Clarion
Publication Date: May 17, 2007
Volume 58, Issue 8
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Congratulations to Margaret Sorrell and Mark Walters! Their wedding is scheduled for December 21. |
Recent Programs
April 24– The meeting was held at Bennett’s Smokehouse and Saloon with an excellent dinner. Bennett’s will also be supplying lunch at the golf tournament.
May 1– Fred Robinson, movie actor and producer, spoke about his career and present work. A 1999 graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne College, he has appeared on stage and in movies including the soon-to-be-released “The Last Confederate” which also stars Mickey Rooney and Lee Majors.
May 8– Cindy Boger, of Parents Are Teachers, talked about her organization’s work in helping parents assist their children in their education. With a staff of 8 teachers, funded by Head Start and other sources, Parents Are Teachers helps parents who may otherwise not understand the educational process too well.
May 15– Mitzi Gelman, director of the Habitat For Humanity in Hickory, told of the history and present activities of Habitat. Begun in 1985, the local branch has built 108 homes and is in the process of building several more in Highland Village (there will be 12 total when all are built).
Houses now take about $75,000 in materials to construct, but the quality of the houses has been upgraded in recent years.
The zero-energy house (with solar-cell electrical generation) is now being lived in and the owner actually receives a small check each month from Duke Power to pay for the amount of electrical energy delivered to Duke that exceeds the amount used in the house.
One house is being built near Hickory High School to involve both HHS students and other youth groups in Habitat.
Another house will be built as a memorial to Tom Mate, long-time Habitat
For Humanity Store manager, who died last year.
Kiwanis Scholars Named
At the May 15 meeting, Ken Kleva, Kiwanis Foundation Trustee, presented certificates to the three new winners of Kiwanis Foundation Scholarships. Each winner will receive $3000 per year for four years. They were chosen from a final group of ten candidates in a process that was described as very difficult for the judges.
The recipients are:
1-Candace Fox (sister of a current scholarship holder) from St. Stephen High School who will be attending UNC-Greensboro
2-Sarah Pollard, also from St. Stephen High School who will go to Meredith College majoring in social work
3-Ka Ying Yang, a Key Club member from Hickory High School who is bound for Wingate in a pre-pharmacy program.
All ten finalists for the scholarships had been Terrific Kids in earlier years.
Also present were three current holders of Kiwanis scholarships: Jennifer Fox, Amanda Kiziah and My An Lee, who reported briefly on their progress (all excellent) and future plans. Jennifer is at UNC-Charlotte, Amanda at Lenoir-Rhyne and My An at UNC-Chapel Hill.
The
Kiwanis
Foundation is jointly funded
by the
Kiwanis Club of Hickory and
the
Kiwanis Club of Western Catawba County.
Announcements
Danny Seaver reported that the Hickory High School Key Club had collected $385 from collection boxes that members had placed in many locations. The money is being given to the March of Dimes.
The Key Club also worked at last Saturday’s Springfest. Fourteen members participated.
They will also be having their banquet on May 24 at 5:30 with food provided by the Olive Garden restaurant. All Kiwanians are invited and tickets are available from Danny for $5.
Ken Kleva announced the last Terrific Kids program at Longview School for this school year had been held with 34 kids honored.
The Circle K clubs at Lenoir-Rhyne and CVCC have concluded their operations for this school year, but there are continuing members in both clubs who are planning for next year’s programs
The golf tournament will be held this coming Monday, May 21 at Catawba Springs Golf Course. Volunteers should report for duty (and lunch) at 11:30. Tom Devlin reported for the golf committee that preparations were going relatively well and it appears that the major fund-raiser will be a success.
Assistance and donors for the St. Albans Blood Drive are being provided on Thursday, May 17 starting at 2:00.
There will be a Board Meeting next week, May 22, after the regular meeting.
Ron Simmons
has announced an
Inter-club meeting
at
Lincolnton
next Thursday,
May 24.
Upcoming Programs
and Other Events
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May 22– Dr. Garrett Hinshaw, the new president of CVCC
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May 29– Nicole Thomas, Moments of Joy for victims of Alzheimer’s Disease
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June meetings– to be announced
The
Quote:
GOLF,
n:
(1) A futile endeavor to place an insignificant white ball into an obscure
little hole, using weapons entirely ill-suited to the task. Anon.