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Another AWESOME day at the Berkeley City Club as the local Berkeley
Kiwanis Club gathered for its weekly meeting- Our meetings are always
AWESOME!!! So awesome that this editor forgot it was her turn to record
the meeting for posterity!! Well… catch up time!!

Taking monies at the ticket table was E. Goodman, joined by Secretary
Incoming- F. Bliss, who was noticed checking off boxes for attendance!!
Were you here??? BFE Pres. Denise was roaming the room, looking for
familiar and non-familiar faces, shaking hands, and being generally the
warmest president!! After she rang the bell to call the "meeting" to
order, she asked the greatest song leader, B. Rice, to conduct many
happy voices in GBA. Rev. R. Bliss gave the invocation, including
thanks for the perfect day! Past Pres. P. Khong carried around the "
fine" fire extinguisher, constantly requesting donations both large and
small! He was busy!!!

BFE Pres. Denise is always delighted to see new faces. S. Hearn brought
the lovely lady who has been her guest for three weeks, Jenny. We had a
previous scholarship winner, Zach, home for the summer from his Freshman
year at Vassar. See further on in this rag for his "report"!

Circle K had M & M (Margaret and Mimi) and K & K (Kieko and Kenneth)
interclubbing with us today. They have so much going on, and have do
ne
so much already, that it was impossible for this editor to keep up a
running list. All we can ask is where does the energy come from? I
think Kenneth was the only one who enjoyed the salmon lunch, but the
others were enjoying fruit from B. Barnwell's stash of fresh Farmer's
Market stuff.

NOTE OF INTEREST: Next week's meeting is our lunch at TILDEN PARK…
look for info further on.

Committee reports as follows:
1. B. Lowman reported via J. Piercy that diapers will be delivered to
Vera Casey, and birthday cakes to the Senior Center.
2. B.C. reported for interclubbing that there was no interclub this
morning, but there was one at Oakland yesterday noon- with T. Paradis,
F. & B. Bliss, and B. & V. Carpenter- where VC was fine free.
3. P. Khong thanked VC for taking 4 Oakland Tech Key Clubbers to their
DCM meeting in Martinez last Saturday. Lots of Key Clubbers from 3
Divisions were there- and lots of spirit!

In the area of SUNSHINE, we missed you, Charlie Fitch- and hope all is
getting better for you!

As mentioned earlier, Zach visited us- and shared his first year at
Vassar in New York. He calls it "an amazing experience", including
having to do his own laundry and learning how to deal with people! Even
a bit of homesickness creeped in!! He's enjoying Vassar as there is no =0
D
core curriculum, so he can pretty much study the things he would like to
learn about: politics/media, English lit, Italian, psychology. He is
finding, however, that he always tends to drift back to his love of
MUSIC, and he is doing some recordings and keeping up with his band here
in the area. He'll be in an event on July 29th at Ashkenaz in Berkeley.
Keep looking for info on a possible social for BK then!!

NOTE OF INTEREST: Next week's meeting is our lunch at TILDEN PARK…
look for info further on.

$$$$$$$$
There were many… J. Piercy was glad that Zach was here after having to
cancel out last week. B. Barnwell not sure if his $ is  or - due to
some possible cuts in programs he works for in SF. VC thankful for the
LTG elect pin she got from F. Bliss, and not happy with the glue from
some local ACE Hardware store- it didn't work for repairing her broken
Dist. LTG pin. P. Khong very happy he was able to celebrate Father's
Day with his Dad. D. Wong will be "doing the hula" for 12 days.
J. Egeberg glanced at his cell phone- discovered D. Leonard (and
probably J. Rosano by his side) were checking in from Hawaii. F. Bliss 
that his wife is leaving him for Nashville-
but  he can play music all
weekend. (We hope you get fed also, Frank!) Zach stated that the lunch
today was delicious. Auctioned off were organic plums at $15 to S.
Hearn, and plum sauce at $11 to E. Levitch

THINGS TO REMEMBER!! YES!!! Lunch next week at the area near the
Little Farm in Tilden Park. From the intersection of Spruce and Grizzly
Peak, head down Canyon Road to the first stop sign. Turn LEFT- and the
group will be on the left hand side somewhere down the way near the
Little Farm area. Come soon after 12:00- folks were signing up to bring
salad or whatever… NO lunch at the BCC next Tuesday. Bring a BOUNCE
fabric softener sheet hanging out of your pocket to hopefully keep the
bees away!!

AND- OUR SPEAKER!

Chris Schultze from Google joined us today for a fascinating look at the
world of Google, which is celebrating 10 years of "inventiveness"!!
This appears to be a truly innovative company- with the philosophy of
fostering inventiveness in order to keep up with the pace of change in
the world of technology. There are over 1 million PCs sold in one year,
but 4 million mobile phones sold outdoes that by a landslide!! Google
has to adapt to that!! Thus, the company believes in the following:
1. Ideas come from Everywhere and Everyone!!
2. Share Everything (idea, thought, etc) you can.
3.09Everyone has a license to dream
4. Innovation- NOT instant perfection.
5. Embrace failure.
6. Data is A-political (you need data for backup).
7. Creativity LOVES constraint.
8. Users- not money (go for the ideas, $$ may come)
9. Motivation- use others' ideas and thoughts.
10. Don't kill projects- Morph them!!

Opportunities for stimulating exist everywhere. We need to think
differently. How can we make a change? Sort of reminds this editor of
the focus of Kiwanis!
Thank you, Chris, for your thoughts on "inventiveness"!

Looking for something to do?? S. Hearn would love to hear from you if
you are free on Thursday in the late morning- to help shine up the YEAH
kitchen. Give her a call- her phone # is in the roster!!!

Ah-yes, there was a SG (Secret Greeter)- and only one person was caught
by VC- D. Wong was sitting or up running around, bypassing VC many
times- but never calm enough to shake hands!! Thanks for putting up
with a lot of ribbing, Debra!!!

And so another AWESOME meeting has come and gone. The Pledge to our
flag was led by J. Piercy, the bell was rung, and we did indeed file out
into a truly glorious afternoon.

SAQOTW
Ordinary is a word that has no meaning.
Robin Morgan
Writer

SAQOTD
Work has to include our deepest values and passions and feelings and
commitments, or it's not work, i
t's just a job.
Matthew Fox
Cleric

See you all next week!!

REMEMBER-----
WE'LL BE AT THE FARM!!!!

Editor: vc

Newsletter 060909

Going 'Round & 'Round
Today we had a (wise) crack team starring L. Hannawalt trying to sell
tickets, B. Rice trying the get the gang to sing on key, R. Bliss being
thankful anyway, and P. Khong trying to stuff money in a fire
extinguisher.
We had guests, too. P. Khong kept trying to introduce Chino but kept
faltering and giggling (We'll find out why a little later). Then Eric
Wagner was introduced as a "student" of L. Hannawalt (a student of what
you ask?). Well, here's the answer: he's (none other than) a POWER
QUILTER! Finally, District Trustee R. Bliss was duly recognized and
introduced.
PrezFireX then went on the warpath to nail some big-time fines for not
signing new member J. Lee's roster. Mr. Lee fooled her and paid instead
for forgetting to bring his book.
Photos for Sale: V. Carpenter bought a handsome one of gatherings of
infamous past LtGov's last week at B.K. Problem is she wasn't there!
Then J. Piercy purchased a thought-provoking photo of his Better Half
musing on a bench at Cazadero.
More Tidbits –
 For the next meeting or two, J. Rosano will be sunning himself in
Hawaii (it's a well-kept secret who his traveling partner is, however).
More importantly, we will be administered by a Secretary-in-training

(heaven forbid!), a foreboding of what's to come…
 District
Convention Aug 13 – 15 @ San Diego: WHO'S GOING?? (sign up
next week)
 Solano Stroll is…. Sept 13 (somebody finally figured out) – 2 booths!
 F. Bliss announced he has another new employee (yes, the same Mr.
Lee). Wow, the employments benefits must be…
 The YPSO "Pops Concert" last Sunday was a tremendous success. D. Wong,
S. Hearn and others were commended for donating food, and D. Leonard
manned the refreshment stand. For those who haven't paid yet, do it by
writing a check to the B.K. Foundation, because the Foundation will
match it.
 Last week's DINE OUT was successful once again. B.K.'ers Frank,
Roberta, Bill, Virginia, Duane, Tony, Debra were among those in
attendance.
 B. Lowman announced that birthday cakes and diapers were distributed
as expected to the Senior Centers (is there any connection?)
 Another Interclub was accomplished last week at the Hotel Mac/Theater
Night by the Richmond Club.

 B. Fay had a wedding anniversary of 58 YEARS, D. Leonard had a
birthday of the same amount, or a little more, J. Egeberg may or may not
also have a wedding anniversary (he's not sure/can't remember/ was
sleeping – nobody knows for sure)
 A Sunshine Report was also issued regarding C. Fitch. Join the
entourage visiting him this afternoon (It may be
the last opportunity
before he moves to Texas)
 And then there was P. Khong's S. Y. Report:
Key Club needs rides to Antioch for DCM on June 20.
Career Workshop will be in 200 Barrows from 9 – 12 on June 27.
The Circle K Expectation
Josh introduced a whole handful of CK'ers including Ken, Margaret, Kako
& Chino and then conveyed a whole bevy of summertime service activities –
too many to mention all here. He also mentioned that they also plan to
have a little fun, with an upcoming trip to Disneyland and some pranks
at Playland by the Beach. They are also working hard at a project with
helping the disabled to get outside!
More Goings-On
Happy, Sad, and Otherwise –
• J. Rosano was very sad that he lost his sister last night but alas
happy that she's in a "better place"
• V. Carpenter was so excited to see Lois Brown with younger family at
the Pops Concert (at BK expense)
• D. Leonard figured out why P. Khong is always so happy about being
lucky at the gaming table – his birthday is on 7/11!
• L. Hannawalt was delighted to invite all (at her expense) to a fun
event, western style, at

the Metropolitan Club in SF this Friday night (let's ALL turn out!)
• And many more H/S that can't be reprinted here
A Big Hearted Program
V. Carpenter intro
duced her previously-mentioned-much-adored cousin Mike
Stead who proceeded unabashedly with a very interesting program focusing
on their endeavors in the African country of Nigeria. It seems that Mike'
s career in the oil and gas industry has taken him travelling around the
world, in particular in this case, to Nigeria. This provoked his
interest to the extent that, together with "cousin-in-law" Jane (aka
WIFE), has embarked upon several humanitarian missions back to Nigeria
with their church. They presented a very interesting and heartwarming
slide show of their forages. Among other things, they pointed out that
16% of its population has HIV/AIDS and contains an unbelievable
8,000,000 orphans. As such, the work of these missionaries is much
deserved. Now listen to this: their next trip back this year is for a
WEDDING. Yes, one of their fellow volunteers got a little too involved
and is marrying a Nigerian!
Oh, and by the way, by way of introduction, Mike's father was Tom Stead
who was not only a general building supply businessman in Berkeley but
also an esteemed Berkeley Kiwanian and was instrumental in the Tilden "
Little Farm" project. Mike then made some flimsy excuse that he would be
a B.K.'er, too, if it weren't for the fact that he lives too far away.
The Grand Final
Speaking of Chino, the wonderful grand finale of today's meeting was

that she wasn't always paying full attention… BECAUSE she was too busy
filling out a membership application to Berkeley Kiwanis!! (enough
said)

j.e.