Musician Jerry Vezza Welcomed at Chatham-Madison Kiwanis Meeting

Nancy Boucher introduced Jerry Vezza, a well-known Madison musician. Several years ago, Madison Kiwanis had an annual fundraiser called “all that Jazz” at Shanghai Jazz in Madison. Jerry Vezza was very kind to the club and helped by performing at the fundraiser. He also brought MHS students to the fundraiser. Because of his kindness, the Madison Kiwanis Club named a music scholarship after him. The scholarship award is given to a graduating Madison High School music student. Jerry made the scholarship presentation last year and will make it again this year on June 16 at the MHS awards ceremony held on the campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Announcements: Kiwanis May 31 Meeting

President Dick Plambeck described the Chatham Memorial Day Ceremony, using plaques newly refurbished by American Legion Post 43. Also, the Kiwanis NJ District Convention will be August 19-21 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Somerset, NJ (we will be the host club). Dick mentioned that information on the ELIMINATE project is available on Kiwanis websites.  Gary Arnesen reported that the Chatham Ogden St. clean-up went well and six bags were filled with litter, including spikes discarded by railroad workers. He thanked club members for their hard work and announced that the next clean-up will be in July. Jerry Cunningham reported that the Veterans flag-placement at Fairmount Cemetery was well-attended and he thanked the members for their work. Nancy Holt reported that the she received a thank-you letter from the Interfaith Food Pantry with photographs of their new building under construction. Dick noted that the Chatham Community Garden will harvest and deliver produce to the Food Pantry on a weekly basis during the summer. Tom Mullin passed around a sign-up sheet for the Fishawack pulled-pork booth.

Members of Chatham-Madison Kiwanis Place Flags to Observe Memorial Day

On May 26 twelve members of Chatham-Madison Kiwanis Club placed flags at the graves of United States of America Military Veterans buried in Fair Mount Cemetery in Chatham Borough.  Bob Huntington, past president of the club and Navy Veteran, obtained the flags and organized the work.  Kneeling beside the gravestone of Raymond Hart, US Army Private, are members of post 92 of the American Legion Bob Huntington (L) and Herb Ramo (R). Standing (L to R) are Monty Montague, Marjorie Ahrens, Nancy Hart, Dave Mutchler, Mary Anne Maloney, Dick Plambeck and Jerry Cunningham. Not in the photo are John Eyre, Mal Kitson and Ron Whalin.

Kiwanis May 25 Chatham Clean-up

On May 25, six members of Chatham-Madison Kiwanis removed litter from the Ogden St. area of Chatham Borough. In above photo taken by Sharon Johnson, organizer of the project Gary Arnesen is holding his dog. Others (Left to Right), are Marge Ahrens, John Eyre, Dick Plambeck and Clyde Zukswert. The photo below was taken by Gary showing Sharon holding Gary’s dog.

May 24 Program: Susan Allen presents Chatham Historical Society video of 1926 “Three Towns Pageant”

Left to right, Susan Allen, Mary Anne Maloney, Dick Plambeck, and Bailey Brower

Susan Allen showed an amazing video of the historic pageant held in Chatham in 1926 to celebrate the sesqui-centennial celebration of the birth of our nation. Susan gave an informative and entertaining narration, describing what we were seeing, the names of performers, etc. The video sound track provided background music.

Briefly, the 1926 Three Towns Pageant lasted two hours and was held at a location near the present day Minisink Club tennis courts. Hundreds of performers from Chatham, Madison and Summit moved on and off the grass stage as 10,000 people watched from a hillside. The Chatham Historical Society has documented the details of the event from newspaper articles. Clickhere to view photo of newspaper front page.

Members of the audience were delighted by the video presented by Susan. They applauded loudly and stayed after the Kiwanis meeting to learn more. Click here to see a more detailed description and sample of the video in a Chatham Patch on-line article.

Announcements: Kiwanis May 24 Meeting

Betty Anne announced that the last school-year meeting of the CHS Key Club with be June 8 in the afternoon, right after school. Gary reminded everyone about the Chatham Ogden St. clean-up May 25 at 9:00 AM. Bring rakes. Jerry announced the Fair Mount Cemetery Veterans flag placement on Thursday, May 26 at 9:00 AM. Evangeline announced the Alumni Concert which will be held next Saturday, May 28 at Madison Memorial Park. Tom passed around info on the Fishawack festival, June 11, where Kiwanis will sell pulled pork sandwiches. He also described special member badges which he can make for members. Clyde reminded about the Wednesday, May 25 Robert Burns Interclub at Argyles in Kearny. Kiwanian Baily Brower, a member of the Chatham Township Committee, also spoke a few words about the primary election.

Kiwanis Church Service and Sunday Brunch May 22, 2011

The Chatham-Madison Kiwanis Club attended the 10:00 AM church services at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Chatham on May 22, 2011. It was a very joyful occasion as two children were baptized. Church members welcomed the Kiwanis members and we all had a very nice time. Following the service, the Kiwanis members drove over to Winberies in Summit for a filling and delicious Sunday Brunch.

Sunny weather for the Madison Cole Park Kiwanis Community Yard Sale

Vendors and customers were treated to pleasant weather at the Saturday, May 21 Madison Cole Park Community Yard Sale, sponsored by Chatham-Madison Kiwanis. After a week of rainy weather, the park was pretty soggy and there was mud in some table spaces. Working together, everyone was able to set up their tables and enjoy a successful sale. All income will benefit local high school youth scholarships and other youth-oriented causes.

Kiwanis May 17 Meeting Announcements

The annual Stanley Park picnic was held at Nancy’s house because of the heavy rain. Members of the club sang “happy birthday” to Erv. Joan announced that there will be 17 tables at the Yard Sale if everyone comes. Vendor Agreements have not been sent in, probably because of the bad weather this week. She said we will definitely hold the event on Saturday. Marge announced the annual church service at St. Paul’s at 10:00 AM and brunch at Winberies at 11:30. Joan announced the Alumni Concert on May 28 between 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM at Memorial Park in Madison. Gary reminded everyone about the Ogden St. clean-up May 25 at 9:00 AM. If it is raining, the clean-up will be moved to early June. Memorial flag placement at Fair Mount Cemetery will be May 26 at 9:00 AM. Rain date is the next day.

Recycling Newspapers with Southern Blvd. School Brownies

On May 12 a team of Kiwanians opened the Newspaper Recycling container to help Southern Blvd. School Brownies recycle newspapers. The Brownies put the newspapers in bags and their leaders drove them to the Kiwanis site. Then they put them onto the conveyor. In the above photo, Monty and Dave are stacking the newspapers in the container.

Robert A. Mayers, author of “The War Man” spoke about events of the Revolutionary War

Dick Plambeck (left) welcomed author Bob Mayers, who spoke on the Revolutionary War. He presented a PowerPoint story about his relative John Allison, a Haverstraw, NY farmer who spent the entire war in the Continental Army. His eight years at war took him from Quebec to Yorktown.  For thirty years, Bob researched the life of John Allison and summarized his findings in a very interesting book, which he summarized at the Kiwanis meeting. There are only a few useful journals about the common soldier in the Continental Army. However, there is a rich paper trail of information for soldiers.

John played a role in many of the important battles and met many important generals and leaders.  Bob told an entertaining, fascinating story and was given a big round of applause. Click here to learn more and purchase the book.

Victoria Dayton, President of Drew University Circle K Welcomed by Kiwanis

Victoria Dayton (photo above) spoke to the club about latest developments in the Circle K club at Drew University. She is the new President of Circle K. All of the current officers are graduating so there will be new officers in all positions. Nadia Roof will be the VP, Savanna Arasbi-Katbi will be the Secretary, Abigail Dingle will be the Treasurer. Victoria is also the webmaster for the Drew Circle K Website (click here). She invited Kiwanis to give her items to post for advertising on the Circle K website. Victoria’s goal next year is to increase membership in the Circle K club.

Announcements: Kiwanis May 10 Meeting

Jerry thanked the 11 people who helped spruce up Cole Park for May Day in Madison. Joan reminded members that we will hold the Stanley Park picnic luncheon next Tuesday, 5/17. In case of rain, the picnic will move inside at Nancy Boucher’s house. Go there instead of Stanley Park if it is raining. For the May 21 Yard Sale, we need more member tables. She put a flier on tables for the May 28 Alumni Concert. The Board meeting is Wednesday 5/18, 8:00 PM at the Methodist Church. Jerry reminded members to help put flags at the Fair Mount cemetery on May 26. Gary announced that the Chatham clean-up will be May 25, 9:00 AM at Ogden Street.  Marge announced the church brunch on May 22 at 10:00 AM at St. Paul’s Episcopal in Chatham. Dick Plambeck announced that Chatham Environmental Commission will have a clean-up Saturday, May 14 at 9:00 AM at Shephard Kollock Park. Kiwanis officers were elected for next year by acclimation.

At 8:00 AM on May 7 a team of Kiwanians spruced up Cole Park as part of "May Day in Madison". Photo above shows Joan, Rich, Karen and AD posing in front their beautiful work.

Program: "ARC of Morris" by William R. Testa, Executive Director of The Arc/Morris Chapter

Mary Anne Maloney Introduced Bill Testa, Executive Director of Arc/Morris. He has almost 30 years of experience with the organization.

Bill began by showing a photo of Carrie and John and told the story of Arc through the couple. Arc provides services for people with “intellectual disabilities”.  The Arc national movement began with self-help groups when soldiers returned from WWII. Arc/Morris was born in 1953. Early services were for children. Families were often told to “put their child away” as soon as they were born. Children with disabilities were put into state institutions.

In the 50’s, Arc/Morris found new families in need and organized efforts to provide services. President Kennedy’s sister Rosemary had a disability and making this public accelerated the growth of services for disabled.

John was born in the 60’s. Carrie is older than John. She is 80 years old in 2011. 

In the 70’s Geraldo Rivera exposed the terrible conditions in the Willowbrook State School on Staten Island. The story led to a growing movement to question public policy around people like John and Carrie. This led to improvements to state institutions but Arc continued to struggle for resources in local communities. 

Then in the 80’s Reagan discovered that better service at lower cost could be provided through community based organizations. Reagan allowed Federal money to be allocated to community services. This led to unparalleled growth in Arc.

Now, we no longer lock away people with disabilities but allow them to live within their communities. Arc moved Carrie from an institution to a group home and then she was able to move to her own apartment. After John’s father died, John moved from his parents’ home into a group home in Chester about five years ago. He met Carrie there and they became good friends. Arc/Morris serves many very disabled people, mostly adults. Most require around-the-clock care, or close to it.

Arc has an extensive residential program, including a house in Chatham Township. There are 19 group homes across Morris County. Communities are becoming more receptive to these group homes.

One in 10 families are affected by intellectual disabilities. John and Carrie are just a slice of the Arc activities. Arc is funded primarily by Medicaid. Funds are short. Kiwanis members applauded the speaker and the good work of Arc. Click here to learn more about Arc.

Announcements: May 3, 2011 Kiwanis Meeting

Betty Anne Keat announced a Builders Club meeting 2:35 pm at CMS on 5/3 and a CHS Key Club meeting at 7:30 pm , 5/4 in the Cafeteria. Joan May announced May events: Cole Park spruce-up 8:00 am May 7, Stanley Park Picnic noon May 17 (looking for a rainy day site), Cole Park Yard Sale 8:00 am to 1:00 pm May 21. Tom Mullen reminded us that jackets are not required at the meetings starting with the Stanley Park picnic.  Jackets come back in style at the Installation Dinner in the fall. Marge Ahrens reminded about the Church Brunch which will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chatham on Sunday May 22. Members will attend the 10:00 am service and the brunch will be held at 11:30 am at Winberies in Summit. Alan Robertson announced an Interclub at Argyle’s Restaurant in Kearny on May 25 at noon to celebrate “Robert Burns Day”. The event was rescheduled because of bad weather during the recent hard winter. Dick Plambeck announced the Senior Center of the Chathams fund raiser at Westy’s Storage on River Rd. on May 13 from 7:00 to 9:30 pm – discounted tickets available from the Senior Center. Click here forthe Senior Center website. The club is signed up for Fishawack serving pulled pork on Saturday, June 11. Doug Bryant mentioned that Revolutionary War author Robert A. Mayers will speak next week, May 10.

Program: "New Jersey Politics, Past and Present" by Leanna Brown, former State Senator.

Leanna Brown, former New Jersey State Senator was introduced by Alan Robertson. She gave Kiwanians and guests an update on the political scene.  Leanna writes a syndicated column for the Recorder Newspapers serving Northern New Jersey. She works on the staff of the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, NJ. During her political career, she has made many contributions, especially in the area of racial equality.

Leanna acknowledged her many friends in the audience and said she really enjoyed the recent Kiwanis Wind-Tasting event.  She took us back to 1968, a time when many people were not too happy. She won her primary election by 27 votes. Moving on to the present, she reminded everyone to vote in the April 27 School Board Election.  She stressed the value of volunteers who look after our education system.

She shared many captivating stories from her political experiences. The 2011 NJ redistricting was discussed.  She asked everyone to vote in the June NJ Primary. Members gave her a standing ovation following her informative and entertaining talk.

Announcements: April 26, 2011 Kiwanis Meeting

Mary Anne Maloney officiated and announced that the Madison Area YMCA had sent a letter to Chatham-Madison Kiwanis thanking us for our contribution. Joan May made announcements about the May 21 Cole Park Community Yard Sale, reminded members that the Stanley Park picnic lunch is May 17 and mentioned that the Madison Little League opening day is April 30. Dave Mutchler reminded members about the May 7 “May Day in Madison” Kiwanis spruce-up of Cole Park, which will start at 8:00 AM.

Program: "Improving the Lives of Children with Disabilities" by Sandy Josephson, Matheny Medical and Educational Center

John Harter introduced Sandy Josephson, PR Manager of the Matheny Medical and Educational Center. In the above photo (left to right) are Sean P. Murphy, Vice Principal of Matheny School; Sanford Josephson, Director of Marketing & Public Relations; John Harter, member of Kiwanis; and Kevin Ralph, Chief Development Officer. John Harter’s nephew has a son Jack with a rare genetic disease. Jack Harter has started school at Matheny. John was at last Sunday’s fund-raiser in Peapack-Gladstone and saw how happy the kids and adults were with the event.


Sandy started the presentation with a video showing the work of Matheny. Matheny is licensed as a special hospital and a special education school. Their mission is to provide the students and patients with the best quality of life they can. This includes recreation, music and art therapy. Sandy showed a short CBS Channel 2 TV news clip promoting the “Miles for Matheny” event which was held Sunday, April 17.

During Q and A following the presentation, someone asked what the annual budget was at Matheny. The budget is about $43,000,000. Hospital beds are funded by Medicaid and school tuition is funded by the sending school district. Matheny also provides education to school districts, universities and to the medical community. There are approximately 500 staff members. Out-patient service is provided. All are invited to visit and tour Matheny. Click on this link to visit the Matheny website.

Dick Plambeck thanked Sandy and the other Matheny representatives for the work they do and for giving Kiwanis a glimpse into this important Hospital/School facility.

New member, Therese Tadolini, welcomed into Kiwanis at April 19 meeting.

New Member Therese Tadolini (right) was inducted into the club at the April 19 meeting. She was introduced by Mary Anne Maloney (left). Therese is the Chatham Borough Branch Manager for the Peapack-Gladstone Bank. She is a member of her church choir. Chatham-Madison Kiwanis members welcomed and applauded their newest member.

Key Club Division 14 Lt. Gov. visited Chatham-Madison Kiwanis

Karen Swartz (left) introduced Celina Baquiran, the new Key Club Lieutenant Governor of Division 14. A member of Union High School Key Club, she started her Lt. Gov. job officially last week.  She was very happy to meet Chatham-Madison Kiwanis Club members and hopes to work with us to build stronger Key Clubs. Key Clubs in New Jersey District’s Division 14 are Milburn High School, Chatham High School, Madison High School, Union High School, Columbia High School in Maplewood, Jonathan Dayton High School in Springfield Twp. and Summit High School.

Announcements: April 19, 2011 Kiwanis Meeting

Betty Anne Keat announced that the CHS Key Club will meet Wednesday, April 20 at 7:30 PM in the cafeteria. Dave Mutchler passed around a sign-up sheet for the Cole Park 8:00am to 11:00am May 7 (Madison May Day) clean-up. Joan May announced that Madison has approved the Cole Park Community Yard Sale. Nancy announced that the April 12 Recognition Reception was a winner and she thanked everyone involved.

Chatham-Madison Kiwanis Recognition Reception – April 12, 2011

Nancy Holt, Chair of the Chatham-Madison Kiwanis Club Benevolence Committee welcomed everyone and announced that most of the club’s annual contributions to worthy organizations would be made tonight at the Recognition Reception. She said, “We honor you, our honored guests, and the organizations you represent”. The remaining part of the program consisted of presenting checks to organizations, whose representatives gave brief remarks about accomplishments and needs. Nancy introduced Kiwanis Club President Dick Plambeck to present some special awards.

Club President Dick Plambeck gave a brief overview of Kiwanis and described the new Kiwanis International ELIMINATE MNT project. He next gave the evening’s first check to Beth Anne Myarick, representing the Children’s Specialized Hospital (CSH). The NJ Kiwanis District supports CSH. He also presented a check to Nancy Boucher, member of the NJ District Foundation Board, to be sent to Kiwanis District Foundation. NJ Kiwanis District Governor Marc Litwack was present to accept the donation.  Dick then introduced Doug Bryant, former Kiwanis President to give awards to Community Organizations.

Doug Bryant (right) presented a check to Bruce Johnson, Vice-President of Sage, located in Summit, NJ. Sage does many things but is widely known for “Meals on Wheels” delivered to people in need. They delivered 50,000 meals last year.

Doug Bryant presents a check to Mickey Caput, Director of the Senior Service Center of the Chathams.

Doug Bryant (right) presents a check to the Chatham Community Band, represented by Steve Johnson.

Doug Bryant (left) hands a check to Mary Sechehay, representing the Chatham Emergency Squad.

Karen Swartz, one of the members of the Benevolence Committee announced and presented awards to for Community Youth Projects. She presented a check to Al Thomas, who received the check on behalf of the Patriots Path Council, Boy Scouts of America.

Karen Swartz presents a check to Rona Van Antwerp who accepted it on behalf of the local Girls Scouts.

Diane O’Brien, Director of the Library of the Chathams, was recognized for her leadership of the library. Kiwanis sponsors the Children’s Summer Reading Program Picnic held in August every year. The event rewards the children who read books as part of the program.

Diane Mann, CEO of the Madison Area YMCA was honored and given a check. Kiwanis is proud to help support the work of the YMCA.

Ann Goldschmidt accepted a check on behalf of the Chatham Education Foundation. This organization raises money to fund improved education in Chatham.

Karen Swartz (left) presented a check to Bridgett Kelly, Director of Project Community Pride.

Karen Swartz (left) presented a check to Marcy Wecker, who is a leader of the Chatham Community Garden. The contribution supports Kinderplots, which will help children grown vegetables in the garden.

Joan May presented a check to Griff Fielding for the Madison Little League. Chatham Kiwanis sponsors the Kiwanis Little League team. Griff Fielding then presented a plaque with the 2010 Kiwanis team photo to Joan May.

Karen Swartz (left) presented an award to “May Day in Madison” representative Marsha Ann Zimmerman. Kiwanis spruces up Cole Park as part of the annual public service project.

Kiwanis presents awards to all graduates at the annual ECLC graduation ceremony. The club also supports the PRIDE program at ECLC. Karen Swartz (left) acknowledged ECLC recipients Dot Libman (PRIDE Director, center) and Diane Gagliardi (ECLC Chatham School Principal, right).

Karen Swartz (left) presents a check to Evangeline Lee to be sent to “Save-a-Child”. The organization uses the funds to educate children in the Philippines.

Betty Anne Keat acknowledged the contributions made to Kiwanis-Sponsored Student Service Clubs. These include Builders Clubs at Chatham Middle School and St. Patrick’s School, Key Clubs at Chatham High School, Madison High School and ECLC, and Circle-K Club at Drew University.

Joan May (right) presented a check to Carolyn Lake, Assistant Director of the Interfaith Food Pantry. This organization is the recipient of the Kiwanis Community Aid Award

Nancy Boucher presented a special award to Diane Gagliardi, Principal of the Chatham ECLC School. This contribution is part of the proceeds from the annual Kiwanis Wine-Tasting event held in February.

Doug Simon Presents: "Current U. S. Foreign Policy"

Doug Bryant (left) welcomed and introduced speaker Doug Simon (center), Political Science Professor Emeritus from Drew University. Club President Dick Plambeck (right) also welcomed the speaker. Professor Simon is a good friend of the Kiwanis Club and has spoken to the club many times, sharing his expertise on international relations and foreign policy. As in the past, there are a lot of international issues today. Doug Simon shared his analysis and thoughts on current foreign policy.

He did an assessment of the Obama administration - where it has been and where it is going. He was both supportive and critical of this administration in trying to assess where we are going. Upon entering office, Obama was challenged by critical issues: an economy in free fall, the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and worsening conditions in Pakistan.

The President put together a highly qualified, main stream, centrist foreign policy and national security team. New visions and directions in foreign policy came from Obama himself. However, progress has been slow. Obama is not a soaring visionary – he is a thoughtful problem solver. He has had some serious reality checks on how the international system works, learning from situations he has been forced to confront.

Early on, Obama quickly set a tone for his new administration by, for example, granting a Presidential interview with radio station Al Arabyia. He also re-conceptualized American foreign policy, renewed emphasis on diplomacy and reconstituted the war on terrorism. He placed more emphasis on relations with China and Russia, increased pressure on Iran and continued attention to the Israel-Palestine problem.

Doug devoted his remaining time to analysis of Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan; recent events in North Africa and the Middle East; as well as a few comments on our relationship with Russia and China. Events are still unfolding and we are not sure where this will all end up. Pakistan is a very serious problem, perhaps the most dangerous country in the world. Yemen is becoming a significant problem.

China is growing in financial and political influence. By 2040, China could constitute 40 percent of the World’s GDP. This compares to the present 11 percent. Presently, the United States GDP produces only 21 percent of the World’s GDP.

The essence of Obama’s foreign policy and what might be in store: he has worked hard to change America’s image in foreign countries, his choices for his foreign policy team were very good, he has placed renewed interest on personal diplomacy, and he experienced a giant reality check on his ability to accomplish objectives. Stepped up operations against Al-Qaeda have been successful.

After a brief Q&A, the audience gave Doug an enthusiastic round of applause for his informative and entertaining talk.

Karen Shippey Welcomed into Kiwanis at April 5 Meeting

Melanie Sze (left) introduced new Kiwanis member Karen Shippey (right) at the April 5 meeting. Karen hails from Nebraska, where she got her degree in Nursing. A registered nurse, she worked for 34 years at Morristown Hospital. She now works at the Franklin Surgical Center in Basking Ridge. She has served as a leader in the Girl Scouts and a volunteer with the Chatham United Methodist Church. Members welcomed Karen with a round of applause.

Announcements: April 5, 2011 Kiwanis Meeting

Kiwanis Treasurer Monty Montague reported that the Fish and Chips Dinner was very successful. Dick Plambeck thanked the members for working hard on the fund-raiser. Key Club and Builders Club volunteers also helped at the Fish and Chips Dinner. Nancy Holt reminded members about the Recognition Reception to be held on April 12 at 7:30 pm at Charlie Brown’s. Joan May has received tentative Madison approval for the May 21 Community Yard Sale. An insurance form must be submitted for the sale. Dick Plambeck announced that Gordon Meth of Parsippany Kiwanis was elected Divisional Lt. Governor. He also gave Nancy Holt a pat on the back for her great leadership of the Benevolence Committee.

Chatham High School Key Club visits Children's Specialized Hospital

On March 28, Chatham High School Key Club advisors and 21 student members went on a field trip to the Children's Specialized Hospital (CSH) in Mountainside, NJ. The club has raised funds to support the hospital. This photo, taken by faculty advisor Kiera Spadaro shows the group in the hallways of CSH with patient artwork in the background, Kiwanis advisor Betty Anne Keat is in the background

35th annual Fish and Chips Dinner held on March 30, 2011

The Fish and Chips fund-raising event was very successful with 400 dinners served. Over forty Kiwanis members worked and seventeen Key Club and Builders Club members helped out.

Kitchen leaders Bert Whalin and Nancy Boucher fill cups with coleslaw for carry-out meals.

Jerry Cunningham puts rolls into baggies for carry-out meals.

Joan May arranges cookies on a serving dish before giving it to eat-in guests.

Customer Bob Willis turns in his carry-out meal ticket to Doug Bryant as student volunteer runners wait to fetch hot meals from the kitchen for delivery to customers.

The Kitson family enjoyed their Fish and Chips Dinners while sitting in the Chatham High School Cafeteria.

Announcements: Kiwanis March 29 Meeting

Betty Anne Keat announced that Bob Stannard and Stu Shippey attended the Drew University Circle K meeting last night. The club is reorganizing. The CMS Builders Club is having their stuffed animal contest on Thursday 3/31 as a fund-raiser for Japan and the Children’s Specialized Hospital. Four Kiwanians along with 21 CHS Key Club members and the two faculty advisors went on a field trip to the Children’s Specialized Hospital (CSH). Doug Bryant described the tour. A wish-list of items needed by CSH will be emailed to us. Alan Robertson reviewed planning for the Fish and Chips Dinner. Joan May gave an update for the Cole Park Community Yard Sale on May 21. Dick Plambeck announced that the Lt. Governor election will be held at the Empire Diner on April 4. Dick also announced that we received two service requests. He also noted that Kiwanis International Foundation is sending funds to Japan. Nancy Holt reminded everyone about the Recognition Reception on April 12. She also announced a 10:30 am Benevolence Committee meeting on April 4 at Charlie Brown’s. Doug Bryant announced that Doug Simon will be the speaker at next week’s luncheon meeting. Dick Ligertwood announced that we are now getting $65 per ton for recycled newspapers.