Kiwanis Club of Tempe


	UPCOMING MEETINGS AUG 19 - Board Meeting The regular August meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Tempe Board of Directors will be 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, at the Pyle Adult Recreation, 655 E. Southern Ave., Tempe. All officers and directors should attend, but it is open to any Club members. New members qualify for their pins and permanent badges by attending a board meeting. UPCOMING PROGRAMS SEPT. 11 - Pam Goronkin, former Tempe City Councilman and current executive director of Mill Avenue District, or Downtown Tempe Community. Pam recently announced her retirement from that role to spend more time with her husband, Herb. Her last day is Sept. 15. Pam is a director-elect to the KCOT Board of Directors and a longtime member of KCOT’s Membership and Development Committee, who has oriented many new members in recent years. Pam was on city council 2002-2006. Taking over at the DTC is Nancy Hoffman, wh has lived in the Valley about a year and who has worked with downtown organizations in Dallas, Texas, and Raleigh, N.C. She owns Hormann & Associates Urban Marketing and Management. SEPT. 18 - Michael Medoro, new director of Project C.U.R.E.’s Arizona program in Tempe. He leads the program here that actively seeks and collects surplus and unused equipment, supplies and materials from hospitals, clinics, doctors offices and companies. Volunteers then sort and organize the donations for shipment to many countries across the globe where they are needed. Several years ago KCOT members spent part of a Saturday sorting supplies at its site on Cedar Street near Price Road. SEPT. 25 - Andy Dzurinko, author of "Power of Optimism: Insights to Personal and Professional Growth." He asserts, "Understanding some of the basic principles of behavioral dynamics is the first step in developing your full potential in life." A native of Monessen, Pa., just outside of Pittsburgh, Andy now resides in Chandler. He has more than 20 years experience with American United Life Insurance Company as a training director, regional vice president of agencies, general agent and agent. He owns an insurance business based in Tempe. He is executive director of the Arizona Governor's Council on Health, Physical Fitness and Sports and he is president of the Frank Kush Youth Foundation. He is also a former teacher and football coach on the high school and college level. OCT. 2 - Four Mayors of Tempe’s current Sister Cities. Got some ideas for a program or speaker? Call Chris Rosner, 480-227-6944, or Joe Schmoker, (480) 898-1708. Pay for your member fees online.

Primary election advances Kiwanians:
There was an election the past week, although it went Thursday without mention. The Arizona Primary Election on Tuesday, which had very low turnout, produced results that related to at least three people who have been associated with KCOT moving on to the November ballot, unless final primary numbers change. Rep. Ed Ableser, who is completing his first term as one of two District 17 holders of seats in the Arizona House of Representatives, was re-nominated by Democrats with 4,952 votes. Incumbent David Schapira finished with 5,063. They had no competition Both will face Republicans Mark Thompson and Wes Waddle in November. Former KCOT member Frank Schmuck, now back with Nuevo Tempe Kiwanis Club, initially finished second in a four-way Republican race in District 20 nomination for the Arizona House. As of Thursday, he was ahead of incumbent Rep. John McComish by 65 votes, but by Friday, Frank's count stood at 5,697, or 122 votes behind McComish, a former Ahwatukee Kiwanis Club leader. Jeff Dial won nomination outright from that district. In addition, Kathy Romano, immediate past Division 10 lieutenant governor from Mesa, won nomination as a Democrat in Leg. District 19. The Arizona Secretary of State's staff continues to count provisional ballots and possibly carry out recounts. Congressman Harry Mitchell, former Tempe High Key Club advisor, won without opposition for the Democratic nomination for District 5 Congressional seat and will face David Schweikert in November.

New communication procedures laid out for leaders for better planning
KCOT officers met this week and developed some procedures for better procedures for Club and board decision-making, planning and communications. Attending were Mark Richwine, Mike Cryer, Bill Wagner, Sharon Kausal and Robert Kizere. Corey Woods was absent. Among actions taken:

ALL board members are to help compile lists and email them to Robert for events outside of the Thursday meetings for compilation of records.
All Committee chairpersons are to send a weekly update via e-mail to Robert on Wednesdays by 5 p.m., so that reporting can be timely and efficient from this date forward.
All board members will submit via email any agenda items with supporting documents on the Friday prior to every board meeting by 1 p.m. Items not received by that date will be put on the agenda for the following month's meeting.

Thanks to each of you for your participation and input. I look forward to 2008-09 being a great year for KCOT. -- Robert Kizere, Incoming Club Secretary
(480) 221-0954
(480) 839-4630 (fax)

KCOT awards and officers installation Sept. 29
On Thursday, Pam Goronkin and Kerry Fetherston of the Membership and Development Committee formerly launched sign-ups for the Club's 57^th annual KCOT Induction and Awards Banquet, set for Monday night Sept. 29 at Heidi's Catering Banquet room, 2095 W. 15^th Street, Tempe. (North of Broadway on 52nd Street and then left onto 15^th Street). Cocktail hour begins at 6 p.m., with the dinner at 7 p.m. and the program to follow. Tickets are $40/per person. It's the Club's grandest night of the year when we change leadership when our current president Mark Richwine turns over the gavel to Mike Cryer. It's when new officers and board members are installed, when the Kiwanian of the Year and George F. Hixson Award winners are announced, and when the in-going and out-going presidents reflect and give their vision respectively. Bring your spouse or friend and let's have a great turnout.

Read to Exceed re-launches Sept. 16
Kiwanis' community service project, Read to Exceed, is about to begin its second year. Coordinator Robert Kizere said Thursday that he had lined up volunteer readers for all but a couple slots on the schedule set up this fall for the first six weeks through Oct. 28. He welcomed Kiwanians to complete the spots Thursday. Robert said he would be bringing the sets of books that volunteers will be taking in the coming weeks to read at Curry Elementary, North Tempe Multigenerational Center and the Westside Multi-Generational Center. Books will be left behind with the Head Start children on those visits. He said he and Penny Pease and hopefully other volunteers would be getting together next Wednesday at his home to prepare book packs. (480) 221-0954 if you can help.