News  

Weekly Bulletin of the Kiwanis Club of Meriden

January 14, 2010

Visit us at www.meridenkiwanis.org

Our speaker, Joe Zajac, Chairman of the Meriden Linear Trail Advisory Committee gave us an update on Phase 2 of the trail which will extend along Hanover Pond to Platt High School.  In addition, this week generous Kiwanians provided diapers for the clients of Chrysalis which operates the Battered Women’s Shelter.

Upcoming Events:

1/21   Lunch Meeting 12:15 p.m.

1/28   Lunch Meeting 12:15 p.m.

2/3    Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m. at President Pierre’s

2/10   Lunch Meeting 12:15 p.m.

3/5 -3/7  New England District Mid-Winter Conference, Worcester, MA – Plan to attend for great training!

President Pierre dinged the bell at 12:17.  The opening prayer was given by Elaine Murphy.  We then sat down to our meal which was a delicious buffet as has been the norm.

TABLE TALK:  The table talk consisted of normal, every day topics.  No gossip, (shucks); no dirt, (double shucks); just very good conversation with very nice fellow Kiwanians.

50/50 RAFFLE:    The raffle was won by Bob Golnick, who remarked that now he can get gas. (Always happy to help out a fellow Kiwanian, Bob)

GUESTS:  Our Guests today were the Key clubbers from our two High Schools.  From Maloney High School we had a Brother and Sister act; Ben and Liesel Fraser and from Platt High School we had Hilary Rolstone and Alyson Battista.  Also gracing our presence was Bob Gollnick’s better half, Sandy.

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES: We had no Birthdays or Anniversaries.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:  Maureen Bilger thanked June for sending reminder notices about bringing diapers and donations for Chrysalis; President Pierre announced the next Board Meeting will be held at his home on Wednesday, February 3^rd. The Midwinter Conference will be held in Massachusetts on March 5^th - March 7^th.  The International Convention for Kiwanians will be held in Las Vegas on June 24 - 27^th.

HAPPY DOLLARS:  Bob Golnick for winning the 50/50 and for sending out the 1040 returns; Sandy Golnick for Lloyd for fixing a lost front tooth (the “Tooth Fairy” was very good), Son Chris going back to college and also for him getting five 5 A’s and 3 B’s, for an Aunt who passed away on New Year’s Day (that was an unhappy dollar); Eileen for son Ty selling tickets for a Pancake Breakfast, kids wrote letters to Kiwanis, some Key Clubbers who were in “Sound of Music; Doc Roc for Key Clubbers going to his Alma Mater, Cataract Surgery, for Rhudean Raye and the Dr. Martin Luther King Breakfast; Doreen Roddy talked to Jim Gamble and said he is doing good; President Elect, Carol read some thank you letters for donations, and last, but not least, President Pierre said Mr. Zajac, who was our speaker today, saw Maureen Bilger at the Hospital.

PROGRAM:  Our Speaker today was Mr. Joseph Zajac, Chair of the Meriden Linear Trail of Meriden, Conn. who gave a very interesting presentation of the Linear Trail.  There was a great deal of interest shown in this presentation proven by the amount of questions that were asked.

With no further business to come before the membership, President Pierre dinged the dong at 1:28. --- Alta

Note: If you change your e-mail address, please contact Dave Elkin at dlelkin@sbcglobal.net with your new address.

Proud Sponsors of
Key Clubs at

Platt High School

Maloney High School

Proud Sponsors of

Lincoln Middle School

Washington Middle School

St. Joseph’s School

Edison Middle School

Proud Sponsor of

At Israel Putnam

Elementary School

We thank our Corporate Sponsors:

BONGIOVANNI INSURANCE

AND FINANCIAL LLC

Terry Bongiovanni

203-237-7900

97 East Main Street

Meriden, CT

SOLOMON, KRUPNIKOFF & WYSKIEL, P.C.

David E. Wyskiel, Esq.

203-235-1659

“Counseling clients through the important moments of their lives”

COASTAL, INC.

Plumbing & Heating

203-878-0871

“No Job Too Small Or Too Large”

CT Lic# P1204592 S1300890 F1 10457

HUNTER’S AMBULANCE

“Concern for Others” since 1963

HUNTER LIMOUSINES, LTD.

203-235-3369

www.huntersamb.com

MULE SECURITY SERVICES

203-238-7561

“Affordable Peace of Mind”

CT Lic# 125458

www.mulesecurity.com

CANADA DRY BOTTLING OF MERIDEN

TOMASSETTI DISTRIBUTORS

203-235-5751

266 Reservoir Avenue,

Meriden CT

V. NANFITO ROOFING

& SIDING, INC.

“The Original Local Specialist”

203-639-1634

558 Hanover Ave., Meriden, CT

www.vnanfito.com

MERIDEN SELF STORAGE

210 Pomeroy Ave.

203-639-7335

NAUGATUCK SAVINGS BANK

formerly Castle Bank and Trust Co.

Banking Where It Belongs

639-8866           317-3856

1 Research Parkway, Meriden, CT

www.castlebank.biz

SUZIO – YORK HILL

Asphalt – Cement – Trap Rock

203-237-8421

Westfield Road

Meriden, CT 06450

BEECHER & BENNETT

FLATOW FUNERAL HOME

203-235-4152

48 Cook Avenue

Meriden, CT

PLEASE SUPPORT

OUR CORPORATE

SPONSORS

Kiwanis Club of Meriden Officers:

Pierre Blanchet, President

Carol Reiss, President-Elect

Rev. Dr. Robert Prescott-Ezickson, Vice Pres.

Tom Loin, Secretary

Doreen Roddy, Recording Sec.

Bob Gollnick, Treasurer

Maureen Bilger, Immediate Past President

Bulletin Writer:  Alta Nickodemski

Photographer:  Dave Wyskiel

The Kiwanis Club of Meriden meets:  Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. at

Il Monticello, 577 South Broad Street

Meriden, Connecticut

Kiwanis is a global organization dedicated to changing

the world one child and one community at a time