February 22, 2008, Steve Conard, Editor
GUESTS: Jerry Regier, promoter for this falls Hutchinson Rod Run, a guest of Dean Brigman.
Kelly Curry with Graber Elementary School is our guest speaker.
FINES: Ward Davis and Randall Haltom were our Sgts.-at-Arms. Curtis Mitchell paid a winter departure tax for leaving us for a vacation in sunny Florida. Steve Harmon paid a fine for Sharons encouraging cavities by furnishing candy at work (Susan Evans, Dentist). Tim Davies was fined for leaving the county and going to work in private industry, surely with a raise in pay. Paul Brown was fined for badgering the Sgt. and then telling him he did not have any dollars to boot. Remember Paul, at AMBUCS and strip clubs you bring dollars. Jerry Dalton was fined for being seen driving all over town instead of being at work. The Sgts. fined all the members who did not attend this past weeks Chamber breakfast except Curtis Mitchell and Randy Hendrickson, who were there.
TUIT: John Knipp was traveling most of the week but Ward Davis called him and Al Strecker e-mailed him and both forgot to ask, and were fined. John gave the TUIT to Randy Hendrickson.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Have YOU signed up to work the NJCAA Tournament T-shirt booths?
Curtis Mitchell is Bowling for Kids sake please contact him if you would like to help sponsor him at this event.
Have you sent Bob Bush a response to his e-mail requesting you opinion on how best to handle the month-to-month club expenditures when there is a shortfall. He wants to hear from you!
Big Hat Friday this Friday! Wear your Big Hat!!
CALENDAR: March 7 Giving the first (from our club) Pro-Line AmTryke to a child.
April 26-27 Regional Conference at Edmond, OK
March 2 Bid Appetit, Charity Auction fundraiser, Salina, KS
May 2 20th Annual Golf Tournament fundraiser, Salina, KS Elks Country Club
May 2 Main Street Hops for T.E.C.H., Hutchinson, KS
May 10 Gun Show fundraiser, Salina, KS
July 16-19 National AMBUCS Conference, Rogers, AR
September 26-27 Regional Convention, Salina, KS (Roaring Twenties Theme)
MEETING: Randy Hendrickson introduced Kelly Curry as our speaker. Kelly is a second grade teacher at Graber School. Kelly applied and was accepted for a therapy dog from C.A.R.E.S., Inc. located in Concordia. Kelly has a female student this year who is a quadriplegic with Cerebral Palsy. Kelly would like the therapy dog to attend the various therapy sessions with this student. There are also three Autistic students who could benefit from the therapy dog. The dog would reside with Kelly and she would be responsible for its care. The dog would attend school with her each day. Kelly has been teaching for the past 22 years in McCandless and now Graber School and hopes to use the dog in class for at least the next 10 years. The club awarded her a check for $700 towards the $750 purchase price of the dog.
50/50 DRAWING: Diane Sanders won $30 and gave it to Kelly towards the purchase of her dog.
NEWSLETTER DRAWING: The $20 in the pot was given to Kelly to complete the purchase price of her dog.