There seemed to be a lot of positive energy at our meeting this week.  Members of the club were upbeat and happy to be at Two Rivers for our weekly get together.

Our greeters were Barbara Hinze and Bill Byers.  That makes two weeks in a row for Barbara and we thank you both for the warm greeting.  Our invocation was delivered by Larry Beckner. As always, he did a wonderful job. Our song of the day was “Yankee Doodle Dandy”. And our thought for the day came to us from Bill Byers.  Jeff Freeland recited our defining statement and received a round of applause for his wonderful execution. Thank you all for your contribution to our meeting. 

Wes D’Aponti gave us our one minute education spot on Kiwanis. Until 1962 Kiwanis clubs were located in the United States and Canada.  After 40 years of debate, club delegates to the 1961 International Convention in Toronto, Ontario, approved the extension of Kiwanis to the rest of the world.  In April 1962, the Kiwanis Club of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, became the first club to be organized outside of the two founding nations.  Today, Kiwanis clubs are active in more than 75 nations and geographic areas. 

Our program this week was the Beef Raffle and delivered by Pete Jouflas, Bill Byers and Bob Hanson.  As jokes were delivered by Pete & Bill, raffle tickets were drawn for the sacks of beef that were given away.  The lucky winners were Randy Kirschbaum, Vikki Bell, Jon Wickre, Terry Wakefield, Roxie Denning, Tom Sheldon, Doug Stack, Dennis Durmas, and Jeff Gumone.  

Don Teets was our auctioneer for the live auction of the four beef baskets.  Shaunalee Wall set the pace for the auction with her winning bid of $150.00.  Toni Heiden-Moran, Orville Petersen and Gordon Harbert followed suit at $150.00 each for the remaining baskets.  Thank you all for your financial support. 

Barb Hinze delivered the Board Report.  Jim Corley and Tammie Rupe have been approved by the board as new members of our club. The club assessment results were mentioned again. Please remember that if you would like a copy of the assessment, Roxie Denning can provide you with a copy. The Board is looking for a New Member Chair and Vice Chair. These individuals would coordinate with membership applicants to attend orientation, coordinate with Lynne Sorlye for room reservation at the Holiday Inn for orientation with Don Teets.  They would create a pool of mentors to assign to each new member that would work with them for approximately the first six months of membership.  The Board is looking for a chair for a Public Relations Committee.  In order to continue the growth of our club, we need to get the word out to our community and our desire for new members. It looks like we are in need of some great leaders to chair these committees.  If you are interested, please contact any of our Board Members. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 

• Thursday, November 16^th- Aktion Club meeting at MDS, 10^th & Grand from 3:30-4:30. Toys will be donated to the Salvation Army at this meeting. Please see Amy Dyer.
• Saturday, November 18^th- Habitat for Humanity Work Day. Start time is 9am and it looks like drywall and painting will be the project of the day.  Please see Kristin Winn.
• Wednesday, November 22^nd joint meeting at Two Rivers with Rotary Club.
• Friday, December 1^st- Dinner with the District Governor at the Redlands Community Center.
• Saturday, December 2^nd- Bell Ringing for Salvation Army.
• Friday, December 15^th- Holiday Party on Grand Mesa at Spruce Lodge. Sign up sheets are going around. Please see Dennis Durmas with questions. Dennis can get a bus for transportation to and from the lodge that evening.  The maximum number of people for the bus is 40.  When you sign up for the party, please indicate if you are interested in transportation via the bus. There will also be cabins for rent if you want to spend the night on the mesa.
• Rick Nisley is updating the Kiwanis Directory. Please visit our website and make sure that your information is current. The user name for the site is Kiwanis and the password is Pancake.

Correction:  In my October 26^th bulletin, I said that Ken Willard’s wife, Timmie was one of his guests.  Her name is Jimmi Willard and I apologize for this error.  

Until next week….. Roxie Denning, Bulletin Editor