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NOVEMBER 7, 2007            NEW OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

          With October 1 comes the new year, and new Kiwanis officers for 2007-08. Recently installed were: President, John Cronin; Immediate Past President, Patti Gagne; President Elect, Joline Daigle; Vice President, Mike Meservier; Secretary, Craig Phillips; Treasurer, Larry Lauze.

          Be watching for a picture of our illustrious leadership!

SPECIAL EVENTS

          President John has taken off with a bang! He conceived and organized our first Disc Golf tournament and fundraiser. We had some foursomes all lined up, donations and pledges ready, some special guests from the Life Center (a day program for mentally challenged folks) to play and accept the donations, and some Key Club players. They were all ready on October 27^th. Unfortunately, John didn’t order up the weather. It RAINED! L

          John is not deterred. We will reschedule for next spring.

KEY CLUBS 

          St. Dom’s High School and Lewiston High Key Clubs are back meeting regularly. St. Dom’s meets Monday nights at 6:30. Lewiston meets Thursdays at 2:15.

          AND, with much pride on our part, Leavitt High School has a Key Club. They have been meeting informally and recruiting until now, and they are about to become official! More to come about their official kick-off as a club.

MISSING

          If you haven’t been at a meeting recently, you have been missing some great speakers, and we have been missing you. Make it a point to take a break from work on Wednesdays for lunch, at your Kiwanis Club meeting 

Thought for today: Some drink at the fountain of knowledge, others just gargle.

Newsletter editor and writer: Andy Choate

JUNE 27, 2007               SUMMER MEETINGS

          We will have a new meeting schedule for the summer. We will meet: July 11, July 25, August 8, August 22. Mark your calendars.
We will meet weekly again, starting September 5^th.

RECENT SPEAKERS

          We have had some interesting speakers recently. On June 6, Auburn Mayor John Jenkins spoke about our motto We Build, creating an acronym:

          Build, Understanding, Inspire others, Listen, Direction.

          On June 13, we had Kelsey Jewell, the new Executive Director for the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce. She spoke about her many years of involvement in Seeds of Peace. She pointed out that they are always looking for Maine teens to help host the camp sessions in Otisfield, as well as attend camp sessions. Know anyone interested? Contact Leslie Lewin at leslie@seedsofpeace.org.

          Then on June 20, we heard from the Executive Director of LA Arts, Andrew Harris. Now HE’S an energetic speaker!

          If you didn’t make these meetings, you missed out on informative and entertaining talks. Don’t miss out again!

SUPPORT A DESERVING CHILD

          The Board of Directors received a request from a middle school young lady. Her name is Mallory Morneau. She wishes to attend a People-To-People conference in Washington, DC. This is an excellent opportunity for her to get out in the wide world and meet others her age from different backgrounds, and build understanding.

          If you wish to support her, take your returnable bottles to Florian’s Market, Main Street, Auburn, and ask the employees to credit her account.

Thought for today: If you want happiness for a lifetime, help the next generation. Uncle Andy’s Digest.

Newsletter editor and writer: Andy Choate