President Heather Cox called the weekly meeting of the Ada Kiwanis Club to order at 12:00 noon on Tuesday July1st in McIntosh Center, ONU.
The invocation was offered by Jon Umphress.
The birthday of member Joe Ferguson (July 6th) was noted in song.
The membership anniversary of long-time member Mark Shull (July 1, 1962), 52 years, was noted.
In business:
-The membership was updated on club finances.
-Secretary Brian Myers reported that materials for the Ohio District Convention (Columbus, August 8–10, 2014)need to submitted by July 3rd.
- The satellite club Meeting did not meet last week. They will meet on July 9th at Community Health Professionals.
-The next board meeting will be held today following the regular meeting.
-Members were reminded to collect box tops for delivery to schools first part of December. They are all kinds of foods distributed by General Mills and other things including Kleenex boxes.
-The club will be helping the Children of Nations with their Smile Pack drive for Uganda Africa.
-Joe Ferguson updated members on the upcoming Chicken BBQ. The band for Buy Ada First event on Friday July 11th will be Kwik Fire and they will be playing from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Our Chicken BBQ will be held during this time. The price will be $8.00. We plan to use the Liberty Bank parking lot. You can report by e-mail to Joe Ferguson or in person ([email protected]). The Action Club will be selling beverages.
1. Red Cross Swimming update from Sandy. 70 Kids have registered (we had to turn away about 20 because Red Cross only allows us to teach 70 and there are issues with pool availability). The due date is June 23rd. We are running these during the weeks of July 7th and 14th. Normally, Red Cross charges the kids $55 each. We are charging $3.00/student. The lessons will be 11-1. We need additional people to help with paperwork on each of the days and if you are willing to teach swim lessons—no prior swim lesson teaching is required.
2. Ohio District Convention – August 8-10, 2014 in Columbus. Heather has asked Mike Hood to put together and Ada themed basket.
3. Restore Update from Harold Friesner. Upcoming dates? The committee is Harold and Carol Friesner, Tom Kier and Jolene Bailey. Our next meal will be in August.
4. Division 2 Meeting at Milano’s in Lima on August 7th from 6:30-8 PM and the price is $14.
5. Spaghetti Dinner date is set for Thursday Evening October 23rd.
6. The Fall Key Leader Program is November 14-16, 2014 in Ashley, OH.
7. Ohio District of Kiwanis is doing a “Race for Membership.” They will provide different awards Gold, Silver and Bronze to any club that meets the requirements for new members. This information is being passed out to the Membership Committee: Scott Allison, Claudia Crawford, Manda Bennett and John Berg.
8. We are planning to do the pedal-pull at the Farmers-Merchants picnic. The date is the second weekend in August.
9. David M. reported on a project called Smile packs for Children of the Nations. The deadline is August 12th to have the bags filled. This will be discussed at the board meeting.
10. Next week’s program will be by: Dr. David Kinder: "What the Anasazi knew and land of the first pueblos" Pictures and experiences working in the four corners area of the U.S.)
Circle K Report: (Circle K Member or Bill Fuller)
No report: Circle K does not meet during the summer.
Kiwanis Education Minute:
Kiwanis was defined as “an organization for men” in the constitution adopted at the Denver Constitutional Convention in 1924. In 1987, after more than a decade of debate throughout the organization, delegates at the convention in Washington, D.C., voted overwhelmingly to eliminate the gender requirement for membership. Today, about 26 percent of worldwide Kiwanis membership is female.
Something to Ponder:
How come lemon washing up liquid contains real lemons, but lemon juice contains artificial flavorings?
Upcoming Meetings/Events
July 1 – Board Meeting (following regular meeting)
July 8 – Bob McCurdy (Dr David Kinder: "What the Anasazi knew and land of the first pueblos" Pictures and experiences working in the four corners area of the U.S.)
July 11 – Friday, Chicken Barbeque Event in Ada
July 15 – Manda Bennett
July 22 – Mark Shull – Tree Dedication Ceremony at Ada Park
July 29 – Sharon MacKenzie – Need to find a replacement
August 5 – Joe Ferguson
August 12 – Scott Wills
August 12 – Board Meeting (following regular meeting since I am out the week prior)
Program:
Jon Umphress gave a program on the Music Box a Laurel Hardy Short Film Comedy that won an Academy Award. The movie was then shown.
50/50 Drawing to support the Eliminate Project:
Winner was Joe. The pot was $11.
