March 16, 2010
This Week's Program Pinellas County Commissioner
This Week’s Speaker Kenneth T. Welch
Commissioner Welch was born in St. Petersburg and attended local schools, graduating from Lakewood Senior High School. He holds a B.A. degree in Accounting from the University of South Florida, and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Florida A&M University. Commissioner Welch’s corporate work experience includes 14 years in Accounting, Information Technology, and Financial Systems Administration with Florida Power Corporation (now Progress Energy). In November 2000, he was elected to the Pinellas Board of County Commissioners, representing District 7. Commissioner Welch was reelected to the Commission in 2004, and 2008.
In addition to his duties as a County Commissioner, Commissioner Welch also serves on the Board of Directors of the Florida Association of Counties (FAC), FAC Urban Caucus (Co-Chair), FAC Finance and Audit Committee, Pinellas County Business Technology Services Board, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA), Pinellas Metropolitan Planning Organization, Juvenile Welfare Board, Pinellas Homeless Leadership Network, and other local, state and national organizations. Prior to his election to the County Commission, Commissioner Welch was appointed by Governor Jeb Bush to the St. Petersburg Junior College Board of Trustees. Ken and his wife Donna have 2 daughters.
Attendance Last Week
We had members 50 and 4 guests.
Harry Benjamin, guest from Birmingham, Alabama
Freddie Kienzler, from London, UK, guest of Al Karnavicius
Ryan Hess, guest of Ron O’Neal
What’s Happening
More Scholarship Letters
We received the following letter from Ashley W. is a 9th Grader at Northeast High School.
Dear Mr. Byelick,
I just wanted to thank you for another year with the Doorways scholarship. My favorite subject is science because it is cool to learn about our environment. I am going to play basketball for Northeast this year. I’m so excited. I want to go to college at USF. Go Bulls!
Thank you again for everything you have done for me. I appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Ashley W.
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Zone 6 Conference
Charles Stuart reported on the Zone 6 Conference in Bradenton on Saturday, March 6, he attended along with past President Biff Baker, President-elect Tom Nelson, Lt. Governor Markus Mittermayr and Harry Eisnaugle. Our club, during Biff Baker‘s reign earned the following honors:
Club Bulletin – 1st Place – Gold Division
Wilbur Gold Bulletin Effectiveness Award
Community Service – Honorable Mention – Gold Division
Every Child A Swimmer – 1st Place – Gold Division
Human and Spiritual Values – Honorable Mention – Gold Division
Young Children: Priority One – Honorable Mention – Gold Division
Operation Jump Start
Caring Corner
Congratulations, President Biff, for outstanding leadership and to all of those Kiwanians that helped our club earn this most deserved recognition.
Lithuanian Golf Update
Grizzled Lithuanian golf reporter, Algimantas Albinas Karnavicius, submitted this special report to the Kiwanian.
Dešimtojo Florida Lithuania Open golfo turnyro rezultatai
Kovo 4 – 8 dienomis, Floridoje (JAV) vyko kasmetinis Florida Lithuania Open golfo turnyras. Lietuvos garbės konsulo Floridoje Algimanto A. Karnavičiaus ir kitų golfo mėgėjų dėka dešimtus metus iš eilės organizuotame turnyre vėl varžėsi gausus būrys žaidėjų. Pasak organizatorių viskas vyko sklandžiai, visi puikiai praleido laiką, pabendravo ir parungtyniavo. Pora dienų prieš pagrindinį turnyrą vyko keletas draugiško pobūdžio apšilimo raundų, o kovo 8 d. buvo varžomasi dėl turnyro prizų. Dalyvauti šių metų turnyre panoro per 60 golfo žaidėjų.
Florida Lithuania Open turnyre dalyvauja ne tik lietuvių kilmės amerikiečiai, bet taip pat atvyksta žaidėjai ir iš kitų pasaulio šalių. Šių metų turnyre startavo ir lietuviams pažystami golfo žaidėjai – Kornelijus Baliukonis (6,7 hcp), Julius Daukas (0 hcp) ir Raimundas Juškus (4 hcp).St. Peterburg Country Club, Floridoje dalyviai tradiciškai varžėsi keliose amžiaus ir stiprumo grupėse.
Absoliučiu šio turnyro nugalėtoju tapo Julius Daukas, kuris 18 – a duobučių sužaidė per 77 smūgius (gross). Antrąjį – trečiąjį rezultatą parodė Kornelijus Baliukonis ir Andy Williams. Šie žaidėjai sužaidė per 81 smūgį.
Kitoje grupėje, kur rezultatai buvo skaičiuojami pagal Stroke Net sistemą, nugalėtoju tapo Aras Gvildys (26 hcp) – 72 smūgiai. Antroje pozicijoje likęs K. Baliukonis (6,7 hcp) sužaidė per 73 smūgius.
Moterų grupėje varžėsi 6 žaidėjos. Absoliučia nugalėtoja tapo Rūta Rasutis (28 hcp) – 102 smūgiai (gross). Stroke Net grupės nugalėtoja Vaitkus Aldona (21 hcp)sužaidė per 85 smūgius. Antrą vietą užėmė Virginija Sirusas (32 hcp) – 89 smūgiai.
Senjorų grupės absoliučiu nugalėtoju tapo CANERDAY CHARLES (14 hcp) – 83 smūgiai (gross). Stroke Net senjorų grupės nugalėtojas Gary Petersen (20 hcp) sužaidė per 74 smūgius. Taip pat buvo išaiškinti Super senjorų grupės nugalėtojai, kuriais tapo Joseph Jokubauskas (19 hcp) – 93 smūgiai (gross) ir Danielius Laurinavičius (28 hcp) – 68 smūgiai.
Turnyro metu vėl buvo renkamos lėšos labdaringam „Lithuania Kaimas Fund“. Per penkerius fondo gyvavimo metus jau į jį surinkta daugiau kaip 18 tūkstančių JAV dolerių. Šie pinigai skiriami Lietuvos kaimo mokyklų rėmimui.
Last Week at Kiwanis
Kiwanian of the Day, Scott Boyle, introduced June Liggins, special volunteer for the Tampa Bay SPCA, located at 9099 – 130th Avenue North in Largo.
June enlightened us in the diversity of services provided by the SPCA including humane education, spay-neuter assistance, emergency ambulance, adoptions, and cruelty investigation. With a $3.4 million, the SPCA is financially stretched, as 14,000 – 17,000 animals are taken to their facility each year.
Amazingly, over 50% of the animals are adopted into the community. Often an injured or abused animal is rehabilitated and if physically fit, then adoption is permitted.
The Sheriff trains two humane officers working for the SPCA to intervene for the Sheriff in abuse situations. Where there is animal abuse, often human abuse is evident, too.
The SPCA also manages the care of farm animals and exotics. You may see these animals on guided tours, June said.
Thanks, June, for the informative message about something near and dear to us – the care of pets.
This Week’s Quiz
- Which country first established daylight savings time? What date?
- Which states in the United States do not have Daylight Savings Time?
- What date do we move our clocks back to Eastern Standard Time?
- How many time zones are in South America?
- You are daydreaming at a Kiwanis meeting in July, thinking it is five o’clock somewhere. If it were noon in St. Petersburg, what country (countries) would Happy Hour (5 p.m.) be underway?
Last Week’s Quiz
- These top five dog breeds made the American Kennel Club "Most Popular Breeds" of the year list in 2009: Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, Yorkshire Terriers, German Shepherds, and Beagles.
- Some say that the intelligence of a dog all depends on how well its owner trained it. Others believe it’s all about the genes…well, breed. While it may be a combination of both, here’s a look at the top three smartest dog breeds: Border Collie, Poodle, and German Shepherd.
- The top five Cat Breeds are the best breeds in terms of key factors such as character, health, and appearance: Abyssinian, Siamese, Maine Coon, British Shorthair, and Persian.
- This is a list of the top three friendliest cats – particularly with children and strangers – and this was compiled with the assistance of animal behaviorist and veterinarians: Abyssinian, Exotic Shorthair, and the Birman.
- Each year Americans spend approximately 41 billion dollars on their pets.
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