State College Kiwanis Krier May 2014 May 5 Love Your Neighbor World Day of Prayer Rabbi David Ostrich Rabbi David E. Ostrich is the spiritual leader of the Jewish congregation in State College, Congregation Brit Shalom. He was educated at Northwestern University and at the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. Rabbi Ostrich also focuses on the growth and evolution of Judaism through the historical contexts of the last 3000 years. May 12 Young Children Priority One Meet the teachers and care givers from the daycare centers in our area. The 2013-14 grants are given out. Come and celebrate with them. 2013-14 Officers: President: Cameron Bausch Immediate Past President: Earl Elliott President Elect: Al Wilson Secretary: Ann Graves Edwin Strong, Emeritus Treasurer: Steve Spencer 11-E Lieutenant Governor Kathryn Mackes Region 3 Trustee Ann Graves Kiwanis Foundation Ernest Bergman, Secretary Program Committee: Jerry Wettstone Dick & Nancy Poorbaugh Cameron Bausch Bill Nichol May 19 State College High School Scholarship Presentations. This week we have the chance to meet our future leaders before they head off to the college of their choice. BOARD:, Mike O Connor, 3 years Jerry Wettstone, 3 years Bob Graves, 2 years Richard Unz, 2 years Pat Stutzman-Roeber, 1 year Bill Franz, 1 year May 26 Memorial Day No Meeting
Page 2 State College Kiwanis Krier STATE COLLEGE, PA KIWANIS CLUB Celebrating 88 years of Service 1925-2013 Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. Kiwanis defining statement adopted October 2004 The State College Kiwanis Club meets every Monday for a Dinner meeting at 5:45PM at the State College Ramada Inn, South Atherton Street, State College Please remember to email or call your $14.00 meal reservation to Kathy Mackes by the Thursday before the meeting day. 238-0440 or mccard20@gmail.com BIRTHDAYS IN MAY Glenn Fleming Mike O Connor Mike Roeckel Jerry Slagle Bob Struble Awards: International Foundation Tablet of Honor Edwin Strong Hixson Awardees: Ernest Bergman Donald Cross Glenn Fleming Carroll Howes Paul Mackes Janyce Mose William Nichol Edwin Strong Zeller Foundation Medals & Awards Eliminate Project Ann Graves Sally Rothwell Kathryn & Paul Mackes (2) Glenn Fleming, Ernest Bergman, Kathryn & Paul Mackes to honor Chrissie & Calleigh Bill and Lilly Nichol INVOCATIONS: May 5 Alan Jones May 12 Pat Krall May 19 Kathryn Mackes May 26 No Meeting Memorial Day GREETERS : will be announced in your meal reservation email. Memorial Day is May 26 - No Meeting
Kiwanis Yearly events January Indoor Mini-golf postponed due to bad weather March Pancake Day April - Centre County Special Olympics, State High Track May 12 CYPO Banquet, awards given May15 Vidalia Onion Sale June 5-7 PA Special Olympics Penn State June 26 Blueberry Sale November 8 AMBA, Wellness Program, Multiphasic Blood testing October 2 United Way Day of Caring October 18 Rose Sale December Holiday Basketball Tournament Mark your calendar: The 2014 PA District Convention will be held at the Radisson Convention Center in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania on Page 3 REFLECTIONS "HEARD A GOOD STORY LATELY" Story telling is time honored way of sharing one's self with others and Kiwanians are some of the most interesting people around. Isn't there a story in your life related to your work or personal life that has meant a great deal to you and helped you to be a better Kiwanian? It doesn't have to be long. Just about five minutes. Sharing a Reflection would help feed our human and spiritual values as fellow Kiwanians. Speak to Al Wilson 861 6647 He will be glad to help you schedule sharing a Good Story. Why we are Kiwanians: A card will be sent to any member who is ill or in need of cheering up by member Ann Graves. Please give her names of any who need this nice service. Please call her at 867-3322 or email her at amngraves@comcast.net State College Kiwanis Club Mission Statement Guided by the Six Objects of Kiwanis, the State College Kiwanis Club is dedicated to providing philanthropic assistance to our community, especially to programs that benefit children and youth. Weekly dinner meetings support this mission that feature invited speakers on a variety of topics, and by cooperative community service and fund raising projects in which all members are encouraged to participate. The Objectives of Kiwanis International To give primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than to the material values of life. To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships. To promote the adoption and the application of higher social, business, and professional standards To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent aggressive, and serviceable citizenship To provide, through Kiwanis clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendships, To render altruistic service, and to build better communities. To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism, which make possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism, and good will.
Page 4 State College Kiwanis Krier Discovery Space is planning a fund raiser in the fall and anyone interested from Kiwanis is invited to attend the planning committee meeting at noon, Monday, April 28, downtown Panera's. They would love to have more people involved! Summer Games Heads UP: The PA Special Olympics will be here shortly and please mark your calendars for helping at the awards either in Natatorium or Track & field. Mike Roeckel and myself will be asking for volunteers to sign up to help those two days-friday, June 6 and June 7th-Saturday. The Special Olympics Pennsylvania Summer Games are held each year at Penn State University in State College. The event brings together over 2,000 athletes and 750 coaches from across the state. Our largest event of the year, Summer Games features three days of intense competition in aquatics, athletics, basketball, bowling, equestrian, golf, gymnastics, softball and tennis. Every race, every game, every competition held at Summer Games represents many weeks of training, preparation and dedication on the part of our athletes, coaches and volunteers. This event requires volunteers from around the state to serve as officials, athlete escorts, award presenters, and in various other ways. Spectators are welcome to visit any of the competition venues and cheer on the athletes. The 2014 Summer Games will place from June 5-7, 2014. PLEASE READ PAULINE FOGLESANGER S EMAILS ABOUT THE AKTION CLUB. SHE IS EXCELLENT AT GIVING US THE DETAILS WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS VERY ACTIVE CLUB. ALL THAT THEY DO SHINES BACK ON OUR CLUB IN A BIG WAY. WE APPRECIATE HER TIME AND EFFORTS THAT ARE SO WELL SPENT WITH THIS GROUP. THEY HAVE 17 PROJECTS SCHEDULED THIS YEAR. THEIR FUND RAISING LOOKS LIKE THIS: 2012-2014 RECEIVED DONATIONS: $1,090.00, plus supplies for projects 2013-2014 FUNDRAISING: Sept./Oct. Rose Sale: $300.00; April Bake Sale (sales/donations): $236.25; $104.73 meeting dues; $102.34 meeting ELIMINATE change collections Krier Editor-Jane Wettstone jc.wettstone@verizon.net 814-404- 1689 Articles and pictures must be submitted (preferably by email) by the 3rd Thursday of a month to be included in the next month s Krier.
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Volume 1, Issue 1 Key Club will meet on May 6, 2012 at State College High School sewing room to work on this project. The residents at Greenhills Village have 10 dolls ready to go. Very soon the State College Kiwanis Club will present to Mount Nittany Medical Centre a large bag of dolls to give to children who come into the emergency room or into the hospital for surgery. This is This the story actual can fit pattern 150-200 words. they will use. This product. same pattern is used around the world by Kiwanis Clubs. For more information talk with Jane Wettstone or Pat Stutzman-Roeber One benefit of using your newsletter as a promotional tool is that you can reuse content from other marketing materials, such as press releases, market studies, and reports. While your main goal of distributing a newsletter might be to sell your product or service, the key to a successful newsletter is making it useful to your readers. A great way to add useful content to your newsletter is to develop and write your own articles, or include a calendar of upcoming events or a special offer that promotes a new You can also research articles or find filler articles by accessing the World Wide Web. You can write about a variety of topics but try to keep your articles short. Much of the content you put in your newsletter can also be used for your Web site. Microsoft Publisher offers a simple way to convert your newsletter to a Web publication. So, when you re finished writing your newsletter, convert it to a Web site and post it. Caption describing picture or graphic. Page 7 This story can fit 100-150 words. The subject matter that appears in newsletters is virtually endless. You can include stories that focus on current technologies or innovations in your field. You may also want to note business or economic trends, or make predictions for your customers or clients. If the newsletter is distributed internally, you might comment upon new procedures or improvements to the business. Sales figures or earnings will show how your business is growing. Some newsletters include a column that is updated every issue, for instance, an advice column, a book review, a letter from the president, or an editorial. You can also profile new employees or top customers or vendors. To catch the reader's attention, place an interesting sentence or quote from the story here. This story can fit 75-125 words. Selecting pictures or graphics is an important part of adding content to your newsletter. Think about your article and ask yourself if the picture supports or enhances the message you re trying to convey. Avoid selecting images that appear to be out of context. symbols. Microsoft Publisher includes thousands of clip art images from which you can Caption choose describing and picture or graphic. import into your newsletter. There are also several tools you can use to draw shapes and Once you have chosen an image, place it close to the article. Be sure to place the caption of the image near the image.