was heard saying in a loud voice, "you all better stand up and pay
attention, just like I do at home"! BobR led us in a rousing rendition
of GBA. Rev Bill thanked The Lord that the weather was perfect-- not
too hot; not too cold—and the sun was shining. He called on His
blessings as we save one child at a time. Bettye had the Fine Fine
Box. Rev Bill, in his second role, Secret Greeter, pronounced most of
us friendly (the two culprits had paid insurance, based on advice from
Frank "insurance is a good thing" Bliss).
Art was recognized (or was it not recognized?) and stated he was a
Kiwanis junkie—two meetings in two days. Welcome back, Art. VC gave a
report on her Lt. Gov training over the past weekend.
CircleK Diane reminded us of their garage sale in a few months. Find,
gather, save those treasures you find around your house, for the sale.
Josh, Nina, and Kenneth were introduced.
VC noted that there were quite a few "cute knees" around. Chaos ensued
as many jumped up to show off their "cute knees". A spontaneous
contest was quickly announced—who could gather the most $$ for their
"cute knees". Competition was intense. I am not sure who actually
won; but the club sure won with the $$$ collected! Josh did end
up a
winner, with a jar of Roberta's pear jam.
Schedules, Schedules:
May 21: Board Meeting at the Bliss'
May 22: Quilt distribution at 2131 Carleton; 10:30 (Bettye has the
details)
May 26: Induction of new members during the luncheon meeting
May 29: Participation in the Senior Center Fish Fry at the Bliss'; 6PM
social hour (Frank/Roberta hosts)
June 6: Longfellow work party. 9AM. (JohnP in charge)
June 7: YPSO at 2PM. (Frank in charge)
Frank, June Chair, presented "inventions; inventors; inventiveness" as
the June luncheon theme. Potentially a rep from the Aviation Museum, a
VC cousin who traveled to Nigeria to build homes, a person who has
started 6 companies and even a rep from Google are all in line as
speakers
Phuoc reported on the recent DCM. Jack noted that we were getting
recognition from KI for the number of Circle K'ers joining the Kiwanis
Club of Berkeley.
Bill announced the completion of 3 more interclubs (thanks Bill for all
you do to coordinate these successful interclubs): Interclub 20:
CircleK Banquet (NewBob, Frank, Roberta, VC, Denise, Phuoc, TonyN.);
Interclub 21: DCM (Jack, Denise,
Phuoc, Alex); Interclub 22: Oakland Scholarship Award Luncheon (Bill,
VC, Art, Tamara).
Phuoc updated us on Sponsored youth:
--June 20: Key Club Officer training. Help is needed (contact Phuoc)
--Oakland Tech installation
Banquet end of June
--June 31: Key Club has a DCM
Deborah announced the next Dine Out—May 26 at 5:30.
We will have a special guest for next week's luncheon: Lois Brown.
She will be accepting a Special Certificate in honor of Bob. (RevBill
is the host)
VC received her 21 Years Of Perfect Attendance. VC, we are proud of
you!
Birthdays Birthdays Birthdays: JP on May 24; VC on May 25 (she sang to
us!); Tammy's on June 1 (we sang to her)
Roberta tried to collect fines from those without "I have voted"
stickers. Scribe not sure how that went. Lots of folks looked proud;
lots of folks looked guilty.
We were HAPPY:
Rev Bill: For his grandson's graduation from CAL in Poli Sci
VC: Four Scholarship-Winners from Oakland are coming to CAL and,
hopefully, to CircleK
Phuoc: For all the graduates he knew
VC: For the mats on the table (scribe comment: thank you VC for all
you did to make them)
Art: Two Kiwanis meetings in a row; birthday trip with Tammy
Josh: Visiting his family and his coming 21st Birthday
Deborah: For her new gadget and for her thesis almost completed.
BobS: For his grandson graduating from pre-Kindergarten
Duane: Just 'cuz
Diane: Heading home to New York
Frank: Congrats to Deborah, a weekend at the Family Farm where his
composition "Reflection Time" was performed; a picture in the
CazMatters of Duane digging while supervised by CircleK'ers; Emil is
healthy; a third grandchild on the way.
Jeff was sad that the OktoberFest coming up was not noted (Jeff is the
organizer). Jack announced that Leo was in surgery. A phone call and
cards would be appreciated.
Our Own Betty was the Featured Speaker: "That's Me".
Highlights
--She was the 13th of 14 kids.
--Her family moved from Mississippi to Sacramento.
--Her dad died soon after and her Mom went to work. The home her Mom
purchased was $13,000 in those days.
--She graduated from Berkeley High and has an AA from Laney, BA in
Social Work at SF State, and almost finished with a Masters in Early
Childhood Development.
--Her brothers and sisters are equally successful: nurses and doctors
and officers in the military. (She mentioned one of her brothers and
both Duane and Phuoc had worked with him!)
--Be sure to ask her about her short shift as a GoGo Dancer (and her
brother who caught her doing it).
--She has a son 45 and a daughter 43.
Bettye, that was a great talk! The next Co-Prezes are planning on
making "That's Me" a frequent presentation by our members.
Josh led us in The Pledge.
(scribe: tjp)
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