WEEK OF JULY 30, 2008

Week of July 30, 2008

Everything is changing. People are taking the comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke. -- Will Rogers

A special thanks to George Watson, Jeff Farmer, and Bob Beckstrom for boarding up the Red Cross Bergie House. And, a very special thanks to Bob Beckstrom and crew for getting the hot-house up and running. Let's all get behind the project and finish before school starts.

REMEMBER A WORKING CLUB IS A GROWING CLUB WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND A "CAN DO" SPIRIT.

The speaker for this week is Paige Barham, a Certified Nutritionist. The message should be of great interest to all .

Hey Folks! Power Point projector!! We need one. Can the group purchase one or someone donate one?
John Heflebower
john_heflebower@ml.com
707-254-4601 toll free 877-522-7593


Important meeting this Friday at the farmer's market 8:30 to finalize on the golf tournament. Need Bob B, John H, Del B, Bill E, Elaine M-W, Howard W. and Carolynne G to be present.
Much needs to be done before Sept. 11th

Pa Won't Like It

A farm boy accidentally overturned his wagonload of corn. The farmer who lived nearby heard the noise and yelled over to the boy, "Hey Willis, forget your troubles. Come in and visit with us. I'll help you get the wagon up later."
"That's mighty nice of you," Willis answered, "but I don't think Pa would like me to."
"Aw come on boy," the farmer insisted.
"Well okay," the boy finally agreed, and added, "but Pa won't like it."
After a hearty dinner, Willis thanked his host. "I feel a lot better now, but I know Pa is going to be real upset."
"Don't be foolish!" the neighbor said with a smile. "By the way, where is he?"
"Under the wagon."

BUNG STARTER

WEEK OF JULY 17

The DCM at Crain Park!


How about a steak dinner in the park, on a beautiful day, well attended by the mayor and regional Kiwanians, prepared by the finest grill cooks in the country and addressed by beautiful and noteworthy leaders of the Club?

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Thought of the week:
YOU MISS 100% OF THE SHOTS YOU NEVER TAKE

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The countdown is on for the St. Helena Kiwanis City Golf Classic to be held at the Meadowood Country Club on Sept. 11 at 1pm with dinner following. This will be a special time for all good men and women to join together to support our foundation and the great work that it support to this valley.
Please sign up and get others to come and play. We have only 12 team slots available and they fill up early. ( See the attachment for sign ups ).
I would like to encourage you to support the foundation by sponsoring in the tournament from a hole sponsorship to corporate and business sponsorships.

The police project will continue to be our focus of support in St. Helena, assisting in the diversion of first time offenders within the criminal justice system.

FROM THE CONVENTION

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Week of July 9, 2008

All you who came to George and Elaine's home had a great time. The comment is " What a nice change and an opportunity to get better acquainted with our fellow Kiwanians"

(click of photos to enlarge)

Seven of us met and put up the flags on Main Street to celebrate the 4th. Will take down on Monday at 7am according to Howard.

You received the speaker list from John by e-mail. Here's a recap of July speakers:

July 9 Mark Michael, Ishares was tentatively scheduled for this date.
July 16 Michael Mendelson St. Helena City Band,
July 23 Gene Kirkham, " And justice for all"
July 30 (tentatively) Paige Barham, Certified Nutritionist."Why the food you are eating right now is going to kill you." Just kidding.
August 13 Tom Amato Angwin Teen Center. Mobile art program.
August 20th, Gary Greed, Exxon Corporation. "You won't live long enough anyway, so while worry about global warming.
Costa Rica update: I am watching emails go by daily wondering when we have a ship date. NO JOKE!
I have two passes from the wine train and I am picking up a check for Milat Winery for a hole sponsor. John Heflebower

In other news:

Please plan to attend the regular meetings, they let the speaker know we care enough to come and listen also your other Kiwanians miss you

I will bring you up to date on my trip to Orlando and the International Kiwanis Convention.

Remember to recruit for the golf tournament in Sept. We need players and sponsorships to make this a very success fundraiser. Plan to play or if you can't play come to the dinner under the stars at Meadowood, also plan to sponsor at some level. Enclosed are the attachments for the tournament

Remember:
IT DOES NOT DO TO DWELL ON DREAMS AND FORGET TO LIVE WELL.

Board Meeting 7-7-2008 at 5:00

Jay

The Kiwanis Club of St. Helena Proudly Invites You To Our DCM!!
The Barbecue Area at Crane Park, St. Helena

Thursday, July 17th, 2008, 6:30PM
$40 Per Person, (Cost Includes a Steak Dinner and Wine)
All Clubs Please Bring A Basket For the Raffle!
RSVP By July 11 th To: Elaine Montaine-Watson, 707-963-1123, emontaine@hotmail.com
Pre-Pay by sending checks to:

Kiwanis Club, ATTN: DCM Event
P.O. Box 362
St. Helena, CA 94574

Here's an interesting speech:

http://harvardmagazine.com/go/jkrowling.html

WEEK OF MAY 28,2008

ALWAYS REMEMBER: When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane!

News from El Presidente!!

Hello Kiwanians of St. Helena,

** Our speakers for tomorrow are Gabriel Avina and Alicia Amaro, Fire Marshalls, who will speak on Fire Protection for your home and business.

June 4---- Our get together at Bob Darter's home 6pm This will replace the morning meeting and gives the members who can't come in the am a time to meet with us in the evening. Call or e-mail Bob D and let him know who will be present. A good time to bring your spouse and that potential new member.

June 11----Tony Renee of Vierna Eco Organizer

June 18----Harry Adams and Diane Flyr speaking on Solar Power

June 25----Ryan Lazarus, Chiropractor

June 25-29 ----International Kiwanis Convention in Orlando

July 17----DCM at Crain Park Sponsored by St. Helena Kiwanis

Sept.11----St. Helena City Golf Tournament, St. Helena Kiwanis Fund Raiser. Get your friends out for a great game and dinner at Meadowood. If you don't play golf, than come for a delightful dinner and auction under the stars.

We hope to start soon on the RLS project. Stay tuned for the latest

We are still working on the Costa Rica project. John will keep us informed as to progress on this exciting event.

Need three volunteers for golf tournament to hustle up items for the auction and other select activities.

I want to thank Howard and his crew for putting up the flags on Main Street. People tell me "What a wonderful joy it is to see the flags up on the holiday". Keep up the good work

THE MOST IMPORTANT TRIP YOU TAKE IN LIFE IS MEETING PEOPLE HALF WAY.

(What happens if you do it twice?)

SEE YOU TOMORROW AT 7:30am

JAY

Long ago when men cursed

and beat the ground with sticks,

it was called witchcraft.

Today it's called golf .......

Will Rogers

Week of April 23, 2008

FROM THE DESK OF DIANE BROWN
Hello Everyone -

Here is the information for the Governor's Visit. Please ask your members to attend and make your reservations early. I appreciate it.

Kiwanis Club of Napa Proudly hosts the Division 8 Council Meeting Come Meet Governor Oscar Knight
Thursday, May 15th, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. - President's Meeting with Governor Oscar
6:00 p.m. - No Host Cocktails
6:30 p.m. - Dinner/Meeting
Marriott Hotel Napa Valley, 3425 Solano Avenue, Napa
$40 per person, Please bring a raffle prize basket and your items for the Kiwanis Family House
Prepaid Reservations Only Must be Received by May 13th
Mail your check with names of those attending to:
Lynn Nichols, 1344 D Street, Napa, CA 94559

Best Wishes,

Diane

Speakers for the coming weeks:

April 23 Frank Lucier-Red Cross Director, Napa Valley
April 30 Terrance Mulligan-Director of NVCF
May 7 Colin Kaminski-Downtown Joe's Brew-Master

Events:

Earth Day in St. Helena----- April 26th at 8am Lyman Park. Bring shoves, rakes, and gloves. Our responsibilities are to clean up Lyman Park, plant flowers, spread firbark and other misc. activities. Hope to be done before noon.
The volunteers that signed up to help this Saturday at Lyman Park 8am are:
Bill E, Bob B, Del B, John P, George W, Bill S, Jim A, Jay L, Neena C, Tom K, Howard W, Marti O
Any others please let me (El Presidente) know.
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May 15, DCM and Awards Dinner in Napa. We plan to
award two Dunlap's that night. Come and
support your fellow Kiwanians
May 17 Veterans Home Cemetery Clean-up
8-noon
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Don't forget the Pet Project. Sign up your friends who have pets and let's make this a great success . Contact Elaine for more information
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The Scholarship Committee under the direction of John P is very active and moving forward on nominations for high school students
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REMEMBER---AN ACTIVE CLUB IS A GROWING CLUB

Jay

Week of April 16, 2008

April 16, Joe Kischer; Keeping Napa Napa, This should be a great talk and has been in the news.

Bocci Ball Tournament: Elaine; Capt.
Members are Del, Jim, George, Tom, Bill E, John H
Fajita Fest: Benefiting St. Helena High School Sports
6pm at the St. Helena's Native Son's Hall
$300 for a table of 8. Send your money to Tom

DCM is this Thursday in American Canyon 6:30pm

April 26 8am-12 noon is clean up day in St. Helena. The Chamber of Commerce is expecting Kiwanians to be present and our assignment is Lyman Park. More at the meeting tomorrow. We will need at least 10-15 members for this event

May 15 in Napa is the big awards show and the Kiwanis State Governor will be the speaker. Lets all attend and show that St Helena Kiwanis is alive and active

May 17th, Yountville Vets Home Cemetery clean up; Bring gloves and rakes

See you tomorrow at 7:30 for breakfast and fellowship plus a great speaker.

FROM THE DESK OF DIANE BROWN:
Hi everyone -

Attached is the Kiwanis Family House Wish List. I have sent this a few times but just want to make sure you all receive it. Our project at the DCM for the Governor's Visit on May 15th is the Kiwanis Family House. Please have your members collect items on the list and bring them to the DCM's. We want to impress Governor Oscar with a large amount of goods. I appreciate all of your help on this.
KIWANIS FAMILY HOUSE WISH LIST
If you feel you can help out with an item, either bring it by the House
or give Mauda a call at 916-736-0116, ext. 202 to arrange pickup.
MOST NEEDED:
__ Laundry soap
__ Paper towels
__ Clean Edge Business Card hard stock, Avery 8871
__ Crock Pots (with removable inserts)
__ Hair Dryers
__ Kleenex
__ Small (6") stuffed animals (like Beanie Babies®}
OFFICE SUPPLIES
__ Copy paper
__ Ink cartridges for the following computer printers:
EPSON: TO431, TO442, TO443, TO444 (ALL WITH THE FISH ON THE CARTONS)
CANON: CL-41, PG-40, HP 5610 22(C9352A), 56(CU656A)
CLEANING SUPPLIES
__ Laundry soap
__ Bleach
__ Fabric softener
__ Liquid dish washing machine soap
__ Small bottle dish washing soap
__ Shower spray cleaner
__ Oven cleaner
__ All non-abrasive cleaning supplies (like used in your home)
PERSONAL CARE ITEMS
__ Deodorants
__ Hair brushes
__ Feminine Hygiene Products
WE NEED TOILET PAPER! KITCHEN SUPPLIES
__ Small, clear, containers for storage (cereal, flour, sugar, etc.) Coffee, Sugar, Aluminum foil, Saran (plastic)wrap
__ Zip lock food bags in sandwich, pint, quart and gallon sizes, Paper towels, Napkins
OTHER ESSENTIALS
__ Band-aids
__ Polaroid film (600 series)
__ Light bulbs (40, 60, 75 watt and 3-way)
There are some items that we only need one or two of, so please call Maude for details
Please call the Kiwanis Family House at 916-736-0116 to coordinate the donation of any of the Special Wish List
items. Kiwanis Family House • 2875 5Oth Street • Sacramento, CA 95817

WEEK OF APRIL 9, 2008

The mighty BUNGSTARTER!

(your favorite tabloid)

NEWS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 9, 2008

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From the desk of CEO, Jay Lewis:

I hope all are having a great week and remember:
THE MOST IMPORTANT TRIP YOU TAKE IN LIFE IS MEETING PEOPLE HALF WAY.
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The speakers for the month are as follows:
April 9: Doug Pharr; McCain's campaign manage and RCC of Napa Valley
April 16: Joe Kischer; Keeping Napa Napa
April23: Frank Lucier; Director of Napa Valley Red Cross
April 30: Terrance Mulligan; Director of NVCF
May 7: Colin Kaminski; Downtown Joe's Brew-master

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Board meeting: Mon., April 7, 2008

The following were discussed and passed:
1) Date of the Naked Vine at St. Supery is Jan.31, 2009.
2) Golf Tournament at Meadowood Sept.18
3) Shirts are being reevaluated and Jim/Elaine are looking at the logo and total Branding of the club for PR purposes. Don't be afraid to put your two-cents in!
4) The Fajita Fest of the Saints Athletic Assoc. will have their annual fest May 3. We need six members to make a table of 8. Bob D and Jan D are being sponsored by the club because Doc has been the team's MD for 46 years! The cost is $35.00 per person or $300.00 per table. The other benefit is Club exposure so that we can be more effective in recruiting new members.

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A committee met last week and looked at the fund raising programs of the club. Committee assignment were handed out with some changes
Jay/Jeff will work -- coordinate of the Naked Vine
Bob B/ Chris M--- wine procurement and silent auction
Elaine M-W--------- Art
Jay/ Jessie---------- PR
George ------------- Ticketmaster
John H will work on major fund raising
Charlotte/Jeff ------- chief chefs
Don R/ Annie E------Party Supplies and Decorations
Dave Kerr/Tom D -- money and check out
Tom D--------------- all licenses by the county/state
Marti O-------------- Banner
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Golf Tournment
Jay/ Howard ----will coordinate the event
Elaine----------- Shirts
John H-----------Major sponsorships
Del B/Lowell S --Player recruitment
Bob B/ Chris M -Auction items
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DCM This Thursday 6:30 in American Canyon. Hope to see at least four members present
George, Elaine, and Jay are on board. Need at least one more.
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Get your prospective members to Bob D. Our lofty goal is to recruit at least 6 members by this summer. It should be easy if we keep talking about it (so keep talking about it).
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See you on Wednesday..................

ST. HELENA KIWANIS CLUB

BUILDING A BETTER ST. HELENA

BUNGSTARTER Week of March 19, 2008

From the desk of "El Presidente"

Speaker for this Wednesday is Charles Gravett, Napa County Democratic Party.
Should be an interesting meeting with the election coming up this November. A time to ask the hard questions.

Up-coming speakers:
March 26: Anne Evans, Napa Valley College Theater
April 2: Diane Dillon Napa Valley Supervisor
April 9: Doug Farr Republican representative for McCain for President

March 20: DCM - Need more representative's to attend
April 18 Bocci Ball Tournament at Crain Park. Need members to sign up. 8 individuals needed
Del B, Jay L, Jim A, are the only ones at present to step to the plate

April 26 St. Helena Community Clean up day 8-12 Lyman park.
Need all members on hand to clean up the village

Hope to see every member this Wednesday and don't forget to bring a name to give to the membership committee. We need new blood in the club and you are the conduit for getting new members

Remember MARCH 29 --IF EVERY AMERICAN TURNS OFF THE LIGHTS FOR ONE HOUR ON THAT DAY, WE WILL PREVENT 16,500 TONS OF CoS FROM ENTERING THE ATMOSPHERE. WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Bungstarter News - March 12, 2008

El Presidente is back from Hawaii!

Information for the week of March 9th (Board met Monday night and the following is for informational purposes):

• Financially the club is in good hands with Tom and all is sound.
• We discussed the possibility of a move to the Senior Center, but waiting for policy and cost analysis. No decision will be make until the membership at large votes up or down.
• DCM attendance is rising. We are trying to get more members to attend the monthly meeting. The next one is march 20th. We will forward information by e-mail.
• Elaine brought the following to our attention. The Gov. will be in Napa in May and has ask each club to present awards ( Hickson, Dunlop, Distinguished Kiwanian's Award ) I ask Jeff F, Bob B, and John P to serve as a committee to set up and accept nominations for any of these awards.
• George as President of the Foundation brought the following: Should we make a donation to the St. Helena Performing Arts Center that is purposed.
• The Harvest Festival Resolution Committee made their recommendation and as a result I send the resolution to you by separate e-mail. We will discuss in detail at the Wednesday meeting prior to any public statement. Also, The Board met Monday and voted the following to be placed before you for approval Please read and respond with your approval/disapproval and commends. Jay
  
  "The Kiwanis Club of St. Helena, along with many other local non-profits, has been supporting the Harvest Festival for many years. Until recently, this participation has been with the tacit agreement that net profits would be invested in a fund to eventually build a Community
  Center in St. Helena. UVCCI has changed this agreement without consulting those non-profits who have for many years loyally supported the original agreement. The Kiwanis Club does not believe it is fair for UVCCI to make this change without consultation and agreement with the non-profits who have supported the Festival for these many years.
  Therefore, the Kiwanis Club of St. Helena is formally requesting that UVCCI get the formal agreement of the majority of the non-profit Harvest Festival participants before changing the allocation of any Festival profits or funds from the original intended purpose.
  One way to do this is for each non-profit to send a representative to a meeting called by UVCCI for this purpose. Another way is for each non-profit to pass a resolution one way or the other and communicating the results to UVCCI. However it is done it is crucial that UVCCI get the consensus of the St. Helena non-profit community in this important matter."
  
  There are mixed opinions regarding this resolution. We'll talk it out. Stay tuned and stay cool!! (Steve)
  
  
• The following is the meeting schedule for the next few weeks
  3/12 Sandi Elles, Napa Valley Farm Bureau
  3/19 Charles Gravette, DCM of Napa Valley
  3/26 Anne Evans, Napa Valley College Fine Arts Theater
  4/2 Diane Dillon, Supervisor Napa County
  4/9 Doug Farr, McCain's Campaign Director Napa County Republican
  
  Other items of interest:
• St. Helena Chamber -Bocce Tournament -April 26th- Community Clean Up Day -Morning-Need all hands on deck. The Chamber is asking for 200 from the area to help out that day. A chance to show our colors to the community. We plan to field a team of 8 and need a very competitive team.
  
• Remember: There are no passengers on Spaceship EARTH, We are all CREW. If every American household turns off the lights during EARTH HOUR on March 29, it will prevent more than 16,500 tons of CO2 from entering the atmosphere.
  10am - Crain Park-April 18th
  
  See you on Wednesday, Jay
  

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Hi All,
Additional information for the Bung Starter:
The flags that we put up on Main Street for holidays during the year have become quite dirty and soiled from car exhaust over the last 4 years. Yesterday, I removed the flags from their poles and took them to Klass Cleaners. Nancy, the owner, will clean them for no charge and we'll have them ready for Memorial Day.Next time you're in Klass Cleaners, be sure to say thanks to Nancy.
Howard

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Hi Gang,

Another B.S. item: Craig Bond will be approaching our club for some help sponsoring an annual high school music (jazz) festival. This year's event occured last weekend and he wants to get broader community support. He has one club signed up to provide lunch for all of the kids (6-8 schools send choirs to compete). He's looking for someone to fund the award plaques and ribbons that go to the participants. Just a heads up.

Bob

Here's to St. Patty's Day

Delayed Bung Starter!

Thank you to all who brought visitors last week to the meeting. A room full of people gives energy and excitement, especially to a speaker.

It was great honoring the RLS group with our commitment to build a greenhouse for the children of St. Helena. This shows real heart to our club that members are willing to step forward with money and building skills. More to follow on the building project when that time is ready.

On Wednesday we plan to present the check to the Dirt Angels to start the process, so plan to come and celebrate the passing of the check of $10,500.00, which will be our share of the $21,000 greenhouse cost. Jessie will be present to catch the excitement on film and we hope to get good coverage of the activities of the morning.

Next let me turn to the recruitment of new members. We started the process last week and need to continue inviting individuals to our meetings with the intent of their joining our club. Not only must we invite new members but also get them involved in club activities.

We have great speakers that inspire and are very informative. Our speakers for the next few members are as follows: (see the calendar at right)

Feb. 20 Bart Rhoades The Oxbow Market
Feb. 27 Craig Bond Children's choir update
March 5 is open at present
March 12 Charles Gravett Democratic Party President
March 26 is open at present

The DCM is coming up this Thursday evening, Vaca Valley. Need some interested individuals to volunteer and represent our club at the meeting. I will be out of town for 10 days to Maui.

Builders Club In Gear!
Friday, February 22nd is Pizza and Bingo Night at the Odd Fellows Hall. This event will raise funds for the RLS Nature Trail. Builders Club members will be your servers of pizza and raffle tickets.The Builders Club is also holding a school raffle to raise money for We Care needs. Prizes include donations from the Big Dipper, Steves Hardware, Napa Valley Coffee Roasting, Main Street Books, Peters Video, the Cameo Theatre, and others.

Builders Club In Gear!

Friday, February 22nd is Pizza and Bingo Night at the Odd Fellows Hall. This event will raise funds for the RLS Nature Trail. Builders Club members will be your servers of pizza and raffle tickets.

The Builders Club is also holding a school raffle to raise money for We Care needs. Prizes include donations from the Big Dipper, Steves Hardware, Napa Valley Coffee Roasting, Main Street Books, Peters Video, the Cameo Theatre, and others.

Week of Feb. 13, 2008

ADDITIONAL INFO FROM THE BOARD MEETINGS ON MONDAY NITE (what ever to Monday nite football?)

Kiwanians of St. Helena
The Kiwanis Board/Foundation Board met joinly on 2-11-2008 and voted the following
1) Treasure's report ----- Keeping our balance sheet in the black
2) Committee Reports ---- All very positive and the membership committee is becoming more active in ways to recruit more member. Remember this wednesday is guest morning. Please invite interesrted individuals to the meeting. We will have a great speaker and our LG Diane Brown will also be with us. We should fill up the building and let me know the numbers so the cook will have extra food.
3) Naked Vine Report---- A great fundraiser with all hands on deck. Report came out prevous with details
4) Looking into the Rianta House as a possible meeting site. No decision, only checking it out as to space, kitchen, and storage. Will keep you posted before ant decision is make and with your approval.
5) Voted to send Bill E to the Kiwanis Northern Meeting in San Jose 3-8-2008
6) Voted give the RLS project a helping hand with sponsoring a Greenhouse. More details to follow.
7) Elaine is working on a new project for the summer and looks promising. More details to follow
8) Fact finding on the Harvest Festival as to fund allocation. Bob D, Jeff F and Chris M will report back to the Board and to the membership prior to any decision.

Submitted by, Jay L

Good news!
Our Naked vine event brought in $40,734.66, which is the highest in some time. Here is the break down on income and expenses:
Income:
Auction lots $26834.66
Ticket Sales $9400.00
Sponsorships $4000.00
Expenses
Caterer $3375.00
Printing $1911.50
Party Supplies $1778.30
Liquor Insurance $$1399.55
Artists $1002.50
St. Supery fee $750.00
Banner $659.34
Credit Card fees $536.11
Auctioneer $500.00
Supplies $419.27
Musician $350.00
Permits $316.00
Advertising $304.80
Account Receivable $2007.00
Account Payable $2350.00
Estimated Income $42,241.66
Estimated Expenses $15,644.37
Total Income less Expenses $ 26,597.29

As you see this was a good bottom line, giving us a launching pad for next year to break the $30,000 -$35,000 net profit level.
Great work by all,
Jay

Week of Feb. 6, 2008

GO GIANTS!
The superbowl party was way cool as always!
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Week of January 23, 2008

Hello to all St. Helena Kiwanians!
I would like to update you on the Naked Vine and a few other issues......

Naked Vine:
Our major fund raiser in my humble opinion was a great success with almost full club participation. The way the members came together for set up/tear down and running the event was remarkable. This is what Kiwanis is all about, working together to better our community and the children who live here.

We had approximately 220 in attendance and a gross take of $36,000-$40,000 with expenses of about $15,000 giving us net $ 22000-$25000. This compares with previous years of
20005 $21933
2006 $22645
2007 $17700
2008 $23000-25000

As you can see, we experienced a slight increase from the average. We can increase this even more next year if we can do the following:
1.) Increase the attendance by 50-75
2.) Increase the number of bidders on the live/silent auction with not only wine but other items of interest, This could be high end restaurants, get away vacations or weekends
3.) Increase our sponsorships by $5000, this year we received $5500
4.) Come up with big ticket item that will drew attendance without breaking the bank.

Other items came be listed and your input/comments are welcome. I would like to see all the members active on a committee and take ownership for success.

A more extensive accounting will take place in a few weeks when all income and receipts are total accounted . Tom D does an outstanding job in this area. We should be proud to have him as a member.

I would to thank Bob B, Jeff F, Chris M. and Elaine M-W for their very active roles in art, wine, and organizational expertise. Others such as George W, Dave K, Bill E, Howard W, Bill S, plus the many who can out at 8am to set up and stayed until the clean up was complete.

I would like to thank Tom K, Cynthia, and Anne E. for decorating skills. The winery was beautiful although we might need to rethink our food table locations. What I mean is more than one feeding area. Some people come to eat and never leave the area. Maybe food tables scattered around like the wine pouring tables are.

The sponsorship program brought in $5500 and I would like to thank Del B, Jeff F, Tom D, and George/Elaine M-W. I would like to thank our event sponsor, John H and his group who came through big time. I would also like to thank John A for his contribution and Howard's friend from Chicago who donated $1000 to our event.

Other issues:
Our next area of emphasis will be on membership recruitment.
We have a new recruit sponsored by Jan D, with another by Bob B, Del I would like to see our Chief become a member. do you think you could be helpful in this area.
Lets recruit 9 new members this year and make Feb.-March the months to do it.

Diane B will be visiting us on Feb.13 and maybe at our Board meeting on Feb. 11, which will be a joint club/foundation meeting . Let's all be present and show her our St. Helena spirit. It would be a high day if all members would be in attendance.

Other members that I would like to thank

Steve E for his work on the Bung Starter, Howard W for his always being on time with the set up of the room and running the raffle, which provides fun and money for our members and club.
Mel V, and George W for helping Howard with set up, Bob D for being the faithful and ever active secretary of the club, Jim A, Elaine M-W, Don R, Jessie D, Dave K, Bill E, Tom D Jeff F for being very active Board members, George W for his chairmanship of the Foundation.

Finally I would like to thank the dirty babes or dirt angels ( not sure of their present organizational name) and wish them much success in the RLS/ Kiwanis project. Together we will make this successful!

Congradulations! We beat the odds one more year!

Jay

Week of January 16, 2008

KIWANIS’S MISSION IS CHANGING ONE CHILD AND ONE COMMUNITY AT A TIME

This is the week to put all energy into making the upcoming Naked Vine a very successful event!

Bob B has been very active in wine and other auction procurments.
Elaine has been the curator for ART
Jeff has been handling details of every kind.

The rest of us are committed as follows:
Set Up: Jeff F, John P, Del B, Tom D, Chris M, Howard W, Jay L, Bill S, Steve E. & others who would like to help.

Check In: Sue C, Cynthia K, Tyler T,
Table Monitor: Bill E, Bill S, Tom D, John A, Elaine M-W
Live Auction: Bob B, Jay L Del B
Games/Arcade: Kim, John H, Don R, Tom K, Drew A., Mel V
Food: Charlotte L, Jim A, George W, Bob D, Jan D, Linda B, Ann E,Lowell S
Check Out: Dave K, Kim F, Steve E, George W
Clean Up: All members are on board to get it done

Sponsorships to date:
We have an event sponsor in John H, two Corporate’s in Del B and a couple from Chicago, one Business in Tom D, and two Pinot in Jeff F and George/Elaine for a total of $5000.00 Not bad.

Board Result from Jan 7
No vote due to lack of quorum.
The following were discussed:
1 Senior luncheon, Set date for next year –Second Saturday in December.Cost was $41.00 per senior. What about a sponsor?
2 Budget looks good with a slight increase for the reporting period.
3. Keeping dues up to date


New Member prospects:
1) Pam Smithers
2) Sue Collins
3) Robert Williams
4) Monte Castill
5) Julie King
6) Tyson
7) Todd Blum

KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!
(remember: If you get your butt out of bed on Wednesday morning, we might see you at the meeting.)

Week of January 9, 2008

This message for the next 10 days is the Naked Vine. To be success we as a club must be active each day in the promotion of our club and it’s major fund raiser–THE NAKED VINE– Other organizations raise hundreds of thousands of dollars and we can raise more if we set our sights higher. The money goes for a great cause by helping the students of St. Helena High continue on to college. We have a great tradition of community involvement and being proactive in the valley.

Let’s all get behind the NAKED VINE event and make this year a time of major movement toward the best year every.
I thank all who have labored by selling tickets, getting the best in art and wine for the auction, getting major donors to give and also giving of one’s our money to make this event very success.

This year we must recruit more members and work to retain our present members by being more receptive to their needs. Also being more involved in the community by sharing our mission and goals of making this a better place for children to live and thrive.

I want to thank the planning committee and single out Bob B, Jeff F, Elaine M-W, and John H for going the extra mile in making this NAKED VINE event the success it is this year
9 More Shopping Days until Naked Vine. We need a large turnout to this great event. Tell people about the art show. It’s going to be terrific. And where else can you get such bargains on collectible wines? And if people get some new clothes for Christmas, this can be their first chance to show them off. Tickets are $50 each . Our goal is to sell 300 which will be a snap if every club member sells 10.
Naked Vine signups. You can help by...
1. Contacting wineries and donors to follow up solicitation letters.
2. Pick up donations from wineries, etc. and deliver to 55 Degrees.
3. Organize 2-3 Lollapalooza auction lots (e.g., dinner with Arnold).
4. Help with art show (receive submissions, transport art, set up, etc.).
5. Set up on January 23 (haul wine; display lots; build stage; etc.).
6. Work the check-in and cash-out table (greet folks; take their money).
7. Monitor auctions (close silent auction tables; help with live auction).
8. Run games in the Games Arcade (Ring the Neck, , etc.).
9. Clean up (stay late; break down displays; haul stuff; finish the wine).

WEEK OF JANUARY 2, 2008

Week of January 2, 2008

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

(Please give your attention to the club calendar on the right!)

From El Presidente, Jay:

Happy New Year’s to all and a wonderful new beginning to our club. This next year will bring many new members and ideas to make our time together very productive and a time to improve our community of St. Helena.
I am encouraged by how our members step to the plate and get things done. This year let’s be the agent of change for the RLS project, assist with the skate-board program, and make the two fund raiser ( Golf and Naked Vine ) the best and most productive ever.
Let’s bring more members into the club and get the existing members that don’t attend more active.
Members let your officers know your thoughts on how to make St. Helena Kiwanis a better club. Every member working will make the club grow and prosper

17 More Shopping Days until Naked Vine.

The Naked Vine is upon us and needs our full attention to make it a very successful profitable night. Sell the tickets and make the contacts for wine to auction that night
We need more sponsors at the business and corporate levels. Talk to your friends and business acquaintances and ask for support.
If you don’t know your responsibilies that night, let me know.

We have a planning meeting this Friday at Gillwood’s 7:30am to wrap up the details.

Naked Vine signups. A sign up list is circulating for the next few weeks for volunteers to help with Naked Vine. You can help by...
1. Contacting wineries and donors to follow up solicitation letters.
2. Pick up donations from wineries, etc. and deliver to 55 Degrees.
3. Organize 2-3 Lollapalooza auction lots (e.g., dinner with Arnold).
4. Help with art show (receive submissions, transport art, set up, etc.).

5. Set up on January 23 (haul wine; display lots; build stage; etc.).
6. Work the check-in and cash-out table (greet folks; take their money).
7. Monitor auctions (close silent auction tables; help with live auction).
8. Run games in the Games Arcade (Ring the Neck, , etc.).
9. Clean up (stay late; break down displays; haul stuff; finish the wine).

Help by finding sponsors and make the contact.

Let’s all be a part of the success on Jan. 19th!

WEEK OF DECEMBER 26, 2007

WEEK OF DECEMBER 26,2007
Looking back in time to the night of the Christmas party!!!
(remember click on the pictures)

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NOW BACK TO THE PARTY

Week of December 19, 2007

The big Christmas Party will be here this Wednesday, December 19, 6:00 P.M. at American Legion Hall. Don’t forget to come in festive ware and enjoy a great evening planned by Elaine. Everyone needs to bring a gift and a bottle of wine to share. This occasion gives us time to meet and greet the spouses of our members.

The senior luncheon last Sunday was big success!! Look at the photos on the Main Page!!

with many Kiwanian’s helping out and serving. Everyone I spoke with thanked us for a chance to come out and enjoy a festive time together with other people in town. We do a great service. Thank you, Del and Elaine and all that helped for organizing this event.
Next year let’s make it even larger and always be helpful to a population that is at times forgotten.

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Ticketmeister George reminds us that if we each sell one ticket per week we’ll sell our quota of tickets. We need a large turnout to this great event. Tell people about the art show. It’s going to be terrific. And where else can you get such bargains on collectible wines? And if people get some new clothes for Christmas, this can be their first chance to show them off. Tickets are $50 each . Our goal is to sell 300 which will be a snap if every club member sells 10.

Naked Vine signups! A sign up list is circulating for the next few weeks for volunteers to help with Naked Vine. You can help by...
1. Contacting wineries and donors to follow up solicitation letters.
2. Pick up donations from wineries, etc. and deliver to 55 Degrees.
3. Organize 2-3 Lollapalooza auction lots (e.g., dinner with Arnold).
4. Help with art show (receive submissions, transport art, set up, etc.).
5. Set up on January 23 (haul wine; display lots; build stage; etc.).
6. Work the check-in and cash-out table (greet folks; take their money).
7. Monitor auctions (close silent auction tables; help with live auction).
8. Run games in the Games Arcade (Ring the Neck, , etc.).
9. Clean up (stay late; break down displays; haul stuff; finish the wine).

Need each member to be a part of the Naked Vine by selling tickets and helping with that night’s activities. Remember all members working together can make a great NAKED VINE.
Help by finding sponsors and make the contact.

The Builders Club delivered bags of canned and dry goods to the St. Helena Food Pantry this week.We hope to see some of them at the Senior Lunch on Sunday!
Jeff

NOTICE THE LINKS IN THE ROSTER!! now we can pester each other!!

SEE THE LIST AT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WEBSITE FOR UPCOMING GUEST SPEAKERS

Notice the separate websites on the website list on the right side of the screen.

Also we need to ramp up on the food pantry, especially this time of year! "It's a good thing we do"! Give Bill Savidge ( 963-2809) a call to get the dates that need to be covered.

Click on the pictures!!

ROSTER

The honorable Howard Walker has requested to please review and submit any additions or corrections to Steve! ericson@fcs.net
Thank you Howard.

Kiwanis Club of St. Helena
prepared Wednesday, December 12, 2007
first name, spouse, mlg addr, city, home#, work#, fax#, joined

Mr. Jim Aldred, Nancy 1810 Spring Mtn. Rd. St. Helena,CA 94574 963-0477 963-0477 Sep 20, 2001 email aldredjd@aol.com Cell 477-2107

Mr. John Alioto, Linda 1127 Pope Street St. Helena, CA 94574 963-8828 963-0606 May 4, 2005 email jalioto@veritainer.com Cell

Mr Drew Aspegren, Sandra 176 Main Street Suite B St Helena CA 94574 255-7324 963-4927 963-1297 Mar 25, 1987 email napavve@aol.com Cell 287-7700

Mr. Robert Beckstrom, Linda 1388 W. Zinfandel Lane St Helena CA 94574 963-8770 963-5266 963-5286 May 12, 1997, email zinlane@napanet.net Cell 337-8936

Mr Delford G. Britton 1629 Madrona Avenue St Helena CA 94574 963-5635 252-2733 252-1390 Feb 13, 1985 email dbrit1@aol.com Cell 486-9621

Mr Joe Burger, Debbie POB 725 St Helena CA 94574 745-0533 968-4269 963-4073 Jun 10, 1987 email jburger@b4uburn.com Cell

Mr Jim Capponi, Kathi P.O. Box 725 St Helena CA 94574 963-5655 963-2777 963-4073 Feb 25, 1980 email Cell

Mrs. Jan Darter, Bob P.O. Box 32 St Helena Ca 94574 963-4447 963-6505 963-3087 Dec 18, 1996 email Cell

Dr. Robert Darter, Jan P.O. Box 32 St Helena CA 94574 963-4447 963-3641 963-8462 963-3087 Sep 18, 1996 email rwdarter@hotmail.com Cell

Mr Thomas Davis, Ginny 1001 Adams Street St Helena CA 94574 252-1663 963-4466 963-4712 Dec 4, 1984 email tom@napavalleycpas.com Cell 320-3802

Mr. Matt Demchuk, Rebecca 924 Signorelli Circle St Helena CA 94574 963-0844 963-2791 967-8455 May 7, 1997 LOA email matthew@marlinda.com Cell

Mr. Jesus Ray Duarte 1200 Main Street St Helena CA 94574 967-6803 963-8957 Apr 24, 2007 email jduarte@sthelenastar.com Cell 530-681-2899

Mr. Bill Ellis, Anne 1537 Main Street St. Helena, CA 94574 963-9279 963-4545 963-4344 Nov 9, 2005 email bill@ellisrealestate.com Cell 758-6623

Mr. Steve Ericson, Marla PO Box 981 Angwin , CA94508 963-7815 963-5266 963-5286 Jul 29, 1998 email ericson@fcs.net Cell 963-7815

Mr. Jeff Farmer, Kim 1533 Tainter St.Helena,CA94574 963-0630 Jul 2, 2002 A
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Mr. John Hefflebower 1800 Crinella Drive St Helena CA94574 321-2324 254-4601 703-1174 Oct 3, 2007 email John_Heflebower@ML.com Cell

Dr. Matthew Hileman, Michelle 1820 Vineyard Ave. St.Helena,CA94574 963-2599 963-7923 963-8653 Sep 24, 2003 email matt_hileman@hotmail.com Cell

Dr. Erin Jacobson, Amy 660 Sanitarium Rd. Deer Park,CA94576 968-0671 963-6333 963-1492 May 4, 2005 email ejacobson@napaeye.com Cell

Mr. David Kerr, Jeannie 1135 Valley View St. Helena,CA94574 963-4510 963-7785 963-7257 Sep 15, 2004 email dkerrcpa@sbcglobal.net Cell 363-2664

Mr. Tom Kuntz, Cynthia 1635 Madrona Ave St. Helena,CA 94574 967-0616 738-8919 581-1942 Apr 1, 2002 email tk@gxn.com Cell

Mr. Jay Lewis, Karen 275 McReynolds Dr. Angwin, CA 94508 965-2284 965-6305 Feb 8, 2005 email jaylewis1940@sbcglobal.net Cell 815-6865

Ms. Charlotte Lord 1127 Pope Street, #203 St.Helena CA94574 968-9546 963-0611 Apr 3, 2001 email charlotte@winecelebration.com Cell

Mr Edward McDonald, Tami 10 Woodland Road St. Helena, CA 94574 965-1828 963-6217 967-5603 Dec 13, 1989 email mcdonaea@ah.org Cell

Mr. Chris Meineke, Terry 3544 Shelter Creek Napa, CA 94558 291-8039 963-4466 963-4712 May 30, 2007 email chris@napavalleycpa.com Cell

Mrs. Elaine Montaine-Watson, George 3268 Ehlers lane St Helena CA94574 963-1123 963-1123 Oct 10, 2001 email emontaine@hotmail.com Cell 363-7925

Mr Martin S. Oldford, Donna 2620Pinot Way St Helena CA 94574 963-0514 963-7742 963-7556 Aug 23, 1989 email msoldford@aol.com Cell 815-1975

Mr John Ponte, Bonnie 2690 Pinot Way St Helena CA 94574 967-8234 259-8636 Jan 13, 1999 email jponte@fcs.net Cell

Mr. Donald Richardson, Wanda 2557 Pinot Way St. Helena, CA94574 967-0524 963-8731 Feb 21, 2007 email tangerinehouse@sbcglobal.net Cell

Mr. Rafael Rios, Paige 3970 Peterson Drive Calistoga CA 94515 942-4118 963-5202 963-4519 Jul 12, 2000 email rrios@coombslaw.com Cell

Mr Bill Savidge, Charlotte 1825 Granger Way St Helena CA 94574 963-2809 Jan 18, 1982 email wsavidge@att.net Cell 479-1044

Mr Lowell Smith 1001 Zygmunt Dr. St Helena CA 94574 963-2756 Dec 5, 1966
email lvs@napanet.net Cell

Mr. Mel Varrelman, Rose Marie 1417 Railroad Ave St.Helena, CA 94574 252-1892 963-1040 963-1097 Dec 15, 2004 email mel@napanet.net Cell

Mr Howard D . Walker, Lyndal 484 Crystal Springs Rd St Helena CA 94574 963-0761 963-5671 Aug 5, 1987 email hdw@napanet.net Cell

Mr. George G. Watson, Elaine 3268 Ehlers Lane St Helena CA94574 963-1123 963-1123 Feb 6, 2001 email Watsongg1@hotmail.com Cell

Neena Cunat ncunat@gmail.com