January 26, 2005

Committee meetings will be held today.   President Elaine has given tasks for each committee to complete.

Next Week’s Program

Dr. Mike Gibson, UTM Dept. of Geology, Geography, & Physics, will discuss the Tsunami to hit the Asian area over Christmas.

Calendar of Events

Jan 26           Committee Meetings

Feb. 2            Dr. Mike Gibson, Christmas 2004 Tsunami

                        Key Club, Westview High School

                        K Kids Club, Martin Elementary School

Feb. 3            Board of Director’s Meeting,

Feb. 8           Aktion Club Meeting

Feb. 9           UTM SAACS, Chemagic Show

Feb. 11-13    Mid-Winter Conference, Jackson, Ms.

Feb. 16          Club Meeting, TBA

                        Key Club, Westview High School

                        K Kids Club, Martin Elementary School

Feb. 22         Aktion Club Meeting

Feb. 23         Dr. David Sammons, UTM Projects at Reelfoot Lake

Feb. 26            Pancake Breakfast, Martin Elem. School

Mar. 2           Club Meeting, TBA

Mar. 3           Board of Directors Meeting

Thought for the Week

You have to recognize when the right place and the right time fuse and take advantage of that opportunity.   There are plenty of opportunities out there.   You can’t sit back and wait.                --   Ellen Metcalf

Pancake Day Ticket Proposal

The membership voted last week to require each club member to be responsible for 15 tickets or $60.00.   You might wonder why the board recommendation had to be voted upon by the membership.   According to Kiwanis Bylaws, the board can only recommend a fee be imposed upon the membership.   The membership must voted to accept this themselves.

Mid-Winter Conference

The Mid-Winter Conference is February 11 – 13 at Jackson, Mississippi.   The registration deadline is approaching for any member wanting to attend.

Air Evac Sponsorhip

The Air Evac Lifeteam emergency helicopter ambulance service provides a fund raising opportunity for organizations by donating $10 back to the organization if the subscriber requests   it.   Our club has been given a code and for each new subscriber putting this code on his/her form, Air Evac donates $10 to our club.   To date, we have received $50 for our club.   Our code number is 885 .

Leave of Absence

If a member is unable to attend club meetings due to work, travel or other circumstances, the member may request a Leave of Absence from the club for a specified time period.   The member should make a written request to the Board of Directors stating the time period involved and the reason for the Leave.   The Board will act upon the request and notify the member if it was granted or not.   A leave may be requested for no less than 1 month or no more than 6 months a one time .

Celebrations

           Birthdays                                    Anniversaries

Steve Lemond             Jan. 28         

David Spencer             Feb. 1            John & Tammy Overby              Feb. 5

Jayne Parrish               Feb. 5            Fran & Richard Robinson   Feb. 14

Harry Henderson        Feb. 8

Mary Ann Baxter       Feb. 25