The Kiwanis Family Bulletin of the

   •  KIWANIS CLUB OF ST. MARTINVILLE  •   
August 4, 2010  •  Vol. 18-No. 39

Editors/Publishers: Peggy Hardy, Gerry LeBlanc and Marti Harrell

2009-10 CLUB OFFICERS

President: Larry Roy
President-Elect:  Margaret Richard
Secretary: Annie Durand
Treasurer:  Peggy Hardy
Immediate Past President: Dennis LeBlanc
BOARD MEMBERS: Christine Berard*, Steve Comeaux*, Judy Bonhomme, Tommy Romero,
Elaine St. Julien

* - 2010 Pepper Festival Co-Chairs

EVENING CLUB MEETING:
1st Wednesday of the month - 6PM
All other club meetings: Wednesday - 7AM
Board Meeting:  6PM - 3rd Thursday of the Month

Youth Service Leadership Organizations

• Trinity Catholic School
Builders Club meets
 2^nd Friday of the month,
School Gym @ 1PM during school session.

• St. Martinville Senior High Key Club meets every Thursday in the school library @ 11:20 a.m. during school session.
• Acadiana Home School Key Club meets at the Southside Lafayette Parish Library.


               • Ask about Key Leader!

  A U G U S T   B I R T H D A Y S   
Paul deMahy  - 8/11 • Sherrie Eastin (Rock) - 8/12
Ben Landry - 8/23 • Carol Lagarde - 8/27 • Christine Berard
8/28 Tommy Romero - 8/07

  A U G U S T   A N N I V E R S A R I E S  
Leslie and Ricky Thibodeaux - 8/03

THOUGHT/QUOTE OF THE WEEK:  
  Members stay members
        because they find continued value
              in service projects and friendship.
                                 – Paul Palazzolo, Kiwanis International President.   

The Fifth Object of Kiwanis: To provide, through Kiwanis clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render altruistic service, and to build better communities.

Kiwanis Education #20:  The first President of Kiwanis International elected from outside the United States was the third, Henry J. Elliott of Montreal, Quebec, who served in 19 19-20. Seven other International Presidents have been Canadian. The first International President elected from outside the two founding nations of the US and Canada was Ian Perdriau AM, a member of the Kiwanis Club of Melbourne, Australia, who served in 1994-95.

THIS WEEK:
Our meeting this week was an evening meeting and the speaker time was allotted to Pepper Festival stuff. 

Charlar Brew thanked the Kiwanians for our support of the La. Decentralized Arts Funding Grant Program awarded to the St. Martin Parish Library.  She also thanked us for our involvement in the annual Bike Safety Workshop and stated that Breaux Bridge expressed an interest in having a clinic there also. 

Larry suggested that we treat active members to breakfast or something with administrative funds.  Discussion followed but people seemed to be willing for a breakfast treat based on quarterly attendance and service hours. 

Our club is looking for an ongoing service project that would change the lives of children and all members can get involved in. Larry would welcome all suggestions. 

It may seem like far away, but our new slate of officers will take the reins beginning on October 1.  Next week, Christine will be sworn in as Lt. Gov. for Division 17.  And our installation banquet will be at the end of September or the beginning of October. 

Steve gave members sample tee shirts to look at with the pepper festival logo.  Gator Girls and dance teams were also discussed.  He also said that Dan is going to get the beer license in Baton Rouge next week. There seems to be real interest in the jam sessions for music.  Jean reported on port-o-lets, coke booth, bandstand and sponsors.  She also asked if anyone knows of new businesses that she can contact to be pepper pals or such, please let her know.  Gerry reported that the new craft booth application form was completed, sent to Marti to be put on our website and that she had emailed apps. to those people who had inquired online.

Gentle Reminder: 
 DUES ARE DUE!!!

If you have not paid your dues,
 please do so.