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Kiwanis Club Weekly Scribe Report

Date : December 16, 2009           Member Attendance : 23

Birthdays:   Anniversaries: Guests: All zeroes for this week

Announcements :   Sister Charmaine has been in the hospital, but is improving.   Get well soon, Sister: THERE WILL BE A MEETING AT ELMCREST NEXT WEEK, 12/23 ,   A decision will be made at that meeting on December 30 – either another meeting or a Round Table; per past precedent, the planned donation to the Xavier Choir will be made despite the weather related cancellation last week; last Saturday, the Homeless Children's Trust event was held.   I believe 80 families were assisted; our Membership Committee has set a goal of eight new members this year.   Each member is asked to bring two prospects to meetings this year.   Email Katie khbraasch@fmbankia.com with the name of the guest.   Katie promises vigorous membership committee activity this year; the January 6 meeting will be at Janet Blackledge's (1835 2 nd Ave. SE) at noon.   Lunch is provided, and attendees are asked to make a donation to our Foundation.

Happy Bucks Katie Hiatt-Braasch had a buck that the scribe couldn't hear, but had to do with her son at Kirkwood; Dan Breitbach was happy for the Xavier girls season, even though they lost in tournament play last night; Keith Sutherland went from no grandchildren to an expected three in a mere eighteen months; Janet Blackledge was extremely happy not to be ringing bells at the red kettle today (maybe 8 degrees outside); Joe Schmall was happy for daughter Sarah, who works in the sports office at Notre Dame.   Joe had a conversation with new ND coach Brian Kelly and was impressed; Pam Landon won't be here next week.   She will be spending time with family.   She also fended off all attempts by the back benchers who wanted to join her party; John Schweitzer was glad the Big Ten won't let Notre Dame join.

Upcoming Programs: December 9, Xavier choir; 16 th , Manager of Safety at The Eastern Iowa Airport; Round Tables on the 23 rd and 30 th .   Lunch at Janet Blackledge's on January 6 th – benefit for our Foundation.

Word for the Day: expostulate.   To reason or remonstrate in a friendly manner with (a person) about, for, on, or upon (a thing).

Program Overview: Tom Mize, a graduate of Southern Illinois University, is the manager of the safety facility at the Eastern Iowa Airport.   The safety team consists of Tom and twelve sworn officers.   They are organized in several unique ways: they are the fire fighters and also the police.   They work like fire crews in that they work 24-hour shifts of three persons.   Federal Transportation Safety Agency officers perform some of the policing duties, and the airport unit is closely related to Cedar Rapids Police should events require more resources in a hurry.

The real purpose of the visit was to celebrate the recent opening of the new Safety Office.   The new facility is many times the size of the old one, and is set up for the 24 hour shift with dorm facilities for staff rest.   All of their rolling stock fits inside now, and there's room for a new, larger fire truck to be acquired soon.   The new place cost $5.3M, entirely funded

                                                                                                            Scribe: C. Wehage