The Seacoast E-Weekly

The October Board Meeting was called to order at 7:06am on October 7, 2009 by Club President Kim Jennison.

Board members present: Kim, Dave, Carolyn, Gerry, Sue, and Laura M. Other club members present: Dan, Norm, Frank, and Molly.

Information was received from the District Office about the upcoming Fall Conference.

The minutes of the September Board Meeting were read and approved.

The Treasurer's Report showed the following balances in club accounts- Administrative: $1671.18, Service: $7209.75, CD (Restricted Funds) $7861.04, and Conferences/Conventions: $765.95.

President Kim presented the Administrative and Service Budgets for 2009-2010 and went over the expense and income projections. The Board approved both budgets with no changes.

Carolyn passed around dues billings for 2009-2010.

Committee reports were given for Community Service, Fundraising, Service Leadership, Club Meetings, Membership, Public Relations, and Youth Service.

Under New Business, the Board approved the following expenditures:

• To purchase an power inverter for use with our holiday parade float.
• To reimburse Carolyn $56 for the new member add fee for Lee Storey.

Gerry got a chance at the 50/50 Jackpot and picked the five of spades. The jackpot of $99 rolls over to the next meeting.

The meeting concluded with a round of Happy/Crappy Dollars and was adjourned at 8:10am.

We will be having a regular club meeting at 7:00am at the Community Campus. If haven't been to a meeting in a while, please make an effort to attend!

District Fall Conference

The New England District of Kiwanis will be holding its Fall Conference the weekend of November 20-22 at the North Conway Grand Hotel in North Conway. For information about the conference and online registration, visit the district web site.

October Meeting Schedule

Oct. 14th: Club Meeting at the Community Campus 7:00am 

Oct. 21st: Club Social Meeting at The Common Man 6:00pm

Oct. 28th: Club Meeting at The Community Campus 7:00am Guest Speaker- Commander Paul Dinius of the USS Helena

Whittemore Center Concessions

We had our first night working the concession stand at the Whittemore Center in Durham last Saturday for the UNH vs. Acadia hockey game. Kim, Carolyn, Frank, Laura M., John B., and Molly worked that evening.

We have three other dates to work the concession stand this month:

• Saturday evening- October 17th Hockey Game: UNH vs. Miami OH
• Saturday evening- October 24th Hockey Game UNH vs Maine (big game!)
• Sunday- October 25th Cheerleading Competition (all day)

If you can help with any of these events, please sign up at next week's meeting or let President Kim know.

Salvation Army Soup Kitchen

We will next be volunteering at the Salvation Army Soup Kitchen in Portsmouth on Saturday- October 24th from 4:00-6:00pm. Sign up to work at next week's club meeting.

Check Us Out on Facebook

The Club now has a page on Facebook where you can keep up to date with club activities and see lots of photos of our club in action. It's also a great way to get others connected to Kiwanis and interest them in joining. If you already are on Facebook, click the box below to become a fan of our page and don't forget to tell your friends. If you have never used Facebook, now you have a reason to do so.

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International Convention

If you are thinking about attending the Kiwanis International Convention in Las Vegas in June 2010, registration is now available online. The early bird convention registration fee of $195 is available until January 31st.

Shop Online

If you do any shopping online, don't forget to visit iGive.com. A percentage of every purchase you make through this site will be donated back to our Club!  

The Seacoast E-Weekly is the on-line version of the Kiwanis Club of The Seacoast's weekly newsletter. If you have any comments or questions about The Seacoast E-Weekly, please send an e-mail to the editor.... Fdennett@aol.com.