JUL 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

Calendar / Events
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Jun 26-29: 93 Kiwanis International Convention, “Joe Vig’s” Lunch Menu
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Orlando, Fl June 26: Chicken Parmesan, Potatoes & Gravy,
Aug 8-10: Missouri-Arkansas District Convention, Garden Salad, Cheese Cake
Springfield, Mo
No Division IV meeting in August July 3: Special BBQ Lunch BBQ
Oct 11: BVK Picnic at George Owens Park
July 10: Meatloaf, Potatoes & Gravy, Salad, Black
Nov 20: BVK Chili Day Fund Raiser
Forest Cake
2008 Program Coordinator & Topics July 17: Herb Roasted Chicken, Green Beans, Salad,
OREO Delight
July: George Owens July 24: Turkey Breast, Potatoes & Gravy, Salad,
July 3: Report from Kiwanis International Cheese Cake
Convention (Dr. Myral Coatney) July 31: Chicken Fried Steak, Salad, Corn, Chocolate
July 10: TBE Peanut Butter Pie
July 17: TBE
Birthdays & Anniversaries
July 24: TBE
(BD = Birthday; BVK = Blue Valley Kiwanis Anniversary; W = Wedding Anniversary)
July 31: TBE
July
August: Byron Lee September: Joe Vigliaturo
George Owens, BVK (60 yrs)
ECO-Tip: It’s Good to be “Carried Away” Dan Uptegrove, W=Charlene (Jul 5)
Roger Kelley, BD (Jul 6)
Paper or plastic? How about neither. Both plastic and Tracy Abein, BD Jul 12
paper bags are less desirable for the environment, not Sam Davis, BD (Jul 19)
to mention, not as strong nor as functional as reusable
carriers. Keep a tote bag in your car to lug groceries
and books to and fro.
Mike Spady, BD (Jul 21)
Don Vest, BD (Jul 29)
Tracy Abein, BVK (1 yr)
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BARE FACTS & STATS: August
It takes as much petroleum to make 14 plastic
Joe Vigliaturo, W=Betty (Aug 7)
bags as it does to drive a car one mile.
Paper bags use even more petroleum. Jill Calvert, W=Warren (Aug 8)
Plastic bags are made from nonrenewable Jack Lowe, BD (Aug 22)
petroleum resources that require the use of
toxic chemicals during production and Myral Coatney, W=Billie (Aug 26)
processing. Robert Zook, BVK (1 yr)
Very few facilities collect and recycle plastic Ray Van Jones, BVK (11 yrs)
bags (Wal-Mart does), and most plastic bags
end up as litter or in landfills. September
Plastics production accounts for 14% of toxic Don Leming, BVK (1 yr)
air emissions in the United States. Mike Hinojosa, BVK (15 yrs)
The 10 billion brown paper grocery bags used
in supermarkets annually require virgin pulp to Roger Kelley, BVK (31 yrs)
give them strength to hold heavy groceries, Mike Altieri, W=Jan (Sep 9)
cutting down millions of trees for the creation
of bags.
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Brain Teasers
The basic social services developed by William Booth
have remained an outward visible expression of the
Anagram: a word or phrase formed by reordering the Army's strong religious principles. In addition, new
letters of another word or phrase, such as “satin” to programs that address contemporary needs have been
“stain”. Here are the answers to last month's teasers: established. Among these are disaster relief services,
Challenging weren't they? (The anagrams were day care centers, summer camps, holiday assistance,
names of a city, state and/or country). services for the aging, AIDS education and residential
1. “Ultra Asia” = Australia services, medical facilities, shelters for battered women
2. “Aaron bakes ham” = Omaha Nebraska and children, family and career counseling, vocational
3. “Shrivel belly” = Beverley Hills training, correction services, and substance abuse
4. “Satanic moan” = Santa Monica rehabilitation. More than 30 million a year are aided in
5. “Cold states” = Scottsdale some form by services provided by The Salvation
6. “Big mule” = Belgium Army.
7. “Bless glum bruise” = Brussels, Belgium
8. “A finer scrap” = Paris, France
9. “Had a talking knob” = Bangkok, Thailand
10. “I await ant pie” = Taipei, Taiwan
11. “Is damp drain” = Madrid, Spain
12. “Tense charm” = Manchester

Spotlight on
BVK Sponsored Projects

SALVATION ARMY
Principal Coordinator: Dan Uptegrove
Illustration 1: Roger Kelley & other BVK members
In 1865, William Booth, an ordained
present check to Capt. Jose Gonzalez
Methodist minister, aided by his wife Catherine,
formed an evangelical group dedicated to preaching
among the "unchurched" people living in the midst of
appalling poverty in London's East End. Booth's
ministry recognized the interdependence of material,
emotional and spiritual needs. In addition to preaching
the gospel of Jesus Christ, Booth became involved in
the feeding and shelter of the hungry and homeless and
in rehabilitation of alcoholics.
Booth and his followers, originally known as The
Christian Mission, became The Salvation Army in
1878, when that organization evolved on a quasi-
military pattern. Booth became "the General" and
officers' ranks were given to his ministers. BVK provided a $1000 donation to the Salvation
Army in 2008 and also participates in their annual
The Salvation Amy has functioned successfully within Christmas Kettle fund raising campaign. The
that unusual structure for more than a century. As of Salvation Army building at 6618 East Truman Road
2005, its outreach has been expanded to include more in Kansas City, MO is our home for weekly meetings
than 100 countries, and the Gospel is preached by its and fundraisers. Salvation Army Captain Jose
officers in more than 160 languages. Gonzalez serves as our BVK Club President.

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Spotlight on
BVK Sponsored Projects (con't)
WHATSOEVER COMMUNITY CENTER
Principal Coordinator:
Betsy Calcara
In the beginning the Whatsoever Circle, a women's
group of the Independence Boulevard Christian
Church, established a soup kitchen in the basement of
Erickson's Café on Washington Park Boulevard (now
Winner Road). The church realized that many of its
community members were going hungry, and opened
Whatsoever Community Circle House to feed the area
poor. They soon learned that there were many other
social needs in the community. This began the
expansion of the Center.
The purpose of the agency became: To cultivate higher
social, moral, and ethical conduct by sponsoring
programs that address the essential needs of the
community.
Today Whatsoever Community Center is a complete
social service agency and is located at 1201 Ewing
Kansas City, MO 64126. Their programming continues
to evolve as the needs of our community change.
Presently they provide four major programs/services to
the Northeast Kansas City area: Early Childhood,
Youth Services, Senior Adult Services, and
Community Services. The Northeast Kansas City
neighborhoods have changed dramatically since the
birth of Whatsoever Community Circle House. The
need that now drives the Center is the vicious cycle of
poverty perpetuated by the lack of education (and low
priority of education, employment, and goals). To
counteract this mindset, they strive to provide area
youth and families with positive programming and
opportunities to grow as individuals and a community.
Youth Services: The goal of this program is to
increase the resiliency and protective factors of at-risk
youth (9-14 years of age) in the Northeast part of
Kansas City through positive youth development
focusing on asset building. Target population is the
Northeast community including zip codes 64125, 26,
27, 28, and 29. This is a low income, highly mobile
resident population experiencing an influx of young,
under-employed, mostly single parent households.
These youth need positive role models, structured
activities, and a safe place to grow. This department
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offers many different services including:
After school program - This program focuses on
educational activities, asset building and life skills.
Many of the activities listed below are incorporated into
the weekly program. Please call for more detailed
information.
Computer Lab - Software based educational programs
in math, history, and other school subjects. Basic
computer classes and an open lab are offered for
Whatsoever patrons and community members. Please
call for more information.
GED classes - Self directed work toward GED
certificate or increased literacy activities. Employment
Readiness-resume writing, grooming, work
environment expectations, and job search.
Mentoring - Individual and small group activities with
an adult mentor (paid or volunteer).
Nutrition- Learn how to prepare meals, shop for
groceries, nutrition basics.
Girls Leadership - Gender specific activities for female
youth (ages 7-14) focusing on leadership skills. This
group meets once a week, and is girl-guided.
Community Garden - Raising of vegetables, flowers,
learning of gardening topics from Master Gardeners
Association and Missouri Extension.
Community Service Activities - Projects such as street
cleaning (Adopt-a-highway project with Blue Valley
Business Assoc.) and raking leaves for seniors.
School Suspension Program - This program provides a
safe and structured environment for suspended students
in 3rd through 5th grades. Youth participate in
homework/tutoring, counseling, and community service
work while they are at Whatsoever.
See the following link to an unusual article on the
Whatsoever Community Center (Northeast News from
Mar 2008):
http://www.northeastnews.net/castle/whatso.html
BVK provided a $800 donation to the Whatsoever
Community Center (WCC) in 2008. In addition,
Betsy Calcara currently serves on the WCC Board
and encourages everyone to support WCC's annual
BBQ Auction fundraiser to be held on December 5,
2008. The celebrity auctioneer this year will be Mr.
Larry Moore!