The Olmsted Falls Kiwanis Bulletin
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The Olmsted Falls Kiwanis Bulletin Official Newsletter of the
Kiwanis Club of Olmsted Falls, Ohio, Inc. Meets Tuesday, 6:30, Donauschwaben German Center, 7370 Columbia Road
D. Craig Barbee, Editor January 19, 2016 NEXT WEEK our speaker will be Chris Garr who is the transportation and program coordinator for Youth Challenge in Westlake. He was originally scheduled to speak to us back in November, but an emergency arose late in the afternoon that day and he had to cancel his appearance. He is also MIKE DEL PIZZO’s boss at Youth Challenge, which provides sports and recreation programs for physically challenged children age preschool to 18. LAST WEEK brought us our first taste of snow this winter and that may have accounted for the small turnout as only 29 hardy souls made it to the meeting, and not all of them came for dinner. Two of those were our speaker and her support: Kim Pride is Development Manager for Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity and Matt Haren is Director of Policy and Program Initiatives. Kim did the speaking and was very informative. For my own part, I learned a lot that I did not know; Habitat is not only about sending volunteers overseas or down south to build homes for needy people. In Greater Cleveland, which is one of about 1400 Habitat affiliates in the country but the only one in Cuyahoga County, the focus has been on providing affordable homes for people right here in our city, and since 2013, the focus has changed from building new structures to rehabbing older ones. They have been able to rehab about 17 homes per year, but are aiming to increase that number. Last year more than 2600 volunteers participated in one form or another in local Habitat activities. Once a home is ready for occupancy and a potential homeowner/family has been identified, there is a qualification process and the home is not given away. Habitat acts much like a bank in setting up a low cost, interest-free mortgage. It was an excellent program; too bad more were not present to hear it. The 50/50 raffle prize of $22 was claimed by GEORGE BEHREND.
LEE FENRICH is looking for someone to help him with tutoring at the Boys Farm on Monday nights. If you have an interest or just want to see what it is involved, you can come to observe what he does. He sometimes needs a substitute. Let him know if you are interested. SEVERAL MEMBERS received their Legion of Honor awards which had previously been announced at our Christmas party but the actual awards had not been sent from Kiwanis International at that time. Receiving their awards were JACK GRIMM (25 years), GARRY THOMPSON (30), GEORGE BEHREND (35), and JIM BOLANDER (40). THERE WILL BE a special dinner/guest night to celebrate Valentine’s Day. It will be held on the meeting before the actual holiday on February 9. It will be at The Renaissance and will feature the choice of two entrees: chicken marsala or English pot roast. The cost is yet to be determined. Social hour will run from 6-7 with a cash bar and the dinner will be from 7-9. If you sign up, you must pay in advance. There will be entertainment in the form of KRIS an orchestra from Fairview schools. CORRELL is in charge of the signup. DID YOU KNOW that the Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts that January 14-18 will be mild with rain and show showers in our region? Of course, it also said that the snowiest periods would start in late November and continue in December; those were also supposed to be some of the coldest periods. Apparently the old farmer was not aware of the effects of El Nino. But the almanac did say that the period of 8-13 would have lake snows and bitter cold. ARE YOU up to date with your dues? QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “As you get older, the questions come down to about two or three. How long? And what do I do with the time I've got left?” – David Bowie * * * WEEKLY OPPORTUNITY ROSTER * * * TABLE TENDERS: GREETERS:
Kim Pride of Greater Cleveland’s affiliate of Habitat for Humanity informed the club of the group’s impact on the community.
TICKET SALES: INVOCATION: MONKEY TENDER: BACKUP: MONKEY BEARER:
SCOTT SEDLACEK RICH DODIG RICH DODIG MARTY EGAN PAUL WENDLING DAVE BUCHHOLZ CHARLOTTE KOESEL RAY KOESEL BOB GROVE
The Olmsted Falls Kiwanis Bulletin Official Newsletter of the
Kiwanis Club of Olmsted Falls, Ohio, Inc. Meets Tuesday, 6:30, Donauschwaben German Center, 7370 Columbia Road
D. Craig Barbee, Editor January 19, 2016 NEXT WEEK our speaker will be Chris Garr who is the transportation and program coordinator for Youth Challenge in Westlake. He was originally scheduled to speak to us back in November, but an emergency arose late in the afternoon that day and he had to cancel his appearance. He is also MIKE DEL PIZZO’s boss at Youth Challenge, which provides sports and recreation programs for physically challenged children age preschool to 18. LAST WEEK brought us our first taste of snow this winter and that may have accounted for the small turnout as only 29 hardy souls made it to the meeting, and not all of them came for dinner. Two of those were our speaker and her support: Kim Pride is Development Manager for Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity and Matt Haren is Director of Policy and Program Initiatives. Kim did the speaking and was very informative. For my own part, I learned a lot that I did not know; Habitat is not only about sending volunteers overseas or down south to build homes for needy people. In Greater Cleveland, which is one of about 1400 Habitat affiliates in the country but the only one in Cuyahoga County, the focus has been on providing affordable homes for people right here in our city, and since 2013, the focus has changed from building new structures to rehabbing older ones. They have been able to rehab about 17 homes per year, but are aiming to increase that number. Last year more than 2600 volunteers participated in one form or another in local Habitat activities. Once a home is ready for occupancy and a potential homeowner/family has been identified, there is a qualification process and the home is not given away. Habitat acts much like a bank in setting up a low cost, interest-free mortgage. It was an excellent program; too bad more were not present to hear it. The 50/50 raffle prize of $22 was claimed by GEORGE BEHREND.
LEE FENRICH is looking for someone to help him with tutoring at the Boys Farm on Monday nights. If you have an interest or just want to see what it is involved, you can come to observe what he does. He sometimes needs a substitute. Let him know if you are interested. SEVERAL MEMBERS received their Legion of Honor awards which had previously been announced at our Christmas party but the actual awards had not been sent from Kiwanis International at that time. Receiving their awards were JACK GRIMM (25 years), GARRY THOMPSON (30), GEORGE BEHREND (35), and JIM BOLANDER (40). THERE WILL BE a special dinner/guest night to celebrate Valentine’s Day. It will be held on the meeting before the actual holiday on February 9. It will be at The Renaissance and will feature the choice of two entrees: chicken marsala or English pot roast. The cost is yet to be determined. Social hour will run from 6-7 with a cash bar and the dinner will be from 7-9. If you sign up, you must pay in advance. There will be entertainment in the form of KRIS an orchestra from Fairview schools. CORRELL is in charge of the signup. DID YOU KNOW that the Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts that January 14-18 will be mild with rain and show showers in our region? Of course, it also said that the snowiest periods would start in late November and continue in December; those were also supposed to be some of the coldest periods. Apparently the old farmer was not aware of the effects of El Nino. But the almanac did say that the period of 8-13 would have lake snows and bitter cold. ARE YOU up to date with your dues? QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “As you get older, the questions come down to about two or three. How long? And what do I do with the time I've got left?” – David Bowie * * * WEEKLY OPPORTUNITY ROSTER * * * TABLE TENDERS: GREETERS:
Kim Pride of Greater Cleveland’s affiliate of Habitat for Humanity informed the club of the group’s impact on the community.
TICKET SALES: INVOCATION: MONKEY TENDER: BACKUP: MONKEY BEARER:
SCOTT SEDLACEK RICH DODIG RICH DODIG MARTY EGAN PAUL WENDLING DAVE BUCHHOLZ CHARLOTTE KOESEL RAY KOESEL BOB GROVE
