UPCOMING

May 24                       Col. Eric Lind, Director of Staff, National Guard – Ron Trahan intro , ALSO: CLUB ELECTIONS.

May 31                       University ofMaineChancellor James H. Page – Allyson Handley intro

June 7                        Mike Tetreault, The Nature Conservancy – Jeanne Gibson intro   

JUNE 9…5:30: 90TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION   

June 14                     Dr. Laurel Coleman, Friends of Lithgow Library – Betsy Pohl intro

Meeting of May 17th:

Just like the swallows returning to Capistrano…our Kiwanians return to Augusta each Spring:

With Mark Johnston absent, Bill Tozier provided the dinner entertainment on Thursday.  Remember, Bill will be playing at our 90th Anniversary as well.

A full room of Kiwanians, Key Clubers, Builders Clubs and K-Kids for our annual Youth Services Luncheon.

 We set the day aside Thursday to recognize the accomplishments of our
sponsored youth organizations.
Invited to a Kiwanis luncheon were over 50 members of Kiwanis Key Clubs
from Cony, Hall-Dale, Monmouth and Richmond, and from Farrington Elementary
K-Kids, and Cony Middle School Builders Club.
Officers from, each of the youth groups told of community service
projects in which they had participated during the school year, involving
long hours of volunteer work at the Bread of Life Kitchen, Red Cross blood
bank, homes for the elderly and a number of other institutions. In
addition, they reported on charities benefitted as a result of various fund
raising activities.
Virgil Hammonds, superintendent of RSU 2, in which many of the youth
groups are located, praised them for their contributions and gave thanks to
the Kiwanis Club for its community service and support of schools.
He said, “You hear too often about the bad things kids do, but I don’t
see that. Kiwanis and the groups they sponsor perform community service,
not for recognition or rewards, but because it’s the right thing to do.”
It was also a day to welcome back the snow birds, Dr. Brint
Darlington, who just celebrated his 90th birthday, Dick Cummings, Dick
Barnes and Dale and Arlene Prescott.

Virgil Hammonds addresses the entire Kiwanis Family on Thursday. 

Chuck Calligan, to his embarrassment, won the brunch certificate. Clayton Rollins happily accepted the cash from the 50/50 drawing.

 PLEASE REMEMBER TO RSVP  For the Dinner on June 9th to celebrate our 90th Anniversary

 Our Master of Ceremonies for the night will be

our own past President Charlie Kanozak

THE PAST PRESIDENTS’ CLUB

The Augusta Kiwanis Past Presidents’ Club, which boasts 39 living members, is strictly a social group of has-beens who meet once a year in the interest of “riotous behavior and gluttony” in the words of the late Club President Don Tavner, (1983). Another past president remarked: “It is the expressed desire of this distinguished group to do nothing–and then rest afterward.”

Minutes of their meetings are maintained, but sadly, are read in an atmosphere of total disinterest.

The group is arguably the only one of its kind in Kiwanis nation. It was founded in 1972 by 1963 President Bill Sprague with the understanding it would remain forever a social group, exerting no pressure on senior club officers. The past presidents, however, contribute annually as a group to the Kiwanis Scholarship Foundation.

The late John Hanson, senior club president in 1960, became the first president of the P.P. Club in 1972. There have been a total of 39 past presidents of the Past Presidents’ Club. The only requirement for admission to the group is survival after serving as President of the parent Augusta Kiwanis Club.

It’ll be interesting to see the number of past presidents who attend the Kiwanis 90^th Anniversary night.

May 17                       Youth Services meeting – speaker is Virgil Hammonds, Supt. RSU 2     grace: Keith Page

May 24                       Col. Eric Lind, Director of Staff, National Guard – Ron Trahan intro.

May 31

June 7

— SAVE THE DATE — June 9th: 90th Anniversary celebration 5:30 @  the Senator  Please remember to RSVP so we can get a head count for those attending.

THIS WEEKS PROGRAM :

One of the most popular and well attended meetings of the year was this weeks Distinguished Youth Awards.  After  interviews of the applicants at all area High Schools, Kiwanians pick a winner from each school and they attend out meeting and tell what “community service” means to them. Again this year we had very impressive receipients.

Erskine winner

Kalyn Van Valkenburgh

and Alice Savage

Winthrop Winner

Levi Hooper and Sherry Gregory

Richmond Winner

Sydney Choate and Jeff Chapman

Monmouth Winner

Kerstin Schkrioba and Jim Jurczak

Maranacook Winner

Jalen Thompson and Brianne McNally

Hall-Dale Winner

Kevin Zembroski and Philip Davidson

Cony Winner

Victoria Lovejoy and Gary Lapierre

Capital Area Tech Winner:

Annunziata Graziano and Clayton Rollins

Gardiner winner

Suzanne Kropp and Bob West

It’s club election time again.  Your nominating committee has come up with the following candidates.  Nominations will be taken from the floor this Thursday and next.

Augusta Kiwanis Club

Ballot 2012-2013

FOR PRESIDENT:

Linda Wohl

FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT:

Rick Maxwel

FOR VICE-PRESIDENT

Bill Tozier

FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS: (Vote for 3)

   Megan Bourque, Beth Crummett, Matt Ellis, Clayton Rollins, Ron Trahan

FOR SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION :

Vote for 3 : Betsy Pohl, Roger Pomerleau, Arlene Prescott 

FOR TREASURER

   Philip Davidson

FOR ASSISTANT TREASURER

   Gary LaPierre

  FROM YOUR COMMUNITY SERVICES CHAIR MATT ELLIS

The Community Services committee recently mailed out box #3 to the Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Institute for the backpack program. We collected 28 coloring books and dozens of boxes of crayons. Thanks to all the Augusta Kiwanians who helped with our collections.

Remember:  Join us

Celebrating our 90th

Anniversary.  Saturday,

June 9th.

Our Entertainment that night will be provided by Kiwanian Bill Tozier

One of the “highlights”??? of the past 90 years was a contest for the best Lobster bake/Boat Cruise Hat.

WHEN AUNT JEMIMA CAME TO TOWN

It was in the Spring of 1960 when the talented Aunt Jemima, attired in the familiar red and yellow-checked apron and red bandana, captivated the school children of Augusta and Hallowell.

Her school visitations and radio and television appearances kicked off the Annual Augusta Kiwanis Pancake Festival held at the Augusta State Armory.  Nearly every Kiwanis member took part in the popular fund-raiser, promising “all the pancakes and sausage you can eat for $1.00.”  The 1959 Kiwanis president, the late Richard Baron, accompanied her around to area schools where she performed songs like “It’s a Great Day,” “This Old Man,” and “Whole Wide World.”  The iconic Aunt Jemima was a student of German, spoke fluent French and was a registered nurse.

Sadly, she was put out to pasture in a wave of political correctness.  The pancake project couldn’t keep up with the overhead costs of grills, pancake mix and sausages, so it was cancelled in favor of other fund-raising events.

Kiwanians will long remember those days when the Armory was filled with men, women and children, their lines winding around the building, through the lobby and into the outside entranceway.

AUNT JEMIMA won’t be there June 9 for the ANNIVERSARY BASH.  WE HOPE YOU WILL!!!

UPCOMING

 May 8th: Board Meeting at KV credit union 5:30

Program Meeting May 10th :  11:30

May 10                       Distinguished Youth Awards….

May 17                       Youth Services meeting – speaker is Virgil Hammonds, Supt. RSU 2

May 24                       Col. Eric Lind, Director of Staff, National Guard – Ron Trahan intro.

— SAVE THE DATE — June 9th: 90th Anniversary celebration 5:30 @  the Senator.  Invitations on the way soon.

Seeing all the attention Russ brown has been getting on his 90th birthday….Don Nichols…just a couple of years away is back at a meeting.  Nice to see Don, a past president and past Lt. Gov

Speaking of Russ…he was presented his 14th year

perfect attendance pin this week by Secretary Paul

Michaud

Chairman Matt Ellis presided over the monthly

community services meeting.  Up next…one of the years best programs will be this comming Thurday when we honor students from area high schools for THEIR community services

As is Kiwanis tradition, we celebrated Law day.

Betsy Pohl Introduced todays speaker James Glesner

State Court Administrator James T. Glessner told Kiwanians Thursday of improvements in accessibility and safety at court houses throughout Maine.

Glessner said some $50 million is collected each year in Maine through fines and fees, none of which is retained by the court system but is deposited directly into the State’s general fund. He said the Governor and Legislature approved new funding this year to enable the court system to increase entry screening at 30 percent of the courts to about 50 percent. He told of several instances recently when court houses without proper screening experienced some frightening disruptions from spectators who had not passed through a screening process.

He told also of renovations in the works at the court house in Dover-Foxcroft and plans for a new Kennebec County Court House, which is scheduled to be opened in Augusta in two years. The new court house will feature a second story connector between the old building and the new.

Glessner also described a program for greater accessibility to the court system through a call center which can handle telephone inquiries in nearly 70 percent of the cases. Information can also be provided in 100 languages through an online interpreter program to avoid language barriers.

Russ Brown made off with the pot of gold (again). Roy Hussey won the Senator brunch certificate.

Remember, the date is June 9th a Saturday Night

Invitations on the way …PLEASE RSVP

WE’RE 90 YEARS OLD!

The Augusta Kiwanis Club is celebrating its 90^th birthday this year, having been chartered at the Hotel North on June 16, 1922. H.E. Dunnack, the State Librarian, was the first elected president, serving in 1922 and again in 1923. During our first 89 years, we counted in our membership a number of honored members. Among the names of especially distinguished Augusta Kiwanians: Maine Gov. Horrace Hildreth, who was also U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan; Gov. Frederick G. Payne who was also a former Augusta mayor and U.S. Senator; William R. Pattengall, former Attorney General and Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court; Frank G. Farrington, Kiwanis Past President and member of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court; Robert Cony, former Augusta mayor and member of the Superior Court; Charles P. Nelson, former Augus

UPCOMING

May 3                          Observance of Law Day w/ James Glessner, State Court Administrator – Betsy Pohl intro. Grace:  Rick Maxwell

11:30 Thursday:  Community Services Meeting

May 10                       Distinguished Youth Awards

May 17                       Youth Services meeting – Speaker TBA

May 24                       Col. Eric Lind, Director of Staff, National Guard – Ron Trahan intro.

— SAVE THE DATE — June 9th: 90th Anniversary celebration 5:30 @  the Senator.  Invitations on the way soon. 

Welcome back President Chuck following a long tax season

the year so far…

another

good

crowd

this

week

Attention!!  All Kiwanis Members!!

The nominating committee will be meeting this week.

If you would like to be considered for a position or have a suggestion,

please alert Sherry Gregory or Chuck Calligan.

Help steer the club into the future!

Joining leadership can be fun and rewarding.

Lt. Governor Bob announces at the recent Division Four Kiwanis Caucus KIim Michaud was elected as next years Lt. Governor…some mightty big shoes to fill replacing bob…along with mighty big shirt and pants too.   Bob, Kim and President Chuck in front of the banner that will remain in Augusta another year.

Leo Murphy leads a line of Happy Dollars

Meghan Loubier introuduced this weeks speaker

Betty Palmer, executive director, Mid-Maine Homeless shelter, described the program’s history, mission, and expansion plans Thursday in an address before our Kiwanis Club

In addition to providing safe emergency shelter, food and support services, she said the shelter, located in Waterville for the past 21 years, engages in an intensive homeless prevention program with 25 percent of the people served coming from Augusta.

A new building is under construction on Colby Circle in Waterville which will open in September with a 40-bed capacity, featuring dedicated family and children spaces.  The Shelter’s needs of up to $3 million will be met by endowment funds, annual giving, and state and federal funds.

Ms Palmer said 365 current volunteers out of about 500 needed are making a bigger dent in homelessness every year.

She described the Augusta Kiwanis Club as “one of the most incredible groups in Augusta for its awesome dedication of watching out for the greater good.”

Russ Brown who told us he  received more attention over his 90^th birthday than any other  event in his life, won the 5 0/50 drawing.  Phil Davidson who is less than 90, got a birthday gift of a Senator Inn brunch certificate.

AND SPEAKING OF 90

 Remember, the date is June 9th a Saturday Night

Invitations on the way …PLEASE RSVP

The 1970’s

1970  Augusta Kiwanis Scholarship Foundation Created. (Now approaching $350,000)

1972  Past Presidents’ Club was founded.

1973  Augusta Kiwanis Radio Auctions began.

1976  Radio Auction expanded to include television.

The 1980’s

1987  Jan Bunker was inducted as the first woman member.  (There are presently more than 20)

1988  Club meetings moved to the Senator Inn.

1989  Spiritual Aims Committee serves as catalyst for first annual area-wide Faith Awareness Week, and Project Aspirations began at Buker School.

The 1990’s

1990  Buker Project Aspirations became the 2^nd Builder’s Club in Maine.

1991  Rose Project fundraiser began.

1992  Cony High School Key Club Chartered.

1993  Annual Major Project funding began.

1994  Arlene Prescott elected first woman President.  (Seven have been elected since.

1996  Club received Spirit of America Community Service Award.

2000’s

2001   Kiwanis conducted a successful  $32,000 Charities Auction.  It also  promoted the annual boat trip and lobster bake, attracting at the time over 100 Kiwanians and guests.  The Senator’s double room was still being used to accommodate an average of 85 members each week.

2002  The Club promoted the candidacy of Past President Carolyn Perry who became New England Governor of Kiwanis International.  In that same year, Alice Savage was recognized as Distinguished Lt. Governor, selected among all lieutenant  governors in New England.

A note posted on the New England District of Kiwanis Facebook page by Governor Vesta:

Ever wonder how special your guest speaker can become?  While traveling through Maine in September, we stopped in to visit the Augusta Club for a noon meeting.  Their speaker that day was author Terry Tibbetts who spoke about his book:  A Spartan Game:  The Life and Loss of Don Holleder.  The book was about a football player, Don Holleder had died in Viet Nam.  In the book, Tibbetts made a case to have Don’s Silver Star upgraded to a Distinguished Service Cross.  On April 27, today, his efforts will be realized at Arlington National Cemetery where Don Holleder will be so honored.  Check out the story in Sports Illustrated page 22, dated April 30, 2012.  Best Man Tom is very pleased he had purchased that book.

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UPCOMING

Monday April 23: Interclub to Waterville, 6:10 Inland Hospital

April 26                       Betty Palmer, Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter – Meghan Loubier intro.  Grace: Keith Page

May 3                          Observance of Law Day w/ James Glessner, State Court Administrator – Betsy Pohl intro. Grace:  Rick Maxwell

May 10                       Distinguished Youth Awards

May 17                       Youth Services meeting – Speaker TBA

May 24                       Col. Eric Lind, Director of Staff, National Guard – Ron Trahan intro

As we approach our 90th anniversary ..we have a current member who was alive when the club was formed:

Happy 90th Birthday Russ Brown

Warren Winslow read a resolution in memory of Past

President Hugh Holmes
(1969), who would have been 73 years old on April 19.

President Chuck back in charge after a brief taxing absence.

In Honor of Patriots day, our own Minute Man Peter Mendall receits Longfellows Midnight ride of Paul Revere:

Thursday’s speaker Steven H. Levesque, executive director, Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, outlined progress and plans for the redevelopment of the Brunswick Naval Air Station which closed last year.

He said the transition from a military base to a civilian facility is utilizing existing assets to attract new industrial development, including 8,000 foot runways, enormous hangers, and significant infrastructure and buildings. He said the presently vacant Navy Gateway Inn, constructed in 2004, represents the second largest hotel in Maine and could serve as an important meeting and conference facility.

Levesque reported that 16 business entities are now conducting business at the Brunswick Landing with several more in the works. The Brunswick Executive Airport which opened at the site last year features a near 1,000 acre aviation complex for manufacturing, general aviation services, research and development, and maintenance, repair and overhaul businesses.

A Brunswick International Fly-In is scheduled for June 2-3.

90^thANNIVERSARY PARTY–June 9

Seven more weeks

Mark it down!

The Early Years

June 16, 1972 was Charter Night at the Hotel North on Water Street with 52 charter members in attendance, State Librarian Henry Dunnack was the first president and served two terms. Early fundraisers benefited the Community Chest and the American Society for Prevention of Tuberculosis.

The 1940’s

The Club meetings moved to the Augusta House, and Kiwanis funds went to the Kiwanis Laboratory at Augusta General Hospital and the Boys Room at the YMCA. In 1944, The Ernest McLean College Series began in which a college lecture series was conducted annually.

The 1950’s

1954 The first Augusta Kiwanis scholarship was awarded.

1957 Brunswick Music Theater programs began a 24-year run of annual presentations at Kiwanis luncheon meetings. 1958 The Kiwanis Pancake Festival fundraisers began at the Augusta State Armory

The 1960’s

1960 The Hallowell (Hall-Dale) Key Club was founded with Ronald Graves as their first president. The New England Music Camp program series began. 1965 Kiwanis Past President Bennett Katz used Kiwanis as a catalyst to launch the idea of a University of Maine at Augusta commuter college.

Live two-day Auctions were held at the Augusta State Armory.

Club meetings moved to the Holiday Inn.

Name the presidents…

More Club History from Milt next week.

A long standing Kiwanis Tradition:  Happy/ Sad dollars plus $5.00 for an anniversary or birthday:

The Augusta club was well represented at the first ever Maine Kiwanis Conference Saturday April 21st.  All 3 officers, Chuck, Linda, and Rick attended, along with IPP Kim and Beth Crummet, along of course with Lt. Gov  Bob

UPCOMING

April 19                       Steve Levesque, Executive Director, Mid-Maine Regional Redevelopment Authority (BNAS redevelopment) – Bill Tozier intro.  Grace and Longfellows poem in honor of Patriots Day: Peter Mendall

Saturday April 21st.  Kiwanis Maine meeting …register at www.newenglandkiwanis.org

Monday April 23: Interclub to Waterville, 6:10 Inland Hospital

April 26                       Betty Palmer, Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter – Meghan Loubier intro.  Grace: Keith Page

May 3                          Observance of Law Day w/ James Glessner, State Court Administrator – Betsy Pohl intro. Grace:  Rick Maxwell

May 10                       Distinguished Youth Awards

May 17                       Youth Services meeting – Speaker TBA

May 24                       Col. Eric Lind, Director of Staff, National Guard – Ron Trahan intro

Community services met Thursday.  Please bring Coloring books to the next couple of meetings to be sent to the Kiwanis Pediatric Institute in Boston.

another good crowd on Thursday.

For the first time since David Hastings year, Kim Michaud was honored as a “distinguised president” during her year.  Congratulations Kim.

.WELCOME :

Jeff Chapman introduces the clubs newest member, Dr. Steve Zembroski

Earl H. Smith, Dean of Colby College Emeritus, described his new publication, The Dam Committee, at Thursday’s noon luncheon meeting.

     Smith, who had previously published two history books, Mayflower Hill, A History of Colby College, and With the Help of Friends about  the Colby Art Museum, said his latest book was “a work of fiction because he tired of telling the truth.”  The Dam Committee in  which he disguises names and places features two local characters from a town not unlike Belgrade he thinly disguises as the Town of Belfrey.  They discover a murder and a suitcase full of money.  The book was two years in the making and is a humorous mystery that Smith said depicts a raw and raucous small town democracy.

For further information, contact Earl H. Smith at ehsmith@colby.edu.

Gary LaPierre won the 50/50 loot Thursday, and Bob West the brunch certificate.

Phillip Davidson displays the baseball mug and Sea Dogs tickets won in Thursday’s special auction.

Anniversary Chair Linda Wohl announced a change in the Kiwanis 90th Anniversary Night from June 23 to June 9.

the latest planning meeting

A short board meeting following the regular meeting…some are shorter than others…..led by Linda….who ran the meeting for the second week in a row, which brings up the question…has ANYONE seen this guy lately??

As we approach our 90th anniversary, Milt Huntington will be giving us some weekly Kiwanis History.

DID YOU KNOW ??

• Kiwanis was founded in Detroit, Michigan, on January 21, 1915.
• In the early years, Kiwanis clubs focused on business networking,but even then, members were serving the needs of the poor.
• By 1919, the organization had changed its focus from business to service.
• Kiwanis became an international organization in 1916 with the organization of the Kiwanis Club of Hamilton, Ontario.
• Kiwanis limited its membership to the United States and Canada until 1962 when worldwide expansion was approved.
• Until 1987, Kiwanis was a male-only organization. But after years of debate and growing support, women’s membership was received overwhelmingly.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

I M P O R T A N T :  NO BOARD MEETING TUESDAY APRIL 10TH.

April 12                      Earl Smith, Colby Professor and

 author of The Dam Committee – Betsy Pohl intro. 

Grace : 

There will be a community services meeting on April 12^th at 11:30AM, right before the regular meeting.  Also: A 90TH Anniversary planning meeting following the regular meeting.

April 19                      Steve Levesque, Executive Director, Mid-Maine Regional Redevelopment Authority (BNAS redevelopment) – Bill Tozier intro.  Grac

Familiar faces at the head table with President Chuck Absent.

Watch out, Chuck! Linda and Rick are stealthily sliding into your place at
the podium.

Below:  Another good turnout

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36 for lunch, including an interclub from Waterville.

left to right, Joel Lockwood,
Jean Morrissette, Bart Stevens and Kay Ann Tefar.

Happy Dollars, a long line, which included donations to the Scholarship fund in Memory of long time Kiwanian Hugh Holmes.

Immediate Past President Kim introduced todays speaker..

her much younger sister Lynn.

Lyn Duplessis, first vice president of Guide Dog Users of Maine, and Kim Michaud’s “younger” sister, described animal training procedures at Thursday’s luncheon meeting.

She explained how hand signals given her 10-year-old German Shepherd, Queeg, guided her around obstacles such as tree branches and sidewalk curbs.  She said the dog had undergone year-long training so as not to be alarmed by dogs and cats, buses and automobiles, followed by a 30 day training program together.  She said her initial challenge was to cross Augusta’s East-Side rotary safely and quickly.  Miss Duplessis explained that the dog employs “intelligent disobedience” with a command if an unexpected danger occurs.

When her “partner” retires soon, she plans to keep him although a new one will be obtained.

Peter J.  Mendall won the brunch certificate Thursday while Warren Winslow went  home with the cash.

Whatcha been missing if you haven’t been in a bit.   Good speakers=good programs=good Kiwanis attendance.

Reminder:  State of Maine training comming up April 21st, camp Sunshine, Casco Maine.

register at :  www.newenglandkiwanis.org

Where in the world do Augusta Kiwanians meet?  They meet at the Senator Inn!

After all it is Kiwanis “international”

UPCOMING EVENTS

April 5:  Lynn Duplessis and her partner Queeg,

speaking about Fidelco Guide Dogs 

 Intro by: Kim Michaud

Grace: Bob West

April 12                      Earl Smith, Colby Professor and author of The Dam Committee – Betsy Pohl intro

April 19                      Steve Levesque, Executive Director, Mid-Maine Regional Redevelopment Authority (BNAS redevelopment) – Bill Tozier intro

Another Decent crowd ( attendance wise anyway) at this weeks meeting.

President Chuck

Half way through his year. 

That’s a glass half full, half empty moment.  Ask any past president.

Jeff Chapman

Introduced todays speaker

Todd Presson of Patriots Renewable Energy

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Todd Presson, CEO of Patriot Renewables, LLC, Quincy, MA, told us Thursday of the economic and environmental benefits of their two wind power projects in Maine.

Speaking of facilities they own and operate at Spruce Mountain in Woodstock and at Beaver Ridge in Freedom, Presson said Maine is listed as 22^nd in the nation among states with megawatts of wind-generated electricity installed. He said the current 397 megawatts produced now is expected to grow to 2000 MW by 1920. Nationally, 46,976 MW are generated now.

He addressed the common complaints about wind power generation, and claimed it was “a highly reliable source of energy that helps to reduce emissions from the burning of fossil fuels.” He admitted natural gas is a less expensive source of energy now, a situation he said could change over time. He pointed out that other sources of energy receive similar federal tax incentives as those of wind power. Asked about noise levels, he said their projects were surprisingly quiet, although some people feel they’re too loud while others do not. Offshore wind power, according to Presson, is three times more expensive to develop than facilities onshore.

Kiwanis

Human and Spiritual Values Breakfast

You are invited to join us for the Kiwanis Human and Spiritual Values 2012 Spring Breakfast.

Keith Page will speak about his spiritual journey.

April 10, 2012 7:30AM

Refreshments

223 Water St
Hallowell ME

Reminder:  Maine Kiwanis Conference upcoming April 21st, at Camp Sunshine, Casco Maine.

to register:

http://www.newenglandkiwanis.org/events/regionals.html

Every Kim in the Club won something Thursday. Kim Mondonedo won the 50/50 loot, and Kim Michaud won the brunch certificate. Doesn’t seem right somehow!

HUGH HOLMES, 1969 KIWANIS PRESIDENT DIES

Hugh Holmes, president of the Kiwanis Club of Augusta in 1969, has died. Hugh was the only president to serve less than a year. Kiwanis International had changed the Kiwanis year during his term to have the year begin in October after Hugh had served for just nine months.

A lot of good things happened in those nine months, as Hugh packed in a load of achievements and racked up a ton of great memories during his abbreviated administration. High reminisced about his year as president at a recent meeting of the Past Presidents’ Club. He looked back fondly on the Pancake Festival at the Augusta State Armory when the guys behind the scenes in the kitchen were having the most fun of all, mixing the pancake batter. It was unclear why they were having such a good time, but the kitchen crew included Hap Gerrish, Bob Schoppe and Charlie LaPlante.

Hugh presided over the Club during a “huge-ly” successful Armory live auction and a profitable Rose Sale. He remembered his trip to the N.E, Kiwanis Convention in Boston with the likes of Nate Mitchell, Bill McCausland and Secretary Ed Poor. Another example of Kiwanis is fellowship Hugh recalled was the annual trip to Hope Lodge on a lake near Rockland where the Rockland club hosted a lobster bake. Hugh said wistfully: “Those were the good old days.”

UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday March 26…6pm: Interclub to Pittsfield

 March 29  Weekly Meeting:     Todd Presson of Patriot Renewables & Dan Cashman of Maine Citizens for Clean Energy on wind power inMaine– Jeff Chapman intro.

April 5                         K.C. Johnson, Kennebec Ice Arena – Philip Davidson intro

Despite 85 degree weather…a nice turnout again for this weeks meeting

Jeff Chapman read a letter sent from our club to Cony High School Key Club President Erika Burns, congratulating her on winning this year’s Principal‘s Award. He also read a thank you note from a Key Club advisor upon receipt of a Kiwanis stipend.

More happy dollars…I think they were all american but ya never know.

And Now its time to play:  Name the Kiwanian

Staying with a recent nauticul theme, Rich Hilsinger, director of Woodenboat School in Brooklin, ME. For the past 25 years, told members of the Club Thursday that the school was founded 32 years ago to preserve the art of wooden boat building.

He said between 700 and 800 students of all ages, backgrounds and experience levels are currently enrolled in programs there, ranging from seamanship to boatbuilding and woodworking to various related crafts.  The average age of students is 50 with 75 percent of them men.

Connected with the school is Woodenboat Magazine, which according to Hilsinger, has grown from a newsletter to a magazine with 100,000 subscribers world-wide.  He said the magazine would be digitalized in a few more  weeks and can be seen online.

Hilsinger said more people are building wooden boats now than at any other time in history with wooden boat construction now including marine plywood and epoxy.

For further information, contact:  woodenboat@woodenboat.com

The Thursday brunch certificate went to Keith Page—his first ever.  Jim Jurczak won the big bucks.

The Augusta Kiwanis Club is seeking applications for a $3,000 to  $3,500 grant to benefit area youth.

Non-profit organizations applying for the grant must state the need, the impact the donation will make and how it will affect the youth in the benefited, according to Kiwanis Major Project Chair Bert Languet.  The grant  should not be split between several projects, nor spent on salaries or office expenses.  The money should fund one specific project.

The amount of the grant represents 20 percent of the Kiwanis community service budget and is made possible through proceeds of the Kiwanis Charities TV Auction and other fund-raising events.

Last year’s award went to the Capital Area Recreation Association.  For an application, contact Bert Languet at 873-2200 or at bert@goldenpondwealth.com.

Remember:  Upcoming Maine Kiwanis Training is Saturday, April 21st at Camp Sunshine:

www.newenglandkiwanis.org/events/regionals.html

Upcoming Events

Monday March 19th: Interclub to Waterville ( 6:00), Inland Hospital Cafeteria) 

March 22   Weekly Meeting:   Rich Hilsinger, WoodenBoat School

Grace: Bill Tozier

March 29                    Todd Presson of Patriot Renewables & Dan Cashman of Maine Citizens for Clean Energy on wind power inMaine– Jeff Chapman intro

April 5                         K.C. Johnson, Kennebec Ice Arena – Philip Davidson intro

 Your Human & Spiritual Values committe is up and active once again.  We will resume our semi annual breakfasts. The next one is  April 10th at Rogers Restaurant in Hallowell . Time: 7:30; Keith Page will share his spirtual journey.

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 Kim Mondonedo dons an Irish tiara to observe St. Patty’s Day.  Poll question:  Does she take after her Father or Mother ? 

Linda Wohl takes over for President Chuck                           

during tax season.  We also had  Bill Tozier taking over for Mark Johnston this day.

Another big attendance, they must have heard that Lt. Gov. Bob was NOT going to be there today.

Please make prospective new member

Dr. Steve Zembroski welcome.

We welcomed several of this years Cony High Chizzle Wizzle performers as our guest and entertainment on Thursday.

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Cast members of Cony High School’s March 20-23 Chizzle Wizzle production delivered a preview recently at a meeting of the Augusta Kiwanis Club. Director Kathleen Nation and Student Chizzle Wizzle President Sidney Farrin described this year’s program which is entitled “Once Upon A Time At Chizzle Wizzle.”

One of the longest running high school productions in the country, the show involves over 250 students with 100 in the chorus alone.

Tickets now available.

This weeks winners:

Zak Bliss, The Senator Inn’s restaurant manager, won a certificate for a free brunch. Where? At the Senator Inn. A guest of Clayton Rollins won the pot of gold.

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After the meeting once again the 90th anniversary planning committee met: