Club Officers President
President-Elect Secretary /Treasurer Club Directors Bill Kanto 2011
Pat Tante 2011
Perry Smith 2011
Chris Driver 2011
Steven Cranford 2011
Nick Butt 2012
Charles Scavullo 2012
Nancy Glaser 2012
Jim Turner 2012
Chuck Lanier 2012 | PUBLISHED WEEKLY BYKiwanis Club of Augusta, Ga., Inc., P.O. Box 102, Augusta, GA 30903 Pat Tante, Editor Hap Harris, Sometimes Editor Scheduled Meetings: Every Monday at 12:30pm at Saint Paul’s River Room
JANUARY 24, 2011We had a long vacation which included a New Year’s Holiday, MLK Day and a Snow Day, but we were back at our stations, forks at the ready! Phyllis Giddens commented that she had really missed everyone. Everyone applauded for our good turnout.
The Reverend Doctor Dan McCall gave us a nice blessing – he certainly has a way with the Good Word. Joe Willis took home the attendance prize and said that he needed a bottle opener too. Guests included Peggy Seigler, Robert Kirby, Courtney Neibel, Ann Ewell, Sarah Wacker, Charles McDiarmid, and Perry Smith’s anonymous guest.
Our Lt. Governor from Division 6, Walker Davis, thanked our Club for the work we are doing and encouraged us to visit other clubs in our division. Our membership is one-half of the total membership of Division 6.
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Lt.Governor Walker Davis and President Lowell Dorn _________________________________________________________ Cobbs Nixon gave us the final tally for the Charitable Trust which totaled $22,138.14. Part of that goes to the charities we selected and over $11,000 goes to our scholarships. Cobbs recognized his committee of Becky Skinner and Greg DeSandy.
John Bell introduced our speaker, Deke Copenhaver, Mayor and Kiwanis member. He didn’t really need an introduction so John told us something we did not know – the names of the Mayor’s dogs which are Surrey and Gracie Lynn. It is notable, however, that Hizzoner has been named one of the 100 Most Influential Georgians by Georgia Trend Magazine for four years.
The Mayor had a 1968 newspaper with him which mentioned, in addition to “Ike backs Nixon” that Augusta needed a convention center so we have been discussing downtown and the river front for years. We have not taken advantage of our position on the Savannah and we need businesses there that will increase our tax base. He spoke about his dreams for Augusta; things that are doable because we have all the assets to be a mid-size city of excellence.
We need to work together locally and regionally and support our visionary leadership. We should embrace new ideas and not become what he called CAVE people – citizens against virtually everything.
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Fellow Kiwanian Mayor Deke Copenhaver ______________________________ __________________________
NEW MEMBERS
Perry Smith inducted Wyatt Theus. Wyatt, a Clemson graduate, retired from forty years with Union Carbide. He and his wife have two grown children and four grandchildren.
Kevin Mack inducted Cheryl Wirt. She is CFO of the Family Y and has one daughter.
Lowell Dorn inducted Saundra Plunkett. She works for Univar USA and volunteers for several causes including the Arts Council.
PROPOSED NEW MEMBER
The Board has approved Peggy Seigler for membership. If you have any questions or concerns, please talk to a Board member ASAP.
SALVATION ARMY
Our donations to the Salvation Army exceeded those of Rotary. Yayyyy!
OLD CHINESE PROVERB: Even an emperor cannot buy back one single day.
A Pictorial Review of the Division 6 Meeting
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