On a Very Blissful Day
To start with, the fractional line-up for today –
· 1/2 Prez: R. Bliss
· 1/2 Sec: F. Bliss
· 1/2 TicSeller: F. Bliss
· ¾ Song Leader: F. Bliss
· 7/8 Fine Box: P. Khong
· 1/1 Invocator: B. Fay
· 1/8 Secret Greeter: F. Bliss
………a whole lotta Bliss going on
AND we had special guests. First of all, old-timer S. Chun is back! We hope for good – great to see you Steve!
Then we had Derek who is a volunteer for the Berkeley Public Libraries. He gave us a spiel about
everything good that is available at the various libraries. And there were some indications that he'll be back!
A Day for Robert Rice
1911 - 2010
It was a special day in honor of Bob Rice, who honored us with his presence on this planet for 99.5 years! There were many $$$ and tributes to Bob. More importantly, there is a special memorial event tonight at 6 p.m. at the Lawrence Hall of Science. B. Fay will speak to honor his long history of service to Berkeley Kiwanis. I'm sure we will have a full complement of Kiwanians and spouses there.
What Were Those Trophies?
Twp huge trophies adorned the front table, and they turned out to be the annual Interclub awards – one for "most" and one for "distance" or whatever.
Circle K Shenanigans
K Family Chair Shera introduced our past favorite Diane and others. They amazed us all upon reporting that they manned a concession at the Golden Bear home football game last Saturday and brought in over $2,000! Then on Sunday they handled both a Walkathon event and also joined us at our booths for the Solano Stroll. Much fun to be
had by all. And lastly, tonight is their first General Meeting @ 7:00 in 2050 ELSB.
Oktoberfest 2010!!
J. Egeberg and D. Leonard reminded us that the greatest OKTOBERFEST outside of Germany will take place on OCTOBER 2, 2010. Flyers and tickets have been made available to the church goers and to our sister Kiwanis clubs. Only problem is our own members – no tickets available at lunch today, so they'll show up in your mailboxes soon! Everyone is getting out their costumes now…And bring in your Silent Auction items to D. Haughin's office.
Other Special Events
J. Piercy said that the Washington School Project is still on the move again, and passed out signups for the first major phase of pouring lots of concrete for the eight large foundations. This will occur on Sat, Sept 25, and lots of able-bodied Kiwanians and Circle K'ers are needed!
F. Bliss announced that the annual Tilden Barbeque will take place next Tuesday at 12 Noon, same place. Sign up and be there!
German Potato Salad Contest: D. Haughin was the clear winner! Her recipe will be made available to those volunteering for the Oktoberfest feast.
S. Hearn report: The YEAH shelter will open mid-November. YEAH is offering volunteer orientation sessions for those who might be interested in helping at the shelter. Kiwanis has volunteered for cooking for the past few years, and we hope to do it again in 10-11. But, the good news is that there are more opportunities besides cooking. Find all about it on one of these dates:
Monday October 25: 6:30-8:30
Wednesday November 3: 6:30-8:30
Monday November 8th: 6:30-8:30
Wednesday November 17th 6:30-8:30
Monday November 29th: 6:30-8:30
Speakers coming up:
· Sept 28: Beth Meyerson, City Health Dept.
· Oct. 12: Diana Tran
The Prez also reminded us of important year-end and year-beginning events coming up –
· Remaining club installations: Alameda-Sept 24 lunch; Richmond-Sept 29 evening
· AND the grand finale: Berkeley-Oct 5 evening @ Pyramid Brewery!
E. Levitch and J. Egeberg had to listen to a terrible vocal rendition because of their upcoming birthday events.
On a Happy Day
It was such a beautiful day that there were many Happy $$$ --
· B. Lowman was happy about being at Solano Stroll
· B. Barnwell was happy about receiving certificates in S.F.
· S. Chun was happy to see that Kiwanians are ageless
· D. Haughin was pleased to see all the sponsored youth at Solano Stroll, even from Oakland Tech!
· F. Bliss had $10 because he is generally happy these days
· J. Egeberg had $20 to celebrate his birthday, and because of a planned big birthday event, another $20 for missing the Washington School project
A Rewarding Program
S. Hearn introduced Gina Moreland, the founder and executive director of Habitot Children's Museum in downtown Berkeley. Gina shared with us some wonderful stories about all the wonderful things they do at Habitot. Their focus is on science development. They are a nonprofit, and 40% of their financial support comes from fundraising. She handed our brochures and more information is available at www.habitot.org. Thanks, Gina!
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