Kiwanis Club of Tempe


	UPCOMING MEETINGS AUG 19 - Board Meeting The regular August meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Tempe Board of Directors will be 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, at the Pyle Adult Recreation, 655 E. Southern Ave., Tempe. All officers and directors should attend, but it is open to any Club members. New members qualify for their pins and permanent badges by attending a board meeting. UPCOMING PROGRAMS DEC. 25 - Christmas - No meeting. JAN. 1 - New Year's Day - No meeting. JAN. 8 - White Elephant Sale - A must-attend annual tradition when all Kiwanians are invited to bring out their bizarre, off-beat, rejected, gotta-get-rid of stuff, either things that have sat around your house for years, or someone gave you for Christmas and that doesn't fit, or something you see and buy just for this sale. It can be kitsch, eye-catching, or highly useful. Some bring items wrapped, so it is a total guess on what one is buying or leave it unwrapped. Sometimes undervalued mystery items sell for more than those unwrapped. You decide. All proceeds go into the Administrative Fund, but Club Treasurer Bill Wagner said members must pay by cash and check and not have it bille. Please come to pay before you leave. JAN. 15 - JOE GILMARTIN, who was a long-time sports editor for the Phoenix Gazette and later the Arizona Republic. He has covered the Phoenix Suns, ASU, Diamondbacks and other local sports. In the 1980's he worked as the Suns TV analyst and authored the book, "The Little Team That Could... And Darn Near Did!" - a recap of the club's memorable run to the 1976 NBA Finals. He was elected to the Arizona Associated Press Sports Editors Hall of Fame for his decades of outstanding journalism. He lives in Tempe and writes a sports blog for the Phoenix Suns at: http://blogs.suns.com/author/jgilmartin/ Got some ideas for a program or speaker? Call Chris Rosner, 480-227-6944, or Joe Schmoker, (480) 898-1708. Pay for your member fees online.

SHALIMAR MENUS FOR JANUARY MEETINGS

Jan. 8: Beer Batter Fish and Baked Chicken with Roasted Potatoes, Vegetables and Assorted Salads
Jan.15: Eggplant Parmesan with Pasta, Breadsticks and Assorted Salads
Jan. 15: Teriyaki Chicken with white Rice, Vegetables and Assorted Salads
Jan. 29: Chicken and Beef Tostado Bar with Refried Beans and Toppings

Buffets always include Coffee, Ice Tea and Desserts -- Jane Thomas, restaurant manager

HOMEWARD BOUND PROJECT COMPLETED:
Judy Aldrich said Thursday that she was grateful for all the contributions by Kiwanians toward the Homeward Bound Christmas drive. A mom and her teenage son will be receiving many personal and household items -- lots of practical things. Thanks to those who gave money for things to be purchased as well. It was a short and quick project but plenty of donations. Judy said she and Santa Karl Wochner planned to get it all boxed and would be delivering it to the family this Friday. We salute Judy for setting it up, putting up a mini-tree with tags and collecting items.

KUDOS FOR A PARADE IN THE BOOKS:
Penny Pease circulated photos Thursday from the Fantasy of Light Parade on Nov. 29, as well as photos of Mike Cryer and her at a Read to Exceed outing at one of the Head Start classes. Penny reiterated that Bill Wagner stepped up in an emergency (the sun-baked gingerbread float) and gave it a complete facelift in hours. The transformation was breathtaking. He also told how Russ Plieseis was called on at the last minute to be the parade coordinator. He put in about 15 hours that day to pull it off.

INTERCLUBS COMPLETED:
KCOT members took part in two recent Interclubs in the Club’s quest to take at least four members to all the other Clubs within Division 10. Going to Friendship Village Kiwanis on Nov. 26 were Dean Plainer, Karl Wochner, Linda Spears, Diane Schans, Shana Ellis, Ralph Packer and Lawn Griffiths. Five were at Shalimar Country Club restaurant on Tuesday, Dec. 16, to Tempe Nuevo Kiwanis where Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., spoke. They were Dean Plainer, Karl Wochner, Ralph Lingerfelt, Lawn Griffiths and Judy Aldrich.

PROJECT C.U.R.E. SERVICE WORK JAN. 10:
Signups began Thursday for volunteers from KCOT to take part in a three-hour service project on Saturday, Jan. 10, at Project C.U.R.E., 2215 E. Cedar St, # 4, Tempe. Judy Aldrich said volunteers will be there 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and instructed to sort through assorted inventories of medical supplies, equipment and materials that have been donated by Arizona clinics, hospitals, pharmacies and physician offices. Volunteers will help get things into prescribed boxes for preparation to ship overseas to Third World countries in urgent need of them. KCOT volunteers carried out the same project last year. Entrance to that industrial park is from Apache Boulevard to River Road to Wildermuth to Siesta to Cedar, or take southbound Price Road to Wildermuth to Siesta to Cedar. To sign up to help, call Judy (480) 694-6515.

Nuevo Kiwanis sets annual Car Show for March 21 at Kiwanis Park
Tempe Nuevo Kiwanis Club has begun promoting its 5th annual "Catch A Wave Car Show" on Saturday March 21 at Kiwanis Park in Tempe. Again, "All Roads Lead to Tempe" for the show that will feature classic cars, customs, sports cars and street rods. There will be music, food and drink, raffle prizes and more. Proceeds will benefit Boys and Girls Clubs. Car entries are 8 to 10 a.m., with the car show 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More information is at www.kiwanisnuevo.org or call (480) 345-9521 or (602) 284-0137.