It was fun looking from the inside out as Kara Safriet and I greeted the Kiwanians this week. We shook hands, received hugs and many great smiles; it was a great way to begin our weekly meeting.  Wes D’Aponti opened our meeting with the focused object “To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive and serviceable citizenship”.  As we sang Zippy Do Dah we were led by Rich Emerson as Jeannie played the piano, Brad Krebill delivered our invocation and Pete Jouflas did a great job with our Defining Statement.  Thank you all for your contribution to our meeting. 

We had a few guests this week.  Rita Crumpton brought her husband, Tom; Toni Heiden Moran introduced Angela from the Free Press and Les Gooding had his brother-in-law, who just happened to be a Rotarian, with him. Happy Bucks were paid by Terry Wakefield, Joe Breman, and Rick Tuma who announced the arrival of his granddaughter.  Heather Smith, Pete Jouflas, Sandy Barger and Jeannie Thomas also had Happy Bucks to pay.  

Fine Master Ron Sherman had a good list this week; he fined Larry Beckner, Bill Byers, Deanna Colaizzi, Jacque Chappell Reid (our speaker with this week’s program!!), Vikki Bell and Eric Lusby.  Thank you all for your financial contributions. 

Don Teets continued with auction items this week and the winners were: LeAnn Zetmeir who purchased a gift certificate from Lifestyle Boutique, Kristi Adams received a gift certificate from the Museum of Western Colorado, Jacque Chappell Reid was the winner of a singing telegram delivered by Jeannie Thomas and Orville Boge purchased a gift certificate from City Market. 

Orville Boge then presented a gift to President Wes from his trip to Denver to see the Colorado Rockies play ball.  Orville purchased baseball cards for Wes; they were a little bit different from the ones that Pete Jouflas gave Wes a few weeks ago.  Orville celebrated his birthday on Wednesday, August 1^st and the members of the club sang to him at lunch.  

Wes announced that Don Teets will hold his pre-induction orientation on Wednesday, August 8^th at 5:15 for those that need to attend.  The meeting will take place at the Holiday Inn on Horizon Drive. Bill Byers announced that half of a beef had been purchased at the county fair with the help of Hanson Equipment; there may be more information down the road about this. 

Mailyn D’Aponti introduced our program speakers this week.  From Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado Jacque Chappell Reid and Lana Watson spoke to us about “One Thousand People/One Thousand Dollars”.  This fund raiser is to complete the One Million Dollar goal needed to build the Hospice Care Center.  $900,000 has been raised and in order to get the $500,000 challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation, $1,000,000 must be raised by December 31, 2007.  Please visit their website at www.hospicewco.com and see how you can help.  Jacque and Lana presented a beautiful video that touched the hearts of many people in the room. 

Don Teets talked about the loss of Jo Pavetti on July 31^st.  Jo was the wife of Louie Pavetti who was a member of the Kiwanis Club prior to his death in 2000.  Services were held for Jo on Saturday, August 4^th.   

Rich Emerson sent out a great big THANK YOU to all of us for our monetary contributions to his campaign!!  He talked about his trip to Cheyenne Wyoming during Frontier Days and presented Wes with an Inner Club Banner.  Remember to keep Rich close in your heart while he is Pueblo next week for the District Convention. 

Our meeting closed as Mailyn D’Aponti delivered the Thought for the Day and Wes D’Aponti adjourned our meeting.  

Until next week…..Roxie Denning, Bulletin Editor