Meriden Kiwanis Bulletin_2016-05-12

Kiwanis Club of Meriden
PO Box 733
Meriden, CT 06450
W EEKLY B ULLETIN | K IWANIS C LUB OF M ERIDEN
May 12, 2016
We are a p roud sp onso r of the fo llowing S erv ic e Lead ership P rograms in th e Merid en sch ool system:
University of New Haven,
Connecticut
Maloney High School
Platt High School
Wilcox Tech High School
Lincoln Middle School
Washington Middle School
St. Joseph’s School
Edison Middle School
Israel Putnam Elementary
Roger Sherman Elementary
John Barry Elementary
Ben Franklin Elementary
ARC of
Meriden/Wallingford
The 1st Aktion Club in
Connecticut
The meeting was called to order by Corinne Balcher. The prayer was read by Sandra Gollnick. Attendance was 50. This was the annual Education
Awards Dinner and a special thank you to Ann Giannetti for chairing the Education Awards Committee and for arranging this wonderful dinner.
Another thank you to Angela Colella and all of the Il Monticello staff for the delicious and wonderful meal.
Guests: Recipients of the Education Awards and their families
Birthdays:
Anniversaries:
Kiwanis Anniversaries:
50/50 Raffle:
Happy Dollars:
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Kiwanis Quips:
Announcements:
May 13 – 14 – Relay for Life, Lyman Hall High School, 70 Pond Hill Road, Wallingford. Information is available by contacting Cyndi D’Agostino or
Doreen Roddy. Sign-up on line at: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayFor Life/RFLCY16NE?team id=1989581&pg=team&fr id-75598
Kiwanis club of Meriden’s Peanut Day has been moved to June 16th (Originally scheduled for the 9th).
May 19th – 12:15 pm – lunch meeting – Il Monticello, Meriden. Guest speaker: Mario D’Aguila, MBA, Director of Business Development & Vice
President/Assisted Living Services, Inc.
May 23rd – Kiwanis Family Night (details to follow)
Scheduled Prayer Invocators:
May 19 – Elaine Murphy
May 26 – Bob Meister
June 2 – Christelle Aube
June 9 – Lorraine Gamble
June 16 – Peanut Day
June 23 – Florence Thibodeau
June 30 – Julia Kane
CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
May 13-14 – Relay for Life, Lyman Hall High School, 70 Pond Hill Road, Wallingford
May 19, 12:15 pm Kiwanis Lunch Meeting, Il Monticello, 577 S Broad St., Meriden
May 23, 6:30 pm Kiwanis Family Night, Israel Putnam School, 133 Parker Ave., Meriden
June 1, 6:30 pm Kiwanis Board Meeting, CT Baptist Homes, 292 Thorpe Ave., Meriden
June 2, 12:15 pm – Kiwanis Lunch Meeting, Il Monticello, 577 S Broad St., Meriden
June 2, Strawberry Shortcake Fundraiser at Il Monticello, 577 S Broad St., Meriden
June 9, 6:30 pm Kiwanis Night Social Meeting
June 16 – Kiwanis Peanut Day at Il Monticello, 577 S Broad St., Meriden
June 23 – 26 – Kiwanis International Convention
June 23-- 6:30 pm Kiwanis service Project Meeting – details to follow
June 30 12:15 pm – Kiwanis Lunch Meeting at Il Monticello, 577 S Broad St., Meriden
International convention – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – June 23-26, 2016
District Convention – Cromwell, CT - Aug. 19-21, 2016
Guest Speaker/Program: EDUCATION AWARDS NIGHT:
Tonight was presided over by Ann Giannetti, Chairperson of the Kiwanis Education Awards Committee. The evening kicked-off with an inspiring
speech by Dr. Miguel Cardona, Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning. Dr. Cardona is a lifelong resident of Meriden. He attended
Meriden Public Schools and went on to study at CCSU and UCONN, where he received his Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership.
Having many accolades, his most important roles in his opinion are that of a husband and father. The gist of his speech was that the children are the
diplomas of their parents. Their achievements are a reflection of the sacrifices and efforts the parents have shown throughout the years of bringing up
their children.
Kiwanis has been awarding scholarships since 1952 – 64 years. This year’s committee comprised of: Ann Giannetti, Chair; Corinne Balcher, President;
Eileen Bongiovanni, Brian Cofrancesco, Elaine Murphy, Doreen Roddy and David Wyskiel. The recipients of this year’s awards are: Domonique
Carnot, Maloney High School Senior, will be attending the University of St. Joseph, majoring in Nursing Honors Program; Maxwell Wreobel, Maloney
High School Senior, will be attending Quinnipiac or Cornell, majoring in Economics; Sierra Pettway, Platt High School Senior, will be attending
UCONN, major is still undecided; Mirka Hernandez-Aquino, Wilcox High School Senior, will be attending University of New Haven, majoring in
Biology and possibly going on to the medical field. The Ellen Mazza Education Award was awarded to Caroline Karabenikoff, Platt High School
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Senior, who will be attending Eastern Connecticut State University, majoring in Child Psychology. The Richard Fontanella Awards went to: Juliana
Servetnick, Maloney High School Senior, who will be attending Drew University majoring in Psychology and Music and Theater; Emily Kelly, Platt
High School Senior, who will also be attending Eastern Connecticut State University, majoring in Musical Theater.
Each and every one of these individuals had numerous achievements throughout their high school years and all were certainly deserved of these
awards.
Adjournment: 8:30 pm
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OFFICERS 2015-2016:
Corinne Balcher, President
Robert Meister, President-Elect
Melissa Neville, Secretary
Doreen Roddy, Recording Secretary
William Passarelli, Treasurer
Brian Cofrancesco, Immediate Past President
Bulletin Editor: Florence Thibodeau
Photographer: David Wyskiel
The Kiwanis Club of Meriden meets on the first &
third Thursdays of the month at:
12:15 PM
Il Monticello
577 South Broad Street, Meriden, Connecticut
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