April 22, 2009 - Lunch

Our greeters today were Ned Dobak and Dave Dennison. Next week we look forward to seeing Max Link and Carl Nagel. Ted Dimon provided our invocation, followed by our Club Song and My Country ‘tis of Thee led by Richard Saunders with Lloyd Meyers on the organ. Many thanks to these members and to John Skarda and Jim McBreen for setting up our room for us.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD: Dave Bell presented Gale Totten with a Distinguished Service Award for all of his efforts in the planning and building of the flea market loft last year.

GUESTS: Our guests today included Laura Abegglen, guest of Sue Fergusson, as well as Regan Anderson – President of K-Kids at Black Mountain Elementary School, and Alex Mattocks, Alea Becwar and Michelle Abou-eid all members of Key Club at Cactus Shadows High School.

WELLNESS REPORT: Lou Snodgrass reminded everyone of the memorial service for Jack Davis being held at the Desert Hills Presbyterian Church Friday, April 24th at 1:00pm. A reception by the family will follow in the Fellowship Hall. Ken Bridges has reportedly finished all of his chemo therapy and was given great news that he will be able to sing again. Lou also reported that Bob Hesselgesser’s wife is currently in the hospital.

GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP: Burt Lundquist reported that John Manos, a freshman at Foothills Academy, is the winner of the Grand Canyon University Scholarship ($2,500). John holds a 3.67 grade point average, won a bronze medal in the Kiwanis Science Fair, and a Nickel Medal in the senior division of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering division of the Arizona State Science and Engineering Fair. It is hoped to present the scholarship at a school assembly on April 24th at 8:00 am.

NEW MEMBER KEY AWARDS: New member keys were awarded by Dave Bell to Brian Kunkel and Richard Saunders for each bringing in two new members, and Debbie Burdick and Herb Hayde for each bringing in one new member.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST: Although the Pancake Breakfast was held as planned, many who bought tickets apparently thought it was cancelled due to rain. As a result, Dave Bell stated that anyone who still had their tickets could use them for the next Pancake Breakfast event.

WESTERN NIGHT: Dave Bell reported on behalf of Joan Hofer, chair for Western Night (who is vacationing in Cabo San Lucas this week), that Western Night was a great success in that we covered our overhead (even with the reduced price of tickets) and made $4,100 on auction items.

“HUG” AWARD: Jim Walborn was named as a recipient of the CCUSD Helping us Grow (HUG) award for all of his work in the Science Fair.

UPCOMING GOLF TOURNAMENTS:
– Friends of the Desert Foothills Library 20th Annual Golf Tournament, May 4, 2009 at the Desert Forest Golf Club. See Jon Coates for further information.
– Foothills Community Foundation Partners for Kids 7th Annual Golf Tournament, May 4, 2009 at Mirabel Golf & Country Club. See Ned Dobak for further information.

FLEA MARKET MEMORIAL ROCKETSHIP:

Ray Arnold's grandson visited Arizona last week and enlisted Grandpa to help him build a rocketship, with a little assist from the Flea Market, who provided a few empty cardboard cartons. The result is shown with Ray and Kirk Wilson, Chairman of the Flea Market Committee. The Flea Market Memorial Rocketship was on display throughout the lunch hour at Harold's.
Ray called it "an entry in the 4-year-old Division of the Kiwanis Science Fair."
The notes from the project, by Grayson Wycliffe Storer, age 4, show:
Concept: Can I build a rocket ship out of cardboard that will go to the Moon?
Conclusion: No."

PROGRAM
Our program today focused on Student Leadership Programs currently being offered and supported by Kiwanis. Our presenters included Manny Gonzales, Nancy Carpenter and Kathy Haugner. Please enjoy the program on video thanks to Elaine Adrian.

Jim Lane, Mayor of Scottsdale, is scheduled for our program next week.