June 9 Meeting Recap

Song – Bill Stracener
Pledge – Ben Brown
Prayer – Jerry Boyce

We recognized David Cresson, Jerry Boyce, & Ed Painter for participation in the CMN Telethon.  Brett Mason presented the $2,000 check on TV Sunday.

Guest Speaker: John Scott, Scientific Director of CAMD

Professor Scott spoke of the exciting things going on at CAMD, or the Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices. CAMD is a high-tech synchrotron research center whose role is to provide equipment, expertise, and infrastructure for research and development in the area of microstructures and microdevices. CAMD is housed in a 45,000 square-foot building located on a 15-acre site approximately five miles from the LSU campus. Current investigations at CAMD include: 1) basic research in the areas of atomic and molecular structure and condensed-matter (surface and bulk phase) phenomena. 2) applied research in the exciting field of microdevice fabrication.

Additionally, CAMD is a center where X-ray spectroscopy and microscopy is being used to provide powerful analytic tools for materials research, industry, and the environment. Students who have the opportunity to work and study at CAMD will learn the exciting technology of the 21st century.

End of the Year Banquet

The event will be held at Ashley Manor this year on Friday, August 20^th. Mark your calendars and start looking for a date now. More details to come later.

Kiwanis News

Greetings from Builders Club

St. Louis , Missouri , Builders Club members of Sperreng Middle School and West Middle School combined resources, talents, and efforts this past March to create a “Builders Club Welcome to St. Louis ” banner. Kiwanis-family members will convene in a few weeks for the annual International Conventions of Kiwanis, Circle K, and Key Club.

The banner is currently on display at the Kiwanis International Office and will journey to St. Louis to welcome thousands of conventioneers.

Quotes of the Day

It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.
H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)

A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.
Jean Paul Richter (1763 - 1825)

The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.
Horace Walpole (1717 - 1797)

If you can't say anything good about someone, sit right here by me.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884 - 1980)

Benefits you probably didn’t know about

As members of Kiwanis International, we are entitled to many discounts and benefits. Straight from the KI website, the CCR is now proud to inform you about them.

AmerLink - America's Log Home Company

AmerLink Log Homes and Kiwanis International teamed up to offer members a very special offer. Receive a membership discount of 25 percent off the purchase price of a log home, cabin, garage, or barn. In addition, a percentage of the sale will go toward Kiwanis’ Forestry Scholarship Fund.

Visit http://www.amerlink.com/ki/store/products.asp to find out more.

Next Week’s meeting

When: Wednesday, June 16, noon
Where: Walk-On’s
Who (will be our speaker): Liz Tucker of Pennington Biomedical Research Center

This bulletin was edited by Ben Brown.