YOURS, MINE and OURS
Kiwanis Family Bulletin of the

KIWANIS CLUB OF ST. MARTINVILLE
June 4, 2008  •  Vol. 16 - No. 31

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.

JUNE BIRTHDAYS:  Ed Durand (Annie) 6/5;   Rock Eastin 6/18; Jean Potier 6/27; Harold JeanBatiste (Carla) 6/28; Brenda McClain(Billy) 6/15; Marti Harrel 6/21; Leslie Thibodeaux 6/20

   AND ANNIVERSARIES: 
     Ed and Annie Durand 6/5; Newman and Melba Braud 6/14

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
    June 7 - 9AM  Bike Safety Workshop @ St. Martinville Library
    June 11 - 7AM Regular meeting (rescheduled: Brad Sonnier, Guest Speaker)
    June 18 - 7AM Regular meeting (speaker needed)

                   June 19 - 7PM Monthly Board Meeting (Steve Comeaux - Host)
                   June 25 - 7AM Regular Meeting

THOUGHT/QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
 
   The most important trip
     you may ever take in life
      is meeting people halfway. 
                    -Henry Boye

The Sixth Object of Kiwanis:  To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism, which make possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism, and goodwill. 

Kiwanis Education #04:  The name “Kiwanis” was coined from an expression of the American Indians in the Detroit area, which was found in Bishop Baraga’s dictionary of the Otchipew language. The expression “Nunc Kee-wan-nis” meant, broadly, “we trade” or “we share our talents.” As a coined word, however, “Kiwanis” has no meaning except as the name of a leading international service club. 

THIS WEEK:  Brad Sonnier was unavoidably detained and so he will be our speaker at the meeting next week. 

Editor’s Note:  I am happy and sad.  I am happy because people really do read the bulletin (we sometimes wondered).  I am sad to have found out this bit of information by the justified comments at our meeting this week about a paragraph that I wrote last week.
    I JUST WANT TO APOLOGIZE!  In my feeble attempt to cheerlead everyone to come to meetings, I misspoke.  This is what I wrote:  Speaking of summer, all of you teachers, we’d love to see you on Wednesday mornings at our meetings.  And the rest of you who used getting kids to school as an excuse, we’re looking forward to seeing you also!
    This is what I meant:  Hey guys, we miss you.  We know that you’re really busy with your kids during the school year, both as parents and as teachers.  We hope that your summer schedule affords you more opportunities to come to our meetings.  As a mother of five, I know that mornings are difficult when you have to get kids off to daycare, school, etc.  I meant no disrespect to you.  I should not have used the word excuse, I really meant really valid reason.   ----   Gerry

This weekend is Bike Safety Workshop at the library on Saturday at 9:00 a.m.  Margot is in need of a few good people to help out at the library (8:30) and at Wal-Mart (9:15).  Please give an hour or so to help with this worthwhile project. 

Most of you received a Club Member Survey with your bulletin last week.  Those of you who get your bulletin by fax, sorry, I did not attach that document last week.  Hope you get it now.  Please fill it out and give back to me – my fax is 394-2256 or email it to me gerryleblanc5@aol.com  so that we can complete our Disaster Plan and all of those members who complete and send in the survey prior to June 10 will be eligible for the drawing of two $150 gas cards.

        *****SUBMIT YOUR INFO FOR THE DISTRICT KIWANIS  MEMBERSHIP DISASTER SURVEY  BY JUNE 10...
                              and have a chance to win a $150 gasoline gift card!*****

The Louisiana – Mississippi – West Tennessee Kiwanis District is working on a few exciting endeavors that would strengthen Kiwanians communication. We are working on creating a referral directory; Kiwanis Konnect, which would allow Kiwanians to search through a database to find a business that they need. We are also working on building a database for emergency use. This database would be used in a state of disaster to contact Kiwanians in need and network together to so that each community that we care for gets what is needed in a timely manner.

The survey form allows you to complete both your business and emergency contact information. It is necessary that each member complete and submit the member information data in order that the District Disaster Plan and Kiwanis Konnect can be implemented. This information will not be distributed to anyone outside the Kiwanis organization. It is important that we receive this data no later than June 10th, 2008. Those Kiwanians who submit this form before June 10th, 2008 will be entered into a drawing for two (2) free gasoline gift cards worth $150.00 each.

Here's a link to the Microsoft WORD (.doc) document (you can fill it in on your computer and email it) or if you'd rather fill it out by hand and turn it in, mail it in, here's an Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.

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