Kiwanis Club of Tallahassee - Killearn

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

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Presiding: Pres. John Ryor called the meeting to order at 0700 HRS. (See Agenda ATT to hard copy.)

Board members present: President, John Ryor; Pres. Elect, David Colombo; Treasurer, Jim Barger; Secretary, Jim Varley; Directors: Johnnye Luebkemann & John Robbins (until 9/08); S. Mayberry, & C. Escher (Until 9/09). Committee Chairs: R. Ziegler (Key), C. Escher (GE), D. Colombo (Comm./Senior), G. Sweat (Membership).

Other members present: LTG Al Eppinger.

Treasurer’s Report was read and approved/disapproved: Jim Barger reported the following balances:

ADMIN: $2424.27, FOUNDATION: $15529.95, FOUNDATION CD: $10456.33,

TOTAL: $28410.55 (See ATT. to hard copy.)

OLD BUSINESS: Wakulla Bank has come through and honored its pledge to our golf tourney.

Faust recommended that our annual golf tournament be named after Charles Nuzum. It was moved, seconded and passed conceptually to rename our annual golf tournament after Charles Nuzum. The details and exact nomenclature are TBD at a later date. A thank you note was received from Donna Bennett, TMH, for the children’s clothes, etc, Bob Gragnani brought them recently. Johnnye Luebkeman advised that she asked Refuge House personnel not to send thank you notes for donations because of their severely light staffing. Football tickets are still available for raffle for Davis House.

NEW BUSINESS: Havana Kiwanis meets on 26AUG08. FSU basketball coach will be the guest speaker.

Kiwanis International Leadership Society had sent us a request for donation (See ATT to hard copy.) of $100 to honor a member(s) of our club with membership in this select society. The board discussed this proposition and decided against donating to this society at this time. Chuck Walters had E Mailed all members a plea from a friend, Pastor Greg Roberts, for donations to re-build a parishioners house struck by a recent tornado. (See ATT to hard copy.)The board discussed this idea and decided to brief the general membership at tomorrow’s weekly meeting and ask for individual ad libitum donations form the members versus a club donation.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 22OCT08 is the Grand Opening of the Miracle Field. President Ryor has a list of all corporate contacts to be approached for donations to the Miracle Field that he will send to all members. K Kids is moving forward and Al Eppinger is looking for assistance with those programs starting up at DeSoto Trails and Gilchrist. We received a thank you note from Jim Wylie for our club’s assistance with the Davis House. The Southern Scholarship golf tournament is tomorrow (if Hurricane Fay doesn’t strike.) The Nuzum family designated Kiwanis Charities as the recipient of any donations in memoriam of Charles Nuzum. To date there has been some $535.00 donated. It was also suggested that all memorial donations in honor of Charles Nuzum be maintained in a separate endowment and use the proceeds for a named trophy at our annual golf tournament. Board agreed to this idea. Richard Ziegler stated that Chiles HS has named 2 teachers to be faculty advisors for the Chiles Key Club: Ms. Eikland and Ms. Gonsolves. Big Bend Hospice has requested assistance with staffing the Tree of Remembrance over the Christmas Holiday. Charles Esher had no further news regarding the gazebo at Gretchen Everhart School. George Sweat asked that he be allowed to make a membership presentation at an upcoming weekly meeting. The consensus was to plan it along with the speaker and possibly inviting potential members. Jim Wylie will meet with WalMart staff regarding donations to the Miracle Field. Miracle Field Luncheon is scheduled for 07OCT08. Killearn Kiwanis will purchase 2 tables, i.e. 16 places at that luncheon out of Foundation Funds. The Board discussed skipping our regular weekly meeting that week. It was moved, seconded and passed to conduct the regular meeting that week as scheduled.

Al Eppinger advised that the Tallahassee Club will discontinue its sponsorship of the annual Civic Club Luncheon at the Fair Grounds. Discussion surrounded continuing an annual Kiwanis Club Annual Luncheon in its place with proceeds going to Miracle Field or whatever the current needs are.
There was discussion about further donations to the Miracle Field. Charley Esher moved to ask the general membership for individual donations and the Killearn Kiwanis Club Foundation would match those donations. The motion was seconded and passed by the Board.

Meeting adjourned at 8:01 AM sharp.