April 9, 2003

PAST HISTORY & FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENT... from the pen appointed by S.O.B. H.P. Walker to write this weekly bulletin. (Look below for a hint as to authorship.)

Well, we started out on a democratic note, with nominations for next year's officers and board. Not only nominations from the nominating committee, but there were no dissenting votes from our usually disagreeable membership . . . and the slate will be presented at our April 16 meeting for a final ETO (Election to Office).

Then came the AMs (Announcements from Moscona): #1 April 26, the Circle K Club Dinner (can we make it an Interclub?) #2 IF (I forget) #3 D (Ditto).

Then Terry Bell intro'd a great program - Fred Fenn with his review of photos of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, from a wonderful book by an outstanding German woman, whom Hitler wooed. The woman, now a century old and living(!), was kind of Mother to the '36 Olympics. The pictorial slides which Fred Fenn showed pictured every phase of the Games, from the running of the Torch from Athens to Berlin, to actual events including great track star Jesse Owens, and others.

A great program from Terry, for the senior members who remember, and to the newest members who need to brush up on Olympic history, and American history too.

Then, the jackpot was announced, cards drawn, and the usual moans of "missed again" from all present. Come again this Wednesday, try again, and perhaps moan again whatever it is you say, similar to "Oh well" (or is it Oh Hell?)

Terry Bell will take us 1) aloft on April 16, with Anthony Marino, Director of the BR Metro Airport, 2) Back to school on April 23, with an update on BRCC (that's Baton Rouge Community College, not BR Country Club!), and 3) up-to-snuff on April 30^th, with an invitation to enjoy Physical Therapy.

C.W.

K-Facts submitted by Esteban Herrera:

The six permanent Objects of Kiwanis International were approved by Kiwanis club delegates at the 1924 Convention in Denver, Colorado and are as follows:

(1) To give primacy to the human and spiritual rather than to the material values of life.
(2) To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.
(3) To promote the adoption and the application of higher social, business, and professional standards.
(4) To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive, and serviceable citizenship.
(5) To provide, through Kiwanis clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render altruistic service, and to build better communities.
(6) To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which make possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism, and goodwill.