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Our Next Meeting
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Speaker: Dr Donald W Beckie, President
Program: SC Governor’s School for the Arts
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Date: Thursday, September 15, 2005
Lunch: 12:30 p.m.
Program:
12:45 – 1:45 p.m.
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Dr Don Beckie has served as President for the SC Governor’s
School for the Arts and Humanities since July 2003. He previously served as Director of the
School of Music at the University of Redlands in CA, the Dean of Fine Arts at Texas Wesleyan University in Ft Worth, TX, as the Chairman of the Music
Department for the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts, and the
Chairman of the Department of Music for Susquehanna University in PA.
Dr Beckie has a BA degree in Music from
the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA,
holds a Masters degree in Applied Woodwinds and Music Literature and a
Doctor of Music in Woodwinds and Art History from Indiana University. He is a
member of Rotary International, serving on the Scholarship and
Educational Committees. Chris Kelly is Program Chair for this
meeting.
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Hurricaine Katrina News
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Towers Rice,
Sr,
announced that his son, Towers, Jr, has
gone to the Gulf Coast with a group to begin rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina. If you are interested in making a
donation to the relief efforts through Kiwanis International, you can
send funds to Kiwanis International Foundation Disaster Relief Fund, 3636
Woodview Trace, Indianapolis, IN 46268 or
on-line, https://ssl.kiwanis.org/ssl/kif/disaster.asp
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2006 Officers Announced
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The following
members of our club have been elected to office next year. Our new officers will be:
President: Paul Craven
President-Elect: Jack Thacker
Vice-President: Loretta Hartzell
Two-year Directors: Bernie Ellis
Kyle Keesling
Chris Kelly
Josh Queen
Rhoda Reyner
Bill Thomason
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GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR 2005
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The
Greenville Kiwanis Foundation grant
recipients for this year were:
Blue Ridge Council BS $2000
Eagle Scout Awards
Generations Group Homes $1500
Addition of Boy Scout Troop
Greenville City Police Dept $500
Inner-city softball league
Greenville Free Medical Clinic $1000
Northwest Crescent Center
Junior Achievement $1529
Welcome Elementary Program
Meyer Center $1551
Speech, occupational and
physical therapy
Salvation Army $2000
Boys and Girls Club Smart Center
Total Funds Granted $10,080
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Our Last Meeting
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At our last
meeting… Judge Few entertained
us with stories from the criminal court room. There are 12,000 arrest warrants on over
4500 people per year in Greenville County. Two
judges work in tandem to try these cases.
One hears guilty pleas while one hears jury trials. Judge Few says he hears a lot of stories
from the defendants. Some of these
stories are tragic, some are funny, some are unbelievable, and some carry
a message of hope. It is his job
to determine which defendants deserve another chance and which ones have
already had too many chances.
Judge Few finds that media coverage of the court system is
incomplete and inaccurate and welcomes anyone to sit in on these trials
to see what is really going on in our justice system. He closed his presentation by answering
questions. Chris Kelly was
Program Chair for this meeting
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Circle
K Club at Furman
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The Circle K Club at Furman
University has been
sanctioned by the student government and should receive their charter
soon. It is very exciting to have
a college club started in our community.
Their charter night will be held in October. More details to follow.
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Service Projects
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Terrific Kids:
Contact: Bill Linn –
268-5592 or
Buck Hodges – 292-9472
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Date: Various
Location: 12 local elementary schools
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Bill Linn has reminded us that with the beginning of the new school year,
we will need many volunteers for the Terrific Kids Program. We have added two new schools this year
– Armstrong and Augusta Circle. Please give Bill a call at 268-5592
or contact him at tigerlinn@aol.com if you are interested in helping
out at a school for the 2005-2006 year.
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Read With Me:
Contact: Board
Members
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Date: Various
Location: Pelham Road Elementary
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Adopt A Highway Program:
Contact: Randy White – 255-7507
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Location: Pelham Road between Boiling Springs and Smith Road
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Remember to
Report…
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Remember to report changes in your e-mail addresses and/or fax numbers for
the purpose of sending messages to our members. If you are not receiving your Kiwanigram by e-mail, please submit this information
to Ed Reed at 877-7606, fax 271-8852, or edreed@bellsouth.net.
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