Ye shall seek me and find me, when ye
shall search for me with all your heart. Jer. 29:13
Have you ever noticed how things shrivel
up, disappear, dissolve, disburse, dissipate etc., during the
winter months? Whether it's plants or people, they are gone.
Members at the meetings are getting down to bare bones. So come
home all ye members. We need your support and your luncheon money.
Roseanne Zoellner is coming along nicely
especially since she is driving a new caddy. A new vehicle is
always good for the soul.
Father Willig has had surgery on his hip
and leg. Continue your prayers on his behalf.
Al Kluener is at home battling his illness.
So keep in mind all our friends and their special needs.
The Reuter's are in Cleveland at the clinic.
So we all hope good news on Tom's forthcoming.
Blue is the color for Jenny Olberding and
her new baby. Congrats Jenny!
Thank yous came from Holy Family and North
Fairmount Elementary Schools for the hats and gloves donated
to them by our club.
Good news continues coming from Oyler School.
After testing the third graders in reading, they came out 6th
out of 64 schools. Thanks goes to the mentoring program. Some
of our Kiwanians volunteer and are apparently making progress
as the tests indicate. More volunteers are needed. If you have
30-60 minutes a week or a day to give, it would be greatly appreciated.
Problem Pregnancy Center is in need of
volunteers at Monday Night Bingo. Bob Rinear and John Nordmeyer
are cohorts in rip offs. So if you feel inclined please join
them. They need all the help they can get.
If this newsletter reaches you before Saturday,
there will be a meeting at Twin Towers at 9:00. It's a club excellence
meeting and can be used as an interclub. A few more people are
needed. See Frank St. Charles for more info.
Lou thanked John for all his hard work
on the IDD can placements. Continue to collect monies for this
program.
In Lieu of a program, Bob Rinear spoke
on the Kiwanians being "members, not spectators". Scroll
down for this important message.
Till next time . . . . . Lois L. Lane
Paul Hogue & Pres. Frank St Charles
To the members of the Price Hill-Western
Hills Kiwanis
In a portion of one of his inauguration
speeches, President George W. Bush asked that we, all of us and
each of us, become "CITIZENS, NOT SPECTATORS".
We are in a position in our club where
we must also make an appeal that each one of us become "MEMBERS,
NOT SPECTATORS".
Our club has been beset very recently with
a reduced membership roster because of:
a) Transfers to another club
b) Death
c) Illness or advanced age rendering previously
active members unable to fully participate
d) Failure of those considered to be members
to pay dues
e) A lackadaisical attitude toward attendance
at Tuesday luncheons, resulting in serious deficits due to payment
to our caterer for meals not consumed.
Some of these matters may be out of our
control; others are not.
Our roster may indicate the presence of
65 or 70 members, but the fact is that we probably have a club
composed of 30 to 35 active and involved persons. If our fate
is to actually become a club of that size, so be it; but hopefully
not without at least attempting to return to a higher degree
of activity.
All of the causes we support in our community
the food pantries, Pregnancy Center, police department,
scholarships, leadership programs for youth and food and toy
programs at Christmas time, among others, are dependent solely
on the revenue produced by THE ROSE BLOOM BOOM, our only fundraiser.
(Another source of revenue would be great, but thus far we've
been unable to come up with one.)
We can probably bring in fifteen to twenty
thousand dollars per year from THE ROSE BLOOM BOOM without a
lot of effort by numerous members, simply by following the format
we've had for years, BUT about half of the projects we support
in the community would have to be abandoned.
Do we want that to happen? I'd like to
think not. Rather, we'd like to move THE ROSE BLOOM BOOM to greater
heights, and support more of the needy programs in our area!
How can we accomplish this?
1. Honor the pledge we all made when we
joined the club to get to Tuesday luncheons unless something
important prevents your attendance.
THEN: BE A MEMBER, NOT A SPECTATOR!!
HOW?
First, step forward and be a part of THE
ROSE BLOOM BOOM. Many things must be done to make the 2001 event
BIGGER and BETTER, and they require the efforts and willingness
to work on the part of many members. We can't achieve our goals
with an attitude of "Let ______________ do it."
Second, sell tickets to THE ROSE BLOOM
BOOM. In 1999 and 2000, twenty-five (25) members on our roster
sold or bought one (1) ticket. We'd like to believe that many,
if not all, of those members could sell at least one more ticket,
with just a bit of effort. We all have friends, relatives and
acquaintances who might spring for $100.00 if asked; and if not,
we should be able to find four who will put up $25.00, five for
$20.00, or ten for $10.00 each.
If we do not produce a greater response
and effort than we've witnessed thus far, this club is not going
to die and go away; but it may well be reduced to something of
a second-class status, which would be a shame after fifty plus
years of proud performance in our community.
