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Our 50/50 winners (more accurately our 25/75 winners) were Ted Dimon and John Skarda. Lou Snodgrass gave the good news that no-one seemed to be ill.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PANCAKES: Brian Kunkel and Jim Keller announced that there are many opportunities remaining to help at the Pancake breakfast – lunch set for 10/3 at the Airpark in celebration of the Carefree 25th Anniversary. Got time – many jobs so you can help where help is needed – call Brian at 515- 9999.
GOLF: Howard Dicke reported that last Monday’s golf tournament generated more than $17,000 net proceeds for our Foundation. He, and co-chairs Carroll Vanik, thanked those members who golfed or volunteered to make last Monday’s tournament a success. A field of 90 golfers toured the Desert Forest course.
Also thanks for support of the sponsors listed below. Members are asked to patronize when these local supporters whenever possible.
TITLE SPONSOR – HERITAGE OF CAREFREE
GOLD SPONSOR – SAGEWOOD
SILVER SPONSOR – MASTRO’S STEAKHOUSE
SILVER SPONSOR – MARAVILLA SCOTTSDALE
SILVER SPONSOR – EDWARD JONES INVESTMENTS Carefree
SILVER SPONSOR – CITY SUN TIMES
$25,000 HOLE IN ONE PRIZE and GOODIE BAG – DESERT INTEGRITY INSURANCE – ANTOSH NIRMUL
2009 “ LEGENDS CADILLAC” HOLE IN ONE PRIZE – KEVIN WILSON
ING - GOLF BALLS – BRIAN JONES
STATE FARM INSURANCE - GOODIE BAG – BILL MULINIKS
THANK YOU “TEE SPONSORS”
KARSTEN’S ACE HARDWARE
BAD DONKEY - SUBS, SALADS AND PIZZA
CAREFREE FLOORS
CAREFREE TRAVELER
ENGLISH ROSE TEA ROOM
HAROLD’S CAVE CREEK CORRAL
MOUNTAIN AND DESERT PROPERTIES
SYNERGY WEALTH SOLUTIONS
TOBIAS’ AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALISTS
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY – Glee Pope
RE-MAX - RON CACINI
FARMERS INSURANCE – KEVIN WILSON
G.W. CUSTOM HOMES – GREG SMITH
Thank you. You’re generous support makes this event possible.
FLEA MARKET: Ted Dimon informed us that more than $1,000 of the last market sales came from costume jewelry. He requests donations of costume jewelry from members, spouses, family members, friends, neighbors and pets.
PILOT SCIENCE PROJECT: The Board approved $8,500. to purchase three pages worth of equipment for a test project in CCUSD.
BABY SHOWER: “Kiwanis Across the Border” requests clothing for children 0 – 5 years old. Thinnk of it as a baby shower. Cash works very well too. Collection in two weeks, Wednesday October 7.
INCOMING GOVERNOR: Ron Smith thanked Herb and Jane Hayde, and members of the club for their support and fine work.
GUESTS
Many guests joined us today including Ron Smith, our incoming Governor; Gail Thiele, wife of Hans; Victoria Batchelor, who will wed Kirk Wilson this New Year; Sylvia Farley; Jackie Beazley; Steve Bebee; Michael Krane; Doug Jones; and Todd Basta, son of Don.
NEW MEMBERS:
Ted and Barbara Hecht were sponsored by Dave Bell and Gary Hayward. They are interested in Health Check and Science Fair. Ted is an MD and Barbara is a PhD. Before going into medicine, Ted majored in foreign languages and, while in the army, spent part of his time as an interpreter in Russian, German and French. Barbara attended Stanford. Both are geneticists. They have taught in France and Australia. They founded the Genetics Center here in the Valley.
Randy Dopita was sponsored by new member Karen Jones. Randy is interested in helping with Kids Christmas, Pancakes and Western Night. She is in the employee benefit business, partnered with Karen, for 11 years. She is retired after 20 years service from the Air Force Reserves, where she was a Chief Master Sergeant (med tech). She is an ASU grad.
Jim Sheperd was sponsored by Matt Dingman and Ray Arnold. He is interested in Science and Kids programs. He is a Canadian snowbird who loves baseball. He has been coming here for 7 – 8 years now. He has joined Kiwanis to meet people and to give back to the community.
Bonnie Wills was sponsored by Seth Jorgensen and Nancy Carpenter. She is interested in the Flea Market, Scholarship and Western Night. Bonnie is a native of NYC who moved here in 1994. She started business here and it grew into “Matchmaker.” She has a daughter attending Hebrew University in Israel and a son at ASU.
PROGRAM
Russ Rosenquist introduced today’s speaker Dr. Morgan Olsen, Exec. V, Treasurer and CFO of ASU. Russ noted that he had served seven years on the Program committee and thanked all the many members who had helped him obtain speakers in that time. He urged us to continue such support to the incoming Chair Carroll Vanik and his committee.
Dr. Olsen opened that his presentation was an update on what ASU is doing to evolve with changing needs of our society. In response to social needs, ASU has developed the concept of the New American University. If follows from the concept of the “Greek University” and the “German University.” He noted that there have been many changes in our society, but relatively flew changes in post graduate education.
The New American University strives to be inclusive rather than exclusive, meeting the needs and goals of increasingly diverse socio-economic students. It focuses on the impact it can make through its students on the world through community connectedness. It continuously strives for excellence. Learn more about this concept at newamericanuniv@asu.edu
ASU is amazingly large. It has 68,000 students spread among its four physical campuses: Tempe (51,000), West, Polytech in the east valley, and Downtown Phoenix where the Walter Cronkite school of journalism and other majors that logically are associated with an urban environment are located. It also has a virtual campus that is expected to play an increasing role in delivering education. For more information about ASU go to asu.edu
ASU is squeezed by the economic meltdown. It has cut staff and put its tenured deans back into the classroom. It must deal with the facts that 48% of AZ children live in low income households; 68% of Hispanic AZ children do so. It has projected its needs to meet successful and sustainable growth, and developed “2020 Visions.” For more about what it is doing go to asuchallenges.com
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