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Text Box: Dates to Remember 3/5 Kiwanis Dine Out @ Brennan's social 3/13 – K-fam Dinner with CKI social 3/14 – St. Patrick's Day Social 3/26 – Berkeley High Blood Drive –Service 3/27-29 CKI convention 3/28-29 Washington School Service Project 4/4-6 Key Club Convention 4/6-11 Washington School Service Project

So it begins. Tammy P (wo)mans The Fine Extinguisher and John P, looking snazzy with his new do', took on the role of ticket sales. The sunshine glistened off the still wet sidewalks when Denise H rang the meeting to a start. Bob R lead us in GBA, and Roberta invocated us.

A special guest with us today is Gail Nipitnorasate (That my Kiwanian friends is EXACTLY how it is spelled, I just copy and pasted electronically from an old IM* ), why is she so special? Well… it happens that she is no longer a college student. I overheard her say that she is looking for a full time job in either marketing (?) for health/nutrition or nonprofit work. Keep an eye out (especially for jobs around here) and hand her a job application along with a Kiwanis Ap!

Our past Lt Gov were also honored, but there were so many of them in the room, you can hardly keep track. I think there was Levitch and… a pair of Bliss'

Circle K supported our meeting with 8 members present! Ken, Josh, Chino, Tiffany, Monica, Vijay, Rocky and Kathleen! They reported all sorts of activities: attending midyear, putting on an arts fest, a cake contest, DLSSP (which was rained out). Then they had planned: a trip to Tahoe, Adopt a creek, ROCK. They also invite us to:
K-Fam Dinner! March 13 on campus unless someone offers up their house. Mark your calendars!

Fundraising:
The candy for February is all gone. Easter candy is coming, get ready. There was also mention of peanuts.

Community Service:

Washington Outdoor classroom building!
Tentatively
March 28-29 from 9-1pm for stage I
April 6-11^th for stage II

Blood Drive @ Berkeley High
March 26 from 9:30-3:30p
Sign ups will come around next week or contact Denise

Betty was reporting some pretty important stuff but I missed it due to a heavily fined cell phone ring. I won't report which nonBlissful past-lt. gov's phone it was.

Youth Services

Dear Day!
March 6 at 9:30am
Sign up today or turn in the form yourself!

Key Club Convention is April 4-6 with 13 high school service leaders. A 15 passenger van will take these kids to convention and back.

CKI Convention is on March 27-29 in Woodland (?) Join in. Gail is looking for panelists for career fair/information event. Oh noes!* CKI convention is happening during our man-power intensive stage I tentative Outdoor classroom building day! Man with the cool new haircut! What are we going to do?

Interclub

We got an award for Interclubbing! Good job!

Roberta reports on the convention, with some helpful tips public speaking:

· Leave the podium

· Move the mic with your head

· P reparation makes perfect

· Hydrate

· Turn around and say "shhhhhh!" to get the crowd's attention

· Hold the mic away from your mouth, but not too far

o An example of holding the mic too close

o Another example of holding the mic too close

Membership

Kiwanis Dine Out
March 5 5:30-7p
Brennan's at the Old Berkeley Train Station. (At the VERY end of University)

Social

St. Patrick's Day Social
March 14 at Tammy's place! We'll go look at her new salt water tank

Happy and Sad Dollars

J Bill was happy for Dear Day!

J Duane was happy to have driven up with 3 members adding up to 114 years off membership!

J Bob B was sad that Richmond's graffiti was slow to be covered. And that he would be gone for our St. Patty's dinner to hang out with SoCal Kiwanians

J CKI awesome dancer Josh was happy for all the amazing events chaired by newer members this past weekend.

J Leo was happy to be here, but sad that he could not drive up to midyear with Duane this year.

J Evie was sad for not shaking hands due to illness

J Frank was sad that their car was recently a side-mirror lighter (and now pockets a little emptier)

J Phuoc was glad to evade death (Monica?) by making a complete stop at the stop sign when someone ran the stop! Yikes.

J Bill F mentioned happiness in going to Sacramento with Duane in his wonderful car and notable talent at maintaining a constant speed. It was compared to an Electric Train

J Ed L was happy for Bill Faye's company

J Bill F was happy back for the detour through Berkeley during which he learned and spotted Letvitch blessed homes.

J Evie had a happy dollar for Mardi Gra and challenged bucks for knowing the 3 colors of Mardi Gra. Purple for Penitence, Green for growth and Gold for Glory.

J Frank mentioned homes which were not Letvitch

J Ed L mentions and Bill F backs him up, there is a house with palm trees on (college?) that his grandfather built/lived in. Palm trees being the identifying feature.

J Debra (me!) requests the appearance of MANY Santa Clauses at Xmas

J Ed recalled many Deb(o)ra(h)s at our table at midyear. 3! Maybe Kiwanis attracts them.

Program:
Kiwanis club of Berkeley's 86^th Anniversary and Legion of Honor

First, cake was served

Le gion of Honor is a name given to members with over 25 years of service through Kiwanis. We had with us 13 of such members!

1. Borden Price (49y)

2. Allen Coe (49y)

3. Leo Iodice (45y)

4. Robert Price (44y)

5. Stephen Chun (38y)

6. Charles Fitch (37y)

7. Robert Brown (36y)

8. William Fay (33y)

9. Robert Skrak (33y)

10. Jack Rosano (28y)

11. Frank Bliss (27y)

12. Edward Levitch (27y)

13. John Piercy (27y)

We also remember Dick Frisbie, this year would have been his 59^th year with us. A couple memories were recalled:

J Leo recalls when he was secretary in a club with 125 men, one member would dress up as Santa Claus with a bag full of toys for the men and their families. Kiwanis has been a highlight in his life

J Charlie worked with the telephone company 32.5 years but has been with Kiwanis for 37, and only joined after he retired! An astonished CKIer gasped!

J Frank recalled flying a private plane to an interclub in Davis

J ; Ed called Kiwanis the pinnacle of existence in Berkeley

J John recalled coming to Kiwanis from retirement and becoming active in the town and with YMCA. Nowadays, Kiwanis is his only reason to come to Berkeley, and he does it cause he <3*s us.

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Our PrezDenise was still on grief leave; Denise our prayers and thoughts and sympathy are with you during this difficult time, the passing of your mom.

Arianna, President of the Berkeley High School Key Club immediately took over as today's President, kicking the Stand-In-For-Denise Tammy from the podium. PrezArianna called upon Phuoc to lead us in Our Patriotic Song; Phuoc chose the Star Spangled Banner and we sang? it, well sang it way off key (Hey Phuoc, it WAS Key Club day, we should have been on Key…). RevBill gave the invocation thanking God for the Key Club, our service work and the rain. Phuoc was thanked for collecting the tickets.

Our own Roberta was noted as Trustee Elect. Way to go, Roberta; we are proud of you.

CircleK Monica introduced the other members of her team: Vijay and SecKathy. CircleK has been busy with service work and also took time to attend a coooold Chinese New Year's parade. Coming up: a Friday Fundraiser involving baking cakes (the winner receiving $$$ for their favorite charity), a Music/Arts Festival, and a Sunday district project in Sacramento.

The Annual St. Patrick's Day Feast will be Saturday March 14 at the Paradis'. Details will follow. We are looking for a few volunteers to help with the Corned Beef and verge cooking. (contacts: Duane dl990@aol.com or Tamara tamara@dgi.com)

With the "Official Meeting" completed, PrezArianna went into Take-Over Mode.

Key Clubbers' participating in the ruckus: Erika, Pia, Derek, Andrew, Robert, Jon, Andrew, Carney, Monika, Emma N, Emma R, Emma G, Yohanna, Emily, Juetzinia, Alex, Natalie. Their club has been recently involved in Shore Line Clean Up and Save The Bay. They have an annual December dinner as a fundraiser.

Jon The Enforcer had earlier absconded with the Fine Box. We were fined from the moment we entered the luncheon room, literally ("late, Enforcer, I wasn't late"….but the $ went into the box anyway").

And the games immediately began. Game One involved a set of cards with hidden word plays; an example:&n bsp; "job in job" translated to "in between jobs". Tables were fined for each card missed. Many tables were fined!

Game Two involved timing the completion of a Rubik's cube by a Speedy Expert. Table Four won (read didn't have to pay a fine"). How fast was the expert…48 seconds. The Scribe's table had guessed 44 seconds (way to go Table Four). And there was the added insurance that the puzzle had been truly mixed up because State Farm Frank was the mixer.

Game Three was Pin The Tail on the...Kiwi. Losing tables paid $5 (we all paid) and cheaters were to be charged $20 (we were all honest?). The Table Reps were a motley crew: Frank and Duane and Roberta all missed, while Sandy missed but was the closest to the tail section (if you call the nose, close).

Finally, the moment we had all anticipated…The Food Auction. Morsels and the highest bidders were:

Tiger (chocolate and vanilla) cake pieces—Phuoc

Homemade granola—Evie

Apple pie—Tamara

Brownies—Phuoc

Madeline cookies—JohnP

Madeline cookies—Jeff

Brownies (with chocolate chips)—Jack

Cheesecake with apple crumble—Duane

Cake with Sees chocolates—Evie

In the midst, Duane and Jeff received heavy fines for those obnoxious cell phone rings.

Happy and Sad Dollars followed:

NewBob—happy to have been able to give an apple to the SF mayor

Phuoc—happy the CAL bears beat Stanford; sad the CAL bears lost to Stanford (men's /women's basketball)

John—happy for the rain

Jack—happy for the Key club

Frank—happy for his table

PrezArianna thanked us for the money collected during the meeting (yep, lots) and for putting up with the Key Club and their antics.

As an aside, this was another Great Meeting—we giggled, we teased, we laughed, we made fools o f ourselves and each other and we all left with smiles! Thank YOU Key Club for providing us with a delightful meeting.

John The Enforcer, relieved of his now-heavy Fine Box, led us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Lots of Reminders:

This Thursday: Board Meeting at Roberta's

Next Tuesday: 86^th Club Anniversary with Legion of Honor Members

March 14: Hayward/Castro Valley Pancake Breakfast (8:30-noon) at the Kenneth Aitken Senior Center

March 14: St Patrick's Day Feast (6:00 attitude adjustment begins)

(scribe: tjp)