06/22/04
The night's meeting kicked off the night with Darrell Lewis and Rusty Hammond leading us in a few songs. President Dean led the pledge of allegiance and Charles Link gave the invocation. We had 40 Kiwanians and 4 guests including Mike and Donna Miller who came to hear the speaker. Dinner consisted of salisbury steak, chicken strips, mashed potatoes, corn, green beans, and a roll. Veneda Brown introduced Russ Williams, (no relation to Venus and Serena) the Executive Director of the N.C. Zoological Society, who was also accompanied by his wife Cheryl. Russ talked about his recent trip to Tanzania to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. The trip up the 20,000 ft. mountain took nine days to go up and two to come down. It was a very interested trip. Jack Mitchell drew the lucky ticket stub, however, his luck ran out when he drew the king of diamonds instead of the ace of spades. With that, the meeting was adjourned.
6-15-2004
Meeting was called to order by Pres. Dean Lail. Dotty and Darrell Lewis led the club in song. John Matkins did the invocation. Dinner was served: black eye peas, collard greens, tomatoes, and ocra mix, lasagna, turkey, and peach or strawberry pie. We had 40 Kiwanians present with one guest. Earlie Hill spoke about an Interclub visit to the Murrow Club in Greesboro. He was accompanied by Dean Lail, Lynn Jones, and Marion Griffin. Dean wanted to remind everyone of the tour of Victory Junction that will take place on 6/16/04. Club members wanting to go should be at the Level Cross Community Center by 10:30. The tour starts at 11:00. ( by the time you get this, everyone had a great time ) Steve Bulla introduced our speakers: Darrell Lewis (yes that one) and Charles Havens (yes, that one too). The spoke of their mission trip to Honduras and Alaska. Being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Mike Hains reporter.
6-08-2004
President Dean Lail called the meeting to order and handed off to Rusty Hammond and Tom Cunningham for a few tunes. President Lail led us in the pledge and Marion Griffin gave the invocation. We had 33 Kiwanians in attendance and 7 at McCrary field for a total of 40. We also had three guests. Mike Hains introduced Dave Rineheart of Nycoil as our business spotlight. Nycoil makes tubing for hydraulics and coiled hose. President Lail introduced Darrell Jernigan who is the Director of the Governor's Highway Safety Program. Mr. Jernigan talked about the Click or Ticket, Booze it and Lose It, and, coming soon, the No Need for Speed campaigns. Special thanks to Eddie Burks for failing to draw the winning card.
Chris Ward reporter
Kiwanis Klarion
6/7/04
Safety First - Buckle Up! Here's one of the signs Asheboro Kiwanis supplied for area schools at parking lot exits. This was a great project led by Lynn Jones.
6/1/04 Meeting - Marvin Caviness had the invocation. Secretary Lynn reported 45 Kiwanians and 2 guests. Lynn reminded the ball teams to send one person to AVS to get take out meals for games on Tuesday night. Frank Havens presented an update on Victory Junction indicating the $250,000 goal will be met. Fran Hamilton, Randleman Middle School media specialist, shared her experiences in the "People to People" and teacher exchange program visiting Japanese schools. She also talked about her trip to Russia with the State Department.
The Japanese are pro-American since America helped rebuild their country after the war. Schools differ in that the Japanese style is more rote memorization rather than developing thinking skills. Their college entrance exams determine which university they attend and the university determines the career path. There is extreme pressure to excel.
Her view of Russia is that it is a third world country, focused on community living. Siberia is poor in resources but has very good students. Everyone student learns to speak English and school facilities are always open to everyone in the community. Minutes by Lynne Qualls
Split the pot on the 2nd ticket (obviously #1 had left) gave Kent Strickland an opportunity to try for the lucky card. He did not walk away with any riches.
Silent Auction - Marion Griffin had the high bid for the Lenton Slack print of the Pisgah Covered Bridge. The entire $25 amount will go to benefit Victory Junction. Marion is also a member of the Hero 45 club of Victory Junction contributors. If you would like to be a hero like Marion, please let Dean Lail know.
Terrific Kids - McCrary Elementary recognized a lot of terrific kids again this year. We attended their awards day but the certificates were to be mailed.
Upcoming Events
6/15 Edward R. Murrow interclub - meet at Courier at 9:30
6/16 Kiwanis Victory Junction Tour, 11am, meet at 10:30 at Level Cross Community Center to catch shuttle.
6/25 - 6/29 International Convention
Upcoming Programs
6/8 Darrell Jernigan - Governor's Highway Safety Dept.
6/22 Veneda Brown
6/29 Bill Bizzell
7/6 No Meeting
Board Actions
$100 donation to Teen Challenge
Approved 6 mo. leave for Veneda Brown and Mike Hunter and senior status for Jim Myrick.
Approved Hyatt award to be shared half with Gate City Club upon their approval and honorary membership in both clubs. To be submitted by Asheboro and presented on 6/16.
5/18/04 Meeting - If you missed the annual Farm-City pig pickin', you missed some great food and fellowship. It was a beautiful spring day in Erect. Thanks go to the Randolph Livestock & Poultry Improvement Association and the NC Cooperative Extension for the hospitality.
Upcoming Events
Food Distribution - Tomorrow, Wednesday, 5/26/04, 9:30am - 1 pm.
Kiwanis Clubs are scheduled to tour the Victory Junction Gang Camp, June 16, 2004 at 11:00 AM
4500 Adam's Way
Randleman, NC 27317212
Upcoming programs
Today 5/25 - Lt. Col. Ron Powell, US Air Force Reserves
6/1 - Bill Clark
6/8 - Ricky Cox
Board Actions
On 5/11/04 the board met and took the following actions.
Appointed Lynn Jones as Secretary.
Appointed Dean Lail and Scott Redding as delegates to the national convention.
Agreed to cover the dues of the Treasurer.
$100 donation to Asheboro City Police Dare Program and check on Sheriff's County program for similar amount.
Agreed on bereavement flower policy for immediate family.
Reviewed financial report indicating total contributions, projects and sports sponsorship expenses of $13,061 plus $4,500 scholarships.
Notable Quote
"Whatever you can do or dream you can begin it. Boldness has genius,
power, and magic in it."
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Kiwanis Klarion
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Farm-City Pig Pickin' next week, May 18, Teague's Farm, 6pm. Bring your own lawn chair. Directions: Hwy 42 south from Asheboro; go 12-13 miles and turn right on Erect Rd.; go 5 miles and pig pickin will be on the right. Watch for signs.
Also, the cooperative extension and the Livestock Association is sponsiring an afternoon Agriculture Tour the day of the Pig Pickin'. We will leave the Extension Office at 12:30 pm and get to the pig pickin' around 5:30. The purpose is to give urban neightbors a look at the diversity of agriculture in Randolph County. Stops are planned at Whitaker Farms (strawberries, flowers, tomatoes,) Goat Lady Dairy (mild processed to cheese,) Wright's Dairy (125 cow dairy) and Chriscoe Farms (7,000 head swine finishing operation.) There is no cost but we ask that you call Barry Foushee at 318-6007 by May 14th if you want to participate.
4/27/04 Meeting
President-elect Scott called the meeting to order in Dean's absence. Dr. John Matkins led us in singing Grand Old Flag and God Bless America, accompanied by Tom Cunningham on the CD machine. Marvin Caviness gave the invocation. Don Monroe introduced his guest and prospective member, Mike McNeely. Brett Thomas gave the Secretary's report in Lynn's absence and reported 3 guests and 37 members in attendance.
Chris Griffin introduced our speaker for the evening, Dr. Joy McLaughlin who is English as a Second Language (ESL) Program Coordinator for Asheboro City Schools. Dr. McLaughlin came to her position three years ago from Winston-Salem. She reported that the Asheboro System is now 26% Hispanic. She says she sees both challenge and opportunity in dealing with a changing community and commended the Asheboro area for the acceptance it has shown toward the growing Hispanic population. Dr. McLaughlin asked the question "Where are you from?" and noted that, unless you're a native American, you also came from somewhere else. She pointed out that most of the people coming to the U.S. today are coming for much the same reasons our ancestors did.
Dr. McLaughlin then introduced Juan Rios who is from Panama. Mr. Rios is teaching ESL at Asheboro High and is also president of the Latino Coalition in Asheboro. He described the mission of the coalition as working to meet the social, educational, and cultural needs of the Latino community. They have partnered with Randolph Hospital, United Way, Randolph Community College, the Mental Health Association, the Cooperative Extension Service and other organizations in various endeavors. Mr. Rios also noted that he was honored to be speaking to an International organization such as Kiwanis and that, in his native Panama, Kiwanis is considered to be a very prestigious group.
Bob Wright won a whopping $10 by having his ticket drawn for Split-the-pot.
5/4/04 Annual Senior Recognition Banquet
Award winners were:
Cathryn "Catie" Cummings of Asheboro H.S., rank 21st with a 4.46 gpa, attending UNC-CH in the fall.
Lindsay Thacker of Trinity H.S., ranked 11th with a gpa of 4.4, plans to major in business at UNC-G or High Point Univ.
Rebecca Yow of Eastern Randolph H.S., ranked 6th with a gpa of 4.7, attending UNC-CH in the fall.
Special thanks to JIm Marlowe and the entire scholarship committee for their work selecting the $1500 scholarship recipients.
Dr. Tim Allgood, Asheboro City Schs Asst. Superintendent in charge of Human Resources was the speaker.
Copperhead and Legion Baseball Concession work schedule is out. Check with Ken Gallimore if you did not get a schedule. The first game is May 21 led by Harvey Wood's team. Bill Mather's team starts May 27 and Frank Haven's team has May 29 and it really gets busy after that. Contribute $100 to be in the Grand Slam Club.
Upcoming Programs and Events
Tim Edwards has our speaker for May 11. The topic is being Heart Healthy living.
There is a blood drive at Acme-McCrary/Sapona Fitness Center Tuesday, May 11.
Please schedule an interclub. Time is running out.
May Kiwanis Object Focus - To promote the adoption and the application of higher social, business, and professional standards.
Invite a guest to the pig pickin' or our next regular meeting.
Young Children Priority One - This is a major service emphasis of Kiwanis, the aim of which is the reduction or elimination of problems that threaten children from before birth through age 5 - the period of fastest and most critical human development.