THE SANDPIPER THE WEEKLY MEMBERSHIP NEWSLETTER OF THE KIWANIS CLUB OF SAND LAKE, NY P. O. Box 535, West Sand Lake, NY 12196 www.sandlakekiwanis.org SandLakeKiwanis @nycap.rr.com Meets 6:30 PM Mondays at The Lakeview Inn Restaurant President Stuart J. Nippes Treasurer Robert S. Pasquarelli President-Elect Linda Ellis Secretary David E. Booker Immediate Past President Michael T. Gates Webmaster David E. Booker Sandpiper Editor Margaret R. Weiss Photographers James Rogers & Kevin Sarsfield BOARD OF DIRECTORS Eve M. Ward, John C. Brownrigg, William M. Whipple Barbara K. Fioravanti, Robert R. Loveridge, Janet C. Malecki Craig L. Daniels, Joseph M. Behson, Patricia A. Lane MEETING OF OCTOBER 7, 2013 INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS & DIRECTORS PRESIDENTS Michael T. Gates & Stuart J. Nippes presiding GREETINGS & INVOCATION by John Mulligan GUESTS: Lt Gov Harleen Hilton and Art, from the Castleton/Schodack Club Past Dist Lt Gov Jean Andrick, from the Hoosick Falls Club Many guests of the 22 SLK members There were no guests from any other clubs in Van Rensselaer Division
PROJECT SIGNUP SHEETS DOORS OF HOPE, unloading food truck Tues Oct 15 th : Lane, Daniels, Wagner, Nippes 15 th MONTHLY PASTA DINNER @ WSL Firehouse, Saturday, October 12 th : 12 7, Setup & Cook: L&L Ellis, Loveridge 3 5:30, Setup & Serve: Lane, Weiss, Metchick, Hamlin 3:30 7, Cashiers: Ward 5 7:30, Serve & Takedown: Lane, Weiss, Hamlin FOOD TRAILER @ SOCCER FIELDS, Sundays of Sept & Oct: Sunday, October 13 th : Transport TO: Whipple Transport BACK: Colabelli 11 2: Lane, Ward, Wagner 2 5: Daniels, Metchick, Hamlin Sunday, October 20 th :
Transport TO: Transport BACK: 11 2: Lane,, 2 5: Daniels, Linda Ellis, Lyndon Ellis Sunday, October 27 th : Transport TO: Transport BACK: 11 3: Lane, Lyndon Ellis, Linda Ellis 2 5: Daniels, Metchick, INTERCLUBS AT INSTALLATIONS Wed Oct 2 nd, Castleton: Weiss, Lane, Pasquarelli, Loveridge, Booker Mon Oct 7 th, Sand Lake: Make reservations with Eve Ward! Thurs Oct 10 th, Rensselaer: Lane, Pasquarelli, Loveridge, Ward, Booker Tues Oct 15 th, Hoosick Falls: Lane, Behson, Booker, Loveridge Wed Oct 16 th, North Greenbush: Loveridge, Booker Tues Oct 22 nd, East Greenbush: Behson, Loveridge, Booker Tues Oct 29 th, Troy: Lane, Loveridge, Booker HIGHWAY CLEANUP, Sat Oct 26 th, meet at Town Beach, 9AM: Brownrigg, Wagner, Ginther, Hamlin, Daniels, Patton, Mulligan, Fioravanti, Whipple, Wagner, Johnsen, James Outgoing President Mike Gates thanked all his committee chairs and everyone in the club for the hard work done this past year to make all our projects successful. He then turned the meeting over to Lt Gov Harleen Hilton, who has volunteered to serve another year, for which she was given an enthusiastic round of applause! INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS & DIRECTORS Lt Gov Harleen asked the three retiring Directors, Peg Weiss, Bryce Ginther, and John Mulligan, to stand and thanked them for their service. She then called the three newly elected Directors, Craig Daniels, Joe Behson, and Pat Lane, to the front and charged them with their responsibilities. The officers of the Kiwanis Club of Sand Lake for the fiscal year 2013 2014 are Treasurer Bob Pasquarelli Secretary David Booker President-Elect Linda Ellis President Stuart Nippes They were given a standing ovation from their Club members! President Stu thanked everyone, and mentioned some of his goals for the new year. He plans to be very involved with the youngsters in our organization, Key Club, Builders Club, and K-Kids. He plans to visit each group three times during the school year to show them that Kiwanis leaders are here to help. Key Club is having a Powder Puff Flag Football Tournament (girls only) to
benefit the American Cancer Society, and all Division Clubs will be invited to come. He hopes to earmark Food Trailer profits for the EliMiNaTe Project, and also to have a wine and cheese night to attract new members to our club. President Stu then presented Immediate Past President Mike with the plaque commending him for his outstanding leadership this past year! DOOR PRIZES, the 9 beautiful potted chrysanthemums on each table, were won by Janet Malecki, Pres Stu, Bob Loveridge, Jim Rogers, Joe Behson, Dave Booker, Jim Parslow, Bob Pasquarelli, and Dudley Dorr. Eve Ward then presented the two plants from the head table to our two hard working waitresses, Wendy and Joanne! COMING WEEKS OCTOBER 14 PROGRAM: Eve Ward, Update on Social Committee BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING GREETER/INVOCATOR: Pat Lane Help Wanted: volunteer to take notes for the Sandpiper for the weeks Of October 21 and 28 and November 4! Your Editor will be
sightseeing in Italy! OCTOBER 21 OCTOBER 28 NOVEMBER 4 PROGRAM: John Mulligan Cathy Peake on ALS Disease GREETER/INVOCATOR/CERTIFICATE: Pete Stevens MEET THE CANDIDATES NIGHT! GREETER/INVOCATOR: Joe Trupia PROGRAM: Jerry Tysiak, Update on Youth Services Committee BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING GREETER/INVOCATOR: Bryce Ginther SPIRITUAL THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once. 30 th US President Calvin Coolidge