President:       Bob Scott  5299 Brookside        524-8383  W 216 524-5577 Secretary: Dottie Ornas  7924 Stone Rd.        524-2862  W-216.688.4151 President - Elect      Ed Chrzanowski Vice President:      Marilyn Senick Treasurer:     John Young Immediate Past President:     Rick Duhan	IndependenceKiwanis.com   INDEPENDENCE CLUB THEME: “Recognize Service”   NEXT MEETING September 18,2006                 Concordia Lutheran Church	Directors Edith Schilla – 1 year Harry Todt – 1 year Diane Weseloh – 1 year Jim Brearey 2 years Edward Kukawka – 2 years Tim Simon– 2 years Willie Wells-2 years

 

NEXT MEETING:  Our next meeting will be September 18, 2006.  Our speaker will be Tom Cramer who will speak on photographing crime evidence

 

PAST WEEK:  WELCOME BACK TO CONCORDIA!

We didn’t have a scheduled program, however, Mr. Art Fertig, Youth Director at the church told us about a fundraiser the youth of Concordia was holding.  They are selling entertainment books for $25.  Eight of these dollars go to the youth group’s various expenses and also to the youth’s mission programs.  You can see either Rev. Hendrix or Mrs. Fertig who is the church secretary or ask the ladies in the kitchen they will be happy to help.

 

BOARD MEETING NOTES:

1.       The Board held their regular monthly meeting.  This was President Scott’s last official meeting.  He thanked everyone for an interesting and productive year.

2.       Chrzanowski reported that the Home Days Committee met with Mayor Ramos.  They expressed the groups concerns about the abundance of vendors, the lack of attendance and what direction Home Days is going.  Mayor Ramos said that he had not yet met with this Home Days people but will take under advisement our concerns.

3.       Chrzanowski presented the board with the option of getting an outside agency to audit our books.  Kiwanis books are required to be audited once each year.  After a brief discussion, the board agreed to keep our traditional procedure of having several of our own members audit the treasurer’s books.

4.       A request was made of the Board to provide funding for Costanzo for the Division Installation Banquet.  The Board voted to provide Costanzo with $1,000.

SUNSHINE:  Keep Senick in your thoughts and prayers.  She fell last week and broke her arm in three places (OUCH).  She is home and striving to get back into the main stream, but it looks like it will be awhile.

 

GUESTS:  The Parma Morning Club had four ladies including their inter/club chair Linda Laski for an interclub.

 

HAPPY DOLLARS:  Scouloukas had a buck for, of course, the Steelers.  Sheets tossed in a dollar for our guests, the Parma Morning Club. Spilker was delighted that she had a buck left after becoming the owner of a retirement home in Tennessee.  Kreizenbeck’s happiness was due to him being able to go fishing with his two sons.  Chrzanowski’s dollar went toward the start of a new season.  Lance had a buck for the University of Akron and the Ohio Buckeyes.  Freilino was delighted with his new grandson.  Benes recognized the ladies doing the cooking and being back at the Church.

 

 

 

LET’S CELBRATE!

DIVISION 24 INSTALLATION  If you haven’t made reservations for the Division Installation Banquet on Thursday, Sept. 21^st  Contact either Dottie Ornas – 524-2862, email secretary@IndependenceKiwanis.com or Edie Schilla at 524-2312, email schilla8304@wowway.com.  The cost is $25 for either Chicken Marsala or London Broil.  Dinner starts at 6:30 pm.  Please have you checks made out to Independence Kiwanis and give to Young, Ornas or Schilla.  The club will then issue one check for all members attending.  If you can’t make dinner be sure to stop by the Hospitality Room after dinner to congratulate Costanzo.

 

INDEPENDENCE KIWANIS INSTALLATION:

Monday, September 25^th we will hold the installation of officers at the Civic Center.  Valley Catering will cater a super meal of roast beef and chicken.  Incoming president Chrzanowski will provide a special dessert.  The cost is only $9.00 everyone can come!

 

BUILDER’S CLUB:  Edie Schilla reported that the Builder’s Club held its first meeting with 35 students signing up.  They have already begun raising money, by sponsoring the hand print wall at the Middle school. 

 

SEPTEMBER

 

Birthdays

 

          Mel Kurtz              1^st                  E. Schilla              12^th

          Don Woods           20th                Rudy Stang            20^th

          Celeste Mycoski   24^th               Hamp Shadrach     25^th

Anniversaries

 

Donna & Bob Agan    4^th         Ed & Diane Chrzanowski  4th

Ed & Ruth Wheaton       14         Willie & Edna Wells           17^th

Gene & Anne Sauter       21^st       

 

COMING EVENTS

Sunday, September 17^th –Chicken BBQ

Thursday, September 21^st.  Division 24 Installation

of officers at the Holiday Inn.

Monday, September 25^th  Installation of officers

held at the Civic Center –

Monday Oct. 2^nd – Board Meeting