President:        Marilyn T. Senick        216-524-3345 Secretary: Edith Schilla 8304 Montello Rd. schilla8304@wowway.com President – Elect:        Marilyn T. Senick Vice President:      John Kapusta Treasurer:     John Young Immediate Past President:     Ed Chrzanowski	IndependenceKiwanis.com   INDEPENDENCE CLUB THEME: Motivated to Serve   NEXT MEETING June 23, 2008 Concordia Lutheran Church	Directors   Chuck Schilla - 1 year Dave Faehnrich – 1 year Randy Kreizenbeck– 1 year   Bob Scott - 2 years Tim Simon – 2 years Harold Todt – 2 years Diane Weseloh – 2 years     `

 

 

NEXT MEETING:   Monday, June 23^rd – Nicole Scouloukas, Branch Manager of Third Federal, will speak on the    current mortgage crisis.

 

PAST MEETING:  Our speaker was Roscoe Schlachter, Superintendent   of the CVCC.  Mr. Schlachter gave us an overview of the variety of programs that are available at the CVCC.  These programs are now career-technical in nature.  The Positive Post Placement Program at the CVCC is the highest rank in the state.  This program encourages graduates to pursue higher education, seek employment in their field or enter an apprenticeship.  The CVCC now reaches out to all students in their participating districts with their Career Development Programs.  These programs involve students from K-12.  They start with simple field trips to career assessment test to creating career portfolio’s that include resumes, mock interviews and job shadowing.

 

GUESTS:  A warm welcome was given for our guest Councilman Anthony Togliatti.

 

HAPPY DOLLARS:    Penitz and A. Togliatti threw in a buck for Father’s Day; Scott was happy for his brother-in-law and all the work he did to help prepare for the graduation party; Klepacz threw in a dollar for all  the flag contest winners.

 

 

 

 

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

 

This past Saturday, John Kapusta, Edie Schilla and I attended a Leadership Education class for the 2008-2009 year. Much of their focus was on membership growth. As you know, my mantra these past months has been to increase and/or sustain membership for obvious reasons.  It is a difficult task, but I have confidence we will attain these goals in order to remain a strong and active club.  It is my hope you will ask a friend, colleague, or family member to join us.  On another note, it was great to see John Rusnaczyk out of the hospital and back at our meeting.

 

GOLF OUTING:   The outing is only 6 weeks away.  Flyers are now available; please contact E. Schilla or Costanzo for your copy. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIVISION COUNCIL:  Wednesday, June 18, 2008 will be the division council meeting at Busch Funeral Home, 7501 Ridge Road at 8:15 pm.  NOTE:  This is NOT the regularly scheduled time!

 

SCHOOL SUPPLY COLLECTION:  Chrzanowski reported that we collected about a third of what was collected last year.  There will be a help session after next week’s meeting so that all the supplies can be boxed and prepared for shipping to Afghanistan.  Chrzanowski is asking members to bring in pencil sharpeners, erasers, book bags/packs and some items for the troops.

 

MEMORIAL BREAKFAST:  The Memorial Breakfast will be held on Sunday, July 20, 2008.  It will be held at Ridge Manor Party Center, 4630 Ridge Road, Brooklyn, Ohio.  It will begin at 7 am and end at 8:15 am.  The cost is $11.00.  Please see Wright to make your reservation.  A strong showing by our club would be a tremendous tribute to Mel Kurtz and Dottie Ornas.

 

SINGING:  We sang a belated Happy Birthday to Bontempo.  The next song choice was “The Band  Played On” and it was soooooo bad that even Hornack   admitted that it was “not too good”, so as punishment     we sang “Beer Barrel Polka” for the Dad’s and for    some reason it was much better!

 

HOME DAYS:  Believe it or not, Home Days is less than 60 days away.  If you have any suggestions, please contact D. Nicastro. 

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE:  Klepacz presented Rusnaczyk with the flag that he won.  Klepacz review with the club what he means when he states to bring your stuff.  The West Side Catholic Center is in need of the following items:  Food items-coffee, sugar cereal; Toiletries-soap, shampoo, deodorant, lotion, toothpaste and brushes; Clothing-Men’s pants, shoes, socks, underwear; Household Goods-pots and pans, can openers, toasters, radios, small TV’s, tableware; Baby Items-diapers, wipes, cribs, bedding; Misc Items-used eyeglasses, backpacks, sleeping bags, garbage bags, umbrellas.  Oh, by the way, BRING YOUR STUFF!

 

MEMBERSHIP:  The best way to bring in new members is to simply ASK.  

 

 

 

 

 

UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT:  Kukawka reported that he took over donuts and clothing to University Settlement.  Great Job Ed.

 

COMMUNITY EVENTS

The Independence Cultural Arts Committee is holding a Bluegrass Music Afternoon on Sunday, June 22, 2008 from 1-4pm at the Independence Town Hall and Bandstand.  The event is FREE, but for a $5.00 donation you will get 2 food tickets for pulled pork sandwiches and fixins and a membership in the ICAC.

 

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS

 

Monday, June 30^th – Independence Art Guild

Monday, July 7^th – Board Meeting

Monday, July 14^th – Pot Luck at Pavilion with Jim Green & Independence Police Dog (see Kapusta for sing-up)

Friday, July 18, 2008 – 10^th Annual Speedy Kosicki Golf Outing at Astorhust Country Club

Sunday, July 20^th – Memorial Breakfast at Ridge Manor Party Center

Monday, July 21^st – Ohio Department of Insurance – Predatory Medicare Advantage Sales

Monday, July 28^th – Akron Aeros Game

Monday, July 28, – Akron Aeros game (see           Kapusta for sign-up)

 

 

	HAPPY BIRTHDAY     Jack Shallcross – June 18