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Florence Kiwanis Club Events Calendar
Today
is
Unless
otherwise indicated, program events occur at the
Marriott
Shoals Conference Center at 12:00 noon every Friday.
2010
Event Coordinators
January, 2010 - David Beasley/Ellen Beasley
February, 2010 - Sally Akin/Holly Davis
March, 2010 - Don Rohling/Troy Skipworth
April, 2010 - Mickey Haddock/Mark Linder
May, 2010 - Mike Buckereus/Karen Buckreus
June, 2010 - David Messer/John Sworm
July, 2010 - Jim Durrett/Terry Mitchell
August, 2010 - Andy Betterton/Mike Broder
September, 2010 - Denee Savage/Juli Moritz
(Click
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March 26 - Florence Kiwanis Club lunch & meeting, noon Friday, Marriot Shoals Hotel & Spa Conference Center - Speaker: Tim Holt, Florence-Lauderdale Search & Rescue; Lauderdale Co. Citizen Corps
March 19 - Florence Kiwanis Club lunch & meeting, noon Friday, Marriot Shoals Hotel & Spa Conference Center - Speaker: Pamela Favenesi, Shoals Community Soup Kitchen
March 12 - Florence Kiwanis Club lunch & meeting, noon Friday, Marriot Shoals Hotel & Spa Conference Center - Speaker: Dan Durbin, "The Value of Medicines"
March 6 - Pancake Day at Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum
March 5 - Pancake Day (no program event)
February 26 - Christopher Becker, Alabama Cooperative Extension System - Horticulturist
February 19 - Matthew Hea, Muscle Shoals Regional Airport Director
February 12 - Pam Doyle, Chamber of Commerce Chairman
February 5 - Kathy Connolly, Rape Response
January 29 - Teresa Leonard – UNA College of Nursing
January 22 - Larry Wright – Times Ministry – Botswana Update
January 15 - Bill Valentine & Dr. Kendy Behrends
January 8 - Stephanie Newland; "Girls Can Conference"
2009
Event Coordinators
January,
2009 - David Beasley
February, 2009 - Sally Akin
March, 2009 - Beth
Haddock
April, 2009 - Mickey Haddock
May, 2009 - Don Rohling
June,
2009 - Mike Broder
July, 2009 - David Messer
August, 2009 - Bert Bock
September, 2009 - Jim Durrett
October, 2009 - Beth Haddock/Carolyn McAlister
November, 2009 - Sylvester White/Todd Catania
December, 2009 - John Harris/John Torisky
December
2009
December 25 - No program, Christmas day
December 18 - Florence High School Chorus, Christmas program
December 11 - All American Week continued, Billy Ray Warren, Florence City Schools
December 4 - All American Week, Posters and essays from Shoals area students celebrating American ideals
November 27 - No program
November 20 - Elizabeth Moore, American Red Cross
November 13 - Bobby Champagne UNA Basketball
November 6 - Capt. Michael Rojas, Salvation Army
October 30 - Gail Fowler with Safeplace’s Peace Program
October 23 - Amanda Perry with Sweetwater Mansion Tours
October 16 - Charity Tracker
October 9 - Ellen McGowen/ Children’s Policy Council
October 2 - Mitch Dobbins/ NCAA Division II Championship Game
September 25 - Allison Wetherbee, Author and Director of Camp ASCCA
September 18 - Mayor Bobby Irons
September 11 - Jean Gay Mussleman
September 4 - Brad Dethero - GeoSource
August 28 - Robert Hughes and Mansel Long, Memories of Voting Rights Act
August 21 - Al Ford , SEC officiating
August 14 - Alvin Briggs, Florence High School football
August 7 - Dr. Chris Maynard, New book, Out of the Shadow
July 31 - Sally Whatley, Director of Development and Community Relations, WICS
July 24 - Jacqueline Osborne, Child Care / Pre-k / Head Start Programs
July 17 - Tori Bailey, MPS Handy Festival special performing guest(s)
July 10 - Dr. Vince Brewton, Director, UNA Honors
July 3 - Dr. Michael Pretes, Associate Professor, UNA - Dept. of Geography
June
2009
June 26 - Sound of the Shoals Barbershoppers
June 19 - Michael Broder, TVA Ash Spill Catastrophe
June 12 - Graham Winkworth, UNA Girls Soccer
June 5 - Peggy Purdue, Freedom House for Addicted Women
May
2009
May 29 - Michael Letson, Legal Services
May 22 - Dr. Hugh Cort III , The American Foundation for Counter-Terrorism Policy and Reseach
May 15 - David Koonce, Florence Recycling Center
May 8 - Mary Beth Rohling, Wiregrass Hospice
May 1 - Carolyn Ann McAlister, Safe-Place Legal Services
April
2009
Apr 24 - Susan Parker, Public Service Commission
Apr 17 - Mike Gamble, Alabama Revenue Department Assistant Director - Motor Vehicle Division
Apr 10 - Coach Terry Bowden, UNA Head Coach
Apr 3 - Captain Phillip Pettus, Alabama Public Safety - Drivers License & Real ID Act
Mar 27 - Teresa Robertson, Attention Homes
Mar
20 - Gordon Ruggles, AL Division 2 Lt. Governor
Mar
13 - Corinne Reese, Shoals Family Success Center
Mar
6 - No program due to Pancake Days
February
2009
Feb 27 - Giles McDaniel of the Shoals Entrepreneurial
Center
Feb
20 - Mark Linder, Athletic Director at UNA
Feb
13 - Lisa Summitt, YMCA
Feb
6 - Matthew Hea, Airport Director, Northwest Alabama Regional Airport
January
2009
Jan 30 - Alison Stanfield, Florence
Lauderdale Tourism
Jan 23 - Sam Mansell,
Habitat for Humanity
Jan 16 - Carol Beth Durbin,
Parenting Project
Jan 9 - George Aiken, Alabama
District Governor Elect
Jan 2 - Alan Riethmaier,
Westmoreland Scouting
2008 Event
Coordinators
January,
2008 - Andy Betterton
February, 2008 - Hugh Cort
March, 2008 - Bert
Bock
April, 2008 - Mickey Haddock
May, 2008 - Don Rohling
June,
2008 - Michael Broder
July, 2008 - David Messer
August, 2008 - Beth
Haddock
September, 2008 - Jim Durrett
October,
2008 - Bert Bock
November 2008 - Sylvester White
December 2008 - John Harris
December
2008
Dec
26 - No meeting due to holiday
Dec
19 - Holiday
Guest
Dec
12 - Florence High School Chorus
Dec
5
- Poster
& Essay Winners
November
2008
Nov
28 - No meeting due to holiday
Nov
21 - Poster & Essay Winners
Nov
14 - Rick Singleton Florence Police Chief
Nov
7
- Bobby Champagne UNA Basketball Coach
October
2008
Oct
31 - Dr. William Cale, University of North Alabama - UNA
Update
Oct
24 - Craig Linhoss, TVA Economic Development - Fuel Cost
Impacts on TVA
Oct
17
- Dr. Thomas Hargrove, International Fertilizer Development Center - Long
March to Freedom
Oct
10
-
Jabari Sullen, Lauderdale County Health Department - Free Services to Assist Quitting
Smoking
Oct
3
- Dr.Randy
Pettus, Florence City Schools - Initiatives to Address Graduation Rates
September
2008
Sep 26 - Coach Alvin Briggs, Head
Football Coach & Athletics Director - FHS
Sep
19
- Allison Weatherby, Camp ASSCA
Sep
12
-
Lee Freeman, Florence/Lauderdale
Co. Library - Florence Wagon Works
Sep
5
- David
Koonce & Mike Doyle, City of Florence - Waste Oil Recycling Program
August
2008
Aug
29 - Kiwanian Jim Brasfield on AL Constitutional Reform
Aug
22 - Tina Scott, The Arc of the Shoals
Aug
15 - Rachel Cabaniss, Safeplace
Aug
8 -
Karon Grubbs, United Way
Aug
1 - NaKisha
Martin with 2-1-1, Shoals Family Success Center
July 2008
Jul 25 - State Representative Tammy
Irons
Jul
18 - Tori Bailey, Music Preservation Society with "Special Guests"
Jul
11 -
Ashley Winkle, Florence Main Street Program
Jul
4 - No
meeting due to holiday
June 2008
Jun 27 - Sound of the Shoals Barbershop
Chorus and Quartet
Jun
20 - Walter Bennett, "The Minute Men Effort to Counter Illegal Immigration"
Jun
13 -
William Rogers, "Exotic Southern Brazil - Opportunities for Service"
Jun
6 - Brad
Delano, Public Relations Director, Hospice of the Shoals
May 2008
May 30 - Ginni Wood, LifeSouth Blood
Community Center
May 23 - Matt Schichtie, Air Evac, Northwest
Alabama
May
16 - Rick
Maroney, Alabama Industrial Development Training and staffing for the new National
Railcar Plant
May
9 - Mark
Linder, UNA Athletic Director
May
2 - Sheila Christopher, Meals-on-Wheels - Director
April
2008
Apr 25 - Bryan Bennett, Lt Gov from Division One
Apr
18 - Sara Beth Vandiver, Keep the Shoals Beautiful
Apr
11 - Francisco Guerra, Snow Masters
Apr
4 - Tommy Glasgow, TNT Fireworks
March
2008
Mar 28 - Paul Graham, Biofuels Update
Mar
21 - Marty Ferguson, SCA Tissue
Mar 14 - Nancy Sanford, Florence
Lauderdale Public Library
Mar
7 - No meeting due to Pancake Days
February
2008
Feb 29 - John Dupuis, Stock Market history
Feb
22 - Rosalie Turner, Award-winning Author of Freedom Bound
Feb
15 - Selwyn
Jones, Fun with Forensics
Feb
8
- Wendall Hudiburg, Steel Sculpture
Feb
1
- Harriett
Edwards, Classical Music in the Shoals
January
2008
Jan 25 - Mr. Al Ford, sports update
Jan
18 - Ms. Glenda Cain, Alabama Institute of Deaf & Blind
Jan
11 - Dr. Alan Medders, UNA Advancement update. Also, Dr. Jeff Thompson,
Big Brothers & Big Sisters
Jan
4
- Mr. Ron Collier, Fatherhood & Healthy Marriage Initiatives
Dec 28
- TBA
Dec
21
- Santa
Claus
Dec 14
- All American Week
Dec
7 - All
American Week
November
2007
Nov
30 - Capt. Bill Mockabee, Salvation Army
Nov
23 - No speaker (Day after Thanksgiving)
Nov
16 - Presidential Candidate Dr. Hugh Cort, III, The
State of Health Care (contd.)
Nov 9
- State Senator Parker Griffith, The State of Health Care
Nov
2 - Sarah Beth Vandiver, Shoals National Championship (Division II Nat'l
Championship Game)
October
2007
Oct 26 - Humphrey Lee, President
of Northwest Shoals Community College
Oct
19 - Kendy Behrends, Superintendent Florence
City School System
Oct 12 - Jeanette Custer / Marsha Carter, Florence
City Schools Culinary Program
Oct
5 - Giles
McDaniel, Executive Director of the Shoals Entrepreneurial Center
Aug 31 - Craig McMurtrey with CFS
Mortgage & Bill Gough with All American Agency to presents "Secrets to Improving
Your Credit Score"
Aug
24 - Heath Haddock with Safeplace, Inc.
Aug 17 - Stephanie Newland, Ed/Workforce Dev.
Coord. with the Chamber to speak on the CHOICES program
Aug 10 - Bob Nicholas, Relocation Director at the Chamber to speak on BRAC
Aug
3 - Katy
Norton with the AIDS Action Coalition
Jul 27 - Walter Bennett Camp
Mitnick Juvenile Boot/Adventure Camp
Jul 20
- Shoals Barbershop Bunch
Jul 13 - Larry Bowser Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa
Jul
6 - Alvin Briggs New Florence High
School AD and Head Football Coach
Jun
29 - Larry Wright, Pastor of First Baptist Church in Florence, will share
his recent trip to Botswana, Africa and the HIV/AIDS prevention program designed
to promote behavior change through peer education.
Jun
22 - Corinne Reese, Family Success Center
Jun
15 - Floyd Sherrod, China and Tibet trip summary
Jun 8 - Betty Hamblen, Shoals Healthy Marriage Coalition
Jun
1 - Scotty Bobo, Habitat for Humanity
May
25 - Tammy Irons , Alabama State Representative
May
18 - Monica
Grubbs, Parenting Program
May
11 - Teresa
White, Project Lifesaver
May
4 - Mountain Lakes Association
April
27 - Jacqueline Broder, TVA, Alternative Energy Sources
April
20 - Tammy Driskill, Kiwanis Lt. Governor Div.7, on Key Leader Program
April
13 - Jeanette Custer, Florence City Schools, on Career Tech Program for
Florence students
April
6 - Lee Freeman, Florence/Lauderdale
Library on President Roosevelt's Historic Shoals Visit
March
30 - Steve
Mueller, TVA Atmospheric Sciences: Global Climate Change
March 23 - Dr.
Thomas W. Crawford, Jr., Director, Research and Market Development Division, on
IFDC Update
March
16 - Hester
Cope, Florence Main Street: Downtown Florence
March
9 - Jim
Blasingame
March
2 - No
program scheduled, Pancake Days - Friday and Saturday at the Florence-Lauderdale
Coliseum, 702 E. Veterans Drive
February
23 - Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks
February
16 - TBA
February
9 - Dr. Dan Howard, UNA VP Advancement & Administration
-- Update on plans for Powell School
February
2 - Mr.
Wayne Mitchell, Times Daily Executive Editor
January 26 - Larry Capps with the Huntsville Space
Camp Program
January 19 - Rick May with the U.S.
Embassy Security
January
12 - Eric Behel with Troop 84 of the Boy Scouts
January
5 - Stacey Powers of the Florence Jaycees
December
2006
December
15 Rebecca Rockhill brings a part of the
Florence High School Chorus for Christmas music
December
8
The higher grades, poster and
essay contest winners
December
1
The younger grades, poster and essay contest winners
November
2006
November
24 Meeting
TBD
November
17
Gail Griffey, Merrill Lynch
November
10
Ashley Morrow, Good Samaritan Hospice
November
3 Tyrone Bell, Primerica Financial Services
October
2006
October
27
Steve
Holt, New Chamber of Commerce Building tour
October
20
Connie Olive, Water therapy and arthritis
October
13
Bill
Gullett, Florence Kiwanis 2006-2007
October
6 David
Messer, FlorenceKiwanis.com
September
2006
September
29 No
Meeting due to Installation Banquet the night before
September
22
Keith
Jones, Executive Director NACOLG
September
15
Kenny Edenfield, University of North Alabama Offensive Coordinator
September
8
Randy
Pettus, Florence City Schools
September
1 Richard
Allen, Commissioner Alabama Department of Corrections
August
2006
August 25 TBA
August
18
Dr. Larry Bates, UNA Dept of Psychology
August
11
Robert
Fay, COO, ISSI Unexploded Ordinance, Inc.
August
4 Bruce
Spargo, The Olive Group, Dubai AE
July
2006
July 28 Rev. Milton Glor, Pastor Emeritus of Grace
Episcopal Church
July
21
Gary
Akin, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
July
14
Nancy
Sanford, Florence/Lauderdale Public Library
July 7 Jim
Lowe, Director of Port of Florence
June
2006
June 30 Dr. Daniel E.
Halleck, Marketing Department Head, University of North Alabama will discuss
the Marketing Department at UNA
June
23 Coach Mark Hudpseth, University of North
Alabama Head Football Coach, will update us on the upcoming season.
June 16 Mayor
Bobby Irons, City of Florence, will update activities happening in Florence.
June 9 Howard
R. Gamble, DMD, FAGD. Dr. Gamble is Past President Alabama AGD & the Alabama Dental
Association. He is currently the Executive Director of the Alabama AGD. He
is a practicing Dentist in Sheffield Alabama. Topic: "Dentistry in the 21st Century".
Dr. Gamble will complete his talk from our May 26, 2006 meeting
June
2 Floyd Sherrod, Kiwanian, will present a
slide presentation of his Safari trip to the Serengeti in Africa
May
2006
May
26 Howard R. Gamble, DMD, FAGD. Dr. Gamble
is Past President Alabama AGD & the Alabama Dental Association. He is currently
the Executive Director of the Alabama AGD. He is a practicing Dentist in Sheffield
Alabama. Topic: "Dentistry in the 21st Century".
May
19
Dr.
James A. Ryerson & Dr. Mary Leigh Gillespie, Cosmetic Dentistry of the Shoals.
Topic: What is "Cosmetic Dentistry"?
May
12 Rodrigo
Ferrada, Television Sound Mixer for UCV Television Station with the Catholic University
of Valparaiso, Chile. Topic: "Chile, business, destination incentives"
May
5 Brenda Webb, Board
Chairman Children's Museum Ann Craig, Board Member. Topic: "Future Plans for the
Children's Museum"
April
2006
April 28 Melissa Bailey,
Florence Director of Planning, discusses the citys new long range planning.
April
21 Tina Kitchens, Florence Director of Parks
and Recreation
April 14
- Jim Dowdy, Innovative Partnership Program/Technology
Transfer Program at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, discusses spin offs
and technology transfers of the space program.
April
7 - Paul Graham,
Florence Urban Forester
March
2006
March 31 - UNA Circle K,
activities and plans, guest student speakers Kim West, Sara Morrow and Hitomi
Nishimi.
March 24 -
Review
of Pancake Days, guest student speaker Lee Murkey of Florence Middle School.
March
17 - Col. Ed Yielding, USAF-Retired, Northwest Airlines, speaking about
his record-breaking cross-country flight in 1990.
March 10-11 - Pancake Days at the Florence/Lauderdale Coliseum.
6 AM
- 7 PM Friday; 6 AM- 1 PM Saturday
March 03
- Maj. Buddy B. Brook, Senior Level Financial Services Executive, speaking about
his experience during a tour of duty in Iraq, working with Iraqis.
February
2006
February 24 - Mike
Lane, Manager of the UNA Baseball program, speaking about the state of the
baseball program.
February
17 - John Lehrter, Manager
of the Muscle Shoals Regional Airport, speaking on the state and near future
of the Airport.
February
10 - Tony Brink,
Muscle Shoals Homebuilders Association
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