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 August 25, 2008 London Pickle Works	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, August 25th^th at the London Pickle Works.  Our guest speaker will be Joe Kravetz who will speak to us about his trip to the Grand Canyon. 

 

PAST WEEK:    We had a full evening of fine wine, delicious food and great night of camaraderie at Heidelberg Distributing.  A special thank you goes out to Chefs Chris and Jamie for the wonderful meal and to the Heidelberg corporate family for their generosity and being such gracious hosts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WELCOME!

 

 

 

WELCOME!

 

 

 

What a wonderful experience Monday night was to watch Fred Wright install his daughter, Mary and son-in-law, Jeff Smigelski into our club.  They will be a great asset to our Kiwanis family.

 

DIVISION COUNCIL MEETING:   This month’s meeting will be held on Thursday, August 21, 2008 at Busch Funeral Home, 7501 Ridge Road, and beginning at 8:15 pm. 

 

FALL BBQ:  The date of the Fall BBQ is Sunday, September 21, 2008.  The date in our directory is incorrect.

 

INTERCLUB:  This month’s interclub will be at Nordonia on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 7 pm.  Benes asked everyone that if you have never attended an interclub, please be sure that you do in the future. 

 

 

 

 

 

JUST THE NUMBERS:  The final numbers for several of our events are in: 

Home Days - $6,470

Golf Outing - $6.065

Spring BBQ - $4,404

 

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

  

SPECIAL REQUEST:  Several members have asked that their e-mail addresses not be distributed to those outside of the club.  As a courtesy, please contact that member for their permission.

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE:    Reminder:  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, George says, “BRING YOUR STUFF!”

 

BUILDERS CLUB:  The main fundraiser for the Builders Club is the collection of box tops.  These coupons are located on General Mills products.  A valid coupon contains the 10¢ and an expiration date.  There are many other ways to contribute to this fundraiser, log onto boxtops4education.com and find out more.  Below is a photo of what they look like:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEEP IN TOUCH:  As Jim and Melissa Brearey prepare to relocate to Las Vegas they wanted to pass their new address to everyone.

Jim and Melissa Brearey
429 Sonoma Valley Street
Las Vegas, NV  89144
Jim's cell phone:  (216) 548-4245
Home number:  (702) 823-1167 (as of 9-12-08)

POP TAB COLLECTION PROGRAM:  In an effort to raise money for Ronald McDonald House, we collect the tabs from aluminum cans.  Don’t forget to bring them in.

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS

 

Thursday, August 21^st – Division Council Meeting @ Busch Funeral Home at 8:15 pm

Monday, August 25^th – Joe Kravetz will speak to us about his trip to the Grand Canyon

Monday, September 8^st – Board Meeting at Concordia Lutheran Church

Thursday, September 18^th – Division 24 Installation @ St, Joseph Byzantine Church, 8111 Brecksville Road 6:00 pm.  Price - $17.50 per person

Sunday, September 21^st – Fall BBQ

Monday, September 29^th – Club Installation Dinner at the Independence Civic Center

 

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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY   Rich & Noreen Rejna – August 18