Newsletter 032310

At this, the Next to the Last meeting of March 2010, we were greeted with a smile at the  ticket table by D. Haughin.  Already people were buzzing around the room, busily shaking hands and extending friendly greetings.  That's a fun part of being a Berkeley Kiwanian!!  

 

½ of the ½ presidents was still missing in action and the other ½ of the ½ presidents was hustling about, clipboard in hand, making sure that anyone who wanted to say anything was on her agenda.  That's organization!!   As pointed out by one J. Egeberg, the meeting really zoomed along.  J. Piercy, next month's meeting coordinator, was passing out April weekly meeting assignments.  WOW!!  That's two weeks ahead of schedule, and if you weren't here to complain, then know that you are on call when your name appears!!!

 

APRIL

DATE  TICKET  SONG  INVO  FINE CHAIR

4/06        VC           Price      Piercy     BC       Debra

4/13       RB/TP       Rice      Rosano    Betty    JP/FB

4/20       Denise      F.Bliss    Fay         Skrak   Piercy

4/27       RB/TP       Rice      Hearn      Jeff       Bob B.

Assigned to Set Up every week:  J. Piercy  

Assigned to Clean Up every week:  J. Rosano

 

If you don't see your name on that list, then you should show up to be a part of the audience!!  It is a great place to meet and chat with great people.  Joining us today as guests were Jasmine, granddaughter of E. Levitch, and Katy, daughter of S. Hearn- and A. Paradis (who's that??!!).   

 

 

 

Great sunshine news is that Dr. Coe is back home again after some days in the hospital.  It would be a super idea to stop in and visit.  He might not recognize you, but having guests is fun!  D. Leonard commented on attending a memorial for C. Fitch and that it was good to remember the fun times.     

 

On the SLP track: 

Diane: (by herself today) reported that she'll be replaced soon by a newly elected K Family Chair representative.  Come next week to find out who that might be!  This weekend is Circle K Convention in Torrance, CA- Largest registration ever… and it'll be noisy- with UCB trying to get many of the awards available. 

Phuoc:  (on the Oakland Tech Take Over last week).  They raised $452- double what they thought they would, and they are ecstatic and so grateful to their advisors, BK!!  Way to go!!

Oh My Gawd responded J. Egeberg!

Fantastic Job! 

 

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

presents the following slate:

President: Denise Haughin

Pres. Elect: Duane Leonard

Vice Pres: Betty Lowman

Imm. Past P: Tamara Paradis

Secretary: Frank Bliss

Treasurer: Sandy Hearn

Directors:  Gail N., D. Wong, J. Rosano,

 

Nominations from the floor are next week.

 

 

 

 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

1.      YEAH- According to S. Hearn we will be cooking for YEAH on April 5, from 6pm-8pm.  If you want a fun relaxing event, this is it!  This editor did not hear if there will be sandwich making for lunches during the summer months.

2.      April 13:  Voting for our new BK Officers and Board.  BE HERE!!

3.      CAZADERO work party:  April 16-18.  15 Bkers and 25 Circle Kers- and there will be onion pie class on Saturday afternoon!  And the Great STEAK feed Sat. night!!

4.      Scholarships:  They are coming in.  D. Haughin is working hard on that stuff.  Scholarship Luncheon will be May 25th

5.      Board meeting report (from March 18):

a.       P. Khong and committee working on meeting place/food etc.

b.      Membership:  we are ALL a part of this committee- and we need members!!  Fundraising…..

c.       VC reported the demoting of LTG

position from voting member to cheerleader at Mid Year.  Mumble!!

  

And then there was time for JL$$:

P. Khong JL for CAL, BC for J. Asher for St. Mary's and the Sweet 16, D. Haughin for landing the BART account, J. Rosano for the VERY successful business woman his daughter has become, J. Egeberg for T. Paradis in the sun & an oven in the basement (you had to be here), A. Paradis for CAL, a new floor, and perfect attendance for one week, B. Barnwell for the light on his girlfriend!  More monies came in with auctions as well.  B. Barnwell raised $35 for a US Olympic zippered sweatshirt (sold to J. Egeberg), and VC's jams went for $20 each (there were 3 jars that went to A. Paradis, D. Haughin and E. Levitch who gave his to the speaker). 

 

You've been asking:  THE SPEAKER?

YES!  We had two, Donna Corbeil- Director of Library Services of the Berkeley Public Library, and David Snyder, Development Director of the BPL Foundation.  There is LOTS of interesting information about our Berkeley Central Public Library and the four branches

 

 

which altogether circulate over 1.9 million items a year and are planning on raising that to over 2 million this year.  Circulation is up due, in part, to the economy.  The library tries to have a wide variety of "stuff" to satisfy and support all that is going on in our community.  As well, things are being broken down in to "areas"- teen, children, adult, and the desire is to preserve the history of our library from its beginning.  The central (or main) library has undergone major renovations in the past few years.  On deck now are renovations for the Claremont and the North branches to begin next year, and then the proposed NEW buildings for the South and West branches.  Of course, a lot of this falls under bonds passed by Berkeley voters, but those funds do not cover the innards of the sites (equipment, bookshelves, etc. etc).  Thus the fundraising suuport of the Foundation!  There is so much more to this- Thank you for this informative update, Donna and David, and we look forward to seeing you for more updates in the future!

 

And thus I leave you with the following :

SAQOTW

 

In case you're worried about what's going to become of the younger generation,

It's going to grow up and start worrying about the younger generation.

Roger Allen

 

 

 

SEE YOU ALL

NEXT WEEK

 

 

                EDITOR:  VC