SIMI VALLEY KIWANIS GETS IN THE SWING for SPRING! · 2009-02-24 · Volume 2, Number 8 Kaleidoscope...
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Volume 2, Number 8 Kaleidoscope January 15, 2007
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The annual golf tournament will be bigger and better in 2007. Our club’s CELEBRITY GOLF CLASSIC will be held at Moorpark Country Club on May 4, and we’ve promised to include a celebrity with every foursome. The charities that will benefit from the proceeds of the tournament are the health and wellness programs of Simi Valley through the SIMI VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, which include the Free Clinic, Samaritan Center, and the hospital’s Neonatal Unit. In addition to serving the needs of the community, the Foundation has promised to partner with us in publicizing and promoting this great fundraising event.
It’s time for all our Teams to get together and submit their sponsorship names, use their resources to gather raffle prizes, and remember to take the Gift Certificate form with them to every store and restaurant you patronize. To make sure you always have one available, this newsletter will provide them in every issue until the tournament date.
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YA KNOW…?
If you look at your calendar youʹll notice that January
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January 31, I am asking all that would like to parti
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has a fifth Wednesday, and in Simi Valley Kiwanis that means fun. On November’s Fifth Wednesd y we held our white elephant auction had lots of fun and laughter, and enjoyed having Vanna Manios as our guest that day to display the auction items. (She did such a great job maybe we should ask her back for the golf tournament, wearing something really sexy.)
So forcipate, to bring a poem, a limerick, or a joke to
present. Maximum time, 2 minutes; …15 seconds would be great. In other words, hopefully, you can keep them fairly short as I am planning on everyone participating. You can write your own or use something that made you laugh or inspired you. So be prepared and letʹs have fun.
day. would like for ea h member to bring someone they love to the meeting as your guest that day. If you’re single, or your spouse canʹt come, bring your mother, your sister, or your best friend, a grown son or daughter. You will be billed $10 for their breakfast. Lynda Zulage will be taking reservations for this meeting. Please contact her by phone, 581‐5681, or e‐mail, [email protected] if you will be attending the February 14th meeting, even if you will be alone. Again, count on lots of laughs this day as we have a fun program planned.
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the Worldʹs I.Q., the Secretʹs in the Salt.ʺ The Times reports that Kiwanis contributed $80 million to the global fight against the leading preventable cause of retardation. The Kiwanis International Foundation hopes to raise $l.5 million to help sustain the IDD program and ensure that Kiwanisʹ extraordinary investment is protected throu h close monitoring and preventative measures with UNICEF and other worldwide partners. It s exciting to know th t our work through Kiwanis is not just affecting our local community, but is having an impact on improving living conditions all over the world. Thank you for being a Kiwanian.
tion to attend the CAL-NEV-HA MID-WINTER CONFERENCE in Ontario, FebruaryOur club has registered 100%. Your personal cost wouldinclude the Interclub luncheon, $27, which usually everyone attends. The keynote speaker, Patrick Mahas entertained, educated and motivated audiences with his unique blend of pop culture, humor, personal experiences, insightful observations and literary examples that point out the extraordinary aspectsʺextra ordinaryʺ lives. His stories are authentic, personal and purposeful. Youʹll emerge feeling refreshed and motivated, having experienced both laughter and tearwith a greater belief in yourself and those around you.
There will be a Rose Float Breakfast at 7 a.m., e most of us will car pool that morning I doubt
anyone will want to leave early enough to attend. The cost is $17 for the breakfast. The Winter Festival onto wanians as we honor our new Dunlap recipiants, Dale Kauffman, Kathi Van Etten, Gary Hainline and Pam Smith. It will feature terrific food and entertainment by our own talented Kiwaniaplan on an enjoyable evening with your Kiwanis friends and help support our District Foundation at the same time. O Marriott is offering a special rate of $109 to Kiwanis for that evening. Please make your own rooreservations at 800‐284‐8811 (deadline Jan. 18.)
After you are all revved up at the Distrition get your jeans and boots ready to see Clint
Black in his black hat at the INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION in San Antonio and hear LaDonnGatlin, sister of the Gatlin Brothers, give her inspirational message. You will enjoy Sariv alk and a trip to the historic Alamo. Open to all members and spouses oth vention offers a rare opportunity for Kiwaniansall over the world to share ideas, conduct Kiwanis business and plan for the organization’s future.
Pweek’s addition of the 50/50 ticket sales. So letʹs see who will again win the fortune.
A SOUTH AMERICAN ODYSSEY
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ed n an 8‐day tou of the alapagos Islands (600 miles offshore of Ecuador) on a 16 passenger boat. We had walking tours on various islands, and each night we cruised to a new island while we slept. We went snorkeling every day and the kids all did several dives. We viewed many different species of birds, reptiles, sea life, turtles/tortoises, and plants.
Our family time togetherEcuadorʹs capital city at 9,250 ft. The first day
we saw the countryside north of Quito, including a stop at a monument marking the Equator (I have the obligatory picture of me with one foot in each hemisphere), and spent few hours on a busy Saturday in the outdoor marketplace at Otavalo, over 10 square blocks. On Christmas Eve we took a walking tour of ʺold Quito,ʺ visiting many squares anchored by churches, and followed a Christmas p rade of local people in native dress with their animals, dancing, and tossing rose petals. Near our hotel in “new” Quito I found a bench with an ad for the Kiwanis Club of Quito! (See page 5).
Carol hristmas Day exploring the downtown part of
the city. There were many people out and about ‐ shopping, walking, playing, and enjoying a beautiful day. We also saw more small religious parades, replete with costumes, music, and dancing.
From Lima, we flew to Cusco Inca empire, where we took guided tours of
various Inca ruins near and within Cusco, and took the train to Machu Picchu. The sheer scale of this ʺlost cityʺ ‐ the only one never discovered, therefore never destroyed, by the Spaniards, was awe‐inspiring. We spent two days exploring this wonder. An amazing fact of the Inca culture was the provision of pure mountain glacial water to each city, requiring miles of aqueducts through nearly inaccessible terrain. The fountains at Machu Picchu, fed by these aqueducts, still flow just as they did over 200 years ago! There’s also the mystery of how their walls and buildings have been constructed with enormous stones; shaped, smoothed, and fitted erfectly together w thout mortar, able to withstand earthquakes for undreds f years!
Needless to say, we arrived home exhen 600 pictures. Iʹll talk about the trip and show
some of these shots at our meetings in the near future.
AKTION CLUB NEARING
The paperwork necessary to submit our petition for char
In partnership with Santa Susana, we are looking w
of you has an idea or a project that we can put
ter to Kiwanis International is almost complete. There are 32 members participating in our SimiSu AKtion Club, who are eagerly anticipating providing helping hands in many of our projects as well as their own.
forward to celebrating the new club, and ill soon be in the planning stages of a gala party some time in March.
If anyone our special people to work on, please contact
Madeleine at 583‐2857 or [email protected].
THE ALAMO, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
FIND YOUR OWN VOICE You know the Gatlin Brothers? Well, there’s also
a Gatlin sister, LaDonna, who, besides writing and singing, is an accomplished speaker who motivates her audiences to “find our own voice” and “sing our own song.” She’ll inspire Kiwanians with her message during the 92ND ANNUAL KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION.
Though she grew up performing with her brother a
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s, LaDonna. re lized that success for her could be measured in a different way. She chose to follow her heart, and “sing a different song” apart from her brothers.
Gar vocal talents to entertain even as she educates,
motivates, and drives home her point. An active member of the (US) Ntion, Gatlin is a Certified Speaking Professional
and was inducted into the Speakers Hall of Fame. She has recorded four solo albums and is a contributing author to the best‐selling book series Chicken Soup for
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Kiwanis Int ce focus is called “Young Children: Priority One.” This program
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seeks to serve the special needs of young children from prenatal development to age 5 in four areas: maternal and child health; child care and development; parent education and support; and safety programs and pediatric trauma care. Did you know? Ic has the highest per capita iwanis membership among the Kiwanis nations.
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WIT AND WISDOM
KAbout one in every 200 Icelanders is a Kiwanian, compared with about one in every 1,0 0 Americ ns.
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POTLIGHT ON….
DICK KOLODZIEJ
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with his parents and younger brother. Both boys attended parochial schools during their growing up years.
As a young nd began building his own models when he was
8 or 9. He also began studying piano at the age of 6, went to a music conservatory from age 11 to 13, and continuing until financial constraints made it necessary to stop his lessons.
In college prepOTC and qualified for a scholarship to Notre
Dame University, where he spent four years majoring in Aeronautical Engineering. At graduation in 1957, he was commissioned as an Ensign in the regular Navy.
Dick’s contract with the Navy found him ight training that ended when he developed an
ear problem. He then served as a Deck and Gunnery Officer aboard the heavy cruiser U.S.S St. Paul (CA73) stationed in Japan and traveled throughout the Far East.
After his stint in the Navy, he went to work as a rvice Engineer for Honeywell on various projects
including the YF12 and SR71 Blackbirds. After nine years he went to Lockheed Martin where he spent 10 years as Senior Research Specialist on the design and testing of the L1011 TriStar airliner. His expertise was requested at the Skunk Works where he spent the next 20 years working on top secret projects, including the F117 Stealth Fighter. (Dick always says he’d like to tell you more, but then he’d have to kill you!)
Dick’s hobbies have included ed model aircraft, skiing, and country western
dancing. In 1998 he discovered that he and Madeleine were members of the same ski club, when they met on a club ski trip. An accomplished dancer, he wooed Madeleine on the dance floor at the Cowboy Palace in Chatsworth.
Dick recrysler 300, which has been spotted at several car
shows in recent years, even winning trophies in two of them.
Since retirement, Dick is enjoying traveling, relaxing at home, and more recently participating in Kiwanis.
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Here are just a few photos
of some of our club members having fun in December and
January.
Surprising Past President Jeannine Landreau with Christmas Carols were: Dick Landreau, Gary Matloff, Judy Orozco, Ron Smith, Al Orozco, Ellio Kokotos, Linda Manios, Lynda Miller, Jim Lightfoot, Lee Hintlian, and Elaine Hintlian
Nick Esser takes a break from touring in Quito, Ecuador and finds another sign reminding us that Kiwanis is everywhere! (See article on Page 3)
Al Orozco presents new member inductee, Clareta Barrow, her Kiwanis shirt and apron as President Elaine Hintlian looks on.
AKtion Club members, Liz & Aaron (above) greet the Dole Banana at YMCA Healthy Families Day, as (right) Kiwanians Mary Martin, Roberta Leap, Louise Kaul, John and Shelley Howard prepare sandwiches while Gary Hainline schmoozes with Mary Patch.
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CALENDAR
January 16 Sinaloa Builders Club Meeting
January 20 K UNIVERSITY
February 10 Mid‐Year Conference & Winter Festival, Ontario
February 22 Youth Summit
February 22 Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce Business Expo
March 31 Pancake Breakfast – Simi Youth Baseball
April 28 Blues Festival – Oak Park
May 4 CELEBRITY GOLF CLASSIC
May 5 Huck Finn Fishing Derby
May 5 Arts & Crafts Fair – Rancho Tapo Park
May 6 SPECIAL OLYMPICS
May 12 Simi Valley Street Fair
June 2 Boys & Girls Club Auction
July 3‐7 KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION San Antonio TX
“Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the
world one child and one community at a time”
DIRECTORY
2006-2007
OFFICERS President: Elaine Hintlian
805/522‐9028 – Cell: 805/490‐8522 President‐Elect: Kathi Van Etten 805/520‐0549 – Cell: 805/732‐4584 Vice President: Dale Kauffman 805/522‐1530 – Cell: 805/795‐4890
Secretary: Pam Smith Treasurer: Keith Barker Immediate Past President:
Jim Lightfoot
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ray Dempsey Nick Esser
Madeleine Kolodziej Gary Hainline Al Orozco Ruth Jacob Ron Smith
Board of Directors meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30 A.M. at Denny’s, Sycamore & Cochran. Contact the Club:
Simi Valley Kiwanis P. O. Box 477 Simi Valley, CA 93062 805/675‐8668
Meetings at 7:00 A.M. each Wednesday, Paul’s Italian Villa 2585 Cochran Street, Simi Valley Newsletter Editor:
Madeleine Kolodziej 805/583‐2857 – Cell: 805/551‐7393
E‐Mail: [email protected]
The Kiwanis Club of Simi Valley Proudly Presents
The 2007 Celebrity Golf Classic Friday, May 4, 2007 ~ Moorpark Country Club
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