 YOURS, MINE and OURS
Kiwanis Family Bulletin of the
KIWANIS CLUB OF ST. MARTINVILLE
May 28, 2008 • Vol.
16 - No. 30
Editors/Publishers: Peggy Hardy, Carol Lagarde and Gerry LeBlanc
and occasionally, Marti Harrell
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OFFICERS:
President: Jean Potier
President-Elect: Dennis LeBlanc
Secretary: Annie Durand
Treasurer: Peggy Hardy
Immediate Past President: Elaine St. Julien
BOARD MEMBERS:
Judy Bonhomme, Steve Comeaux, Carol Lagarde, Peggy Decou,
Leslie Thibodeaux, and Gerry LeBlanc
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BOARD
MEETING
THIRD
THURSDAY
OF THE MONTH 7:00 p.m.
• Builders Club Meeting: 2nd Friday of the month @ Trinity Gym
@ 1:00 p.m.
• Key Club Meeting: Every Thursday in the library @ 11:20 a.m.
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The Fifth Object of Kiwanis:
To provide, through
Kiwanis clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render
altruistic service, and to build better communities.
Kiwanis Education #02:
The first name suggested
for the organization that became Kiwanis was “Benevolent Order Brothers.”
But Ottie Robertson, a charter member of the Detroit No. 1 club, didn’t
like it. “It seems to me.” he said, “that Benevolent Order Brothers is a
mighty peculiar name for an organization of businessmen. Who wants to be a
BOB?”
THIS WEEK:
Thomas Jolivette of the St. Martin Parish Teen Court
program was our guest speaker. Mr. Jolivette explained the program which
deals with kids who are misdemeanor first offenders and they enter a 24
week program and are judged and sentenced by their peers. A very
interesting program about another way to deal with young people who are in
crisis.
Our club is winding down for the summer with only one service project in
the works – our annual Bike Safety project will be on June 7 at the St.
Martin Parish Library in St. Martinville at 9:00 a.m. If you would like
to ride your bike to Wal-Mart with the kids, please don’t forget your
helmet!
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!
Leslie Thibodeaux, Interclub chair, organized an interclub with New Iberia
Cajun on Tuesday at noon. In attendance were: Leslie, Marti, Gerry and
Paul. Someone from their club made an observation that I may have to
check out – St. Martinville Kiwanis may have the highest per capita Lt.
Governors in our division. I’m guessing that would not be a true
statement since our club is so young and many other clubs have been
existence much longer. Perhaps we will have to ask our district director
if he has that information.
Please be thinking about the District Convention in Memphis on Aug. 1 –
3. We’d like to have a strong St. Martinville presence in attendance.
Even if you don’t read your bulletin online, if you have access to a
computer and internet, please check out our website at
www.stmartinkiwanis.org Marti Harrell does an excellent job of
having so much information at your fingertips. Cruise the site and tell
her how much you’re enjoying it! |
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*****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
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CALENDAR
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THOUGHT/QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
