May 27, 2009 - Lunch

It was a warm sunny day at Harold's Corral when we gathered for our weekly meeting. Bill Rintelman and Jim Shaw were there, greeting each of us as we came in from the sun.

The invocation was given by Jayne Hubbard, and we were treated by Ray Arnold to a rendition of taps that included the words, followed by our singing of the National Anthem. Don Parks gave a stirring Memorial Day tribute to our fallen troops by eliciting the symbolism of the empty table tended by the place settings for the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corp.



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Lou Snodgrass gave an inspiring wellness report which included nobody. That's right, there are no reports of illness among our members this week.

Guests

Lenny Brown introduced the Notre Dame Prep Key Club. We also met Mark McCullough a student of our speaker Barbara Hatch.

Announcements
Kirk Wilson announced the rescheduling of the Flea Market to May 30th due to the possibility of rain last weekend. Kirk also introduced Tom Klecan from Uncle Tom's Moving who has contributed greatly to our Flea Market through his moving company.

Kiwanis Carefree Board Meeting - President David Bell reported that the board allocated funding for two worthy causes. Our club donated $9,000 to the library to support extended hours on Sunday for the kids reading program. Another $2,000was granted to support the Soroptimist Back to School Book Bags for kids.

Program
Russ Rosenquist introduced our speaker Barbara Hatch. Barbara is a History teacher at Cactus Shadows High School. She is also the advisor for the Arizona Heritage Project (AHP). The AHP is a publication dedicated to the preservation of veteran's stories. The fifth edition is currently underway. Cactus Shadows students who wish to participate in the AHP agree to interview Arizona Veterans and publish those interviews in the AHP. There have been 267 veterans interviewd, and include 143 WWII, 28 Korean War, and 72 Vietnam veterans. Those interviewed include the lower ranking members all the way up to a 3 Star General and a Rear Admiral. Additionally, a number of our fellow Carefree Kiwanians have been included in the publication including Ray Arnold and Ed Knight.

Funding for the AHP began with a grant of $3,000 from SRP in 2003, and includes funds from the Arizona Tax Credit program for schools. Future funding may also include a 501-C3 status.

Our program concluded with a slideshow of veterans then and now (at their interview) and with Q&A session.

Thanks to Photographer Joe Devito and Reporter Tim Pitel for making this issue of the available.