for speaking to us and it is
good to know that Midtown has the leadership it needs.
Today’s Quiz
1.
What school gained more yards and scored more points than any team in
Southeastern Conference history in 1995?
2.
What position did Cal Ripken Jr. start at for the first time since 1982
in a July, 1996 game?
3.
According to the Bible, what substance was used to caulk Noah's ark and
to seal the basket in which the infant Moses was set adrift on the Nile?
4.
What state leads the U.S. with 15 tons of solid waste per citizen each
year?
5.
What regional accent did Americans deem sexiest, most liked and most
recognizable?
Last Week’s Quiz
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1. The
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
always get their man. Prior to 1904 they were called the
North-West
Mounted Police (NWMP).
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2. Al
Pacino plays an undercover cop in New York City in the film
Serpico.
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3. The
name given to the first body of fleet footed professional constables
formed in England in the 1750's was the Bow Street Runners.
They are considered the foundation to all modern police forces.
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4. Chin
Ho Kelly was a robust policeman in the very popular US TV series
Hawaii Five-O.
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5. There
are 456 sworn police officers serving on the St. Petersburg
Police Department.
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