http://www.killearnkiwanis.org/index.html
Club Code # K10763
Tax Exempt # 85-8012667911C-2
Club Address:
6608 Tim Tam Trail
Tallahassee, FL 32309
Meeting Thursdays at 7 a.m. at
the Killearn Country Club
- 19th Hole
God Bless America
Future
Meetings
December 16th, 2009
Board of Directors Meeting
7 a.m. for one hour
Talley's Grille
Planning and Budgeting for
community service.
Participation by Officers, Directors,
and Committee Chairs is important. All members are welcome.
Minutes of Last Board Meeting.
December 17th, 2009
PL: BAERINGER SG: BARGER
PR: BULL
Rev. Marty Smith
Minister to Internationals, First Baptist Church
(Jim Barger)
December 24th, 2009
PL: CARTER SG: COLE
PR: COLMERY
Christmas Eve
No Meeting
Round Table at McDonalds on Thomasville Rd
8 AM
Come join this informal fellowship.
December 31st, 2009
PL: COLOMBO SG: COOPER
PR: P. DOWNING
New Year's Eve
No Meeting
Round Table at McDonalds on Thomasville Rd
8AM
Come join this informal fellowship.
January 7th, 2010
PL: R. DOWNING SG: EPPINGER
PR: ESHER
Dr. David Heil, Assistant Director, Division of Aquaculture
"What is Vibrio Vulnificus and what's it doing in
my oysters?"
(Beth Carter)January 14th, 2010
PL: FACKENDER SG: GRAGNANI
PR: GRIFFIN
Kathy Cole
January 21st, 2010
PL: LATOUR SG: LUEBKEMANN
PR: MAYBERRY
Ben Colmery
Don't forget to come back on January 7th after this long layoff in December.
FUTURE PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Look for your name here. Plan ahead and email or call Chuck Walter at 284-3760 when you have a program scheduled.
January 28th ... Dave Colombo
February 4th ... Pam Cooper
February 11th ... Bob Bull
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Potential Speakers
Check the list on page two for potential programs.
Our Previous
Three Programs
December 3rd
Stephanie Sikorski,
Interm Director
Animal Service CenterInterm Director
November 26th
Thanksgiving Day
No Meeting
November 19th
LeRoy Thompson
Thanksgiving Spiritual Aims Message
GOLF TOURNAMENT
Click here to see our 2009 golf web page
Click here to see the Results of our 2009 golf tournament.
Click here to see photos of the 2009 golf tournament.
Click to see their names.
2008 Prize Donors
2008 Sponsors
FINANCING
NEW BUDGET FOR 2009-2010
Click Below To See:
- Current Treasurer's Report
Click Here
Minutes of Last Board Meeting.
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PHOTOS
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Miracle Field, July 25th
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Archives of Previous Newsletter
Club Photo Albums
Collection Programs
Committee and Project Chairs
Division 3 Club Meeting Schedule
Division 3 Kiwanis Yahoo Group
Fund Raising Golf Tournament
General Mills Coupons For Education
How To Print This Newsletter
Objects of Kiwanis
Officers and Directors
Potential Speakers For Meeting Programs
Killearn Kiwanis Projects
Tallahassee Activities
at American Towns
2009 - 2010 Budgets
Foundation ( Service projects)
Click here for full details.
Some Highlights
K-Kids $1,000
The Miccosukee Community
Baseball League Sponsorship $500
Miccosukee Youth Education Foundation $2,635
Miccosukee Boys & Girls Club $2,635
Admininstrative
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Serving The Children Of The World
DIVISION 3
FLORIDA DISTRICT OF KIWANIS
Kiwanis Club of Tallahassee - Killearn
Chartered August 26, 1982
A Wilbur Gold Outstanding Bulletin Award Winner:
(2000-2001) and (2001-2002)
1st Place: 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2005-2006 & 2006-2007
Honorable Mention: 1998 & 2004-2005
Changing The World One Child and One Community at a Time.
Dedicated to
the memory of:
Arthur D. Core, W. C. Hinton, Harlan Snodgrass,
Joe Alfes, Dave Scherff, Val Lynch, John Duke, Frank Gavigan, Earl Bufton,
Cliff Tucker, Bernie Higgins, Tom Yeatman, Tom King, Fred Parker, Doc
Schow, Frank Stephenson, Bill Kittel, Hal Allard, Jim Swenson, Jack
Kerwin, Charles Nuzum and Vince
Puccio.The Six Objects of Kiwanis
1. To give primacy to the human and spiritual rather than to the material values of life.
2. To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.
3. To promote the adoption and the application of higher social, business, and professional standards.
4. To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive, and serviceable citizenship.
5. To provide, through Kiwanis clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render altruistic service, and to build better communities.
6. To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which make possible the increase of rightousness, justice, patriotism, and goodwill.
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BUDGET FOR 2009-2010
Click Below To See:
The latest Treasurer's Report
-New Foundation Community Service Budget for 2009-2010
-New Administrative Budget for 2009-2010
Minutes of Last Board Meeting.
Editor - Chuck Walter 850-284-3760
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| NOTICE No meetings on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. Round Tables Instead. This Week's Meeting December 10, 2009 Presiding: BARGER; Pledge: VARLEY; Song: WALTER; Prayer: ZIEGLER; Introduction: BAERINGER; Winner: P. DOWNING; attendance: 22; Brag For a Buck: THEOBALD, Auburn did better against Bama than Florida; WALTER, granddaughter graduating from FSU Saturday; LUEBKEMANN (2), grandson Jordan to be inducted as Eagle Scout Sunday, and she now has 20 years in our club; P.DOWNING, Happy Buck; interclub meeting at Southwood was the first he had seen where host club females outnumbered males. Guests: JIM WYLIE, Capital City Club. ------ PROGRAM  Mark Raciappa Action Coach Goal Setting and Follow Through. A methodology for making sure you keep your New Year's Resulotions this year. To see how Mark can help a business go to his web page. (actioncoach.com/markraciappa) Potential Speakers Julie Brown FSU Women's Basketball 644-3641 ----- "Apples for the Teachers". Judy Becker, Florida District Apples for the Teachers Chairperson, is happy to present a program at your club. Contact Judy at 904-782-3502, 904-966-6501, or jbecker2000@gmail.com. Thank you note from Celebration Baptist for our books for pre-schoolers. MEMBERSHIP GROWTH AWARDS The Kiwanis International 1-2-3, You Hold The Key Awards Program Sponsor members: (1) earns a bronze key, (2) a silver, and (3) a gold. Invite potential members to visit us to see what they are missing and earn your full set of keys if they decide to join us. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FUND RAISER The annual Festival of Trees Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Civic Center. Holiday Season Projects Salvation Army Bell Ringing LAST SAT. Dec 5th  Laura & LeRoy Thompson  Richard & LeRoy ------- Hospice Tree of Remembrance Still vacancies here. Dec 2nd - 2-6 PM (MEARS, COOPER, MILLS, LATOUR) Dec 7th - ??? Dec 14th - 6-9 PM Dec 19 - 6-9 PM, STILL NEEDS FILLING. PLEASE HELP. all at Best Buy on the Parkway Thanksgiving Baskets for Gretchen Everhart Paul Downing and Pam Cooper shopped and delivered. Aluminum Tabs and Box Tops for Education Coupons Bring them in for Tommy Mills Many thanks to Marvin Doyal for staying involved with our club projects. ------ Aluminum Cans Remember to bring in your cans for Jim Varley. It would help if you rinse them out. PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIR KATHY COLE is public relations chair and needs your help with articles on our many projects. Give her as many details as possible and she will submit an article. We need to publicize our service as much as possible. It will help with membership growth. Book Projects
A total of 85 books were delivered so far.
Another 65-70 books are on their way from Fl. Dept
of Agr, arranged by Beth Carter. These additional books are about agriculture and are written at a small
child level. We will donate these books to the Celebration Baptist Kindergarten
Students This fulfills one of District Governor Donna Parton's suggested projects.Are Your Dues Due? Treasurer Bob Downing asks that you check whether or not your records show you are up to date in your dues, and if not, pay them soon. Collect Wire Clothes Hangers This is an on-going Southside Club project to raise funds for their children's projects. Clean out your closets and bring in the hangers. Bring them to the meeting and Chuck Walter will give them to Gavin Boone who will take them to the Southside Club. Northeast Chronicle http://www.tallahassee.com/chronicle. Miracle League We want to maintain and strengthen our partnership with FDOA in this Tallahassee regional, effort. You can send your club check designted to the "Miracle League Sports" to: Florida Disabled Outdoors Association 2475 Apalachee Parkway, Suite 205 Tallahassee, FL 32301 There will also be opportunities for members to volunteer to help with events throughout the year. HELP THE EDITOR When you see errors and/or old information please email the editor, especially scheduled activities updates. ALSO, please provide, via email, information about your project activities so I can post them here. I don't know short hand and am a very slow note taker if anything is being said. There are also things going on that some of us never hear mentioned. Kiwanis Catalog Treasurer Bob Downing has a catalog you can borrow to order Kiwanis supplies, logo shirts, etc. Tallahassee Fuller Center for Housing The Center's web address is http://tfch.org/. 2009 Golf Tournament The Complete Photo Album Click Here! We have photos of all the sponsor signs on the course if you want one to show to your sponsors. You can print them on your printer or you can order prints from this album. ----- 2010 Golf Tournament Planning will soon be underway. Another project for you to help. The New Builders Club at Deer Lake Middle School has been delayed until the next adminstrative year beginning October 1st, 2010. Planning needs to get started early. EDUCATIONAL NOTE Click here to check these items each week to learn about Kiwanis history and trivia. Membership Growth Development - A two year trial for a new membership category has been developed for people who would like to serve but can't make a commitment to regular attendance. Click here to read the specifics. Print a copy to review when you talk with prospective new members. MEMBER NOTES Bob Gragnani had his pacemaker implacement surgery Tuesday, December 8th and is home. Sharon Ziegler is recovering from shoulder surgery. THE WALTER'S granddaughter graduates from FSU, Saturday, December 12th. DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS 11th - Jim Varley K-KIDS  The DeSoto Trail K-Kids  RYOR, THOMPSON, VARLEY, COOPER November 6th Induction The Gilchrist Elementary K-Kids Induction THIS FRIDAY, Dec 11th about 1:30 PM 3-4 PEOPLE NEEDED TO SERVE REFRESHMENTS. The club will have a food collection project the week of December 14th. On Friday, the 18th they will be sorting and packing bags of food to go to Second Harvest Food Bank. Kathy Cole is chair assisted by Barbara Baeringer. Members are encouraged to attend to see the kids. Check with Kathy for exact time. -------- Thanks to all the committee members who are helping make this a successful effort for both K-Kids Clubs. Click below to see the K-Kids Page of KI Web Site Speaker Possibilities Go to page two and scroll down the left column. WEAR YOUR KIWANIS PIN! AWARDS FOR 2009-2010 Committee Chairs must submit committee reports to the District online at the District web site to be eligible for awards. It is easy once you get the feel of it. Get off to a good start by doing it now. Get the recognition we deserve. Serving The Club If you don't feel like you are involved enough in community service there is plenty to be done. Tell President Jim Barger how you want to be involved. A list of committees and projects is on page 2. Click here to review it. December Club Activities *AKtion Club meetings *Key Club *K-Kids *Aluminum Tabs *Salvation Army Bell Rining *Big Bend Hospice Tree of Remembrance * Support for Aktion Club Adopted Family FUTURE PROGRAM SCHEDULE Look for your name
in the Future Meetings Schedule
and below. Plan ahead and email or call Chuck Walter at
284-3760 when you have a program scheduled. REMEMBER: Our Bylaws prohibit programs which promote policital candidates or issues. It is permissable to introduce candidates, but not to have them do a program. ----- 2010 January 28th ... Dave Colombo February 4th ... Pam Cooper February 11th ... Bob Bull INTERCLUBS PLANNED Paul Downing is getting an Interclub meeting schedule organized for the coming year. Give him your support. Each member is encouraged to attend at lest one interclub meeting each year. Easy ways to do it are: Division 3 quarterly meetings, AKtion club meetings, Key Club and K-Kids meetings when in session. IF ENOUGH MEMBERS ATTEND. For every inter-club our club completes between October 1, 2009 and March 1, 2010, we will receive one entry into a drawing for a Garmin GPS Navigator! The drawing will be held at the Zone 3 Conference and Governor’s Visit on March 13th, 2010. The more inter-clubs our club participates in, the better chance our club has at winning the prize!! So get going!! What a great prize for having fun!! INTERCLUBS COMPLETED *Dec 3rd at the Southwood Club. (ZIEGLER, P. DOWNING, GRIFFIN, BULL & MILLS.  YOU JOINED FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE Now tell Jim Barger where you want to serve. If you don't tell him he will assign you and then you need to support him by doing the job. Aluminum Tabs Continue to collect the tabs and bring them to Tommy Mills. BOOK COLLECTIONS Remember books for the Veteran's Clinics. (GRAGNANI) AND Books for pre-schoolers TALLAHASSEE VOICES Click To Join and participate in local issue surveys. It is easy. DISPOSE OF YOUR FLAGS PROPERLY Bring them to Bob Gragnani and he will take them to the American Legion for proper retirement. Or you can take them to the mail box at the American Legion marked "Flags". HUMAN & SPIRITUAL AIMS from LeRoy Thompson Two cannot quarrel when one will not |
KIWANIS
INTERNATIONAL ---------- Serving The Children of The World President Paul G. Palazzolo from Springfield, IL the Springfield-Downtown Club. Meet him here. Click here to visit the President's Page and view his new video. ----- President-Elect: Sylvester "Syl" Neal Auburn, Washington The Valley, Auburn Club ---- International Convention 2010 Las Vegas, NV June 24-27, 2010 Plan to make it a family vacation. Florida's Past Governor, Stan Story of the Arlington, Jacksonville Club is a Kiwanis International Trustee. ---------- Kiwanis International Information Click to view a lot of information about current projects and helpful information for Committee/Project Chairs and members. READ YOUR NEW OCTOBER 2009 KIWANIS MAGAZINE Read about the Focus on Family and K-KidsInternational Convention Round up. KIWANIS CONNECTED KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL EMAIL MAGAZINE It is a quarterly complement to your hard copy printed magazine. Go to this page to view the October issue and subscribe. http://www.kiwanis.org/magazine/march06.asp FLORIDA DISTRICT OF KIWANIS Click here to read Florida District information.  2009-2010 Governor Donna Parton's Logo  The Governor's Message Click here to read a message from our new District Governor. --- District Kiwanis Cruise Click above for details.  7 Night Eastern Caribbean The Florida Kiwanis Foundation Click Here to Read About It. You can become a sustaining member for $25. ---- Read your NEW October - November 2009 Florida District Magazine Page 14 Club Reports for 2009-2010 See messages from Governor Donna Parton and many District Committee Chairs, as well as news of service projects for other clubs. -------The Florida Kiwanian OnLine Version Check our club activities report. Lots of good articles by District committee chairs and clubs. Read it. --- Zone 3 Conference and Governor’s Visit on March 13th, 2010 ----- Project/Committee Chairs and all members Click To See Florida District Committee Chairs Look at the entire list to see these people who are willing to give their time to help us be the best Kiwanians we can be. DIVISION 3 ACTIVITIES Lt. Governor Donna Wells of the Capital City Club The The
Capital Area Healthy Start is in need of diapers so Lt. Gov Donna is asking on behalf of
Healthy Start that clubs consider a “ DIVISION 3 COUNCIL MEETING Next Meeting Monday, January 11, 2010 7 PM Fellowship Baptist Church Fellowship Hall ------- Club voting members are: President, Pres Elect, Secretary and Interclub chair per the bylaws. President, President Elect, Secretary and Interclub Chair should attend. All others welcome. ------ Upcoming Events Lake Jackson Club Citrus Sales - Get details from Dave Colombo. February 13, 2010 Capital City Club
Pancake Breakfast at Applebee’s February 27, 2010 Zone
Conference & Governor’s Visit March 22, 2010 Governor’s Dinner April 12, 2010 Division 3 Council Meeting & Election AKTION CLUB 
SECOND & FOURTH THURSDAYS 6:30 - 7:30 PM PLEASE HELP MAKE EVERY AKTION CLUB MEETING AN INTERCLUB. In December there will only be one meeting on the 3rd Thursday due to Christmas Eve. ------ AKtion member, Katie Parson's mother passed away recently. ------ Dempsey Mayo Road cleanup SATURDAY, Dec 12th. ------- NOTE A SCHEDULE CHANGE HERE TOO. The meeting NEXT WEEK on Dec 17th will be the Adopted Family wrapping party (ABOUT 2 HOURS) and our members are encouraged to attend and enjoy helping and listening to Christmas music by a group from Tommy's New Covenant Church. ------ Every member ought to experience an AKtion Club Meeting, or project. ----- Collecting canned and dry food for The Adopted Family at each Meeting. FOR THANKSGIVING $200 worth of groceries deliverd to last year's adopted family (a mother with 5 children). FOR A NEW CHRISTMAS ADOPTED FAMILY Can and dry goods are being accumulated. You can help by giving some to Bob Bull. ------ Let's help The AKtion Club collect Box Tops For Education for Gretchen Everhart ----- Key Club  Web Site Key Club Officers for 2009/2010 school year.  Left to Right: Emily Poltevecque - Editor, Michael Katzmayr - Secretary, Allison Dod - President, Christine Heery - Vice President,
Kate Gonsalves - Faculty Advisor, Meghan Cunningham - Treasurer The club has 74 members.------ Faculty Adivsor, Kate Gonsalves' heart surgery was delayed December 3rd and she is doing well. ------ ---- Meeting times will be the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays at 11:10. ------Next: Probably January 12th. -------- District Convention will be in April. KEY CLUB PLEDGE: I
pledge on my honor to uphold the objects of KEY Club International;
to build my home, school, and community; to serve my nation and God
and to combat all forces whch tend to undermine these
institutions.
The blue outline indicates a link to the Aktion Club, Key Club, FSU Circle K & KI Home Page. CANS FOR JIM BRING IN ALUMINUM CANS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR OUR ADMIN ACCOUNT Collect Aluminum cans (not the tabs) for recycling. Jim Varley will collect what we bring in and take them to recycling. Preferably they should be crushed, but bring them either way. Collections Remember travel cosmetic items for Johnnye to take to the Refuge House. Ruby K Award If you have recruited 5 or more members you are eligible for this award; that is, if you can remember their names. Give the names of your recruits to George Sweat and maybe he will get the pin for you. Awards are made for increments of five members recruited. COMMITTEE CHAIRS SUBMIT ALL YOUR MONTHLY REPORTS FOR THIS YEAR. It is the only way your committee can be eligible for District awards. If you get behind you can catch up on the past due reports. A list of District Awards and the criteria is available on the District web site at 2009-2010 District Awards Criteria Find your District Committee Counterpart and communicate with him/her. Florida District Committee Chairs "Brag For A Buck" Just give a buck and state your brag in one minute or less. Over that time costs $5.00 Short, Funny Stuff Things To Ponder… Two cannot quarel when one will not. HOW TO MAKE UP MISSED MEETINGS TO MAINTAIN YOUR PERFECT ATTENDANCE RECORD Simply attend a meeting of another club, including AKtion, Key, K-Kids, or another Kiwanis Club, a Division Council meeting, a club project, or a Board meeting. With all these possibilities there is little reason not to have perfect attendance. To Do List: Get your guest's email address and send him/her the link to our Newsletter each week. Increase your efforts for the coming year. Help us grow toward better community service. PERFECT ATTENDANCE AWARDS Tell Secretary Al Eppinger how many years are shown on your current perfect attendance tab, if you have one. Also, tell him how many years you have earned. This includes previous membership in other Kiwanis clubs. This is not for calender years. It is for one year of consecutive meetings and/or makeups. Explore Your New eNewsletter Click below to see the K-Kids Page of KI Web Site and read about K-Kids. |
