It's always a fun day at a Berkeley Kiwanis meeting. If you missed today, you missed a really "Delicious" and "Rewarding" day!! The weather was great also!!!
The bell rang but BFE Pres. Denise seemed unable to gain control. With so many folks crowding into the room- it was difficult!! We all participated in a rousing rendition of GBA, with F. Bliss giving the beginning note- and P. Khong as conductor, and we did sound great! B. Fay gave a short invocation, E. Goodman and F. Bliss were thanked for taking in the lunch monies, and J. Piercy was assigned the fine box.
D. Wong introduced her guest, Gail (this editor will NOT attempt the spelling of her last name!!) who will be submitting an application for membership (I think).
Our Circle K Family Chair, Diane, gave a relatively short report including information on their upcoming end-of-year Spring banquet which will be on May 8th,
6-10pm, semi dressy, and $20 per person- to which any and all of us are invited. F. Bliss volunteered to pick up Oakland Tech Key Clubbers who plan to attend. A sign-up sheet was seen floating around the room. As well, they are participating in Relay For Life and are in need of tents to "store" their things as it is a 24 hour event. Donations in the form of checks to them for that event (as it is a fundraiser) may be made out to ASUC Circle K, and given to someone in the club!!
Committee reports as follows:
1. B. Lowman reported that quilts are to be distributed to Kayacameena on May 22nd. She hasn't heard of a time frame yet.
2. V.C. reported no report on a RIF distribution as of now.
3. B.C. reported an interclub at Richmond last Wednesday, with J. Piercy, E. Goodman and B & V Carpenter.
4. F. Bliss and S. Hearn reported on YPSO, with the Pops Concert June 7th, and a concert this coming Sunday at 1st Pres. Church. F. Bliss would like to know who will be able to assist with the Pops Concert.
5.YEAH cooking tomorrow. (Wednesday)
6. P. Khong reported that S. Hearn drove the Oakland Tech Key Clubbers to their DCM this past Saturday. Thank you, Sandy.
7. Some of us headed up to Circle K meeting tonight…
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There were many JL dollars given, but much missed because this editor was busy chatting, running around, etc. etc..
E. Goodman very happy for birthday dinner with the Blissful couple!! J. Egeberg s till raving that the great fundraiser social, Oktoberfest, is only 6 months away. Many Js for our newest member- (see further on in the bulletin). VC delighted to formally meet Nina Yang, the Circle K FTC chair, as she and hubby BC are District Counselors for that event. Nina, of course, is our very accomplished lemon cupcake maker who delivered yummy strawberry topped cupcakes to the lemon cookoff last week. Are we all trying to eat more calories or what!!!
THINGS TO REMEMBER!!
April 29: YEAH cooking project
May 5: Scholarship luncheon
June 7: YPSO Pops Concert
June 30: Picnic in Tilden Park
Oct ??: Oktoberfest Social Fundraiser
Nina provided all the names of the Circle Kers in attendance for today's meeting: Pres Josh, Dimitry, Alex, Monica, Kenneth, Gail, Diane, Tiffany and herself. We weren't sure if they were all here to support Josh, the See's candy speaker, or the INDUCTION of VeeJay Suzuki, our newest member. Membership chair, D. Wong, did an outstanding job of inducting VeeJay. (No offense to a past inductor, JP, but it was a breath of fresh air to have two YOUNG folks up there talking about the benefits of Kiwanis and both so full of energy and excitement.) You all might remember VeeJay as the outstanding auctioneer for the Circle K and Oak Tech takeovers a few weeks back. D. Wong described him as responsible and outgoing- what a combination!! He received two standing ovations, took the mic and said a few things, then retired to his seat to finish lunch I think!!! Congrats and Welcome (and remember to seek him out and sign his roster- VC already did that, and D. Wong stole VC's pen to do the same).
WELL… If you missed today's meeting, you missed a real treat!! Juanita Harte, Account Executive with See's Candies, came to visit and she treated us to many treats!!! And they were all claimed- none left on the tables, many given away in drawings, and VC even got a full box for setting up the program!! Juanita hails from Virginia Beach, Virginia but was lured to California with a job offer at See's 20 years ago. She's loved it all this time!! She has lots of See's trivia to share such as:
1. 70% of people would give up a computer password for a candy bar.
2. It takes 123 acres to grow all the peanuts they use in their candy in a year.
3. Several ladies still decorate the See's Easter eggs BY HAND.
4. Bordeau and Scotchmallow are the most popular flavors
5. 182 square miles of Scotchmallow are sold at Christmastime.
6. See's is not a franchise but company owned with about 220 locations.
7. The candy is made in two locations, LA and South San Francisco.
8. They still use equipment that is 80+ years old, as they have found newer type equipment has altered the quality. They use HUGE copper pots and open flames.
9. See's candy has a shelf life of 55 days.
10. The three top selling times are Christmas, Easter, and Valentine's Day.
Thank you, Juanita, for an absolutely fun and informative look at See's history! And… Juanita was gracious enough to do a short video for Josh (Circle K president) that he presented at the Circle K meeting, thanking the "kids" for all their hard work, service and fundraising. She "treated" them to two boxes of the chocolate bars that are used in fundraising events. What a PROGRAM!! We also were given 6 lovely books for auction- on the history of See's candy.. so look for those at our upcoming Oktoberfest and Holiday Auctions!!
And so… with our meeting close to an end, BFE Pres. Denise announced a planned visit=0 Awith our own Dr. Alan Coe right after the meeting. She, D. Wong, B. Fay and C. Fitch did drop in to visit. Dr. Coe was delighted especially to see Bill and Charlie (calling Charlie "Grandpa")- He loved receiving See's candy which he stated he would "Stash in his room". He doesn't really enjoy being where he is, but he is being well taken care of. A round of applause for our Pres. Denise, who thought of this great way to share time with all our members.
****NOTE OF IMPORTANCE:
Do remember our annual Scholarship luncheon is next week, May 5th. Hopefully the weather will hold- and we will have sunshine and be able to eat out on the upstairs terrace. Most importantly, we would LOVE to see a full house to honor our scholarship winners, their parents and counselors.!!!
SAQOTW
Love at first sight is easy to understand.
It's when two people have been looking at each other for years that it becomes a miracle.
Editor: vc
