MINUTES OF THE JULY 18th MEETING OF THE PORT KIWANIS
 
July 18 , 2006                                   No. 42 , 2005-2006
 
NEXT MEETING : Tuesday July 25 th at 6:30 P.M. at Mama Mia's. Marvin is scheduled to have a speaker. If not, we ill have the final report on Fish Day.
 
MEETING: The meeting was called to order at 7:20 P.M. by Pres. Dan Hargarten.
Attendance------------20 members.
Prayer-------------------By Weldon.
Pledge------------------Led by Pres. Dan.
Song---------------------In The Good Old Summer Time.
Thought ----------------By Pres. Dan.
Drawing-----------------Won by Paul Quail, $9 to the club.
 
Good News: Dan, Mardy, Lowell, Sally, Paul Q., Elmer, Paul Ehr. , and Weldon all had Good News this past week and contributed a total of $9.
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Foundation had a meeting and purchased a brick for the Fire Dept. for $100. They gave $250 to Portal Ind. tabled an Eagle Scout Project request until later. $5 per member was sent to the Wi/Um Kiwanis District annual fund. A like amount was sent to International for their annual fund.
 
Emory Nelson sent a very nice letter thanking us for his scholarship grant and for the great learning experience of volunteerism that the Key Club afforded him.
 
We are still looking for an advisor for the Key Club for the coming year. Jeff Calies is looking into finding one.
 
Meeting Place-----We will meet at Mama Mia's on July 25th. Then every Tuesday evening in August we will meet at Nisleit's. A final decision will be determined later.
 
PLAY GROUND ---- Several of the Play Ground Committee met with the Parks and Rec Dept. It was decided that a huge accessible play ground be constructed to attract participants from the surrounding communities to the Port area.  To do this it is recommended that a Community Committee be formed  and headed by Kiwanis.  This Approach is being pursued.
 
PRELIMINARY FISH DAY REPORT:
 
John Sigwart gave us the to-date report on this years Fish Day since Gene Giltner , the new Fish Day chairperson, is in Michigan.
John told us how sales for everyone were down this year. We grossed about $22,000  as compared to about $28,000 last year. He surmises that we will net about $8-9,000.
We had 25 Kiwanians, 45 non-kiwanians and a clean-up crew manning the stand this year. We really can't expand the size of our stand unless we have a larger active membership.
 
However, everything went very smoothly . The tear down and clean-up couldn't have been better. This year the fryers were all cleand and stored in a convenient location in Pete Didier's barn.
Thanks to all who participated!!!
 
Calendar of Events:  Tues. July 25th at Mama Mia's, perhaps Marvin will have a speaker. Tuesday August 1, 2006 at Nisleit's at 6:30 P.M. Sally is scheduled to have a speaker. Wed. Aug. 2nd, Meals on Wheels.
 
MEETING ADJOURNED: At 8:20 P.M.
 
SUBMITTED: Weldon N. Reed, Secretary.