December 28, 2005

"Now More Than Ever"

20 Members in attendance

Guests: Roy Grimm (Don’s son from Fort Worth)

Birthdays: Anniversaries: To be reported later – S. Charmaine was not present

Sage Saying for the Week: "A constructive life is built of the things we do, not of the things we don’t do" by Robert Cavett, founder of National Speakers Association and involved with Toastmasters.

Announcements: Doug Dix is holding the January board meeting at Godfather’s in the Town and Country Shopping Center at noon on the Third.

The next luncheon meeting on January 4 will be held at the African American Museum on the east end of the 12^th Ave. bridge. Call Doug Dix for "roundtable" services.

Happy Bucks: Dave Graeff, having avoided a fine by burying his slam of the Chiefs in his Invocation, threw in a buck because Spring Training starts in just two weeks; John Waggoner was just happy to be a CR Kiwanian, and wants us to keep the shoes going out; Duane (and Mrs.) Kurrelmeyer happily celebrated wedding anniversary number 58 on December 26; Jim Manville is happily back from Cincinnati; Don Grimm is happy for the gloomy weather because it intensifies our appreciation of good weather (if and when we get any); Joe Nolte related the joy of Christmastime with his son; Doug Dix was agog over the success of the Broncos in the playoffs.

Program: Sarah Case introduced Michelle Beisker, Development Director of Waypoint. Ms. Beisker was formerly with PMX in International Sales, and has put her experience to good use at Waypoint. Waypoint operates the Madge Phillips Center for the Homeless, a Domestic Violence program, a Sexual Assault Intervention Program and Child Care Services. The Madge Phillips Center serves homeless, mostly women and their children, who need long term residences, and also those needing daytime resources. The long term facility served 95 women and 114 children last year, that stayed an average of 45 days. They also helped with daytime services for 661 women and 879 children in that same period.

The Madge Phillips Center has been selected by the Johnson family to be the recipient of the support of Birdies That Care. Every time that Cedar Rapids’ own Zach Johnson makes a birdie in a tournament, he (and those that join this effort) donate to a charity. Last year’s recipient, the Community Free Clinic received about $90,000. Ms. Beisker and Dr. Manville reminded us that we are free to chip in on this – a pledge of a dollar for each Zach birdie might mean $250 for Waypoint.

Words for the Day: Hyperphagia. An abnormally great desire for food; excessive eating; hence hyperphagic

Submitted by Chuck Wehage

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