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Bonneville Kiwanis Club of Salt Lake City

www.bonnevillekiwanis.net

August 27,  2008

Newsletter

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Calendar of Events

*** Meetings Now at: Sizzler, 371 East 400 South, SLC ***

11:45 – 1:00 pm, Meeting Room

(Northwest corner of Restaurant) * = New Date

WED Aug 27th

LeAnn Saldivar-President/CEO, Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake

TUE Sep 2nd

Board Meeting**

WED Sep 3rd

J.D. Donnelly, CEO, Special Olympics Utah

WED Sep 10th
6:00 – 7:30 PM

Service Activity, Utah Food Bank, 1025 S 700 W, Salt Lake City

THU  Sep 11th

Feeding the Homeless***

TUE Sep 16th*

Adriane Colvin, Salvation Army

WED Sep 24th 6:30 PM

 

Annual Presidents Dinner, Location: Our Usual Meeting Place – Sizzler.  This will be in lieu of our luncheon meeting this week.

WED Oct 1st

Speaker and Topic – To Be Announced

TUE Oct 7th

Board Meeting**

WED Oct 8th

Speaker and Topic – To Be Announced

THU Oct 9th

Feeding the Homeless***

WED Oct 15th

Probable Date for Health Testing Service Project/Fund Raiser

WED Oct 22nd

Speaker and Topic – To Be Announced

WED Oct 29th

Speaker and Topic – To Be Announced

TUE Nov 4th

Board Meeting**

WED Nov 5th

Speaker and Topic – To Be Announced

THU Nov 6th

Feeding the Homeless***

WED Nov 12th

Speaker and Topic – To Be Announced

WED Nov 19th

Location / Activity – To Be Announced. Sizzler is Not Available

WED Nov 26th No Meeting – Thanksgiving Week

TUE Dec 2nd

Board Meeting**

WED Dec 3rd

Speaker and Topic – To Be Announced

WED Dec 10th

Speaker and Topic – To Be Announced

 
** Board meeting is the 1st Tuesday of every month at the Pagoda, 5th East and 1st North in Salt Lake City.   5:30 pm with dinner afterwards. *** Feeding the Homeless,  St. Vincent DePaul,400 W 200 S, 11:20 am – 1:00 pm.

 
Contact Information

(B) Business, (C) Cell, (H) Home

President Ron Howell, (W) 983-8000, (H) 397-2532
Immed Past President Ed Rogers (B) 328-8506, 532-6526

1st Vice President/

Newsletter

Gordon Lewis,  (C) 915-6228, (C) 706-4519, gclbowl@xmission.com
2nd Vice President Dave Nelson, 486-7855
Secretary

Mark Anderson (B) 568-9322 (C) 232-5560

Board Members Dave Nelson, Ed Rogers, and Ron Howell, Chuck Baker

Contact Gordon Lewis if you would rather receive the newsletter by e-mail rather than through the mail.

 

 

Boys and Girls Clubs: Who We Are

 

In every community, boys and girls are left to find their own recreation and companionship in the streets. An increasing number of children are at home with no adult care or supervision. Young people need to know that someone cares about them.

 

Boys & Girls Clubs offer that and more. Club programs and services promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and influence.

 

Boys & Girls Clubs are a safe place to learn and grow – all while having fun. They are truly The Positive Place For Kids.

 

Boys and Girls Clubs Mission

To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.

Annual Presidents Dinner

 As noted in the Calendar of Events, our annual Presidents Dinner has been scheduled.  This year it will be at our usual meeting place, Sizzler, 371 East 400 South, Salt Lake City on Wednesday, September 24th.   It will start at 6:30 pm.  Wives are invited. 

 

Mark Your Calendars

 

Our Annual Bell Ringing for The Salvation Army will be on Wednesday, December 17th

 

August 27th in History

 

1859 - Edwin Drake drilled the first successful U.S. oil well near Titusville, Pa.

 

1883 - A massive volcanic eruption on the island of Krakatoa blew up most of the island and resulted in tsunamis that killed over 36,000 people.

 

1928 - The Kellogg-Briand Pact, outlawing war, was signed.

 

1945 - U.S. troops began landing in Japan after Japan's surrender in World War II.

 

1962 - The U.S. launched the Mariner II space probe.

 

2003 - Mars made its closest approach to earth in 60,000 years.