LUNCH: Beef, mashed potatoes, veggies, gravy, salad and cookies!
SONG: My Country ‘Tis of Thee, led by Ralph S. INVOCATION: Jerry S
ANNOUNCEMENTS, EVENTS
and OPPORTUNITITES
Live Healthy DeKalb County – Christel Springmire and the Shoe Share program will need volunteers 7/22 in the evening, contact Jennie. Or maybe not. Stay tuned. Aug 14, from 2-6 pm is an option. That’s a Thursday as it turns out.
DCON – we still need one more delegate to join Bill and Jennie C. in Bloomington, 7-10 August. Abby will go. (Bill and Jenny aren’t positive they’ll be there for the general meeting on the 9th).
Meals on Wheels: Still room to participate - contact Amy! See below for list.
Possible Social Sports event – Thursday Aug 21 Kane Counter Cougar
Next Interclub on 7/21 we will be passing the gavel, (that's gotta be painful?!) need ideas for how to conceal it. (Aktion Club interclub in August will not be at Hopkins Park this year, but at 353 California, Sycamore).
Committee Sign-ups are starting, early and often is how we like it!
Beryl Beryl Beryl won the $14 Eliminate raffle.
Beanzie setup will be on a Friday 7/11 instead of Saturday. Also the sign-up sheet has been started! Please mark your calendars and save July 11 & 13. Routes will be marked on the 12th.
Toney Xidis is still looking for folks to help out at lunch time next week at the Mentoring Program at University Village. Jan Byrnes assisted last week and recommends bringing a little plastic garbage bag with you. There is a lot of picking up to do.
Coolers and large beverage jugs are needed for Beanzie. Contact Sue Doubler.
Oh, and dues are due!
PROGRAM
Beanzie! Today was our annual Beanzie program. LaSalle County has institued a bunch of new red tape (permits, insurance, etc.), which turned out to be too difficult to put together at this point, so we’re not going into LaSalle this year. That’s necessitated some rerouting, but it’s all been taken care of now. Sign ups are doing OK, but more people need to sign up. If you have questions about your assignment, talk with Sue. We still need a couple of people for one of the stops (Rte 30 and Paw Paw road?). The number to get assistance from Bill F or anyone else will be (331) 442-4166 – that’s “Beanzie Central”. It’s a special number that will be activated probably Saturday. Look for a blast email from Sue sometime Friday for the sign-up schedule. SAG drivers are always needed. If you can help, contact Bill F. SAG drivers should have ice and water with them. If you can help on Saturday, meet at the high school at 9 am. Friday – 8 at the shed, 9 at the HS.
So far, we have 305 pre-registrations. We’re down about 60 registrations, but this year we’ve raised the fees by about $7. Last year we had about 725 total riders (of whom 100 were community riders). 63% came from out of DeKalb County. Most of those are from the Chicago area, but we do get some from out of state, and once we even had someone from France. We finally got mentioned in the Chicago Tribune this year.
The Rescue Riders are trained in accident scene situations. SAG vehicles and rest stops will have first aid kits. Don’t hesitate to call 911 for real emergencies.
Quote for the day
“Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.”
- H. G. Wells
UPCOMING PROGRAMS: (Why not invite a guest? – that could also mean a prospective member!)
July 16- Barb City Betties
July 23- Lehan Drugs – Local Business Profile at the Elwood Visitor’s Center
JULY BIRTHDAYS
July 3 – Jim Barker
July 17 – Paul Stoddard
July 22 – Greg Spears
July 29 – Tim Dunlop
Today’s Attendance: Biking with Beanzie is rapidly approaching!
38 / Kish Kiwanians2 / Guests: Vivian McCain, rescue rider; a Small child (who’s not so small any more)
40 / TOTAL
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Motion was made by Jack Goodrich to close nominations for officers for 2014-2015 and was seconded by Amy Polzin. Here is the slate of officers:
Kishwaukee Kiwanis Officers for 2014-2015
President: Abby Chemers
President Elect: Dick Dowen
Vice President: Joe Gastiger
Treasurer: Lisa Small
Assistant Treasurer: Sue Doubler
Secretary: Ken Doubler
Assistant Secretary: Jerry Wahlstrom
Immediate Past Prez: Greg Spears
Board:
2014 Bob Higgerson 2015 Kendra Chaplin
2014 Diana King 2015 Steve Cichy
2014 Mark Sawyer 2015 Bill Finucane
2014 Beryl Smith 2015 Svetlana Henrikson
2015 Joe Jarocki
Thanks to all for your willingness to serve!
Meals on Wheels – Currently July 11 and July 28 are available. Also, if you would like to help someone with the delivery, feel free to sign up. It’s fun to partner up with someone on this! Please arrive at V.A.C. by 10:45 a.m. on your assigned day.
July 1 Joe Gastiger
July 2 Meeting – No Delivery
July 3 Gene Perry and Amy Polzin
July 4 Holiday – No Delivery
July 7 Bill Cummings
July 8 Gordy Melms and Jerry Wahlstrom
July 9 Meeting – No Delivery
July 10 Dick Dowen
July 11 Svetlana Henrikson
July 14 Kendra Chaplin
July 15 Gordy Melms and Jerry Wahlstrom
July 16 Meeting – No Delivery
July 17 Jack Goodrich and Roger Seymore
July 18 Beryl, Beryl, Beryl Smith
July 21 Kendra Chaplin
July 22 Dean and Jane Quarnstrom
July 23 Meeting – No Delivery
July 24 Norm Schaeffer
July 25 Diana King
July 28 Amy Polzin and Paul Stoddard
July 29 Janet and Pat Byrnes
July 30 Meeting – No Delivery
July 31 Abby Chemers