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August
25, 2009
Today’s
Program Title 1 Betsy Blackwell
Title
I is a federally funded program available to select schools, based on
the percentage of students eligible for free and reduced lunch. Title I
funds are supplemental to district funds given to schools and are to be
used to increase student achievement.
In
Pinellas County, Title I serves all students and families in 46 public
elementary schools, K-5 through school wide programs that provide
additional instructional staff and other resources. Title I also
allocates funds to provide equitable services through pull out programs
for eligible elementary students and their families in 18 non-public
schools in the district.
Mary
Conage - Title I Director of Compliance, Betsy Blackwell - Coordinator
of Non Public and Sue Casto- Staff Developer for Non Public will share
information on Title I programs and services including the new Family
Resource Center that received support from Kiwanis.
What’s
Happening
Happy
Worker’s Book Fair
Remember to bring a book to Jane Baldwin. Cash is an option, too. The
book fair is on September 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 920 19th
Street South.
Interclub
Nine
members attended the Interclub in Pinellas Park two weeks ago. The
September 3rd Interclub at Gulf Beaches has been postponed
until further notice.
Changing
of the Guard
President Biff Baker encourages you to attend the installation banquet
on October 6, at Nova 535 located at 535 Martin Luther King, Jr. St. N.
to make sure that President-Elect Bob Piplitz takes the reins as your
new President. Congratulations, Bob, on finalizing the longest reach for
a site of the installation banquet. See the invitation in this week’s
bulletin.
Rocky Top
Another
University of Tennessee grad has entered into our membership. Yes, Jerry
Little gave us his three minute speech earlier this month. His family
has always been involved in Scouts and he has a place on the St.
Petersburg Master’s Swim Team. With an eleven-year old daughter, he
looks forward to involvement in Kiwanis projects that help children. In
his spare time, Jerry is a financial advisor.
The Rays
Promote Kiwanis Scholarships
The
Rays have selected two more nights when the Kiwanis Scholarship Fund
will be the selected charity. Those dates are: Sunday, September 6, when
the Rays play Detroit and Friday, October 2, when they play the Yankees.
Kiwanis of
Gulf Beaches
This
past Monday evening the Kiwanis of Gulf Beaches began what we expect to
be a long association with Pinellas Hope, the tent city for the homeless
in Pinellas County. The facility is under the umbrella of Catholic
Charities. Our task was to purchase, prepare, and serve the evening meal
for 200 adult servings. We have restructured our Kiwanis meetings and
instead of a "formal" meeting the first Monday of the month we will be
conducting a service meeting at Pinellas Hope. The expense for one
meal will run around $200-$225 or about a $1,000 for the four months
left in this year. I am sending this along in hopes you will help. Will
you please send us $25.00 (that’s $6.25 a month) to help us pay for the
food for these homeless men and women? If so, please make out a check
for $25.00 to the Kiwanis of Gulf Beaches Foundation, Inc. and mail it
to Kiwanis of Gulf Beaches, PO Box 8412, Madeira Beach, FL 33738. We can
also use some hands to help us serve, so why not plan to come out the
first Monday of any month at 6:45 PM and help us. A visit is
guaranteed to make you feel grateful for all you have as well as feel
better for having helped. The facility is easy to find. Go on 49th
Street North to 126th Avenue and turn west. The road dead ends at the
camp. Thank you so much for helping us help these men and women. Any
questions please contact me at
elee34@tampabay.rr.com
or 727-492-7621.
Eddie
Lee, President
Kiwanis
of Gulf Beaches Foundation, Inc.
We are a 501(c) (3) Florida Not for Profit Corporation
Last Week
at Kiwanis
Last
week’s meeting featured a field trip in downtown St. Petersburg to the
new location of American Stage. Kiwanian of the Day, Al Karnavicius,
introduced us to fellow Kiwanian Todd Olson, Producing Artistic Director
of the American Stage. Todd, in turn, introduced us to Angela Bond, the
Director of Development.
After a
box lunch in their lunch room Todd, Angela, and Tom Block, Operations
Manager, each guided a group of us through the new facility. Opening
this summer, we found the building to be both attractive and functional.
The new theatre adds additional forty seats, and has the look and feel
of the previous theatre with the familiar “L” design. Additionally, Todd
is pleased with the larger, more comfortable seats.
On the
tour, we learned of the separate rehearsal room. This is a new distinct
advantage for the Stage, as now live plays can go on with new play
rehearsals at the same time. Next to the rehearsal room is the dressing
room which connects to the costume storage area. At that point, Darcy
and Adrian, costume designers, were introduced to us.
The
costume designers only have about ten days to fit and complete the
actor’s costumes. Many of the costumes are already in inventory and
additional ones are found in thrift stores, donated, or are rented.
Next,
we received a behind the scenes look at the lighting system, a
state-of-the-art work that saves two days of production time. Designed
by a company in England at a reported cost of $400,000, the lighting
crew has all the bells and whistles to illuminate the stage.
Acoustically the new theatre is unmatched. No amplification is necessary
for the audience.
The
stage’s features include proximity to the audience and the flexibility
to allow the platform to have a 32 inch vertical rise/fall for a larger
variety of sets, including trap doors. Finally, the new stage offers a
“crossing” for actors to go behind the seating to get to the other side
of the set.
After
the tour, Todd and Angela answered questions from the audience seated in
the new theatre. We learned that the annual budget is between 1.5 and 2
million dollars per year with about 60% raised through ticket sales,
concessions, youth training throughout the year, and with emphasis on
summer camps. The balance is raised through private donations. This year
governmental agencies contributed $32,000.00, off by 81% from a year
ago. Subscriptions last year totaled 3,136. Despite a bad economic year,
it appears that number should be matched this year.
Todd,
Angela, Tom, and the entire staff have an operation and building that
dazzles and we are lucky to have the American Stage’s presence for the
entertainment of St. Petersburg area residents. Thanks Al for arranging
this program for us.
American Stage 2009-2010 Season:
Fences
– September 25-October 11, 2009
This
Wonderful Life – November 20 – December 27, 2009
Blithe
Spirit – January 22 – February 7, 2010
Driving
Miss Daisy – March 12 – March 28, 2010
Hair –
April 23 – May 16, 2010
November – June 11 – June 27, 2010
The
Seafarer – July 23 – August 8, 2010
Guests and
Visitors
We
had 46 members and 10 guests attending: Peggy Eisnaugle, guest of Harry
Eisnaugle; Pamela, Ryan, and Paige Van Middlesworth, guest of Guy Van
Middlesworth; Jacob Oliphant, guest of Guy Van Middlesworth; Irene Winn,
guest of Jim Beach; Marissa Koch, guest of Dick Koch; Audrey Lampe,
guest of Doug Lampe; Kevin Carr, guest of Steve Cunningham; Rick Dunn,
guest of Maryann Lynch.
Today’s Quiz
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When were hurricanes first named? When did hurricanes
receive women’s first names?
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Name the states considered Border States during the
Civil War.
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Who directed the movie Pulp Fiction? Name two of the
marquee actors that starred in the film.
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Which countries border Costa Rica? What is the
capital of Costa Rica?
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Which teams played in the first Rose Bowl? And what
year? Where was the game played?
Last Week’s Quiz
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There are 14,000 different species of ants.
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The legal size of a mangrove snapper in Florida is
10” to the fork of the tail.
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The Amazon River originates in Peru.
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Tony Dungy played quarterback for the
University of Minnesota.
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The University of Montana is located in Missoula.
Their nickname is the Grizzlies.
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