7/31/08
Stu Tollen, editor



Pres. Bob opened the meeting and asked Rev. Richard Workowski to give the invocation. Our On Time Name Badge loser this week was Carol Godfrey. We had two guests with us, Linda Kligman from the JCA and our guest speaker Doug Block. They were both greeted in traditional fashion.


Free Announcements:

Pres. Bob reminded us all that Mayor Nutter has rescheduled with us for Thursday, Sept. 25. More info to follow.

Aug 14-17 is the PA Kiwanis District Convention in Altoona, PA. Munn is going as our Delegate. He will present the PA Foundation with a check for $500.

Pres. Bob announced that we will meet at Richard Workowski"s for lunch next week and hold our Board meeting there as well. Bob also announced that the club received a letter from a local single mom who is trying to get her son into a leadership program, but need help with the cost. Be prepared to discuss this topic next week at the Board meeting.

Ann Lotz put in a good word about Greenwood Ave Cleaners. " They do excellent work."

Lind Kligman gave us a quick update on some of the new businesses in Jenkintown: Jenkintown Java, Jenkintown Business Graphics, Rhinoceros Toys, Jenkintown Running Company. She also presented us with a check for our participation in the Jenkintown Summer Sunset 5k run- $2873

Munn Steelman announced that they are hosting 30 some Aktion Clubbers at his house for a cookout this Tuesday.


50/50- Bert Kreger, donated it all back to the club

Pullar"s Pot:
None this week


Upcoming Programs:

8/7/08- Board Meeting at Rev. Richard Workowski"s- St Mark"s Church
8/14/08- Sarahcare-An adult Daycare center
8/21/08- Ferndale Davis- WWII underground in Belgium
8/28/08-open
9/4/08- Board Meeting
9/14/08- Kiwanis Kids Kourt at the Jenkintown Jazz & Brew Fest
9/21/08- Pin Wheels for Peace
9/25- Mayor Nutter


Program:

Anne Lotz introduced our guest speaker- Doug Block. Doug is the Chief Deputy of Enforcement for the PA Securities Commission. Doug gave us a very informative and interesting talk on the dangers of scammers out just waiting to take your money.

2008-08-05 18:53:58    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

7/17/07
Stu Tollen, editor




Pres. Bob opened the meeting and asked Jack Founds to give the invocation. Nate Kolbes was our On Time Name Badge Loser. We had no quests with us today.


Free Announcements:

Ed Foy announced that Mayor Nutter"s office called him back at we have selected Thursday September 25, 2008 as our rescheduled date to have the Mayor come and speak to us. Please mark your calendars now to keep this date open.


Pres. Bob announced that we made $2,873.33 from the 5k run. Once again, thanks for all the help , as it was a wonderful event. Stuart will bring in the sponsor t-shirts this coming week as you remember that we ran out of t-shirts and had to re-order more.

Just a reminder that the PA Kiwanis District Convention is being held in Altoona, PA. from August 14-17. Munn is going as our delegate. At the board meeting we agreed to make a donation of $500 to the PA Kiwanis Foundation, that Munn will present.

Munn Steelman announced that they had 22 Aktion clubbers at the Library for a recent meeting. They had a great speaker from RSVP, who spoke about " World Wide Cruising" Munn thought that he would make a good speaker for us as well.

Anne Lotz announced that Prudential Fox and Roach is holding a Back Pack Challenge to benefit homeless children in Philadelphia. So please bring in school supplies so that they can fill the back packs: pens, pencils, notebooks, loose-leaf paper, binders, markers. Anne will be collecting the items next week. You can also just make a donation if you wish and Anne will purchase the items needed.

Pullar"s Pot:

Kurt Hunsberger- I survived three weeks alone, as Susan and the girls were in Germany. It"s good to have them back.
Stu Tollen- The boys are doing well with the Manorlu Swim Team this summer. Recently, Riley came had two first place finishes. It was great to see him do so well.
Joe Quigley- I"m going to the Kenny Chesney concert this weekend with Angela. She won the tickets and just loves country music. I will let you know how it was next week.

Upcoming Programs:

7/31/08- Doug Logan-Chief of Enforcement of the SEC

50/50- Kurt Hunsberger, who donatd it all back to the club

2008-07-24 10:03:25    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

6/26/08
Stu Tollen, editor



Pres. Bob opened the meeting and asked Barry Rowland to give the invocation. Gloria Leibig was our On Time Name Badge Winner this week.
We had no guests with us today.


Free Announcements:

We will meet for Lunch at the Drake Tavern on 7/3/08 at 12 noon  for those that will be in the area.

Our guest speaker on Thusday July 17th is Mayor Nutter. Please get your reservations in as soon as possible. All the info is on our website at: http://www.jenkintownkiwanis.com/calendar.php To date we have gotten a good response to our invitations.

I announced that our recent Jenkintown Summer Sunset 5k run made $3000 for the club. We brought in $11,000 and it looks like our expenses are $5,000. so, each group-JCA and Kiwanis makes $3000. This is double what we brought in last year. All I can say is "Thank you"


Munn Steelman announced that at his church they announced that Earl Krick"s sister just turned 100 years old. Also Walter Hellendall is on the Prayer List. So keep him in your thoughts.

Linda Kligman and Anne MacHaffie of the JCA asked me if the club would like to oversee the " Kiwanis Kids Kourt" at the Jenkintown Jazz & Brew Fest on Sunday September 14th. It is something we should strongly consider as we would get tremendous PR and it fits with our Kiwanis mission.

Upcoming Programs:

July 3- Drake Tavern
July 10-Board Meeting
July 17- Mayor Nutter,Huntingdon Valley Country Club


Pullar"s Pot:

Bert Kreger gave us an update on his condition, and he is doing much better on the name brand medication. I put a few dollars in the pot to say. " I survived the swim in the
Schuylkill River" It wasn"t as bad as I thought, in fact I would do it again.  Anne Lotz reported that the Wedding went well. The dress held up, and so did the weather. It was just a perfect day. Gloria Leibig reported that her son, got up to PSU and now he is in Fort Knox, Kentucky for his training. She also put a dollar in to thank Mimi Steelman for coming out to the Women and Money event. It was a great event and we got to hear Jean Chatsky.



50/50 Winner: Richard Workowski






Quote of the Week:


"There are only two forces that unite men-fear and interest."
                                                                                             - Napoleon Bonaparte

2008-07-01 19:15:48    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

8/14/08
Gloria Leibig, editor



Prs. Bob opened the meeting and asked Carol Godfrey to give the blessing.Our On Time Name Badge Winner this week was .... Anne Lotz. We had one guest, our speaker, Arsen R. Ustayevk, from Sara Care of Jenkintown. He was greeted in traditional fashion.


Free Announcements:

Pres. Bob announced that Mayor Nutter is still on for lunch with us on Thursday September 25 at Huntingdon Valley Country Club. More info to follow. Please try to clear your calendar now for that day so you can attend, as we need to have a good showing.

Pres. Bob also announced that Munn is in Altoona as our delegate for the PA Kiwanis District Convention this weekend.


Upcoming Programs:

8/22/08-Fernande"Freddie" Davis-"Girl in Belgium Resistance" this show be quite interesting, please try to bring a quest if possible.
8/28/08-Meeting at the Drake
9/3/08- Board Meeting
9/14/08-Jenkintown Jazz and Brew Fest- Kiwanis Kids Kourt
9/25/08- Mayor Nutter

50/50 Winner- Lucy Sharp. Lucy donated all the money back to the club


Pullar"s Pot:
Lucy Sharp contributed, saying that she was back from her very enjoyable Whale Watching cruise in New England. She spotted 8 whales.
Anne Lotz put a dollar in the pot to say that she had a wonderful vacation, actually, the best in 5 years at the Jersey Shore and really enjoyed the beautiful weather!
Bob Smyrl contributed by telling all of us about his Boy Scout Camp in Rhode Island with his two boys. The boys qualified for sports in record time in swimming. They finished 2/3/4 for a good showing. Now, Bob is suffering back pain from his efforts.


Program:

Anne Lotz introduced our quest speaker Arsen R. Ustayevk from Sara Care. Arsen told us about Sara Care as it"s a new Adult Day Care center located here in Jenkintown. It was a very interesting program.


The meeting ended at 1:30 with a Salute to the Flag.

Don"t waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

2008-08-21 10:27:28    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

8/21/08
Stu Tollen, editor



Pres. Bob opened the meeting and asked Rev. Richard Workowski to give the invocation. Our On Time Name Badge loser this week was Barry Rowland. We had several quests with us today: Jack Founds brought his friend Alison Patterson, Bob Smyrl brought his father Bob Smyrl, Sr. and our guest speaker was Fernade Davis and her friend Joanne Silver. They were all greeted in traditional fashion.



Free Announcements:

Reminder that on 8/28/08 we will meet for lunch at the Drake Tavern at noon.

Mayor Nutter will be speaking to us on September 25 at the Huntingdon Valley Country Club. All the info is in the attached flyer. Please call Anne lotz or e-mail her if you have any questions. You can pay by sending in the flyer with your check or online at http://www.jenkintownkiwanis.com/calendar.php  We are not selling tickets at the door, so be sure to get your orders in now!  Feel free to pass this info.out to your friends and neighbors. Let"s make sure we have a good turn out for the Mayor.

Gloria announced that we need volunteers for the Jenkintown Jazz Festival on Sunday September 14th. Please use the Sign Up Sheet that is going around to indicate when you can volunteer that day. Gloria also announced that see has had contact with Mike Morsch from the Times Chronicle and he will update our contact info in our weekly announcement to reflect our website address. Gloria also announced that she continues to have contact with Jeanne DiValentino of the Jenkintown Football Booster"s about sponsoring their Annual Awards Dinner. Gloria will ask her to come as a speaker to inform the club on the event and how we could help them.

Munn Steelman reported on the Pa Kiwanis Convention that was recently held in Altoona, PA. The District wide Rose Sale is again under way and Munn handed Pres. Bob our packet of information.Marty Schaefer has agreed to be our Division Coordinator for the rose sale again this year.  We do not have a location just yet for box making and distribution, but as soon as I know you will know! Munn also announced that our next Gov. of Pa Kiwanis for the 2008-2009 year will be John Burke. It was a good convention, 82 raffle baskets were donated and we made a profit of $3800. The PA Foundation has $336,000 as noted on the Treasurer"s Report.

Pres. Bob announced that the club donated $300 so that a local boy, Bobby Britt could attend the People to People  World Leadership Course.

I announced that Anne MacHaffie of the JCA e-mailed me that so for for the Kiwanis Kids Kourt we have a dunk tank and cotton candy machine. The JCA will pay for the cotton candy fixings. The also have an assortment of games of us to oversee. They have rolls of tickets for us to use. We just need to sell them and for that we need volunteers. 

Joe Quigley announced that he would be playing softball this weekend for Battle for a Cure. It"s a co-ed tournament to help raise funds for cancer research. It"s held at Lukens Park in Horsham and begins at 7:30am and goes until? If you are free please stop by.


Pullar"s Pot:

I put in a few bucks to say it"s good to be back from my vaction to the Midwest. Also the boys finished swimming for the summer and at the last meet Cooper won 3 gold medals and Riley won a silver medal. It was quite the haul for the Tollen Boys.

Ruchard Workowski  put in a dollar to say that he was away at the Mustard Seed Camp for the disabled. The camp is run by Mennonites and it"s a wonderful camp, great facilities and food. Really a  worthwild endevour

50/50: I won this week and donated all the money back to the club


Upcoming Programs:

9/4- Board Meeting
9/14 Jenkintown Jazz Fest- Kiwanis Kids Kourt
9/25- Mayor Nutter Lunch


Program:
Anne Lotz introduced our guest speaker, Fernade Davis. Freddie spoke to use about her experiences as a 16 year old living in Belgium during WWII and working for the Belgium underground. It was an amazing tale, as she was a fascinating speaker.

Be great in act, as you have been in thought.

William Shakespeare

2008-08-28 13:58:18    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

10/23/08
Stu Tollen, editor


Pres. Anne opened the meeting and asked Bob Maher to give the invocation. We had one guest with us today our speaker, Robert Pennese of the US Deptartment of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection. Robert works on the Anti-Terrorism Contraband Eenforcemnet Tactical Team Robert was greeted in traditional fashion.

Free Announcements:

Pres. Anne annouced that a Division 21 Council Meeting was held this past Saturday and We had an interclub as Munn, Anne and Lt. Gov Jen represented our club. Anne also reported that a family in Feasterville is in need of a medical air compressor as the wife has a rare genetic disorder, Autonomic Neuropathy as well as MS. Munn announced that the Abington Aktion club set aside a $100 donation for this. After a brief discussion, a motion was made by Gloria Leibig and seconded by Munn Steelman that our club will also send a $100 donation for this cause.Gloria allowed the money to come out of the Jenkintown Football Awards Dinner Budget, as it appears less likely that we will be participating in this project.

Pres. Anne annouced that the Abington Aktion Club is holding their Annual Dinner of Thanks at the Abington High School on Tuesday Nov. 25 . Please mark your calendars as that we can have at least an interclub with them. Pres. Anne also announced that Div. 21 Annual Awards Dinner will be held in Jan. at the Glenside VFW. More info to follow.

Pres. Anne announced tha Peanut Day was recently completed, however we have no official count on the canisters as of yet. Gloria Leibig will write a "Thank You" note to Kate Smith the manager of WaWa for their help in our efforts.

I announced that the Div. 21 Rose Sale pick-up is set for this Thursday Oct. 30th. Our club sold 26 dozen. If you ordered Roses please show up today to pick them up. Also some of you still owe me money, so bring your checkbooks. Below is the list of those of you who ordered Roses:

Rich Workowski-1
Joe Quigley-2
Anne Lotz-5
Gloria Leibig-1
Ed Foy-4
Bob Maher-5
Lucy Sharp-2
Jack Waite-1
Bert Kreger-1
Bob Smyrl-1
Stu Tollen-3

Russ Koerwer reports that on Dec.18th he will be hosting the Annual Kiwanis Hoilday party at his house. The party will start at 6pm. More info to follow.

Pres. Anne annouced that Ed Foy has requested that if you want Entertainment Books please contact him as he would like to just place one large order of books this year.

Tim Barnes reports that he saw former member Carol Javage and she says " Hello" to all.

I saw Nate Kolbes and he also says " Hello" to all and he is sorry that he missed the interclub with Hatboro-Horsham. I also spoke with Joe Quigley and everyone is doing well, Angela and Adrana are home and settling in. He hopes to be here next week.

I gave a brief report of the parking situation here in the Boro and the propsed action by Boro Council.

Lucy Sharp passed around the obituary for Muriel Happich, who recently passed away. She was the founder of the Loaves and Fishes Program here at the church.


Pullar"s Pot:

Gloria Leibig was at Penn SAtae for Homecoming as Anthony was in the parade representing the ROTC. She was standing by Old Main and when the doors opened Joe Paterno was about five feet from where she was standing. It was all very exciting.

I announced that swimming has started up again, and so far Cooper is off to a flying start. Last year he barely missed making the Mid Atlantic Junior Olympics, but this year he has already qualified in two events.

Lucy Sharp reported that they went down to see Michael at George Mason University to see his lab. They are working on detecting very low levels of ammonia in the environment.


50/50 Winner- Lucy Sharp, who donated it all back to the club.

Program:

Gloria Leibig announced our guest speaker- Robert Pennese. Robert spoke about his role as leader of the newly formed  Law Enforcement Explorer Post #187. The explorer program is open to young men and women ages 14-20 and it gives them the chance to participate in federal law enforcement-related activities within the Customs and Border Protection program.However the program is not Federally funded and they need to riase funds to keep the program running. By January they will have close to 70 students in the program.

Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb.

Sir Winston Churchill

2008-11-13 09:52:35    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

9/18/08
Stu Tollen, editor




Pres. Bob opened the meeting and asked Rev. Richard Workowski to give the invocation. Kurt Hunsberger was our On Time Name Badge Winner today. We had no guests with us on this beautiful day.


Free Announcements:

Pres. Bob wanted to remind us that  Saturday September 21 is the International Day of Peace. Perhaps in the upcoming year we can get the Pin Wheels Peace program into the school curriculums in the area.

Bob had received some e-mails about tax changes for form 990 and he read over everything. As a club and foundation we look good, but we need to update the official address for both as what is currently listed is outdated.

Jenkintown Jazz and Brew Fest- as a club we made $248.90 on the pretzel and water sales. In attendance for the club were: Bob Maher, Munn Steelman, Lucy Sharp,Gloria Leibig, Anne Lotz, Rich Workowski, Ed Foy, Jack Waite, Kurt Hunsberger and myself. We decided to invite Linda Kligman and Anne MacHaffie from the JCA to a meeting to have a wrap up session on the Kiwanis Kids Kourt.

Joe Quigley announced that He and Anne Lotz attended the recent Div. 21 Leadership training session. It was very good, as they learned a lot about Kiwanis. Would like to interclub with the Hatboro-Horsham Club. Joe also spoke with Tim Barnes and he sounds good. He is having some additional test done, but he is feeling better.

Pres. Bob announced that the 2008-2009 proposed Budget is done. He also announced that the Jenkintown Day Nursery is holding their Rags to Riches Fund Raiser on Sat. Nov. 1st at the Philmont Country Club and they are honoring Bob White. If you are interested in going please see Bob.

Carol Godfrey announced that the Abington YMCA is  looking for sponsors for their Gobble-Wobble 5k run.They have over 1000 runners, so it might be something we want to look into to.

I announced that the Pa Kiwanis District is having their annual Rose Sale and we need all orders in to me by Oct. 2nd. The cost is $18 per dozen and the club keeps $7. So get those orders into me as soon as possible.


Pullar"s Pot:

Joe Quigley announced that Angela is doing well, and they are attending their second baby class tonight.
Richard Workowski announced that on Sept. 27th they are holding a flea market at St. Mark"s Church from 9-3pm. All are invited. Also on Sept. 29th they are hosting a reception for a Gold Medal winner in Women"s Rowing who lives in the area.



50/50 Winner:  Bert Kreger


Program:

Rev. Richard Workowski gave us a program today on....a Bible Study. It was quite interesting to learn the history of the how and why the same book differs widely throughout the Judeo-Christian world.





Quote of the week,  submitted by Ed Foy


"I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand."
Confucius

2008-09-25 11:50:03    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

9/11/08
Stu Tollen, editor


Pres. Bob opened the meeting and asked Jack Waite to give the invocation. Our On Time Name Badge Loser was Mike Czerwonka.
We had one guest with us today, Bob Ambler, who is our speaker and will speak on the topic of Reverse Mortgages.


Free Annoucements:

Ed Foy announced that Mayor Nutter had to cancel on us again. After a lengthy discussion the club members decided not to reschedule with him until after the election and then possibly just have it here at the church and keep it small.

I reminded everyone that this Sunday, September 14th is the Jenkintown Jazz & Brew Fest. We need everyone who signed up to volunteer that day to show up. I also announced that the District wide rose sale is ongoing. The cost is $18 a dozen and the club keeps $7.  The deadline is Oct. 3rd.  So get out there and sell them.

Anne Lotz announced that the Kiwanis Officer Training is set for this Monday, Sept. 15th at her office. It starts at 5pm.

Pres Bob announced- Pennsylvania Kiwanis Region 7 Fall Conference:October 18, 2008, 8:30am – 1:00pm North Penn High School Cost: $7.00 for Kiwanis Members & $5 for K Family Members Price includes registration and morning snacks and surprises. So, please mark your calendars now so that you can attend. Pres. Bob also announced that Kevin Thomas e-mailed PA Kiwanis membership info and overall we started the year with statewide membership at 5709 and we our down to 5535 as of August 31st.

Pres. Bob announced that toady is September 11 Remembrance Day aka  Patriot Day.

Jack Waite passed out an updated Drop in Story Time reading schedule. It"s updated with only one reader per week, so if you can"t make it one week, please be responsible and call another reader to fill in.

Gloria Leibig announced that she and Lucy Sharp attended the Abington Township Emergency Panning Committee meeting. Gloria noted that, "It was really well organized, a geat event!"

Pullar"s Pot:

Munn Steelman  at the gym that he goes to, they hold a weekly football pool and he was the big winner last week as he went 16 for 16. Way to pick them Munn!

50/50 Winner- Richard Workowski

Program:

Anne Lotz introduced our guest speaker, Bob Ambler, from Trident Mortgage. Bob gave us the low down on Reverse Mortgages. It was really an interesting program.

Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status.

Laurence J. Peter

US educator & writer (1919 - 1988)

2008-09-25 11:49:14    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

6/19/08





Pres. Bob opened the meeting and asked Jack Waite to give the invocation. Our On Time Name Badge Winner this week was Mike Czerwonka.
We had no quests with us today.


Free Announcements:

Mayor Nutter is to join us as our special quest speaker on July 17th. Everyone should have all the info by now, but if you don"t it"s on our website: http://www.jenkintownkiwanis.com/calendar.php   Remember seating is limited and this is a prepay event, so get your orders in quickly.


Gloria Leibig announced that the Jenkintown BUG and Terrific Kid Program was held recently at the end of the year assembly. Unfortunately there was a miscommunication with the new principal so, she was not there. However they were very excited to do it and want to continue it next year. They will begin planning it in January 09.

Gloria also announced that she has Jenkintown Kiwanis Volunteers t-shirts for all club members, if you didn"t get one at the 5k run. What a wonderful event-Good job- run committee!

I announced that we had 350 runners sign up this year, 321 runners who finished the race. The results are posted on the website: http://www.jenkintownkiwanis.com/calendar.php for those who are interested. It looks like we might make $3000-4000 on the run this year, as it was by far our largest number of runners to date. I will have more concrete figures next week, but it looks good. Thanks to all those who volunteered, we can"t do it with out your help. Thank you, Thank you. Thank you.

Pres. Bob announced that it looks like one of our Bus Stop Benches is broken.  Munn and Jack Founds are aware of it, and hope to make the repair soon.

The club received a thank you  from the Abington Fitness Institute for our Golf Sponsorship. They were able to raise $7, 476.88 for Our Lady of Confidence School.

Jack Waite announced that he is working on the Drop In Reading Program for next year. It looks like it will be again held on Thursday as we got more children out to it on that day. Also if you are interested in being a reader, please let Jack know.

Tim Barnes has," Hello"s" from club members Mark Mulholland and Nate Kolbes.



Pullar"s Pot:

Gloria announced that she is headed for Penn State to pick up her son Anthony, then he is headed out to Ft. Knox, Kentucky for basic training.

Mike Czerwonka announced that his best friend who was ill and in the hospital recently, is doing better, but recently his daughter died suddenly. She was only 26 years old.

Bob Maher announced that former member Al Crake had his hip replacement surgery and is doing well.

Bert Kreger had an interesting tale of side effects from generic medication, then had side effects from going back on the name brand medication. Stay tuned, for the rest of the story next week.

I announced that as of today it looks like I will be swimming in the Schuylkill River this Saturday morning for the Phillly Triathlon-in the team division. Unless we have rain, but they are not calling for it to do so. More to the story next week.


50/50 winner: Bob Maher, who donated it all back to the club.

The regular meeting was closed with a salute to the flag and the Board meeting started.



Quote of the week-submitted by Ed Foy-


" Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life."

                                                                                                                                     - Ralph Waldo Emerson

2008-06-24 18:09:51    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

June 5, 2008

Joseph J. Quigley, Editor

Pres. Elect Anne G. Lotz opened the meeting and asked Munn Steelman to give the invocation. The On Time Name Badge Winner this week was Bob Smyrl. We had no guests with us today.

Free Announcements:

Pres. Elect Anne announced that on July 17th at Huntingdon Valley Country Club Mayor Michael Nutter will be our guest speaker. We will prepare Flyers and Emails to go out to our guest. We are not sure of what the cost is at this time. Anne will confirm with Huntingdon Valley. We would like to thank Ed Foy for this terrific opportunity. We are going to have the event in the grand ballroom which holds 175 people.

Please all members update your information on our website.

The Wine and Cheese event at Stu & Melinda"s was fantastic. The wines were tasty and the food thank to Angela was awesome. We hope to have her back next year.

Summer Sunset 5k Run is coming up next week June 11th and right at this time we have 125 runners pre-registered. All route volunteers please meet at 6pm in front of the Jenkintown Library. The run starts at 7pm. Gloria will be handing out group t-shirts at the event.

Highway Singage? Joe and Rick volunteer to find out what to do about getting new signs. Ed Foy will meet with Joe to let him know what he has done in the past.

Carol Godfrey has recommended a winner for the Michael Pitcarin Scholarship.

New Officer Training is on June 21st in West Chester, PA

Munn announced that this past Tuesday night the Sunrise action group had 18 participants in there hobby night. Darleen Jackson does a great job with the folks and put together a fine project for the seniors. The project included painting a vase and filling it with roses. All enjoyed.


Pullar"s Pot:

Mike Czerwonka, while taking his son to baseball hit a hawk and took out his head light. I cost him $314 in damage.

Munn Steelman spent a few days in the Outter Banks, North Carolina. He had some fun and relaxation.

Ed Foy is visited every morning by 2 ducks whom use to swim on the pools cover in the winter months now they swim in the pool. To get them out of the pool Ed would send out his dog to bark at them. They initially flew away. However, the ducks figured out that the dog could not swim. Since then the ducks just hang out swimming in the pool and go from side to side away from the barking dog. Ed does not know what to do next.

Ann heard on the radio on this morning 40 years ago on this day Bobby Kennedy was assassinated.

50/50

Today"s winner is Bob Smyrl. He elected to put it back into the pot for the holiday party.

Anne closed the meeting with a pledge of allegiance to the United States of America.

2008-06-24 18:09:38    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

4/24/08
Stuart Tollen, editor


Pres. Bob opened the meeting and asked Kurt Hunsberger to give the invocation. Our guest today was Carole Macrone, from the Community Development Corporation. She was greeted in traditional fashion.


Free Announcements:

Barry Rowland reported that they read to 20 kids today at our Drop -in -Story Time reading program. Next week the readers are Bob Maher and Gloria Leibig.

Munn Steelman annonced that he sent a get well card out to the Hellendall"s as Gretel is not doing well.

I announced that our Website is up and running: www.jenkintownkiwanis.com  If you haven"t been on it yet check it out and let me know what else you want to see on it. It"s a work in progress, so now is you chance to speak up. If you have any trouble signing in please just e-mail me and I will help you.

Pres. Bob announced that May 31 is the date of our Wine Tasting- please send you checks in or give them to Stu or Lucy. The cost is $50 per person, which includes Hors d"oeuvres, dinner, dessert and of course wine. This year we will be tasting wines form South Africa.It"s a great night please plan on attending. To date I have only 17 coming, and I know we can do better than that.

Munn Steelmman announced that the Run Committee met and all is looking good. To date we have $3000 in sponsorship monies. We need all money in by May 5. So if you have gotten your money in please get it in ASAP. All the info is on our website: www.jenkintownkiwanis.com in the calendar section.

Pres. Bob announced that the Kiwanis Club of Old York Rd. is holding their Annual Surf and Turf Dinner. He has tickets for those who wish to attend.Kiwanis Club of Old York Road,Upper Moreland Key Club,Builders Club,K-Kids:

Surf or Turf
Sat. May 4, 2008 4 PM to 6 PM
At Masons Mill Park
Cost is as follows:
Turf @ $20.00 ,Surf @ $25.00, Surf & Turf @ $30.00                                                 
Meals include corn on the cob with butter, cole slaw,  potato
dessert, and cold beverage.                                                                          
Send to:  Kiwanis Club of  Old York Road, P.O. Box 246
Abington, PA 19001
Deadline for reservations is April 27, 2008

I passed out Mother"s Day Flower Sale flyers, so get out there and sell those flowers.

Pres Bob announced that the Kiwanis Club of Council Rock is holding their 13th  Annual Prayer Breakfast on May 15,  7:30am, at Giuseppe"s Restaurant in Richboro. The cost is $15 per person. Again it would be a nice interclub for us to attend.

The Ambler Kiwanis Club is also holding a prayer Breakfast on May 1 at the William Penn Inn at 7:30am. The speaker will be Rev. Bill Kemp. All are invited to attend.

I announced that if anyone is interested in going to the Kiwanis International Convention in Orlando,  Bob and I have all the info.  Also I need to know ASAP so that I can get the Club Delegate form filled out and returned by the April 30th deadline. So-let me know if you are going.

Russ Koerwer Announced that: The EMCCC is proud to be celebrating 75 years of service to the community! We hope you will join in celebrating this milestone.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
6:00-9:00 P.M.
Huntingdon Valley Country Club
Welcoming Hour ~ Dinner ~ Entertainment
Reservations required by April 18th
$60/person

Pullar"s Pot:
Lucy announced that her son Michael is quitting his job, and has been accepted into the Gradute program for physics at George Mason University
Kurt reported that Katie had all 4 wisdom teeth pulled this morning and she is doing well.
I announced that Cooper got a chance to play attack in his Lacrosse game and he scored 2 goals. He usually plays defense.

50/50 winner: Tim Barnes, again, who donated all the money back to the club.

Upcoming Programs:

5/1- Board Meeting


Program:

Lucy Sharp introduced our guest speakers, Carloe Macrone.

Carole spoke about the Community Development Corporation, which ownes 54 homes in the Willow Grove  and surronding area  and they lease them to the working poor. As they needed to raise money to maintain this homes, they asked her for different fundraising ideas. She came up with many, but the Board didn"t like any of them. So, finally she came up with the idea of running a Thrift shop, The Vintage Thrift Shop, and she developed a business plan with a 30 day exit strategy. Finally the Board approved the idea. All the items in the thirft shop are donated and other shops have agreeded to take their inventory if they need to close. Since they opened three years ago it"s always made a profit.  They have one paid employee, and everyone else is a volunteer. The Vintage Thirft Shop is located on Easton Rd, near Weinrich"s Bakery and the Willow Grove Bank. You can enter from Easton or Davisville Rd. The hours are Tues, Wed., Fri., Sat-10-5pm and Thurs. 10-6pm. How can we help them? They will take volunteer time, financial support and our old stuff. If you have a garage or closet to clean out-them will come and help you do it. Only things they can"t take are mattresses, and box springs.




Quote of the week: submitted by Ed Foy


" Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where they should be. Now put the foundations under them."

                                                     - Henry David Thoreau            

2008-05-01 15:40:29    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

4/17/08
Stuart Tollen, editor


Pres. Bob opened the meeting and asked Kurt Hunsberger to give the invocation. Our guests today were Peggy Myers and Officer Dan Buckley representing Abington PAL. They were greeted in traditional fashion.


Free Announcements:

Jack Waite reported that they read to 7 kids today at our Drop -in -Story Time reading program. Next week the readers are Jack Waite and Barry Rowland.

I announced that our Website is up and running:www.jenkintownkiwanis.com  If you haven"t been on it yet check it out and let me know what else you want to see on it. It"s a work in progress, so now is you chance to speak up. If you have any trouble signing in please just e-mail me and I will help you.

Pres. Bob announced that May 31 is the date of our Wine Tasting- please send you checks in or give them to Stu or Lucy. The cost is $50 per person, which includes Hors d"oeuvres, dinner, dessert and of course wine. This year we will be tasting wines form South Africa.It"s a great night please plan on attending.

Munn Steelmman announced that the Run Committee met and all is looking good. To date we have $2950 in sponsorship monies. We need all money in by May 5. So if you have gotten your money in please get it in ASAP. All the info is on our website: www.jenkintownkiwanis.com in the calendar section.

Pres. Bob announced that the Kiwanis Club of Old York Rd. is holding their Annual Surf and Turf Dinner. He has tickets for those who wish to attend.Kiwanis Club of Old York Road,Upper Moreland Key Club,Builders Club,K-Kids:

Surf or Turf
Sat. May 4, 2008 4 PM to 6 PM
At Masons Mill Park
Cost is as follows:
Turf @ $20.00 ,Surf @ $25.00, Surf & Turf @ $30.00                                                 
Meals include corn on the cob with butter, cole slaw,  potato
dessert, and cold beverage.                                                                          
Send to:  Kiwanis Club of  Old York Road, P.O. Box 246
Abington, PA 19001
Deadline for reservations is April 27, 2008

Russ Koerwer spoke with his florist and he is willing to put an arrangement together for us for Mother"s Day to sell. Hopefully Russ will have a sample for us next week.

Pres Bob announced that the Kiwanis Club of Council Rock is holding their 13th  Annual Prayer Breakfast on May 15,  7:30am, at Giuseppe"s Restaurant in Richboro. The cost is $15 per person. Again it would be a nice interclub for us to attend.

The Ambler Kiwanis Club is also holding a prayer Breakfast on May 1 at the William Penn Inn at 7:30am. The speaker will be Rev. Bill Kemp. All are invited to attend.

I announced that if anyone is interested in going to the Kiwanis International Convention in Orlando,  Bob and I have all the info.  Also I need to know ASAP so that I can get the Club Delegate form filled out and returned by the April 30th deadline. So-let me know if you are going.

Russ Koerwer Announced that: The EMCCC is proud to be celebrating 75 years of service to the community! We hope you will join in celebrating this milestone.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
6:00-9:00 P.M.
Huntingdon Valley Country Club
Welcoming Hour ~ Dinner ~ Entertainment
Reservations required by April 18th
$60/person

Pullar"s Pot:
Lucy announced that Lee had cataracts surgery and is doing well. Lucy saw Bill Lundquist at the eye doctor"s office and Bill says " Hello" to all.
Gloria reported that she was invited to the Democratic Committee of 154 party -honoring Shirley Curry.
Anne Lotz- glad to be back from Hilton Head.
Richard Workowski reported that Rabbi Wortman who recently spoke at St. Mark"s Church about the Holocaust is very sick and in the hospital. So please remember him in your prayers.

50/50 winner: Tim Barnes who donated all the money back to the club. We had two Abington PAL mugs to raffle off. The winners were Russ Koerwer and Gloria Liebig.

Upcoming Programs:

4/24-Center for Community Development
5/1- Board Meeting


Program:

Russ Koerwer introduced our guest speakers, Peggy Myers and Officer Dan Buckley.

Dan spoke about the Abington Police Athletic League. The program here in Abington is held on Friday and Saturday nights at the Glenside Weldon School. This is considered their main base of operations, but they do have three 15 passenger vans, so they are able to take the kids to different venues. Some of the activities that they do are: bowling, floor hockey, snow tubing at Camelback Mtn., Phillies Games, Eagles Training Camp, etc. On an average night in Winter they get 110-125 children out aged 12-17. Once the kids turn 18, many of they stay on to help now as volunteers to help they younger ones. Children younger than 12 can attend if they have an older sibling in the program and if the parents agree to volunteer at least 5hrs. a month. They main requirement is that you are an Abington or Rockledge resident.

Peggy spoke about the need for funding, as the program gets no tax payer money from the Township. They run the whole program on sponsorship funds. They have a Golf Outing coming up on Monday April 28 at North Hills Country Club and the Food Festival is set for Tuesday October 14th at Philmont Country Club. Finally they are trying to raise enough money to purchase or build their own building to use for the kids along the Easton Rd. corridor.

Once again it was a wonderful program-good job Anne!




Quote of the week: submitted by Ed Foy


" As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way."

                                   - Ralph Waldo Emerson           

2008-04-24 13:56:17    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

Jenkiwanews

4/10/08

Stu Tollen, editor

Pres. Bob opened the meeting and asked Joe Quigley to give the invocation. Our On Time Name Badge loser this week was Richard Workowski. Our guest speaker today was Linda Richardson, from the Maharishi Invincibility Center. She was greeted in song.


Free Announcements:

Munn Steelman reported that he read to seven children today. Next week our readers for the Drop- in- Story Time Program at the Abington Library our Bob Maher and Bert Kreger.

Pres. Bob announced that our Kiwanis One Day project was a success as we cleaned up Old York Rd. from Noble Train Station up to Susquehanna Rd. Kiwanis members in attendance were Bob Maher, Lucy Sharp, Munn Steelman, Joe Quigley, Kurt Hunsberger and myself.

I announced that our Website is up and running:www.jenkintownkiwanis.com  If you haven"t been on it yet check it out and let me know what else you want to see on it. It"s a work in progress, so now is you chance to speak up.

Pres. Bob announced that May 31 is the date of our Wine Tasting- please send you checks in or give them to Stu. The cost is $50 per person, which includes hor"dours, dinner, dessert and of course wine. This year we will be tasting wines form South Africa.It"s a great night please plan on attending.

Munn Steelmman announced that the Run Committee is meeting and all are invited to attend. Wed. April 16th at 8am at the JCA office.

Pres. Bob announced that the Kiwanis Club of Old York Rd. is holding their Annual Surf and Turf Dinner. He has tickets for those who wish to attend.Kiwanis Club of Old York Road,Upper Moreland Key Club,Builders Club,K-Kids:

Surf or Turf

                                          Sat. May 4, 2008 4 PM to 6 PM

At Masons Mill Park

Cost is as follows:
Turf @ $20.00 ,Surf @ $25.00, Surf & Turf @ $30.00                                                 
Meals include corn on the cob with butter, cole slaw,  potato
dessert, and cold beverage.                                                                          
Send to:  Kiwanis Club of  Old York Road, P.O. Box 246
Abington, PA 19001
Deadline for reservations is April 27, 2008

Gloria Leibig announced that on Tuesday she meet with Jenkintown Superintendent Tim Wade and he was very agreeable to doing the Bug and Treffic Kid program again this year.He is assigning it to the new Elementary School Principal. The assewmbly will be in June. She even got a tour of the link and he agreed to come and present a program for us in the fall.

Russ Koerwer spoke with his florist and he is willing to put an arrangement together for us for Mother"s Day to sell. Hopefully Russ will have a sample for us next week.
Pres Bob announced that the Kiwanis Club of Council Rock is holding their 13th  Annual Prayer Breakfast on May 15,  7:30am, at Giuseppe"s Restaurant in Richboro. The cost is $15 per person. Again it would be a nice interclub for us to attend.

The Ambler Kiwanis Club is also holding a prayer Breakfast on May 1 at the William Penn Inn at 7:30am. The spaeker will be Rev. Bill Kemp. All are invited to attend.

Pullar"s Pot:

Jack Waite announced that he and his wife Lynne just got back from Nashville, Tenn. and they saw all the highlights. It is a lovely town.
Joe McHugh back from Florida and it was an expectional fishing season.  Joe hooked a 500 lbs. Blue Marlin. (however there are no pictures)
Joe Quigley annonced that he missed last week due to work, and sadly will miss next week for the same reason. However, he and Angela are having a baby. The baby is due in November.
Richard Workowski reported that last Wed. he and the organist drove out to Cleveland, Ohio to get a pipe organ. They took it all aprt and loaded it onto a truck and brought it back here to St. Mark"s Church.On the way back they took route 80 and hit: ice, snow, sleet. It was a mess. It took 8 people to load and unload the organ from the truck.


50/50: Gloria Liebig who donated it all back to the club.

Upcoming Programs:

4/17- Abington Police Athletic League
4/24-- Center for Community Development


Program:

Pres Bob introduced our guest speaker and his friend Linda Richardson. Linda has been teaching meditation since 1974 and recently opened a center here in Jenkintown. Linda spoke about the benefits: reduced stress, increased intelligence, improved memory, improved health, reduction in high blood pressure, increased energy. She alos spoke about the benefits that have been shown in society and nations that reguralry practice Transcendental Meditation. These include: REDUCTION IN CRIME AND VIOLENCE, REDUCED HEALTH CARE COSTS,REDUCED UNEMPLOYMENT just to name a few. To learn more about it go to www.tm.org or stop in from a free Lecture every Wednesday night at 7pm at the Maharishi Invincibility Center- corner of York and Greewood.

It"s not the voting that"s democracy, it"s the counting.

                                          -Tom Stoppard

2008-04-17 16:16:09    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

5/1/08
Stuart Tollen, editor


Pres. Bob opened the meeting and asked  Richard Workowski to give the invocation. Our one guest with us today was Past Lt. Gov. Tim Hoffman for the Old York Rd. Club. Tim was greeted in traditional fashion.

Free Announcements:

Tim Hoffman announced that Kiwanis Club of Old York Rd. is holding their Annual Surf and Turf Dinner. He has tickets for those who wish to attend. If you want lobster order now. Tim also announced that the PA Kiwanis Foundation has selected 4 students to receive college scholarships. They has to choose from 32 applicants.

Surf or Turf
Sun. May 4, 2008 4 PM to 6 PM
At Masons Mill Park
Cost is as follows:
Turf @ $20.00 ,Surf @ $25.00, Surf & Turf @ $30.00                                                 
Meals include corn on the cob with butter, cole slaw,  potato
dessert, and cold beverage.                                                                          
Send to:  Kiwanis Club of  Old York Road, P.O. Box 246
Abington, PA 19001


Pres. Bob and Gloria were readers this week, they had 18 present. Bert and Munn are set for next week. This is the last month we read until Oct.

Pres. Bob informed us about the significance of May Day. Quite interesting stuff. Bob also announced info on the 11th Annual Richie Ashburn Memorial Home Runs for Heart. (see attached flyer)

Pres Bob announced that the Kiwanis Club of Council Rock is holding their 13th  Annual Prayer Breakfast on May 15,  7:30am, at Giuseppe"s Restaurant in Richboro. The cost is $15 per person. Again it would be a nice interclub for us to attend. We need to let them know how many are attending ASAP.

I announced that May 31 is the date of our Wine Tasting- please send you checks in or give them to myself or Lucy. The cost is $50 per person, which includes Hors d"oeuvres, dinner, dessert and of course wine. This year we will be tasting wines form South Africa.It"s a great night please plan on attending. To date I have only 26 coming, and I know we can do better than that.

I also announced that this morning we had a successful interclub with the Ambler Kiwanis Club. They held their annual prayer breakfast at the William Penn Inn. In attendance were Kurt Hunsberger, Jack Founds, Barry Rowland and myself.

Russ Koerwer announced that the Mothers Day Flower Sale is on- the flowers will be delivered on Friday to St. Mark"s Church. Richard will call Bob who will e-mail me and I will let everyone know that they are in. So please check your e-mails on Friday May 9th.

Pullar"s Pot:

Carol Godfrey announced that it was her birthday on 4/29
Ann Lotz put a dollar in as, she had to leave early.
Gloria Leibig reported that she had entered a cooking contest and see came in third. It was baked ziti with sausage and peppers.
Joe Quigley put in $5 to announce that he is running in the Broad St. Run this weekend.I couldn"t do it last year due to an injury, but Stuart fixed me and I"m good to go. He also announced that he is putting together a team of runners from Wachovia Securities to run in the Summer Sunset 5k run and he is also looking for volunteers from the run as well.
Tim Hoffman put in a dollar to say that he is glad to be back with us.
I put in a dollar to say that my son Riley played goalie in his lacrosse game and they won 6-2.
Richard Workowski put in a dollar and as today is Ascention Day and  asked for a moment of silence for Holocaust Remembrance Day.

50/50 Winner : Jack Waite, and donated it all back to the club.



The Meeting ended with a salute to the flag, and the Board meeting began.




 

In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress.
John Adams

2008-05-08 15:26:37    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

5/15/2008
                                        Joseph J. Quigley, Editor      
                                 

Pres. Bob opened the meeting and asked Tom Chadwick to give the invocation. Tim Barns was our On Time Name Badge Winner of the week. We had one guest with us former member Tom Chadwick. He is also our guest speaker. Tome was greeted in traditional fashion.


Free Announcements:

Pres. Bob announced that Len and he read to 8 children today at the Library. Next week our readers are Barry and Gloria.

The prayer breakfast went very well this morning at Giuseppe’s. In fact, Pastor Rich gets extra points for not only attending today’s meeting but his own meeting at the same location yesterday. A senior moment. Munn, Rich and Bob attended the meeting. It will count as an interclub meeting for the group.

Ann said that regarding our future guests report: “We are in a rebuilding stage and have nothing to report at this time.�

Pres. Bob wanted to remind us all to check out the website. Make sure that all member information is updated.

As a reminder May 31st we are having our Wine & Cheese party at the Tollen’s. We still have time to pick up tickets. June 11th is the sunset run. We have a list that Stu started for volunteers. The list was pasted around and no one added to it. Joe Quigley announced that Wachovia now has 9 volunteers for the event and building. Gloria also added that she is working with Cheryl Clark to get some florescent Green shirts for all the Kiwanis members.

Coming up this Monday, May 19, the West Chester Kiwanis Club is looking for volunteers for the Home Runs for Heart event at Citzens Bank Park in memory of former Centerfielder, Richie Ashburn. Joe and Bob are interested in going to the event. Joe will contact Deborah Dixon at the Heart Association for details.

Pres. Bob elected Ed Foy and Jack to be the Jenkintown Kiwanis sign guys. We need new signs to mark our area.

Gloria Liebig passed around some articles from the local paper honoring some of our members, such as, Lucy Sharpe from Abington Bank for some local good deeds. Gloria also noted that Jenkintown High School is in need of a sponsor for a local student. The Anniversary High School Souvenir Edition will be coming out and she suggests we sponsor a local student. The motion was second and all up held. Lucy will send a check from the Treasury to Montgomery Papers to sponsor a Jenkintown student.

The Mothers Day flower sales was a small success, Thank you to Pastor Rich for keeping the church doors open. We sold 40 arrangements and made $320. That is if Russ collects from everyone, or if everyone decides to pay him.

Pullar"s Pot:

Lucy Sharpe announced that all she wants is to get the water out of her house as well as the animals. She is getting work done at her home and everything is not going well. She has birds nesting in areas they should not be in. Not FUN. The chimney is leaking and the birds are building instead of the contractor.

50/50: Ed Foy, who donated it all back to the club.


Program:

Pres. Bob introduced our speaker Tom Chadwich and we greeted him in our traditional song. Tom spoke about a Personal Faith Journey. He spoke about his vision of God throughout his life and how changed as time has gone by. He also talked about how his vision of God has effected him and the people around him. God is in each and every one of us. He is not someone that can not relate to us. He is present and with us always. Tom left us with a question, Have you ever seen God cry?

Pres. Bob thanked Tom for his terrific speak and gave him a Kiwanis shirt. We closed the meeting with a pledge of allegiance to the flag.

2008-05-23 01:28:50    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

5/29/08
Stu Tollen, editor



Pres. Bob opened the meeting and asked Jack Founds to give the invocation. Our On Time Name Badge Loser was Mark Mulholland. We had no quests with us today.


Free Announcements:

I announced that the Wine Tasting is all set to go. It starts at 6:00pm and to date we have 26 people attending. Hopefully the Weather will hold out. It looks like we should even make some money on the event this year.

I also announced that the Jenkintown Summer Sunset 5k run is set for June 11. As of yesterday-6/4 we had 125 runners pre-registered, which far surpasses last year"s numbers of pre-registered runners. So all of you who have volunteered I need you there. I need route marshalls there at 6pm, Registration table 5pm, Set-up at 4:30pm. If you find that you can come that day-last minute, please do. It"s a fun event. The run will start at 7pm and it"s all over by 8pm.

Gloria Leibig announced that she has ordered 24 Kiwanis Volunteer t-shirts. There are green and blue so that we stand out and are visible to the runners and cars. Gloria also reports that the Jenkintown Football Team Boosters are looking for a sponsor for their annual team awards night. The Jenkintown Lions are no longer going to do it. She will get more info and what is involved, so that we can make an informed decision. Finally she and Lucy were talking about Jenkintown Color Day and what a big thing it is here in town, and how we should give out an award for best house, or something of the sort.

Russ Koerwer announced that if you still owe for Mother"s Day Flowers please get the checks in ASAP.

Carol Godfrey announced that Abington High School has selected a student to win our Pitcarin Scholarship. Carol will sent out an official letter.

Anne Lotz announced that Ed Foy has invited Philadelphia Mayor, Michael Nutter, to be our guest speaker on Thursday July 17th and he has accepted. Anne reports that we will be meeting at Huntingdon Valley Country Club for lunch that day. Please invite your friends and family.  More info. to follow.


Pullar"s Pot:

Jack Waite is glad to be back from a trip down the Mississippi River. It was a great trip and they stopped in Memphis and New Orleans.

Anne Lotz, " I"m finished the wedding dress."

Russ Koerwer- I just finshed closing up our house in Florida for the summer. Also I have a new employee starting in July- David Rowland.

Joe Quigley- Angela is doing fantastic- the first ultrasound went well. He also wanted to thank Timand Bert for a dental referral and Stu, for keeping my sore back at bay.

I put in a few dollars as I was away for the past two weeks. Also I reported on my upcoming Philly Triathlon- held on June 21.



50/50: Barry Rowland who donated it all back to the club

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

Henry David Thoreau

2008-06-05 15:43:31    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

5/22/2008
                                        Joseph J. Quigley, Editor      
                                 

Pres. Bob opened the meeting and asked Lucy Sharp to give the invocation. Stu Tollen was our On Time Name Badge Looser of the week.

Free Announcements:

Pres. Bob announced that Carol Godfrey had proposed a winner of the Michael Pitcarin Scholarship – Liz Krethenn an true student of art. Motion waas approved by Ann and all were in favor.

There will be a New Officer Seminar on Saturday June 21st at West Chester University from 9:30am to 2pm. Gloria Liebig and Joe Quigley will be attending.

As a reminder May 31st we are having our Wine & Cheese party at the Tollen’s. We have 25 paid looking for 30.

The last running meeting was held last night and we are still looking for help with day of volunteers and sponsors. June 11th is the sunset run. No additional members signed on to the list we will hold on to for the next meeting. Gloria and Stu ordered 24 volunteer shirts for the club for the event and future events. They are lime green and have a Kiwanis logo on the front and event staff on the back. Cheryl Clark will be providing the shirts. The club is paying for them. Joe Quigley added that Wachovia has at least 12 volunteers that include Gloria and him self.

 The Library reading went well Barry and Gloria did the last reading of the year. They had 16 people in attendance. The reading schedule will be the same for next year. Nancy Marshall – Heaad of the Library thanked the Kiwanis for continuing the program and looks forward to having us come back next year.

Lucy Sharp gave us a Mother’s Day Flower sale update. We collected $555 of the $600 that is due to the club. We spent $280 and will have a profit of $320 for the club.

Joe Quigley helped out the West Chester Kiwanis club this past Monday afternoon at the 11th Annual Richie Ashburn Home Runs for Heart at Citizens Bank Park. He was asked to announce the entire event. He also got a chance to hit some pitches off the machine and play the field. He also recommended that we get a group of folks together for next years event and possibly make a donation to the cause if the club agrees next year. It was a thrill of a life time.

Gloria announced that she met with Kieth the new principal of the local school to tel him about the Bug Event. He was very receptive and thinks it will generate a lot of interest. In June they will put together a date to determine the award winners.

Bob is putting together a letter for Pin Wheels for Peace and recommended that we get the Key Club involved. We agreed.

Barry was this weeks 50/50 winner and put the money back into the club fund.

Ann  updated us with some future dates:

June 5th we are having a board meeting.
June 12th Trey Ulrich from LaSalle College will be out speaker.
June 19th Neil Bookman will be our speaker.
June 26th –We  may have a surprise guest.
July 31st – Bob Lamb &nbssp;form the Secuirty Commision will be our speaker.

We closed the meeting with a pledge of allegiance to the flag.

2008-06-05 15:43:22    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

10/30/08
Stu Tollen, editor



Pres. Anne opened the meeting and asked Jack Founds to give the invocation. Jack was also our On Time Name Badge Winner today. Our guests today were Andara Quigley, Joe and Angela"s new baby daughter. They were greeted in traditional fashion.


Free Announcements:

---"Way to go Phillies, what a ride."

Pres. Anne wanted to say, " Thank You" to Ed Foy  for a great job of updating the bookmarks. Munn suggested that we place some in the children"s reading area for our Drop In Story Time Reading  program at Abington Library. She also reports that the club received a "Thank You", from the Abington YMCA for our check of $350.

Peanut Day collections are still be counted, but we should have a final tally soon. Peanut Day underwriting checks are trickling in as well.

I announced that we sold 26 dozen roses in th District wide rose sale. Munn, Bob Maher, Anne and I were there today to assemble the roses, as well as last Saturday to put the boxes together. It went together very effeciently.

Pres. Anne announced that we had a very successful Business Expo. It was a good turn out and she wanted to personally thank Russ Koerwer for all the set-up work and goodies. In attendance were Kurt Hunsberger, Carol Godfrey, Lucy Sharp, Gloria Leibig, Anne Lotz, Bob Maher, Stu Tollen, and Tim Barnes.( If I left anyone out I"m sorry.)

Jack Waite reported that their were nine children at the reading program today. The reading schedule for the month of November is as follows:

11/6- Barry Rowland
11/13- Bob Maher
11/20- Bert Kreger
11/27-Thanksgiving

Pres. Anne announced that the Abington Aktion Club is holding their Annual Baquet of Thanks on Tuesday, November 25th at Abington High School at 6pm. If you can bring some new clothes for kids 8 and under, ie. socks, mittens, sweaters it will be collected for donations. Also Anne announced that the Hatboro- Horsham Club is selling bricks for $50 to help refurbish Tanner Park. If interested in a brick, please see Anne.


The Club Holiday Part will be held at Russ Koerwer"s House on Friday, Dec. 19th starting at 6pm. Angela has agreed to be the caterer once again.

Carol Godfrey announced that the Pizza Party with Santa at the Jenkintown Day Nursey will be held on Dec. 18th at 11:30am. She wants to count the presents that she has on hand and then she will let us all know how many presents each club member is responsible for. Also she has League of Women voters guides for all who want one.

Bob Maher announced that we turn back the clocks this weekend and remember to also check the smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

Ed Foy announced that you have two weeks to place your order for Entertainment Books. Order now-they are going fast.

Pullar"s Pot:

Bert Kreger announced that that was the best 3.5 innings of baseball he ever watched. Carol Godfrey reported that she got to watch the birth of her newest granddaughter- Carlie Anne Godfrey. It"s the first for Andy and his wife. Bob Maher gave us all some good free legal advise. Bob Smyrl went camping with his son Nathan and as it always happens the weather was bad. Also it"s his son"s last year in Pop Warner football and they are playing in the Buck Co. Championship this week. Anne Lotz announced that daughter and her  husband had tickets to last nights game, and her other daughter who live at 16th and Pine had a great time on Broad St. last night celebrating the Phillies win.

50/50- Gloria Leibig, who donated it all back to the club.

Upcoming Programs:
11/6- Board Meeting


Program:

Joe Quigley presented Angela and Andara Rose.Angela delivered on Oct 11th at 7:55pm. Andara Rose was  5lbs. 12oz. 19 inches long at birth and she is doing just fine.


Quote of the Week, by Ed Foy-

"The best index to a person"s character is(a) how he treats people who can"t do him any good, and(b) how he treats people who can"t fight back."
                                                                                        -Abigail Van Buren

2008-11-13 09:53:45    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

11/6/08
Stu Tollen, editor


Pres. Anne called the meeting to order and asked Jack Waite to give the invocation. Our On Time Name Badge Winner was none other than Jack Waite. We had no guests with us today.

Free Announcements:

Gloria announced that the programs for the next few weeks are as follows:

11/13- Ms. Audrey Krisbergh, Director of the Abington Center of Parenting Education.
11/20- Steve Conway- SPCA
11/25- Abingotn Aktion Club- Banquet of Thanks
11/27- Thanksgiving
12/4- Board Meeting
12/11- Rep. Larry Curry
12/18- JDN- Pizza Party with Santa
12/19- Club Holiday Party at Russ Koerwer"s House
12/25-Christmas
1/1/09- New Year"s Day

Pres. Anne wanted to remind us all that The Abington Aktion Club"s Banquet of Thanks will be held on Tuesday Nov. 25th at 6pm at the Abingotn High School  cafeteria.

Jack Waite read today at the Drop- In Story Time program at the Abington Library and there were 18 children. The next few readers are:

11/13- Bob Maher
11/20- Bert Kreger
11/27-Thanksgiving
12/4- Jack Waite
12/11- Munn Steelman
12/18- Barry Rowland

If you can"t read on your specific day, please call those on the list to get a subsititute reader.

Pres. Anne reminded us all that on Friday Dec. 19th our club holiday party will be held at Russ"s house and Angela has agreed to be our caterer once again. The party will start at 6pm.

Pullar"s Pot:

Gloria put a dollar in to say that she went to her second women"s financial workshop down town last week. When she was leaving and got on the elevator, who should get in- none other than Governor Ed Rendall.


50/50 Winner: Bob Maher

The meeting was adjourned with a salute to the flag and then the Board Meeting was opened.



Quote of the week:

If it"s true that our species is alone in the universe, then I"d have to say that the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little.

George Carlin

2008-11-13 10:43:52    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

1/22/09
Stu Tollen, editor



Past Pres. Bob opened the meeting and asked Jack Founds to give the invocation. Our On Time Name Badge loser was Bert Kreger, who is in Florida.
We had two quests with us today, Marianne Lynch from Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County and prospective new member Dawn Day from National Penn Bank.They were greeted in traditional fashion.


Free Announcements:

Pres. Anne wanted to " Thank " Gloria for being our guest speaker last week. She also announced that we had 9 members in attendance last week at the Division 21 Awards Dinner.

Pres. Anne reminded us all of the upcoming PA Kiwanis Mid-Winter Conference at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center March 6-8, 2009. If you can go let us know as we are trying to get a carpool to go up on Saturday March 7th.

Pres. Anne also announced that the Kiwanis International Convention will be in Nashville, TN from June 25-28th. If you are interested see Stu for details. She also announced that the Abington Aktion Club is holding a bowl-a-thon and the money rasied will go to help a community in Darfour build a well. Upon a motion our club members agreed to sponsor a lane for $50 to come out of community services.
Munn Steelman announced that at the last Aktion Club meeting 16 members were present.

Barry Rowland aanounced that he read today to 9 children at the library. Upcoming readers are as follows:

1/29- Jack Waite
2/5- Jack Waite
2/12- Bob Maher
2/19-Barry Rowland
2/26-Munn Steelman

Bob Maher announced that the Jenkintown Kiwanis Club 60th Anniversary Dinner will be held on April 23rd at the Huntingdon Valley Country Club. Please save the date as more info. will follow.

Pres. Anne announced that we are planning a Prayer Lunch for April 2nd also at HVCC.

Pullar"s Pot-None

50/50: Russ Koerwer, who donated it all back to the club

Program:

Gloria Leibig introduced our guest speaker Marianne Lynch from Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County. Marianne let us know that they are trying to build eight homes this year. They are building in Norristown, Pottstown, and North Hills. As they like to say, " It"s a hand up, not a hand out." It was quite an interesting program.


Upcoming Programs:

1/29- Mike English-Jenkintown Boro Manager
2/5- Board Meeting
2/12- Nancy Posel League of Women Voters


Quote of the week submitted by Ed Foy:

"The function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable."

                                                                        -John Kenneth Galbraith

2009-01-27 18:13:10    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

2/5/09
Stu Tollen, editor


Pres. Anne opened the meeting and asked Bob Maher to give the invocation. Our On Time Name Badge loser this week was Joe Quigley. We had one guest with us this week-prospective new member Dawn Day. Dawn recently submitted her membership application and we will vote on this today at the Board Meeting.

Free Announcements:

Pres. Anne reminded one and all to get your dues in. Everyone owes $150 for dues and if you wish to pre-pay for your meals it"s an extra $500. Make sure Treasurer Lucy gets your check ASAP.

Jack Waite reports that he read today at our Drop-in Story Time reading program and there were 16 kids in attendance. The scheduled readers for the rest of the month are:

2/12- Bob Maher
2/19- Barry Rowland
2/26- Munn Steelman
3/5- Bert Kreger

Russ Koerwer announced that he needs all Rose orders in by Friday 2/6. Please get your orders to him as well as the money. Remember the Roses will be delivered to St. Mark"s Church  on Friday Feb. 13th between 10-12am.

Pres Gloria announced that PA District Kiwanis Clubs 2009 Mid-Winter Conference- Hershey Lodge and Convention Center March 6-8, 2009. The club is looking to do  a one day road trip on Saturday March 7th. So far Munn, Anne, Gloria said that they might be able to go. If you think you can go-please let Pres.Anne know.

Pres. Anne announced that the 94th Annual Kiwanis International Convention June 25-28 at the Nashville Convention Center  Again if you can go please let Pres. Anne know.

I gave a quick update on the upcoming Jenkintown Summer Sunset 5k run.

It looks like we have a new course through Jenkintown so that we will no longer have to cross Old York Rd. Our next meeting is set for Wednesday Feb. 18th at 8am at the JCA office. All are welcome to attend. We are looking at Tuesday June 16th as the date-7pm start time. We will help from everyone in the club and then some due to the new route. Also- we will need help with fundraising. T-shirt logo are still only $350, but we have higher levels of sponsorship as well. If interested please let me know.


Bob Maher gave a update on the upcoming 60th Anniversary party. The date is Thursday April 23rd at Huntingdon Valley Country Club. It will start at 6pm for cocktails-cash bar, 7pm Dinner  and  9pm-possibly entertainment. I hope to have more information on the menu next week. The planning committee has met and has discussed the idea of an Ad Book. We would like to sell ads at the following rates: quarter pg-$35, half pg-$50, full page-$90, inside front-$125, back pg-$150. We are putting together a list of possible businesses and contacts that we will solicit- so let Bob know if your are interested and if you have any possible contacts. Also we will need to interclub with all the other clubs in our division to invite them to celebrate with us, so try to keep some evenings open in the next few weeks. Remember we get points for inter clubbing and it counts as a make up if you miss a meeting.

Rich Workowski announced that he will be our Speaker for the Prayer Lunch scheduled for April 2. More info. to follow.

Upcoming Programs:

2/12- Nancy Posel- League of Women Voters
2/19- Steve Spindler-JCA President
2/26-open
3/5- Board Meeting


Pullar"s Pot:

Bob Smyrl reported that former member Randy Slopek"s mom  passed away recently. Randy"s address is : 1235 Tressler Dr. Fort Washington, PA 19034 for those wishing to send him a card.

Bob Smyrl announced that Richard Workowski will be celebrating his birthday on  Saturday. We all wished Rich a " Happy Birthday"

Bob Maher put a dollar in to say that his daughter Trish and son-law Mike were three quarters of the way up MT. Kilimanjaro.

Rick Workowski wanted to put a dollar in to say-today it"s his 38th wedding anniversary to Joan.

Russ Koerwer put in a dollar to say- Steve is playing at Abington Pres. Church on  Tues Feb.10th at noon. All are welcome to attend.

Jack Waite announced that he and his wife, Lynne had a stayvaction in Philadelphia. They spent five nights downtown and it was great.

50/50 winner- Bob Maher.


During the Board Meeting- the membership application of Dawn Day was accepted as presented.  Upon motion and duly seconded Dawn"s application for membership was unanimously accepted by the club members. Congratulations Dawn. We will try to induct Dawn at our next meeting 2/12.


Quote of the week-from Ed Foy:

" The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones."
                                                                                                                           - John Maynard Keynes

2009-02-08 18:13:42    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

2/12/09
Stu Tollen, editor



Pres.-Elect Gloria opened the meeting and asked Barry Rowland to give the invocation. Our On Time Name Badge Winner this week was Bert Kreger. We had one guest with us this week-Nancy Posel  from the League of Women Voters. Nancy was greeted in traditional fashion.


Free Announcments:

Past Lt. Gov. Munn Steelman had the honor today of inducting our newest member Dawn Day. Dawn will be a tremendous addition to our club.

Bob Maher reported that he read to over 20 children this morning at our Drop-in- Story Time reading program.
The next few readers are as follows:

2/19-Barry Rowland
2/26-Munn Steelman
3/5-Bert Kreger

Bob also announced that the planning for the 60th Anniversary Dinner are moving ahead. Please keep April  23rd open on your calendars.

Russ Koerwer announced that we sold 68 dozen roses and made a profit of $748.

I announced that we are moving foward with the planning of the Jenkintown Summer Sunset 5k run and we are meeting next week.

Carol Godfrey announced that we received the transcript form the young women who won the Pitcarin Scholarship and so we will now release the $1000 prize to her.

Munn Steelman read a thank you note that he received from the Jenkintown Day Nursery as he had dropped off some extra books for them to use.



Pullar"s Pot:

Carol Godfrey was in Ocean City last weekend as her grandson Johnny celebrated his 1st birthday on February 5th.
Bob Maher announced that Tish and her husband made a successful summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Dawn Day put a dollar in the pot to say how glad she is to be a member, and that she won"t be here next week as her husband Dean is having heart surgery.
Lucy Sharp announced that her daughter has a seizure recently, she seems to be fine now, but is unable to drive for the next 6 months.
Russ Koerwer wanted to welcome Dawn to our club, and announce that he will be on vaction for the next three weeks.
Munn Steelman put a dollar in the pot and reported that they had a nice trip to Florida, and he saw Air Force One land while there.
Kurt Hunsberger reported that-Susan and I went to Florida for a shooting match. It was only 50 degrees and Susan caught a stomach bug while there. It was not the best trip.
Bert Kreger put a dollar in to say -Recently I had to replace 3 or 4 clocks, and it dawned on me, " Am I running out of time?"


Upcoming Programs:

2/19- Steve Spindler-JCA President
2/26-Open
3/5- Board Meeting

50/50 Winner- Russ Koerwer


Program-
Gloria introduced our guest speaker Nancy Posel. Nancy spoke to us at length about the League of Women Voters. It was an interesting program.

Intimate relationships cannot substitute for a life plan. But to have any meaning or viability at all, a life plan must include intimate relationships.
Harriet Lerner

2009-02-21 20:38:15    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

1/8/09

Stu Tollen, editor



Pres. Anne called the meeting to order and asked Rev. Richard Workowski to give the invocation. Our On Time Name Badge Loser was Joe Quigley. We had no quests with us today.

Free Announcements:

Pres. Anne wanted to thank both Russ and Steve for hosting the holiday party. It was a wonderful night with great food and fun."Thank You" all for coming. Pres. Anne also wanted to thank all those involved with the Jenkintown Day Nursery Party with Santa- Carol, Lucy, Jack and of course Mark Mulholland.

Gloria Leibig announced the Upcoming Programs for the rest of January:

1/15- Phoebe Wood- Framer"s Workroom
1/22-Marianne Lynch- Habitat for Humanity
1/29- Mike English-Jenkintown Boro Manager

Jack Waite reported that he read today for our Drop in Story Time Program at Abington Library. Five children were in attendance. The schedule for the remainder of January is as follows:

1/15- Munn Steelman
1/22- Barry Rowland
1/29- Jack Waite

Pres. Anne announced that the on January 21, 2009 the Division 21 Kiwanian of the Year Banquet will be held. A Division Council meeting will be held prior to dinner from 5:30-6:30 Dinner: 6:30. Location: North Penn VFW Jenkintown Rd, Glenside Cost $20.00 per person. RSVP by January 15^th
The menu for our dinner is below:
                        Tossed garden salad with delicious dressing choices
                        Chicken cordon bleu
                        Beef burgundy
                         Roaster red bliss potatoes
                         Broccoli, cauliflower and carrot mixed veggies
                        Dessert
                        All beverages - iced tea, both coffees, soda
                        Vegetarian meal available (please include number of vegetarians in your RSVP)

Russ  Koerwer announced that he spoke with the florist about the Valentine Day rose Sale and he can do whatever we want. The club members decided that pick up would be once again at St. Mark"s Church on Friday Feb. 13th and we would get a flyer out as soon as possible. The cost will once again be $20 a dozen.

Carol godfrey Announced that on Thursday January 15th at 7:30pm at the Abington Township Building, the League of Women Voters will be hosting,  Interviews with our State Legislators Come out and he what they have to say. Schedule to attend are  State Senator LeAnna Washington, State Rep.Rick Taylor, State Rep.Josh Shapiro,  State Rep. Lawrence Curry,  State Rep. Brendan Boyle.

Munn Steelman reported that on Sunday night 8 Aktion Clubbers went to the movies. It was a fun night.

Pullar"s Pot:
Carol Godfrey put a dollar in to say- that on New Year"s Day  she was in Ocean City,and went in up to her ankles, but some of her family went in further. It was a great day and good way to remember John. Bert Kreger put a dollar in to say that he will be in Florida the next two weeks and he will need someone to do set for the meetings. Also he spoke with Al Crake, who says hello to all. Al won"t be able to get together with Bert this time as he is getting his other hip replaced. Russ Koerwer put a dollar in the pot to say, Thank You, for the gift certificate for hosting the party. It will be well used.


50/50 Winner: Barry Rowland. Barry donated it all back to the club.

Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation.

John F. Kennedy

2009-01-15 10:31:09    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

1/29/09
Stu Tollen, editor



Pres.-Elect Gloria opened the meeting and asked Jack Founds to give the invocation. Our On Time Name Badge loser was Barry Rowland. We had two guests with us today- prospective new member Dawn Day and speaker Mike English, Jenkintown Boro Manager. They were greeted in traditional fashion.


Free Announcements:

Pres.-Elect Gloria announced that the club received a thank you note from Paul, the sexton here at the church, for the present we gave him for his help setting up the room for our use every Thursday.

Bob Maher  announced that there were 20 children at the Drop-in Story Time Reading Program this week.

Russ announced that the Valentine Rose sale is ongoing, so please sell those Roses.

Bob Maher announced that our club will be celebrating it"s 60th Anniversary this year. Our party will be on April 23rd at Huntingdon Valley Counrty Club. So please save the Date!

Pres.-Elelct Gloria reminded us  that:

Once again, the Kiwanis Midwinter Conference will be held at the same time and location as our Key Club District Convention. Governor John Burke, Governor-Elect Ethan McBeth and the Kiwanis District Board of Trustees would like to invite all PA District Kiwanians and their families to attend a weekend filled with excitement, fun, fellowship, service and education while joining our Key Club Members at the beautiful Hershey Lodge & Convention Center.

Highlights of this year’s Mid-Winter Conference include:

• Hershey Lodge: It has many amenities including indoor pool, shops and an array of other activities.
• Friday & Saturday Workshops including forum presentations from both Keynote Speakers.
• Special Interest Forums for Spouses, guests and Kiwanians.
• A Key Club meet and greet session open to Kiwanis participation
• Kiwanis Hospitality room on Friday and Saturday evenings
• A joint service fair and service project with Key Club.
• A Friday opening session held jointly with our Key Club members and featuring a Keynote address from Patrick Maurer of PMaurer Communication.
• Saturday Banquet including a special address from our Kiwanis Family Leaders as well video and award presentations.
• Sunday Farewell Session (held jointly with Key Club) featuring former Kiwanis International Foundation President and motivational speaker Jane Erickson.

This year’s Mid-Winter Conference offers a “Unique” opportunity to take a break from the winter doldrums in a wonderful setting and enjoy a weekend filled with excitement, education, fellowship, hands-on service and inspiration mixed in with the enthusiasm of Key Club. We hope to see you there.
www.hersheylodge.com

Pres. Elect Gloria also reminds that you can get all the information on the upcoming KI Annual Convention on the website: www.kiwanis.org


Come to the 94th Annual Kiwanis International Convention June 25-28 at the Nashville Convention Center. You’ll meet new friends, reconnect with old ones­and have a blast in Music City. We’re planning a dynamic program this year, with targeted educational tracks and specialized sessions on member retention, club development and growth. And don’t forget the fun! It starts with the Chart Toppers celebration in the exhibit hall on June 25 and builds to the Saturday Night Stampede on June 27 at the Wildhorse Saloon, where there will be dinner and dance lessons at an exclusive Kiwanis party.

Stay tuned
Check this site often for the latest updates on convention speakers and programming. Sign up to receive convention news and get the latest details delivered right to your inbox.

Questions?
Contact Kiwanis International’s Member Services Department at 800-549-2647, ext. 411 (US and Canada), or 317-875-8755, ext. 411 (worldwide), or memberservices@kiwanis.org.


Upcoming Programs:

2/12- Nancy Posel- League of Women Voters
2/19- Steve Spindler-JCA President
2/26-open
3/5- Board Meeting


Pullar"s Pot:

Lucy Sharp- put in a couple of dollars to say that she was not here last week as she was in Chicago and she caught a cold. The temp. in Chicago was a mild eight degrees. Dawn Day put in a dollar to say thank you for having me and she has enjoyed lunch with us and is looking foward to becoming a member of our club. I put in a few dollars to say that the past weekend was spent driving back and forth to NJ to watch Cooper swim in the USA Elite meeting, it was worthwhile as he set 4 personal best times. Bert Kreger-good to be back after two weeks in Florida. Al Crake says, " Hello" to all and he is doing well after his hip replacement surgery.  Bert had some good stonecrabs-10 lbs. worth while away.

50/50 winner- Ed Foy


Program:

 I introduced our guest speaker -Jenkintown Boro Manager Mike English. Mike  spoke about the new surface parking lot which should be completed by this summer. He also spoke about the Old York Rd. Streetscape project as well as the Jenkintown Train Station renovations. The Old York Rd project should begin sometime next year and the train station looks to be two years out at least. It was a great program, and Mike said he would be happy to come back and keep us informed.


Quote of the week:

The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.

Plato

2009-02-08 17:07:32    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

11/20/08
Stu Tollen, editor



Pres. Anne opened the meeting and asked Richard Workowski to give the invocation. Our On Time Name Badge loser this week was Joe Quigley. We had one guest with us today- Steve Conway from the SPCA. He was greeted in traditional fashion. No meeting next week- Enjoy Thanksgiving.

Free Announcements:

Pres. Anne reports that,The Banquet of Thanks presented by the Aktion Club will be held on Tuesday, November 25 at 6PM.  Jack Connelly, head golf professional at Huntingdon Valley Country Club, will be the speaker.  Jack is a former head of the PGA and has wonderful stories about his tenure. Also our next Division Council meeting is November 25, 2008 at
 5:30 in Abington High School prior to the Banquet of Thanks.

Our Pizza Party with Santa is Set for Dec. 18th. Carol spoke with Santa and he will be there. She needs each club member to purchase 3 gifts each and please try to make them gender neutral. If not wrapping code is as always- green for girls and red for boys. No more than $10 each.Please bring the presents in by 12/11. You can bring them to our meetings or drop them off at Abington Bank, the Jenkintown Branch.

Carol Godfrey also announced that the Abington YMCA is holding their annual Gobble-Wobble 5K run/walk on Thanksgiving morning. All Kiwanians are invited to participate.

Gloria Leibig announced the upcoming programs:

11/25- Abington Aktion Club- Banquet of Thanks
11/27- Thanksgiving
12/4- Board Meeting
12/11- Rep. Larry Curry
12/18- JDN- Pizza Party with Santa
12/19- Club Holiday Party at Russ Koerwer"s House
12/25-Christmas
1/1/09- New Year"s Day

Ed Foy announced that the Entertainment Books have been ordered, but the Philadelphia North books are back ordered. He is checking weekly with them to see when they shipped.

Jack Waite and Bert Kreger read today at the Drop In Story Time Reading. There were ten children present.

The schedule of readers is as follows:

11/27-Thanksgiving
12/4- Jack Waite
12/11- Munn Steelman
12/18- Barry Rowland

Kurt Hunsberger wants to get an interclub together for the Lansdale Kiwanis Club meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 26th. They are having a prayer breakfast at 7:30am at William Penn Inn. If you can attend please contact Kurt.


Pullar"s Pot:
Jack Waite put in a dollar to say, Congratulations to Carol Godfrey as she sold my house in this market.

50/50 Winner- Bob Maher


Program: Gloria Leibig introduced Steve Conway from the SPCA. Steve spoke about his role with the SPCA and how he got involved with them. It was a very interesting program.

2008-11-25 18:04:42    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

11/13/08
Stuart Tollen, editor


Pres. Anne opened the meeting and asked Kurt Hunsberger to give the invocation. Lucy Sharp was our On Time Name Badge Winner. We had two guests with us today, Audrey Krisberg and Neil Bookman. They were both greeted in traditional fashion.

Free Announcements:

Pres. Anne reports that,The Banquet of Thanks presented by the Aktion Club will be held on Tuesday, November 25 at PM.  Jack Connelly, head golf professional at Huntingdon Valley Country Club, will be the speaker.  Jack is a former head of the PGA and has wonderful stories about his tenure. Also our next Division Council meeting is November 25, 2008 at
 5:30 in Abington High School prior to the Banquet of Thanks.

Pres. Anne also reported that Gov. John would like all PA Kiwanians to participate in the 50/50 program to benefit our District and International Foundations. He is asking us each to set aside out of our pocket change ten cents per day for five days a week for a period of fifty weeks during this Kiwanis year. The monies will be collected and turned into the District office with the Foundations, each getting one half of all contributions raised.

Also from the Pennsylvania eKiwanis:
We are collecting post cards from “around the world” to send to elementary school classrooms. We are asking that you write a brief description, or interesting fact, on the back of the post cards. The post cards will be collected and distributed to the schools. The teachers will then be able to show the post cards and read what you write to the students! Students will then learn about the world around us through the collected post cards.

 Don’t have any post cards? Not a problem! Printed photographs will also do! Post cards (or photographs) collected can be sent to the Pennsylvania District Kiwanis Office in an envelope. They will then be distributed to the schools.

Check out their site at http://www.paekiwanis.org/


Pres. Anne announced that this year the Golden Peanut award went to.......Carol Godfrey. Carol collected  $102.90. Pres. Anne also noted that Wawa has a program where we can buy Shorti hoagie coupons for 2.50 and sell them for 3.50.  The minimum purchase for the club is 250  coupons (which don"t expire and could be used anytime).  Please let me know if you or someone you know might be interested in purchasing coupons and if you think it could be profitable for us. Any other ideas are most welcome.

Bob Maher read to 4 kids at our Drop In Story Time today. The schedule of readers is as follows:

11/20- Bert Kreger
11/27-Thanksgiving
12/4- Jack Waite
12/11- Munn Steelman
12/18- Barry Rowland

Kurt Hunsberger wants to get an interclub together for the Lansdale Kiwanis Club meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 26th. They are having a prayer breakfast at 7:AM at William Penn Inn. If you can attend please contact Kurt.

I announced  that I had invited Jenkintown Boro Manager, Mike English, to speak to us at an upcoming meeting and he said he would be glad to, now we just need to schedule him in an open date in January.

Carol Godfrey announced that she attended an Appreciation Luncheon at the Jenknintown Day Nursery. Our Pizza Party with Santa is Set for Dec. 18th. Carol spoke with Santa and he will be there. She needs each club member to purchase 3 gifts each and please try to make them gender neutral. If not wrapping code is as always- green for girls and red for boys. No more than $10 each.

Pullar"s Pot:
Bert Kreger put a dollar in the pot to say that he turned another year older. Russ put five dollars in the pot to announce the following: he also is another year older, he spent one week away in San Francisco and one week he was in Hershey, PA for banking conferences. On a sadder note he announced that his friend, Jim passed away due to a cardiac arrest. He had gone into the hospital for a hernia repair and while in recovery his heart gave out. Jim was a, "Marlboro Man" and will be missed.

50/50- Kurt Hunsberger, who donated it all back to the club.

Upcoming Programs:

11/20- Steve Conway- SPCA
11/25- Abington Aktion Club- Banquet of Thanks
11/27- Thanksgiving
12/4- Board Meeting
12/11- Rep. Larry Curry
12/18- JDN- Pizza Party with Santa
12/19- Club Holiday Party at Russ Koerwer"s House
12/25-Christmas
1/1/09- New Year"s Day


Program:
Carol Godfrey introduced our first speaker, Audrey Krisberg of The Center for Parenting Education. Audrey updated us on the ongoings of the Center. Most of their meetings are now held at the community room at the new Giant Supermarket. She also thanked us for our recent check to help them with the cost of their newsletter.

Anne Lotz introduced our second speaker, Neil Bookman. Neil spoke about his involvement with the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. He had quite a moving story to tell. He to thanked us for our recent donation to the Tyler Bookman Foundation, through the golf outing sponsorship.


Quote of the week:

It is unwise to be too sure of one"s own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

Mahatma Gandhi

2008-11-18 20:04:52    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

2008-12-30 17:13:59    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

Jenkintown Kiwanis Prayer Brunch

April 2, 2009 we are hosting a Prayer Brunch, also at Huntingdon Valley Country Club. The prayer lunch will be a buffet with soup, salad, choice of 2 entrees, dessert and beverage.  Price of $18. Guest speaker will be Bishop Hicks and his topic will be, "How to have Faith in Difficult Times." All are welcome to attend and it will begin at 12:15 and end at our usual 1:30pm.

Oder here using PayPal:

2009-03-19 15:39:39    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

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The Kiwanis Club of Jenkintown cordially invites you to the 7th Annual Wine Tasting at Chateau Tollen.

Enjoy your "staycation" in our backyard, while sipping wines from throughout California and enjoying delicious food catered by Angela

Invite your friends and family for a wonderful trip to Napa for a lot less than an airplane ticket and a whole lot more fun.

Join us on Saturday June 6th at 6pm. Cost is $50 per person. Make the checks out to:

Kiwanis Foundation of Jenkintown. Send them to: The Tollens @ 32 Powers Place Dresher PA, 19025. Or Order Below using PayPAl

Deadline is May 28th

2009-07-12 12:24:33    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

2008-09-11 15:58:01    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

Jenkintown Kiwanis 60th Anniversary Party

We invite you to join us on April 23, 2009 at the Huntingdon Valley Country Club to celebrate this special event.

The evening will start at 6:30pm and will include

• Cash Bar
• Hors d"oeuvres
• Entree-choice of Salmon, Sliced Beef Tenderloin or Pasta Primavera
• Salad
• Dessert
• Beverages
• Entertainment provided by - Four Gone Conclusions

Price is $45 per person

Order now using PayPal:

2009-03-19 09:09:50    Posted by: Stuart Tollen

 Jenkintown Kiwanis Club is proud to announce it’s sixth  Valentine’s Day

 Map to St. Mark"s Church:

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