When we last met......

(recap of the Oct. 12 meeting)

Ceremony

Patriotic song:  Bill Stracener

Pledge to the LSU Flag: Carl Hancock

Grace: Carlos Ortiz

Special Guests:

Carlos Ortiz's key club daughter at Christian Life Academy

Joe Kaiser:  The Oaks Kiwanis-discussed their Sporting Clays tournament on Oct. 29^th at Covey Rise

Guest Speaker as introduced by Jeff Koonce:

Ty McMains of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation

Club Business:

Cal Robbins reported on the Oct. 11^th board meeting

Vote to reduce the number on the board from 8 to four members not including the following officers.

Slate of officers to be voted on in Oct. 19^th meeting:

Bob Schmidt- President

Jerry Boyce- Secretary

1^st VP- Cal Robbins

2^nd VP- Charles Rea

Rick Martin- Treasurer

Other positions on Board:

Jeff Koonce-Programs chair

Ben Brown- Bulletin

Speaker points:

Ty McMains spoke on the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Efforts in the Metro Baton Rouge area.  Approximately $15 million was raised by the Baton Rouge Area foundation.  To date 3.7 million spent in grants to the service providers within the afflicted areas.  Impacted areas will need food, shelter, security, healthcare, and long term mental health treatments.  38 New Orleans schools wiped off the map.   Bankrupted the already fragile New Orleans Public School system.  Ready to go teachers needed in area shelters.  Several employment opportunities will be needed to jumpstart the area, agencies working to do so are the LA Dept. of Economic Development and Area Chambers of commerce.  BASF contributes to helping Ascension parish re build.  Web MD gave a $200,000.00 medical grant.  Bill Gates gave $750,000.00 unrestricted grant to the Baton Rouge Area Foundation.

Upcoming Speakers:

Oct. 19^th Sister Judith Brun to speak on the importance of bringing education to the shelters i.e. ready to go teaching.

Oct.26- Representative from Baton Rouge Area Foundation Staff

Nov. 2-Ken Uffman- Cadets of the Old War Skule from LSU