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Calendar / Events
Jun 15: Father's DayJun 26-29: 93rd Kiwanis International
Convention,
Orlando, FlAug 8-10: Missouri-Arkansas District
Convention,Springfield, MoOct 11: BVK Picnic at George Owens
ParkNov 20: BVK Chili Day Fund Raiser
2008 Program Coordinator & Topics
June: Mark Morales
5th Truman Library New Summer Programs 12th Salvation Army Youth
Summer Camps 19th Blue Valley Resident Youth Program
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July: George Owens August: Byron LeeSeptember: Joe
Vigliaturo
Human Body Trivia
The largest cell in the human body is thefemale egg and the
smallest is the male sperm.
A full bladder is roughly the size of a soft ball.
It takes food seven seconds to get from yourmouth to your
stomach..
One human hair can support 3kg (6.6lb). Human thighbones are
stronger than concrete.
ECO-Tip: Its Good to be Powerless
Devices that are on even when off waste energy andaccount for
10% of your electric bill. Put chargerstogether on a power strip
and turn it off while youreaway. Unplug unused refrigerators,
toasters, coffeepots, blenders and cell phone chargers.COST
BENEFIT: Most people use their chargers only5% of the time they
have them plugged in, wastingboth energy and money. Unplugging
unusedappliances can reduce the phantom energy use in yourhome and
save you up to $170 a year. Kitchencountertop appliances alone,
when unplugged, cansave the average family more than $80 a
year.BARE FACTS & STATS: It takes a tree-packed forestwith an
area equivalent to 500 soccer fields to absorball the carbon
dioxide produced by mobile phonechargers that are left plugged into
outlets.From becomegreen.info, brought to you by Half Price
Books.
Joe Vigs Lunch Menu.
May 29: Joe's Special BBQ Surprise!
June 5: Herb Roasted Chicken, Au Gratin Potatoes,Seven-layer
Salad, Black Forest CakeJune 12: Herb Roasted Pork Loin, Potatoes
& Gravy,7-layer Salad, Oreo delightJune 19: Roast Beef,
Potatoes & Gravy, Garden SaladCherry CrispJune 26: Chicken
Parmesan, Potatoes & Gravy,Garden Salad, Cheese Cake
Birthdays & Anniversaries
(BD = Birthday; BVK = Blue Valley Kiwanis Anniversary; W =
Wedding Anniversary)
May (2nd
half of month)Bob Zimmerman, W=Annette (May 27)Don Leming, BD
(May 27)Maria Vigliaturo, BD (May 27)Monte Allen, BD (May 31)Mark
Morales, BD (May 31)
June
Jerry Morales, BD (Jun 3)Jon Henderson, BD (Jun 4)Jose Gonzalez,
BD (Jun 5)
Mark Wasserstrom, BD (Jun 12)Ray Van Jones, BD (Jun 22)Monte
Allen, W=Anita (Jun 8)Betsy Calcara, W=Carl (Jun 18)Mike Hinojosa,
W=Erma (Jun 26)
July
Dan Uptegrove, W=Charlene (Jul 5)Roger Kelley, BD (Jul 6)Tracy
Abein, BD (Jul 12)
Sam Davis, BD (Jul 19)Mike Spady, BD (Jul 21)Don Vest, BD (Jul
29)Tracy Abein, BVK (1 yr)
Special Recognition to
George Ownens for 60 years of
active Kiwanis membership!
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to
changing the world one child and one community at a time.
Questions or suggestions? Contact the editor: Don Leming (email:
[email protected] or phone 816-510-5231)
JUN 2008
Published by the Blue Valley Kiwanis Club
Meeting each Thursday at noon at the Salvation Army Bldg,
6618 East Truman Rd, Kansas City MO 64126
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Anagram: a word or phrase formed by reordering theletters of
another word or phrase, such as satin tostain. Rearrange the words
to form the anagramwhich is the name of a city, state and/or
country.
Enjoy! The first two include the answers.1. Ultra Asia =
Australia
2. Aaron bakes ham = Omaha Nebraska
3. Shrivel belly = ?? (2 words)
4. Satanic moan = ?? (2 words)
5. Cold states = ?? (1 word)
6. Big mule = ?? (1 word)
7. Bless glum bruise = ?? (2 words)
8. A finer scrap = ?? (2 words)
9. Had a talking knob = ?? (2 words)
10. I await ant pie = ?? (2 words)
11. Is damp drain = ?? (2 words)12. Tense charm = ?? (1
word)
Spotlight on
BVK Sponsored Projects
RAINBOW CENTER
BVK Coordinator: Monte Allen
The Rainbow Center for
Communicative Disorders,founded in 1976 and incorporated as a
not-for-profitorganization in 1977, was established for those
withdevelopmental disabilities who needed a moreintensive therapy
program within an academicenvironment.
Beginning with three children, the day school nowbenefits over
60 children with Autism, DownSyndrome, Cerebral Palsy and/or other
communicationand/or behavioral disorders.
In July 1996, the Rainbow Center expanded to includeday
habilitation programming for adults withdisabilities too severe to
function within a supportedemployment or sheltered workshop
setting. DayHabilitation and day care for adults over age 21
isknown as Rainbow Options and currently serves 60adult clients.BVK
provided a $500 donation to Rainbow Center
in 2008.
CAPA
BVK Coordinator: Ray Van Jones
CAPA, the Child Abuse PreventionAssociation, helps children and
theirfamilies overcome the traumatic effects of child
abuse,especially in child molestation. CAPA also
provideseducational programs designed to increase awareness ofabuse
and how to prevent it as well as providing case
management and other support services to help createstrong
families and decrease the chances ofabuse/neglect.
Nationally, over 2 million reports of abuse or neglectare made
each year, and 1500 die from their injuries.Every day, across the
country, the very people childrenrely on for protection and comfort
subject them to abuseor neglect. Children in our own community face
thesesame risks. In Missouri, there are over 60,000
childreninvolved in the child protection system each year.
Approximately 10,000 of those children are confirmedas abused or
neglected.
25 - 50% of all children will experience some form ofabuse
during childhood. One of every three girls will besexually abused
before the age of 18; and one out ofevery five to seven boys will
be sexually abused by 18.Only a small percentage of child abuse is
ever reported.CAPA helps families with the legal process
andprovides support for families involved with the KansasCity area
courts.At CAPA for every $100 spent on prevention education,
$3,600 could be saved on treatment for one abusedchild.BVK
provided a $100 donation to CAPA in 2008.
NEWHOUSE SHELTER
BVK Coordinator: Jon Henderson
NEWHOUSE was the first domesticviolence shelter in the community
tooffer services in Spanish and theywork with women of many
nationalities through one of
our many collaborative partnerships.NEWHOUSE began providing
shelter in 1979 andservices have been added through the years to
keep upwith the needs of the women and children they serve.While
they are no longer part of a specific church, theycontinue to
receive financial and volunteer support frommany churches and are
still a vital ministry of theMissouri Annual Conference of The
United MethodistChurch.
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to
changing the world one child and one community at a time.
Questions or suggestions? Contact the editor: Don Leming (email:
[email protected] or phone 816-510-5231)
JUN 2008
Brain Teasers
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Founded in 1971 as N.E.W.S. (NeighborhoodEcumenical Witness and
Service), a project of threeneighborhood churches in the Northeast
Kansas Cityarea and initially provided a food pantry,
counseling,etc. As requests for shelter increased the
MethodistBishop was asked to support a shelter. After a $1.5million
capital campaign, the shelter was moved froma four bedroom house
into a 30,000 square foot formerdormitory. In addition to safe
shelter, the clients also
receive food, personal care and clothing items, therapyfor the
women and children, day care services,outreach services, court
advocacy, case management,and health care advocacy etc.
In support of NEWHOUSE, the Blue Valley
Kiwanis club hosted a Mothers Day Baby Shower
on May 10th at HyVee on Noland Road & 40 Hwy.
Shoppers were encouraged to donate purchased
baby care products and cash for needy families.
The BVK volunteers collected over $300 worth of
baby items and $76 in cash. The donated items
were then presented to a representative fromNEWHOUSE Shelter at
BVK's May 15th meeting.
Photos from the events are shown below.
Jun 2008
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to
changing the world one child and one community at a time.
Questions or suggestions? Contact the editor: Don Leming (email:
[email protected] or phone 816-510-5231)
JUN 2008
Text 4: BVK Volunteers Monte Allen, Joe Vigliaturo and
Roger Kelly collecting baby care donations
Text 3: Mother's Day Baby Shower Funraiser @ the
HyVee Store, Noland Rd & 40 Hwy
Text 5: BVK Volunteer Roger Kelley & Baby Showerdonor
Text 1: Leslie Caplan from NEWHOUSE Shelter
Text 2: Roger Kelley presents the Mother's Day
Baby Shower donations to Leslie Caplan
