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CIVITAN OF LENAWEE

NEWSLETTER, April, 2017

Happy Birthday!! ROXANNE SHARROCK APRIL 6

SANDY TREVINO APRIL 7 JENNIFER LANDSTROM APRIL 10 SUE STANGE APRIL 12 DOROTHY SCHMIDT APRIL 21 TYLER SIELER APRIL 21 KAREN KEENER APRIL 27

You know you’re getting older when: “By the time the last candle on your cake is lit, the first one is almost completely melted!”

PRESIDENT’S SPOTLIGHT

Civitan Awareness Month Civitan of Lenawee is kicking off the second Civitan Centennial on April 5th with Adrian’s mayor proclaiming

the month of April as “Civitan Awareness Month”. The proclamation will be followed by Civitan members

assisting the mayor with raising the Civitan flag at city hall. Elections will also be held that day which will spring

us into the new Civitan centennial. Another centennial celebration is in the works, but you’ll have to attend the

April 12th noon meeting to see it.

Preparations are being finalized for two major projects of the year. The 39th annual Civitan Grand Giveaway has

adopted “Party Arty” as the theme and it will be held on Saturday, April 22nd at the mall. It celebrates the

contributions of local artists while entertaining guests. A Parisian streetscape will be featured where more than

20 local artists will display their work. Guests are encouraged to dress as their favorite artist (Van Gogh?) or art

subject (Whistler’s mother?). This event will draw a crowd, but we need to sell tickets.

We then follow up with the club’s biggest service project—the Special Olympic Spring Games. It will be held on

Friday, May 12th at Siena Heights University’s athletic field house. We can’t wait!

APRIL IS CIVITAN AWARENESS MONTH EVERYWHERE

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CIVITAN CALENDAR

Sharon has been busy scheduling presenters for the noon meeting. Here’s the schedule for April, May, and June:

Date Presenter Topic

April 5 Joel Rodriguez Civitan Business Meeting

April 12 Katie O’Hotzke HOPE Activity

April 19 Lee Ann Straub Hospice of Lenawee Children’s Program

April 26 Chris Miller Upstart Adrian

May 3 Joel Rodriguez Civitan Business Meeting

May 10 Elaine Johnson Adrian Dominican Sisters Permaculture

May 17 Katie O’Hotzke HOPE Activity

May 24 Chief Vince Emrick Adrian Police Dept.

May 31 Drew Philp Author of “A $500 House in Detroit”

June 7 Joel Rodriguez Civitan Business Meeting

June 14 Katie O’Hotzke HOPE Activity

June 21 Burke Castleberry Victims’ Rights

June 28 Kathy Williams WLEN’s Community Service

~Joel Private Citizen

LOOKING BACK-- MARCH 1 NOON CLUB MEETING AT HOPE CENTER

HOPE DIRECTOR, FALLON BULL, AND 3 HOPE MEMBERS SHARED ABOUT HOPE.

PORTER CATERED A NICE LUNCH

FIVE CIVITAN LADIES WORKED ON TEDDY BEARS AT THE HOME OF ANN CHRYSLER

AFTERWARDS

MARCH 6 CIVITAN BOARD MEETING

6:30 P.M. AT HOPE CENTER

ALL MEMBERS WELCOME!

MARCH 8 NOON CLUB MEETING AT HOPE CENTER

BUSINESS MEETING –WENDY ROGERS PROVIDED A VERY NICE LUNCHEON.

4 CIVITAN LADIES WORKED ON TEDDY BEARS AFTERWARDS AT ANN CHRYSLER’S HOME.

MARCH 9 ZZ’S – 6:00 P.M. – 7 CIVITANS ATTENDED

March 11 BEARATHON AT THE HOME OF ANN CHRYSLER 10:00 A.M. TO 5 P.M.

10 PEOPLE ATTENDED

BEARATHON for CATHERINE COBB SHELTER TEDDY BEARS

Our first Bearathon was awesome so we planned another AWESOME one again for St. Patrick’s Day! --Ann Chrysler

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MARCH 15 NOON CLUB MEETING AT HOPE CENTER

THE GULDINS, WENDY ROGERS, DEE CORTEZ PROVIDED LUNCH – ST. PAT’S DAY THEME

HOPE WAS UNEXPECTEDLY CLOSED. PREZ JOEL HAD OPEN FORUM SINCE WE COULDN’T HAVE

OUR SCHEDULED HOPE MEMBER ACTIVITY, AND WE HAD A SPECIAL GUEST LEPRECHAUN!

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MARCH 16 GGA DECORATING COMMITTEE MET AT THE LIBRARY AND MICHIGAN AREA ZONE 2 DIRECTOR,

DAVE GULDIN, VISITED THE JACKSON CLUB’S MEETING.

MARCH 17 HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY

THE LUCK OF THE IRISH BE WITH YE, ESPECIALLY IF YE COME TO YER CIVITAN NOON MEETINGS

AT HOPE CENTER.

2ND BEARATHON AT HOME OF ANN CHRYSLER 10:00 A.M. TO 5 P.M. – 11 FOLKS ATTENDED PLUS

OUR LEPRECHAUN GUEST FROM WEDNESDAY’S MEETING – AWESOME DAY !

MARCH 20 EVENING CLUB MEETING AT HOPE CENTER – 6:30 P.M.

NEW MEMBERS, JAMIE ETTER, GABI AND BARB BLUMENAUR, BRIAN ROGERS (WENDY TO LEFT),

WERE INITIATED.

New Members Being Initiated by Past Michigan District Civitan Governor, Leni Green

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Barb Blumenaur, Brian Rodgers (behind), Gaby Blumenaur, Leni Green, & Jamie Etter

Evening Meeting During Leni Green’s Initiation Ceremony

MARCH 22 NOON CLUB MEETING AT HOPE CENTER.

WENDY ROGERS FIXED A NICE LUNCHEON AND THE VOLUNTEER REP FROM HOSPICE OF

LENAWEE WAS THE GUEST SPEAKER.

Heather Row, Head of Hospice of Lenawee Volunteers

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CHARTERING OF THE NEW LENAWEE JUNIOR CIVITAN CLUB IN ONSTED, MICHIGAN

THE EVENT WAS HELD AT “THE MILL” COMMUNITY MEETING HALL LOCATED AT 230 NORTH MAIN

ST. IN ONSTED, MICHIGAN, FROM 5:30 – 8:00 P.M.

Civitan North Central District Governor, Susan Bradshaw, presents charter to the new Lenawee Jr. Civitan Club.

Sadly, Newsletters Editor didn’t get names of Jr. Club members.

MARCH 28 APRIL NEWSLETTER ITEMS DUE TO DAVE GULDIN dguldin47@frontier.com

MARCH 29 NOON CLUB MEETING AT HOPE CENTER

PORTER CATERING PROVIDED A NICE LUNCHEON. 2 SPEAKERS, CANDY & LORI, FROM

CATHERINE COBB SHELTER SPOKE ABOUT THEIR PROGRAM. 25 TEDDY BEARS WERE

PRESENTED TO THEM BY THE “TEDDY BEAR GROUP”.

Left: Bob Husband, Candy Toten, Lori Newsome, Gail Dunaway, Sandy Trevino, Sharon Vantuyle, Suzanne Kruse,

Leni Green, Carolyn Marr, Ann Chrysler, Ann Guldin

(WHO IS THAT HIDING BEHIND ANN GULDIN? WENDY ROGERS?)

BELOW IS THE ARTICLE FROM THE ADRIAN DAILY TELEGRAM

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April 2 LENAWEE COMMUNITY CHORUS CONCERT 4 P.M. ADRIAN COLLEGE CHAPEL – 5 MEMBERS SANG IN THE CONCERT, “AMERICA SINGS”.

April 3 Civitan Board Meeting 6:30 HOPE CENTER – ALL MEMBERS ALWAYS WELCOME! (10:30 A.M. – GGA DECORATING COMMITTEE MET AT JC PENNEY LOCATION.)

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April 4 GGA MEETING AT HOPE CENTER – 6:30 P.M.

April 6 April 5 Noon Club Meeting at Hope – Club Business Meeting Stone’s Catering will be providing delicious soup and fruit salad (and there will be their famous dessert bites as well!) Civitan elections took place and following the meeting there was a Civitan flag raising and proclamation by Mayor Berryman at City Hall on Maumee St.

LOOKING FORWARD-- April 8 Civitan Michigan Area Meeting in Jackson, Michigan

Note from Senior Michigan Area Director, Claudia Kreuger Spring Area Meeting is April 8th at Steve's Ranch Family Restaurant, 311 Louis Glick Hwy., Jackson, MI 49201. I will try to be there by 9:00am to set up and we will start the meeting at 10:00am. Lunch is on your own after the meeting. The food is good and the prices are reasonable. So, plan to stay for lunch, fellowship and conversation.

IF YOU WANT TO BE ON THE AGENDA PLEASE EMAIL ME SO I CAN ADD YOU AND YOUR TOPIC.

April 9 CALLING ALL CIVITANS, THEIR FAMILIES, & FRIENDS!!! It is time for Adopt-A-Highway

Where: We meet at E US 223 & Meyers Road (about ½ way down in our designated area)

When: SUNDAY, APRIL 9, 2017

What time: NOON

QUESTIONS: Dave Guldin, 260-2808 OR Martin Staib, 260-2010

April 12 Noon Club Meeting at Hope

A Civitan Board Meet Member Katie O’Hotzke will lead a Hope Activity with Civitans present. April 14 April 13 Civitan Social at ZZ’s

6 P.M. – LET’S HAVE A GOOD TURN OUT, CIVITANS AND FRIENDS (POSSIBLE NEW MBRS) April 17 EVENING Club Meeting at Hope, 6:30 P.M – Program TBA

April 18 April 19 Noon Club Meeting at Hope – Hospice of Lenawee Children’s Program Presentation April 26 April 21 SET UP FOR GGA – TIME TBA

APRIL 22ND

Calling one and all…..

Civitan’s 39TH annual Grand Giveaway “PARTY ARTY” is coming fast! It is Saturday,

April 22ND at former JC Penney location, Adrian Mall. For tickets, contact Holly Owen at

517-442-2321 or any Civitan member! If you are a Civitan member and need tickets,

please contact Sue Stange at sue.stange@lisd.us and we will get them to you. If any

questions, please contact Joel Rodriguez tiojoel1@gmail.com. Thank you everyone and

let’s have a great year!

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Hello Civitan:

The Grand Giveaway is the biggest Civitan fundraiser of the year. The goal is to have each Civitan club member to

contribute in some way. Either by purchasing a ticket, selling a ticket, securing sponsors or items for the silent

auction, or helping the set-up, tear-down, or during the event. Many are doing a little of everything or a lot of some

tasks. Please let me know where you can help.

There will be about 26 artists from the Adrian Center of the Arts participating in the event. The public eye is upon

the event. It is imperative to get many Civitans each day, from Friday thru Sunday to help to make this a successful

event and to make the load lighter. So, please help where you can.

Thank you.

~Joel Private Citizen

April 23 GGA CLEAN-UP – TIME TBA

April 19 April 26 Noon Club Meeting at Hope – Upstart Adrian Program by Chris Miller

Candy Box Chair, Sandy Trevino needs candy box money by no later than the 15th of each

month. Please service your boxes and look for new locations. Keep your box clean and don’t forget to thank

your sponsor(s).

MICHIGAN AREA LOTTERY RAFFLE TICKET STUBS/MONEY DUE TO DAVE GULDIN BY WED. 4/27

RECIPE SPOTLIGHT (from member Jan Sobb in sunny Florida)

Cranberry Salad

1 (16 oz.) can whole berry cranberry sauce

1 cup deluxe tropical fruit trail mix ( no bananas)

2 oz. chopped pecans or walnuts

1 (12 oz) tub whipped topping

Directions: Break up cranberry sauce with a fork. Stir in trail mix

and nuts. Carefully fold in whipped topping. Refrigerate. Best if

served the same day

Sent from my iPad

TEXAS SHEET CAKE

1 German chocolate cake mix

1 bag (14oz.) caramels

3/4 cup butter

1/2 cup evaporated milk

1 cup chocolate chips

1 cup pecans

Mix cake mix according to directions. Pour half of the batter in a

9x13 pan and bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Melt caramels,

butter and milk together and pour over baked cake. Bake for 10

minutes. Put chocolate chips and pecans on top. Pour the

remaining batter over the chocolate chips and pecans. Bake 20

minutes more.

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I AM CIVITAN: as old as life, as young as the rainbow, as endless as time. MY HANDS do the work of the world and reach out in service to others. MY EARS hear the cry of children and the call throughout the world for peace, guidance, progress and unity. MY EYES search for others to join in the fellowship and service of Civitan. MY MOUTH utters the call to daily duty and speaks prayers in every tongue. MY MIND teaches me respect for law and the flag of my country. MY HEART beats for every friend, bleeds for every injury to humanity and throbs with joy at every triumph of truth. MY SOUL knows no fear but its own unworthiness. MY HOPE is for a better world through Civitan. MY MOTTO: builders of good citizenship. MY BELIEF: do unto others as you would have them do unto you. MY PLEDGE: to practice the Golden Rule and to build upon it a better and nobler citizenship.

My Hands Do the Work of the WorldAND

Reach Out In Service to Others.