YOURS, MINE and OURS
Kiwanis Family Bulletin of the

KIWANIS CLUB OF ST. MARTINVILLE
January 9, 2008  •  Vol. 16 - No. 12

Editors/Publishers: Peggy Hardy, Carol Lagarde and Gerry LeBlanc

and occasionally, Marti Harrell

BOARD MEETING
THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH 7:00 p.m.

• Builders Club Meeting:  2^nd Friday of the month @ Trinity Gym @ 1:00 p.m.
• Key Club Meeting:  Every Thursday in the library @ 11:20 a.m.

JANUARY BIRTHDAYS:

Jim Robb 1/11; Stephanie Comeaux (Steve) 1/14; Shawn Hulin 1/15; Peggy Decou 1/18; Ben Potier (Jean) 1/19; Carla Jean Batiste 1/26
AND ANNIVERSARIES:

 Jennifer and Jonathan Bostick 1/2; Dan and Christine Berard 1/19

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
January 16 - Weekly Meeting - Jean-greeter; Steve-speaker
January 17 - Board Meeting - Gerry-hostess
January 17 - Deadline to register for Regional Mid-Year Conference.*
January 23 - Weekly Meeting
January 26 - 8:00 am - 3pm *Region VI Mid-Year Conference & Governor's Official Visit
                    Louis F. Babin Institute of Fire Training, Lafayette (Click here for Google Map to Conference.)
1/27 – 10:30 to 12:30 Kiwanis Family Brunch - Clambeaugh's

January 30 - Weekly Meeting

THOUGHT/QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Nature does not give to those who will not spend; her gifts are loaned to those who will use them. Empty your lungs and breathe. Run, climb, work, and laugh; the more you give out the more you shall receive. Participate. People do not really live for honors or for pay; their happiness is not in the taking and holding, but in the doing, the striving, the building, the serving.  —Harry Marsh

The First Object of Kiwanis: To give primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than to the material values of life.

This Week at Kiwanis:  Peggy Hardy is a great-grandmother.  Her granddaughter, Paige, had a baby boy on Tuesday.  Congrats, Mammy!  Good meeting this week after having been on hiatus for a couple of weeks.  Check out our President’s Corner for important information. 

Mike Barras of TV10 was our guest speaker this week.  His topic was the conversion of analog to digital TV broadcasting.  The following is basically what was discussed.  If you have older TVs and no cable service, you may need to purchase a converter box.  Check out the information below and if you have any questions, let me (Gerry) know and I’ll try to explain as best I can.
    “By February 17, 2009, consumers need to look at each analog television set in their home that is not connected to cable, satellite, or other pay television service and make a decision:

• They may connect it to cable, satellite, or pay television service;
• They may replace it with a TV with a digital tuner, or
• They may keep it working with a TV converter box.

Coupons are worth $40 each, to be used toward the purchase of up to two, digital-to-analog converter boxes. Between January 1, 2008, and March 31, 2009, households can request coupons while funding is available in one of four ways:

• Apply online at www.dtv2009.gov.
• Call  the  Coupon  Program  24-hour  hotline  1-888-DTV-2009 (1-888-388-2009),  TTY  1-877-530-2634
• Mail  a  coupon  application  to:    PO  BOX  2000,  Portland,  OR      97208-2000
• Fax  a  coupon  application  to  1-877-DTV-4ME2  (1-877-388-4632)

Coupons are planned to be distributed to consumers beginning February 17, 2008, when retailers are expected to accept coupons and have certified converters on shelves.  Participating retailers include Best Buy, Circuit City, Kmart, Target, Sam's Club, Sears, RadioShack, Wal-Mart, and more than 100 others with more than 14,000 stores throughout the nation.
     NTIA will provide consumers a list of eligible converters and participating retailers when coupons are mailed.  Coupons expire 90 days after they are mailed, and only one coupon can be used to purchase each coupon-eligible converter box.

PRESIDENT’S CORNER:  Happy New Year!  I’d love to see you, either at a regular meeting or a board meeting.  Bring a friend with you.  Share your ideas for Kiwanis with us. 
   *Mark your calendar for the Summit meeting on Jan. 26 in Lafayette and call me (394-9734) to register.  Our club is paying registration.  I need headcount by Jan. 17.  This summit is a good way for us to get excited about Kiwanis all over again!
     Our second annual Family Day Brunch will be @ Clambeaugh’s on Jan. 27 – 10:30 to 12:30.  Kiwanis, Key Club, Builders Club, their parents and our families are invited.  Cost $5 per person.

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