RKC (ROSEMEAD KIWANIS CLUB) WEEKLY REPORTER – 12/10/2007

 

   Greetings to our K-Family (Kiwanis affiliated group of clubs) and other friends.

 

  • Below, as the sixth of an eight week test series. is a synopsis of current news

and events affecting Rosemead residents and workers.

 

  • Attached is the weekly “Fax of Life” inspiration letter, courtesy of Scott’s Valley Kiwanis.

 

  • Special report: last week’s’ visit to the Temple Intermediate School by California State

      Superintendent Jack McConnell included a $25,000 Milken Foundation Award, KEY Club

       background of Assemblyman Michael Eng and a tour of the new Kiwanis sponsored

       World in Flight lab. .

 

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NEWS

 

      Superintendent’s Visit features $25,000 Milliken Award – see special report below.

 

      Arlington Wreaths – Many forwarded emails are unfortunately hoaxes. A heartwarming

      exception was one forwarded in honor of Pearl Harbor day to our past Rosemead

      Kiwanis and International President Frank DiNoto. A copy of this email and the incredible

      confirmed story behind it is available on the rosemeadkiwanis.org website.

 

      Blind Doctor Remembered – At the turn of the last century a Chicago blind man became a

      physician and expert diagnostician. In 1922 he also became a Kiwanian and went on to

      establish the first blind Boy Scout troop in the world. His remarkable story is recounted in

      the December, 2007, issue of Kiwanis Magazine. A pdf version of the article is available

      on the rosemeadkiwanis.org home page.

 

      Assemblyman Eng Meeting Community – Assemblyman Michael Eng will be

      holding a “Holiday Meet and Greet” for interested persons on Thursday, December

      13 at the Rosemead Community Center, 3936 N. Muscatel Ave. from 5:30-7:30 pm.

      Attendees are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy as a donation.

      Mr. Eng’s November E-Newsletter has also been released and is posted to the

      rosemeadkiwanis.org website.

 

      After School Help Needed  – Progress is being made in the quest for persons  

      to help school age kids on either a volunteer or paid part time basis two times a

      week for three hours? Opportunities exist to share expertise in various occupations

      and skills at the elementary and junior high school levels.  For more information

      call RKC Reporter Editor Art Landing at 626/292-6550.

                                                       

EVENTS:

 

 

    Thursday, December 13 –

            Weekly Kiwanis Meeting and choral presentation* 12:30 – lunch with free

            special choral presentation following in adjacent hall at 1:30 for California Mission

            Inn residents and the general community by two Temple Intermediate School choirs.

            Rosemead Kiwanis is underwriting the student bus transportation for this event.

 

    Thursday, December 20 –

            Service project in lieu of meeting 11:30 serving Xmas party for clients of Lincoln

           Training Center, 2643 Loma Avenue, South El Monte, CA, followed by lunch

            after others have been served.

 

    Thursday, December 27 –

            Service project in lieu of meeting – Rose parade support for sponsored

            KEY (Kiwanis Educated Youth) Club members in Pasadena. Details on exact

            time and location to be provided

 

    * - unless otherwise indicated, Kiwanis meetings are at 12:10 in California Mission

         Inn chapel’s multipurpose room, 4807 Earle (north of Mission ½ block on west

         side of street), Rosemead. Street parking is normally required.

 

 

WEEKLY FAX OF LIFE INSPIRATION – “What Love Means to 4-8 Year Olds” - see fIle attached

 

     (Note: the rosemeadkiwanis.org website has a two year accumulation

       of Fax of Life inspirational monographs – see Fax of Life link at bottom

       of the “Newsletters” section of the website.)

 

SPECIAL REPORT – Temple Intermediate Teacher honored with $25,000 Milliken Award

The visit of California State Department of Education Superintendent Jack McConnell to Temple Intermediate School Thursday, December 6 came with a special surprise.  Former dentist turned educator Aaron Chung, best known to Kiwanians as the driving force behind Temple intermediate School’s Saturday Algebra Academy, was honored with a $25,000 Milken Family Foundation National Educator award.  The Academy is one of several Rosemead Kiwanis supported projects at the school.

Among Chung's accomplishments in his teaching career, according to Internet sources, is helping more than 80 percent of his algebra students achieve proficiency on the math portion of the California Standards Test. Additionally, the same percentage of his students have passed the California High School Exit Exam and are eligible to take college-level classes.

McConnell, whose administration has as its theme “Closing the Achievement Gap.” honored the school’s principal, Kiwanian C. P. Cheung, the faculty and students for raising the school’s overall state score from 606 to 737 since 2001. He credited this in large part to the schools partnering with local civic, business and faith based groups, including specifically Rosemead Kiwanis and the Evergreen Baptist Church.

Cheung in his remarks noted that the school has moved from being a gang-risk school to the one with the highest perfect attendance record in the district. It also is one of the few schools with increasing enrollment. It formed an excellent into an inspirational speech by former Los Angeles Rams “Fearsome Foursome” lineman Rosey Grier, who urged students to believe in their potential, affirming it each morning as they look in the mirror, while following his example as a youth of simply walking away from proposed wrong activities..

Assemblyman Michael Eng also spoke, citing his experiences as a former KEY Club member, an experience which he credits with having shaped his life of public service and literally saving him from potential suicide as teen.  The RKC presently works closely with Mr. Eng’s office in publicizing local citizen involvement activities.

After the festivities were over Lowell Milkin and about a dozen participating Kiwanians were given a tour of the new Rosemead Kiwanis supported World in Flight laboratory on the Temple campus.  The lab is under the direction of Kahneta Banforde and the Ian Pappas Directions Foundation, which will be shared with the adjacent Sanchez Elementary School. 

 

 

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