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November 24, 2009
Today’s Program Outback Bowl Today’s Speaker Mike Schulze
Outback Bowl Quick Summary:
The Outback Bowl is a college football bowl game matching teams from the SEC and Big Ten Conference. It celebrates its 24th year in Tampa, FL with its January 2010 game, and its 22st year as a part of the prestigious New Year’s Day Bowl line-up. It generates an annual economic impact of $40 million on the region and provides millions of dollars more in national exposure for the community. The game is the culmination of a week-long schedule of events throughout the Tampa Bay area.
Mike Schulze is the Director of Communications & Sponsorships for the Outback Bowl. His responsibilities include all areas involving local and national media, corporate sponsors, Web Site management, community relations, publications & photography, as well as, marketing, advertising and some management of special events. He has been on staff with the bowl for 20 years.
Mike has been involved in the Tampa Bay Sports Community for over 28 years. He joined the bowl in 1989 following an eight-year stint with the University of South Florida Athletic Department where he worked in various positions involving fundraising, operations, and administration. In 1988 Mike received the university's Outstanding Staff Award.
He has also worked for numerous other sports ventures on a freelance basis including the Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL) and as the media coordinator for the GTE Classic Senior PGA golf tournament (now known as the Outback Pro-AM) for ten years. In addition, he has served as a fundraising & special event consultant for a variety of organizations.
Mike is a member and past chair of the Football Bowl Association Public Relations/Marketing Committee; is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America; the Football Writers Association of America, and is on the St Leo College Sports Administration Advisory Council.
What’s Happening
Thanksgiving
We wish all Kiwanians a happy and safe Thanksgiving week.
December YCPO Projects
Please join us for one or both of these worthwhile projects:
Christmas Angels – Beginning Tuesday November 24, 2009 we will have Christmas Angels available – We once again are working with the Pinellas County Foster Parents Association to try and brighten 100 foster children’s Christmas. Each Angel lists a child’s name and wish list. Please select the child or children you wish to buy for and bring wrapped gifts to the Tuesday December 15th meeting. We also will have our Christmas Shopper Service for those of you who would like to participate but don’t like to shop. You simply need to choose the Angels for the children you would like to sponsor and then give the shopping team a minimum of $25 per child, and they will do the rest. For any of you that will be out of town on the 15th and cannot attend the meeting, please drop your wrapped gifts off at Kathy Condon’s office at 100 2nd Avenue North, Suite 320, 33701, between 8 and 5 Monday through Friday. (Report from Kathy Condon.)
Help A Child – YWCA Homeless Shelter Christmas Party Gift Wrap and Assembly Project. Kiwanians will wrap presents and assemble toys Friday December 11, 2009, at First United Methodist Church Hall beginning at 9 A.M. Please give us an hour or two on Friday December 11, help will be needed all day. Donations will be arriving throughout the day so anytime before, during, or after your work day there will be items that need to be assembled or wrapped. Please bring your own wrapping paper, bows/ribbon, scissors, tape etc., or your own tools to the event. As always, Bobbi Gilgosh has invited anyone who is available to come to the Christmas Party on Saturday December 12, 2009 at First United Methodist Church. Hall doors open at 9A.M. and Santa will be there by 10 A.M. To watch the reaction of the kids as they see the wrapped presents is memorable and heart-warming. (Report from Kathy Condon.)
Report from Project Save-A-Smile
Dr. Ron O’Neal gave us a report from his perspective on Project Save-A-Smile held at his office on Saturday, November 14. Ron introduced a parade of Kiwanis volunteers, sponsors and his staff who made this special day possible. Ron was pleased to tell us that this year’s event was the best yet, as the day’s activities ran smoothly. Fifty-three (53) children received dental services this year with some of those children returning for further visits at no cost. After hosting this event for five years, Ron is eager to continue to help the children in the community with their dental needs. A big thank you and a smile from all of us in the Kiwanis Club, Ron.
Kiwanis Holiday Progressive Dinner
Tis the season for the not always annual Kiwanis Holiday Progressive Dinner. Mark the calendar for December 12th. Cathy Swanson, Mitch Cochran, and Harvey Ford have cheerfully opened their homes for the Kiwanis Club to enjoy the holiday spirit. There is a forty person limit, so sign up early.
Christmas Trees
Support our fellow Kiwanis Club, Sunshine City, who is partnering with Palm Lake Christian Church, by purchasing a Christmas tree from their lot. We will begin selling the trees the Friday after Thanksgiving and the church which is located at 5401 22nd Street N, St. Petersburg.
Last Week at Kiwanis
Kiwanian of the Day, David Abbey, introduced Michael Pastreich, President and CEO of the Florida Orchestra. As the largest performing arts group in Florida, Michael proudly told us that the Florida Orchestra pulls the people of Tampa Bay together.
The Orchestra showcases their talents at Ruth Eckered Hall in Clearwater, the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, and the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center in Tampa.
The Orchestra’s musicians reside in the bay area and perform thirty two weeks a year, finishing in May 2010. Some are music school teachers and other performers free lance their talents elsewhere.
Michael, thank you for demonstrating that the arts are alive and well in our area with many opportunities for us to attend high quality entertainment.
Guests and Visitors
We had 61 members and 12 guests: Jackie Schuyler (Chick-fil-A), Kerne Vance, Cheryl Breese, Dr. Ed Amley, and Debbie Gregory, guests from Project Save-A-Smile; Carolyn Rissin, guest of Harry Eisnaugle.
This Week’s Quiz
- Match these players with their college teams that played in the Outback Bowl:
Brian Griese Tennessee
Drew Brees Kentucky
Tim Couch Michigan
Sidney Rice Iowa
Heath Shuler Purdue
Robert Gallery South Carolina
- What is the price of the first Outback Bowl ticket? Name the teams that played in that game.
- What is the record attendance for the Outback Bowl?
59,102 62,707 55,274
68,065 64,977 71,068
- Which team(s) has appeared in the Outback Bowl games the most times?
- How many tickets are distributed to each school?
Last Week’s Quiz
- The Florida Gulf Coast Symphony (now known as the Florida Orchestra) was established in 1968.
- The instruments in the orchestra include: Violin, Viola, Violoncello, Bass, Flute, Piccolo, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Contrabassoon, French Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion, and Harp.
- Masterworks concerts perform some of the great masters of composing such as Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, and others. Pop concerts consist of more modern composers and music such as a night of tropical steel drum tunes and other Caribbean favorites with the Tampa Bay Steel Orchestra; Classical Mystery Tour's spot-on impersonation and tribute to The Beatles' best-loved songs; A Holiday Pops of beloved Christmas carols and other yuletide tunes; the return of Cirque de la Symphonie with world-class cirque artists performing to soaring symphonic sounds; vocalist Ellis Hall in a hit-parade of top of the chart crowd pleasers in A Tribute to Ray Charles; Marvin Hamlisch in a night of piano improvisations, award-winning film scores and pop standards; A Century of Broadway's Best with hit songs ranging from George M. Cohan to Andrew Lloyd Webber; and a symphonic tour de force of Classic James Bond themes from almost four decades of 007 films.
- The Orchestra showcases their talents at Ruth Eckered Hall in Clearwater, the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, and the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center in Tampa.
- Approximately 75,000 people experience a FREE Florida Orchestra program each season.
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