RKC (ROSEMEAD KIWANIS CLUB) WEEKLY REPORTER – 09/28/2008

Greetings to our K-Family (Kiwanis affiliated partner group of clubs), RKN (Rosemead Kiwanis Network) and other friends (with a special shout-out to the members of the 2008-2009 RHS and Don Bosco KEY Clubs who are joining us this month).

          Below are:

· NEWS: Recent developments and activities related to Rosemead

· EVENTS: Activities in and around Rosemead, with emphasis on the September and October Rosemead Club meetings.

· FAX OF LIFE: An inspirational email attachment, courtesy of Scott’s Valley Kiwanis. This week’s subject: “Old Man”

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NEWS

Kiwanis Foundation Awards – the Rosemead Kiwanis Foundation his past week distributed two grants: $300 to the Lincoln Training Center and $ 500 to Bookends.

RIF-SoCal Support – The annual RIF-SoCal Orientation meeting, mandatory for participating schools, is being held later this week with RSD’s Janson School bein added to the list at the last moment.  Meanwhile, Reynita Amador and the Kiwanis sponsored Muscatel Builder’s Club are undertaking assembly of bookmarks on sequential Saturdays, October 4th and 11^th from 8 a.m. to 11a.m. Our thanks to Kiwanian Frank Quintinella, who has already picked up the materials and given them to Muscatel. Assistance is anticipated from the Don Bosco and RHS KEY Clubs.  The estimated 56,000 bookmarks will be used at the three RIF book distribution activities at participating schoolsthroughout the school year.

UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS:

NOTE: Information below is subject to change

THURSDAY OCTOBER 2, 2008 – No Meeting!

Rosemead Kiwanis will be dark for its normal meeting due to installation dinner the next evening

FRIDAY OCTOBER 3, 2008 – RKC/DISTRICT 10 INSTALLATION

Installation dinner for 2008-2009 Kiwanis Division 10 Lt. Governor, our own Ernie Ayala and officers of several Division 10 clubs, including Bob Bruesch and Fred Mascorro as President and Vice President of Rosemead Kiwanis. Location will be the Garvey Park Recreation Center; special entertainment including a magician will be featured. Rosemead Kiwanians whose quarterly dues include meals may count cost of this event as a regular meeting; others and guests will pay $25.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 9, 2008 – RKC MEETING: (Regular Meeting)* 

Liposuction – technical name for  medically (mechanically) removing fat from the body featuring Mrs Judy Yoho, office manager of a practice in Pasadena which specializes in this area.. 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2008 – RKC MEETING: (Regular Meeting)*

Judaism: What's it All About?  with Rabbi Alan Lachtman (another in our periodic series addressing various religious traditions)

THURSDAY OCTOBER 23, 2008 – RKC MEETING: (Regular Meeting)*

Rosemead Kids – Carol Mahoney, after school coordinator for the Rosemead School district will share with us what Kiwanis can do to be effective in improving life for children and families in the Garvey District. 

THURSDAY OCTOBER 30, 2008 – RKC MEETING: (Regular Meeting)*

California Propositions – Jan Robertson has arranged for a speaker from the League of Women Voters to present the program at our meeting just before the election. She will go over the foremost state ballot propositions, both pros and cons, in a non-partisan manner. Printed materials will be distributed.

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

                                 California Mission Inn chapel’s multipurpose room, 4807 Earle

                                 (north of Mission and south of Grand ½ block on west  side of

the street), Rosemead. Street parking is normally required.

WEEKLY FAX OF LIFE INSPIRATIONAL E-MAIL “Old Man”

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

       of Fax of Life inspirational monographs available for review  – see the Fax

of Life link at bottom of the “Newsletters” section of the website.)

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