President:        Ed Chrzanowski        216.642.5630 Secretary: Dottie Ornas  7924 Stone Rd.        524-2862  W-216.651-0360 President - Elect      Marilyn Senick Vice President:      Edith Schilla Treasurer:     John Young Immediate Past President:     Bob Scott	IndependenceKiwanis.com   INDEPENDENCE CLUB THEME: Enriching the Community   NEXT MEETING                          August 20, 2007           Heidelberg Distribution Center	Directors   Jim Brearey 1 year Edward Kukawka – 1 year Tim Simon– 1 year Willie Wells-1 year Dave Faehnrich – 2 years Randy Kreizenbeck – 2 years Chuck Schilla – 2 years

 

NEXT MEETING:  August 20, 2007, we will meet at the Heidelberg Distribution Center on Pleasant Valley Rd.  This is our annual Steak Roast and wine tasting event.  Be SURE to bring your own eating utensils!!

 

PAST WEEK:  There was no program.  However, Jicha showed a video of his son in Afghanistan.  His daughter, Paula, put it together and it shows scenes of the family at home and pictures of his duty in Afghanistan with his troops.

 

GUESTS:  George Jicha, Past Lt. Governor of the 24^th Division and his daughter Paula were present.

 

SUNSHINE:  Agan is in good spirits and is recuperating nicely.  He has Donna doing all his gardening.

 

INTERCLUB:  Benes reported that there would be an Interclub with Nordonia at 6:00 pm on Thursday, August 16^th.

 

HOME DAYS:   Edie Schilla gave a preliminary report on Home Days.  She stated that the profit would be somewhere around $5,620. this includes the Pie Booth which brought $720. and the raffle which produced $157.  The Ladies Pie account is currently at $1,400.

 

YOUNG CHILDREN PRIORITY ONE:  Armed with camera and film, Kukawka will be attending the University Settlement House “Back to School” Festival.  Pictures will be taken of the kids on the pony.  He also mentioned that he received 1000 photo frames donated by the Polaroid Company.  University Settlement expressed their appreciation for the mulch Kiwanis donated which came from the Kurtz Bros.

 

THANK YOU:  The Club received a “thank you” note from Amber Veverka for the Scholarship.

 

SPEAKING OF “THANK YOU’S”, THIS SECTRETARY THANKS NECIA FOR TAKING NOTES AT THE AUGUST 13^TH MEETING.

 

DIVISION COUNCIL MEETING:  Thursday, August 16, 2007 is the regular Division Council Meeting at the Busch Funeral Home on Ridge Rd just south of Pleasant Valley, attendance at these Division Meetings count toward your Kiwanis attendance requirements.  It is always interesting to see what other clubs are doing. So be there at 8:15 pm.

 

AURORA OHIO DISTRICT CONVENTION:  Spilker  gave a report on the Ohio District Convention which was held this past weekend.  Ohio currently has 270 clubs with 10,179 members seven clubs were dissolved over the past year.  The District has 23 Circle K clubs with 500 + members and 250 Key Clubs with a membership of 11,000

   A By Law change was presented to the delegates.  The change would waive district and club dues for members serving in the military combat zones.  It was defeated for several reasons:  1. “Combat zone” could not be effectively defined; 2.  the clubs are too diverse as far as religious beliefs, customs and cultural backgrounds to impose this kind of regulation.  Each club was asked to deal with the issue in its own manner.

 

COMING KIWANIS EVENTS

Thursday, August 16^th – Division Council monthly

meeting .

Monday, August 20^th – Annual Steak Roast and

wine tasting. Bring your own “silverware”

Monday, August 27^th – Regular meeting

Monday, Sept 3^rd. – Labor Day no meeting, sign in

at Concordia.

Monday, Sept 10^th – Concordia Lutheran Church,

 Board Meeting.

Monday, Sept 17^th – John Scouloukas will speak on

 coin colleting.

Monday, Sept 24^th – Installation Dinner – Civic Center

 

Coming in September, Monday, Sept. 10^th we will be back at Concordia Lutheran Church YEA!