July 1, 2008 Meeting
o Thanks to Rusty Hammond and John Matkins for getting the meeting off to a good start. Don Monroe led us in prayer.
o 35 Kiwanians, 7 at the ballpark, and 3 guests (Mike Harmon's wife Michelle, O.C. Burrow's wife Shelly and Jimmy Hill's daughter Ally) joined us for dinner.
o A Kiwanis Playground Committee was announced and will meet to discuss equipment for the new park.
o This evening's program was a detailed discussion by Eddie Burks and Frank Havens on their recent trip to the International Kiwanis Convention in Orlando.
Board Meeting
Approved the membership application of Tony Hoover.
o Approved a concession stand bonus of $250 for Brandie Tew to be presented at the end of baseball season. (It's a surprise.)
o Approved a $100 contribution to the Asheboro Football Officials Association for scholarships.
o Elected Rowe, Burks, and Jones as delegates to the District Convention.
July 8th Meeting
o As he has done so many times, Earlie Hill led a group of
35 Kiwanians (8 at the ballpark) and 1 guest "Ah...
without music" in his usual excellent manner and Charles
Link led us in prayer.
July 15" Meeting
o The songs were sung with beautiful music as Dottie joined and Earlie Hill to lead us in song.
o It was mentioned that there are only 246 days until "Pancake Day 2009"
o Jack Mitchell gave us a Wyndham Golf update for our volunteers.
o Pete Abbott went only a short distance into his "Kiwanian of the Night" before everyone knew it was Charles Lee. It was an easy guess because Charles gives so much back to his community!
July 22nd Meeting
Mike Harmon and Rusty Hammond led the group in song as Wayne Tolar led us in prayer.
o This evening's attendance was 42 Kiwanians, 1 guest and as usual, 7 ballpark workers!
o Canton Cheek did a little "walk down memory lane" with several football programs from past years on the tables. Comments about the famous "1958" team were discussed in detail at many tables.
o Pete Abbott also walked down memory lane with a very unique look into the life of this evening's "Special Kiwanian," Jim Marlowe.
o A very interesting program was introduced by Carlton Cheek who had a very experienced, but "new" Asheboro High Football coach, Dee Bulla talk about the upcoming season.
July 29th Meeting
o In President's Dave's absence, Immediate Past President Mike called the meeting to order.
o Tom Cunningham led 32 Kiwanians and 2 guests in song. Matt Styers delivered the invocation. Five members were at the ballpark.
o Several members were absent due to the alcohol referendum.
o David Poe introduced Brent McKinney and J.D. Stewart with the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation. Brent shared the history of public transportation in Triad and how PART buses are now transporting people between Asheboro and Greensboro.
Presidents Corner. . .As the old song goes, "Summer time and the living is easy...!" Time has a way of slipping by us before we know it. As we head into August, vacations are coming to an end; children will soon be going back to school; we will soon be looking forward to football, cooler weather and what a new year will bring. Perhaps all that looking ahead comes with getting closer to retirement andlor old age. I certainly qualify for both! I believe it was Eddie Burks, our incoming president, who said to me one evening, "I don't think other clubs have the kind of laughs we have." One of the great things in life for me has been to be able to laugh at myself. Whether it was the comment made one evening about my being able to use my Penn State diploma as a "handicapped parking pass" or tearing up the State Employees' Credit Union one evening calling it "the Security Union of.. ." (forgive me Lynn) or working at the ball games and hollering back and forth with Charles Lee or kidding with Pete Abbott as he tells us about our "Special Kiwanian" of the evening, I hope this year has been as much fun for you as it has been for me! I will long cherish the honor you all have given me in being selected to serve as president. Please keep up your great spirit of caring for others!
Blessed beyond what I deserve!
Dave Rowe