KIWANIS KOLLEGIATE
SECRETARY
Jack Rosano
P.O. Box 323
Berkeley, CA 94701
www.berkeleykiwanis.org May 22, 2007
KIWANIS CLUB u THE CLUB ON THE MOVE!!u BERKELEY, CA
A lovely SPRING- pleasantly warm, sunny, gorgeous- day, in the company of great friends at a meeting of:
THAT BERKELEY CLUB ON THE MOVE-
(that was called to order about 5 minutes late!!)
If you were looking closely you might have seen the”Proper” way of doing push-ups in the form of a prone G. Maxe- behind the ticket table- educating none other than E. Levitch.
In the meantime a smiling VC greeted you at the ticket table… took your money… and, if you were lucky, handed you a lunch ticket. (It all balanced out in the end!!) Resident song leader B. Rice led a fairly decent rendition of GBA (with only one time of having to cover one’s ears!). A short invocation by J. Piercy, in part thanking for the great weather, was followed by the announcement of the carrier of the fine tire D.Melandry. With the introduction of guests we welcomed back Jan and her seeing-eye dog, the guests of Rev. Fay. (I LOVE that dog!!) B. Skrak then stood up and announced that he was the SG (Secret Greeter)- and immediately was interrupted by Retread Prez. Egeberger who was then unable to levy fines for not shaking hands.
We’re missing our busy little bees-
those wonderful Circle Ker’s who are either in finals or maybe gone home already… The youngest among us today was D. Wong, our newest member- and most energetic supporter of the Kiwanis family. In honor of our newest members G. Maxe announced that there will be a meeting NEXT week, May 29th, at 11:30 am- just one hour before our regular meeting- at which time new members may ask of old members (!!) the ins and outs of our BK that they might have interest or questions about. Probably wouldn’t hurt some of us to show up for that!!!! This meeting will be held in the same room as our regular meeting so you won’t have to wander from place to place at the BCC!! Come on in for K. education!!!
And on the calendar for Berkeley Kiwanians!!
June 2: Emerson School in Oakland.
Boxing up the library. Meet at 9:30am. Contact G. Maxe about this as S. Hearn is out of town.
June 10: YPSO. You will be receiving tickets in the
mail that you are asked to sell to your
neighbors and friends so that attendance
at the event will be HUGE!! And do
volunteer to work at the concert.. IT
WILL BE GREAT!!! When asked about our association with YPSO, S. Hearn stated that YPSO is the 2nd oldest Youth Orchestra in the country, organized in 1936. Its members are mostly high school age. We have been supporting this Pops Concert for many, many, years.
Happy birthday wishes went out to J. Piercy (the 24th- 1931) and V. C. (the 25th- 1944 and proud of it!). In spite of protests- the song was sung. And we will celebrate on the appropriate days- Thanks!!!
Sunshine wasn’t shining for C. Fitch. Reported by D. Leonard: Charlie is back in Alta Bates- due to a bad cough- and a visit from his doctor. He’s in room 603 (but check before going as he may have gone home already!!).
Recognition was given to T. Paradis (she was called to the podium) for her hard work on the scholarship program- She had to pay $5.00 for the honor.
JJJJLLLL were fairly numerous, but this editor noticed that D. Melandry did an outstanding job of carrying around the heavy tire- so his hip (or knee??- don’t remember!!) must be working well!! J. Alexander was delighted with the K. family dinner held at the Bliss home. Many Circle Kers made PT dolls with other Kiwanians B. Price, E. Levitch (and his Jane), G. Maxe, E. Goodman, P. Khong, and R. Bliss (who reported that she delivered 80 dolls to Oakland Children’s Hospital), enjoyed great food, and superb fellowship. This editor understands that the next K family dinner may be in July. Hope so!!! Rev. Fay reported that he read in the Berkeley Voice about Berkeley Kiwanis giving away $40,000.00 in scholarships – G. Maxe was our PR person- thanks, George!! E. Levitch put in a sad one for missing the board meeting. B. Price put in a sad one for leaving his coat and salad at one table- then sitting at another and forgetting where the coat and salad had gone. He found same midway through the meeting. Retread Prez. Egeberger commented on the Berkeley High awards assembly this evening which he will attend and mention the scholarships given to 5 BHS students. B. Lowman so happy to be here. D. Wong happy she actually worked this morning. S. Hearn happy for good catscan report, upcoming trip to Austria, library pack up work project- and just JJ. B. Rice happy about a Berkeley Public Education Foundation dinner he attended- and he watched as they collected between $5 and $6 thousand $$$ in the one evening. D. Melandry happy about a trip to Santa Fe, and B. Skrak happy about a cruise on the Delta (but L no whale sightings). Dr. Coe put $$ in, but this editor missed his comments. As you can see we were a fairly JJJ group today.
Our speaker today was from Bonita House, an organization we give $$$ to every year. It was great to get an update on this service. Rick Cristino gave us insight into how Bonita House has developed over the years. BHI offers intensive residential treatment, supported independent living and case management services for adults ages 18-59 dually diagnosed with severe and persistent psychiatric disabilities and substance use disorders. It also offers a day socialization program for people living with a serious mental illness.
BHI was founded as a mental health agency in 1971, and has been associated with St. Mary Magdalen Church since its beginning. It was developed as a humane alternative to traditional psychiatric institutionalization. Since 1991, BHI has evolved into a specialized dual-diagnosis agency, while continuing to provide services to mental health clients without a co-occurring substance use disorder. BHI works with a staff of 45, a budget of about 5 ½ million dollars (5% fundraising, 20% user fees, and 75% state and federal monies), and a number of satellite homes in and around Berkeley. Patients are refered by self, family members, or hospital staff for patients who need to stabalize after treatment. They service about 500 people a year.
Mr. Cristino advised us at the beginning of his presentation that he was delighted to find that he fit right into our group due to the color of his hair (gray). It was noted, however, that he has too much of it!!! Thank you, Rick, for sharing Bonita House with us.
D. Melandry finished off his duties of the day by leading us in the Pledge.
SAQOTD:
If you want your children to keep their feet
on the ground, put some responsibility
on their shoulders.
Abigail Van Buren
SAQOTW:
Nature gave you your face,
but you have to provide the expression.
HAVE AN ABSOLUTELY
FABULOUS WEEK
AND…
SEE YOU ALL NEXT TUESDAY
EDITOR: VC
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