KIWANIS CLUB u A Club……On The Move u BERKELEY, CA
And we were "moving" around for our Tuesday meeting (the City Club unavailable due to pipe upgrading). A group met at Albany/ElCerrito for their 7:30 breakfast meeting. Another group met at the San Leandro Club. Those twelve (VC, BC, Ed, Phuoc, Deborah, Evie, New Bob, JohnP, Charlie, Bill, Linda and Tamara) were a riotous group and represented the Kiwanis of Club of Berkeley appropriately.
After we were recognized by the San Leandro president, Bill explained why we were attending "en masse"—having been kicked out of the City Club, we had to go somewhere to eat! Evie followed and explained why our own Lt Gov was absent; Frank and Roberta are in Switzerland on a musical sojourn.
A large portion of the meeting was devoted to Happy and Sad Dollars; our group made a sizeable contribution to their coffers. Terri Neumann, the designated fine collector, was pleased to collect those Berkeley Dollars.
--VC: happy to be at San Leandro.
--Phuoc: whose phone rang loud and clear, apologized, $$ in hand.
--Tamara: happy to be there, sad she was a bit tardy 'cuz she misread her Mapquest instructions.
--New Bob: $$ to explain why he moved to our area (public transportation here is so much better than LA's).
--Linda: A fistful of sad dollars for the worst month ever—lost crown, dead transmission, stolen purse, tenant suit. But there was also a fistful of happy dollars for the seven grandkids joining her and Bill in Hawaii.
--Ed: $$ to explain why we were there "en masse".
--BC: $$ to explain why we were there "en masse"; and happy dollars for the completion of a Round Robin (great job, Bill).
And, yes, a number of San Leandroians started to give $$ to find out WHY we were there. Hmm, this may be one of those trends you had to be there to appreciate.
The Talk of the Day was presentations by two folks that had attended the recent International Convention in San Antonio.
One of the speakers talked about a late night conversation (yep, at a bar) where folks were talking about the moment they went from being a member of Kiwanis to being a Kiwanian (the moment they understood what being a Kiwanian truly meant), that "ah-ha" moment.
What a wonderful idea (when did I become a "Kiwanian" in the true sense of the word?) for us to explore, perhaps as a round table discussion at a future meeting.
Other highlights included the results of key amendments:
--voted no on the concept of shared membership with only one paid membership.
--Voted down corporate membership.
--Voted yes on a resolution to explore collaboration with Rotary, Lions and Optimist-- to put the power of all the clubs behind one focused international goal.
--Established the role of CEO for the first time.
Convention presentations focused on ways to enliven meetings:
--Try new things!
--Have the speaker as the first item on the agenda.
--Make sure folks sit at different tables each week.
--Have different types of meetings throughout the year (breakfast meetings, cocktail meetings…).
--Have a meeting where folks ask each other a set list of questions.
REMINDERS
District Convention in Reno
August 23-25
Sign Up July 24 at our next meeting
(Reno conventions are always fun!)
Thank you to those attending the Interclubs.
And remember:
To be content with what we possess is the greatest and most secure of riches. Cicero
Scribe: Tamara
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