KIWANIS CLUB OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA

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Kiwanis Club of Rancho Cucamonga

February 25, 2010

ANNOUNCEMENTS...
• The 2010 Mid-Year Conference South is 7:30p. The location is the Double Inside this issue:
in Burbank was a huge success. Sharron Tree In in Claremont. The event flier
Announcements 1
Varga’s seminar was a hit and she is here in the newsletter and on the
thanked John Wurtz for his help. website Getting Started 1
Tail Twisting 2
• The visit to The Loma Linda Ronald • Well wishes to Philip Yeap. He un-
McDonald House had tremendous atten- derwent knee replacement surgery News 2
dance. We had nearly on Tuesday. I called his office and Club Info 3
20 people attend. Steve learned he’s up and walking al-
Calendar 4
Roberts coordinated this ready. He’s taking some time off
work and hopefully will return to Photo Gallery 5
event,. Thanks to his
wife Marilyn and his club as soon as he’s up to it. Get Club Members 7
daughter for their help. well soon Philip!
It was good to see famil- • We had an interclub today with the
iar faces and some new
Upland-Foothill club. They an-
ones too. We learned nounced their Prayer Breakfast will
prospective member Joey Murray does
dishes. Thanks to Jim & Maria Gullo for
be on Wednesday, May 12th this Getting
year. This is a wonderful event and
the potato salad and thanks to the Ak- if you haven’t attended before we started:
tion club for desert. encourage you to save the date • "How long a minute is,
• Sunday’s visit to Eddie’s Cucina Italiana in today. depends on what side of the
Rancho Cucamonga was a success. bathroom door you are on.”
Thanks to the Aktion club and other area Unknown
clubs for your support. Thanks to Eddie’s
as well. The food was amazing!
• Darleen led our song
• The paperwork is signed and we invite today.
you to save the date fpr our Pizza Party.
It’s at Shakey’s Pizza Parlor at Victoria • Harvey led the pledge to
the flag.
Gardens and will be on April 13th. A
percentage of sales between 5 and 8p • Loren led our invocation.
will support the club. This includes dine
in orders and take-out but does not in-
clude beverages. Put it on your calendar. Interclub!
• Saturday. March 13th is the official Gov-
ernors visit. Roy Talley and first lady Dee
will attend a social hour at 6:30, dinner at
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sp e ak er
Erica Alexander and Rupa Patel from Think
Together were our speakers today. They
shared with us the many features of the
program and some of the
needs for volunteers. THINK
Together, a nonprofit organi-
zation, is one of California’s
leading and largest providers
of after-school programs
serving 50,000 students at
more than 200 schools and
community centers through-
out Los Angeles, Orange,
Riverside and San Bernar-
dino Counties. Partnering with schools, par-
ents and the community, to provide a fun
and safe place for students to learn and
grow. The objective is to
help each student achieve
his/her full potential. The
public/private partnership
programs known simply as
THINK Together are gener-
ally offered free to students
and their families in disad-
vantaged communities.
These THINK Together pro-
grams offer the highest
quality of academic enrichment, home-
work assistance, dynamic physical activi-
ties, and nutrition education, while main-
taining a fun and safe atmosphere for our
students. This comprehensive approach
allows us to provide the highest quality of
academically-oriented after-school pro-
grams. THINK Together also offers enrich-
ment classes and operates a number of
community sites where we are able to
provide additional services to our students
and their communities. Get more informa-
tion at thinktogether.org

Guests
Joey Murray, Financial Advisor, Raymond James Financial Services,
Inc. Shauna Kelly, Foothill Family Shelter. Erica Alexander and Rupa
Patel with Think Together. Tom Miller, Don Sullivan, John Wurtz,
Sarah Keeney, Jack Luther, John Ems and Mike Eazell with the Up-
land-Foothill Club.
Attendance
Leonard, George, Russ, Steve W., Sharron, Darleen,
Steve R., Floyd, Carol, Jack, Loren, Steve B., Doug,
Wayne, Harvey, and Rick.

Drawing
The ladies from Think Together met the criteria for honesty and
drew the lucky number for our 50/50 drawing. Floyd possessed
837 and a little luck because he drew the much anticipated joker
and won the pot. After almost a year we have a grand prize
winner. Floyds take was $334. Congratulations.

Tail-twisting
Floyd—Steve started with our drawing winner weekend, Eddie’s breakfast and McDonalds.
and he generously handed over $160.00. Rick—McDonald House, Eddie’s breakfast. Shar-
What a guy! Leonard—Advocate for pole ron—McDonalds, Eddie’s, Burbank convention
dancing at the Olympics. Steve B.—Forgot and Interclub. Darleen—Good breakfast at
what he was going to Eddie’s and a bus trip with 44 women. Harvey—
pay for. George—Here For missing the
and happy Floyd won. breakfast. Jack—
Tom—$$. Steve R.— Good Also on a bus with
night at McDonalds 44 women. =) Mom
House and life is good. is better after back
Loren—Great breakfast at surgery. Wayne—
Eddie’s. Carol—Headig to Good interclub and
the beach for a week. Russ—Married for 38 McDonald House.
years. Congratulations! Doug—Good NASCAR Philip—Fine Free. Just a few members of the Upland-
Foothill club
 KIWANIS CLU B O F RANCHO CUCAMO NGA Program assignments:

Primary Business Address • March 4th Darleen

P.O. Box 314 • March 11th Wayne
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
91729-0314 • March 18th Randy
• March 25th Philip
E-mail: dougv@prodougtions.com • April 1st Loren
Serving the Children of the World

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Kiwanis History & Education Corner

Start of Kiwanis.

The first Kiwanis Club founded on January 21, 1915 in Detroit, Michigan. Allen Simpson Browne viewed Kiwanis, the organization he
founded, as serious business, but by seriously pressing his “We Trade” stance, his “signature” stubborn resolve, in the end became too
much for the service-minded founding fathers to accept. The “Merchant Tailor” Joseph G. Prance, Became “the first Kiwanian” on January
7, 1915. On December 7, 1914, Prance first signed with Browne into the “Supreme Lodge, Benevolent Order Brothers”, and on December
26 convinced a fellow tailor Harry A. Young to become a member. The co-owner of the Leith and Young tailoring business voiced displeas-
ure at being called a “BOB”, which prompted the search for a new club name, which resulted in reapplication for memberships in the
“Kiwanis Club of Detroit” by Prance and Young on January 7, 1915.

George Patrick

Kiwanis Club of Rancho Cucamonga 2009-2010 Division 15 officers

Lt. Governor, Div. 15 Rick Billings Director
Elvia Rivas Sharron Varga Director Community Services Doug Vincent
Ontario Club Leonard Schlecht Director Human/Spiritual Values Darleen
Nelsen
2009-2010 Steve Wysocki Director
Sponsored Leadership George Pat-
Elected Officers
rick-Darleen Nelsen-Loren Cushing
Standing Committee Chairperson
Wayne Mueller President Membership Jack Kuykendall
Doug Vincent President Elect Neighborhood Watch Ben Mackall
Steve Roberts Vice President Special Committee
Chairpersons
Jack Kuykendall Secretary
Bulletin Doug Vincent
Philip Yeap Treasurer
See’s Candy Loren Cushing, Rick
Loren Cushing Past President Billings, Wayne Mueller
2009-2010 Interclub Loren Cushing
Board of Directors Programs Carol Brown
Carol Brown Director Fine Master Steve Wysocki
Darleen Nelsen Director
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F e b ru a ry 2 0 1 0
Schedule of Events

Inter Club with

• TBD
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Aktion Club
1 2 3 4Lunch 5 6 March 3, 2010

• Bi-Monthly meeting at Pomona

Valley Workshop, 4650 Brooks
St. Montclair (just south of Holt
Blvd., east of Ramona)
7 8 9 10 11Lunch 12 13
Rancho Cucamonga Kiwanis

• Board meeting, Wednesday,

March 3rd, 6pm at the District
office.
14 15 16 17Aktion 18lunch 19 20 2010 Mid-
• Division Council Meetings
Club Year Conference
South
(DCM) are held on the third
Tuesday of each month. The
2009-2010 meetings will take
21Eddies 22 23 24 25Lunch 26 27 place at the Montclair Police
Dept. at 4870 Arrow Highway
Fundraiser and Monte Vista Ave.
Breakfast

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Making up at tendanc e is easy

Tuesday
Ontario Parkway… Hilton Hotel
200 N Haven Ave. – 7:00am
Upland… YMCA, 1325 San Ber-
nardino Rd – 12:00pm
Wednesday
Chino… Chino Community Build-
th
ing, 10 & B – 12:00pm
Greater Pomona… Home
Kitchen, 309 E. Foothill Blvd. –
7:15am
Upland-Foothill… YMCA, 1325
San Bernardino Rd – 7:am
Pomona... New York Delight, 310
S. Thomas St. – 12:10pm
Thursday
Claremont… St. Ambrose Episco-
pal Church, 830 W. Bonita –
12:10pm
Montclair… Montclair Police Aktion Club… Pomona Valley
Dept., 4870 Arrow Highway. – 1 st
Workshop, 1st & 3rd Wednesdays –
& 3rd Thursdays 7:00am 7:00am
Friday
Chino Hills… Denny’s Restaurant, 3rd Tuesday of the Month
3370 Grand Ave – 7:00am DCM Meeting… Montclair Police
Dept. 4870 Arrow Highway at 6:00
Ontario… YMCA, 215 W. “C” St –
p.m.
12:10pm
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Kiwanis in pictures...