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Publication Date August 27, 2009
Volume 60, Issue 11

 

Recent Programs 

• July 28– Dale Hamilton, outgoing president of the CVCC Circle K club, spoke about the accomplishments of the club in the last year and gave a visual presentation of the club’s activities. This was the same show that won awards for the club.
  Dale is on his way to Eastern Carolina State University with a prestigious scholarship award. We wish him the best of luck.
   

• August 4– Kirsten Blanton, substituting for the scheduled speaker, Paige Yount, told of the activities and aims of the Palliative Care and Hospice of Catawba Valley. There are currently 236 patients, most residing in their own homes but 21 in the buildings on Robinson Road. At the beginning of Hospice in 1996 there were 36 patients with a facility in downtown Hickory. Volunteers to do various types of work are needed. Some do patient care but others are necessary for office work, greeting of visitors and other duties. Transition programs and pre-hospice case management are also part of the services offered.
  A special allied program for cardiac failure patients has bee introduced by Sara Paul, CNP.
  Future plans include expansion to land at Sherrills Ford on recently purchased land.
  The speaker also briefly discussed the importance of advanced directives such as living wills and health powers of attorney.
   

• August 11– Richard Eller, Professor of History and Chairman of Social Sciences at CVCC, presented a program about the tour he has conducted as part of a Civil War history course. He and his students have visited many Civil War battlefields seeing at first hand the details of the areas where important battles of the war were fought.
   

• August 18– Judy Ingold of Teen Up/Upward Connection told of the programs her organization offers to teens. It provides information and support to both males and females ages 9-17 to encourage responsible decisions about handling emotions, dealing with pressure, sexuality, and making career choices. Teen Up/Upward Connection groups meet weekly in middle and high schools. Teen Up After-School meets every other week in different neighborhoods across Catawba County. Pre-Teen Up After-School also meets every other week. There are also Summer Teen Up camps and other programs during the summer.
  
  Most of the Teen Up/Upward Connection programs do not charge participants. Funding comes from several sources including the state and county, public school systems and business, civic, and church groups.
  
   

• August 25– Dr. Garrett Hinshaw, President of Catawba Valley Community College, spoke about the past, present, and future of CVCC. He is only the third president in the 51-year life of the college. There have been more than 800,000 students educated at CVCC in its history and there are 5600 curriculum students registered now as well as about 15,000 non-credit students per year in courses or programs of various lengths.
  
  State funding has decreased and a squeeze is being felt as unemployed workers feel the need to get more education to have a better chance of reemployment.
  
   

Who is this Kiwanian?

The picture below is of a high school senior of a few years back.

Last month’s picture was of high school senior J.C. Epting.
 

The Quote: 

"The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress.."

Charles Kettering