SEPT 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
Iduring off-peak hours to save even more dough on
Calendar / Events your electric bill.
Reminder to attend the Sept 18th BVK COST BENEFIT: Replacing a 10-year-old dishwasher
can save up to $44 a year on energy bill. And new,
meeting to hear guest speaker Lewis front-loading washing machines can save up to $90 a
Diuguid (see bio below). year in energy costs.
Oct 2: Installation of new BVK Officers (see below) BARE FACTS & STATS: Generating electricity is the
Oct 11: BVK Picnic at George Owens Park single largest source of industrial carbon dioxide
Nov 20: BVK Chili Day Fund Raiser emissions in the United States at 34.9%.
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2008 Program Coordinator & Topics
“Joe Vig’s” Lunch Menu
September Coordinator: Joe Vigliaturo .

Sept 4: Dictionary Project (Christopher Hope) Sept 4: Meatloaf, Green Beans, Salad, Chocolate
Sept 11: Report from Kiwanis MoArk Mid-Year Peanut Butter Pie
Conference (Dr. M Coatney) Sept 11: Herb Roasted Chicken, Potatoes, Salad,
Sept 18: Louis Diuguid, KC Star Columnist Black Forest Cake
Sept 25: TBE Sept 18: Herb Roasted Pork, Potatoes, Salad, Cherry
New BVK Officers for 2008-2009 Crisp
Sept 25: Roasted Turkey Breast, Potatoes, Salad,
President: Mark Wasserstrom Salad, Cheesecake
Vice-Pres: Don Leming
Treasurer: Richard March NEW Birthdays & Anniversaries
Secretary: Mike Alteri (BD = Birthday; BVK = Blue Valley Kiwanis Anniversary; W = Wedding Anniversary)

Past Pres: Jose Gonzalez September

Lt Governor: Byron Lee
Don Leming, BVK (1 yr)
BVK Board: Mark Wasserstrom Don Leming Mike Hinojosa, BVK (15 yrs)
Jon Henderson Mike Altieri Roger Kelley, BVK (31 yrs)
Jose Gonzalez Betsy Calcara Mike Altieri, W=Jan (Sep 9)
Myral Coatney Don Vest
October
Roger Kelley Richard March
George Owens, Sr., BD (Oct 12)
The installation of new officers and a grateful salute Mike Hinojosa, BD (Oct 30)
to the out-going officers is tentatively scheduled for David Biersmith, BVK (14 yrs)
October 2, 2008 at St Paul's School of Theology's
Joe Vigliaturo, BVK (39 yrs)
Dining Hall. Reception at 6:30 pm and a buffet-style
Mike Altieri, BVK (28 yrs)
dinner at 7:00 pm.
Don Leming, W=Lori (Oct 14)
ECO-Tip: It’s Good to be Greedy. November
Household appliances can use 4 to 7 watts per hour,
David Biersmith, BD (Nov 6)
even when not in use. A fridge with an Energy Star
label uses 40% less power than an older model. New, Myral Coatnery, BD (Nov 27)
front-loading washing machines use half the energy Richard March, BD (Nov 25)
and water compared to a 5-year-old top-loading Mike Spady, BVK (5 yrs)
washer. Consider updating your household appliances Bob Zimmerman, BVK (4 yrs)
to use more energy-efficient technologies. Just think of Monty Allen, BVK (30 yrs)
the loads of energy and water you can save and the Jerry Morales, BVK (24 yrs)
money you can keep in your pocket. Use appliances Jerry Morales, W=Virginia (Nov 28)

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: DLLeming@aol.com or phone 816-510-5231)
 SEPT 2008
Featured BVK Speaker
for Sept 18th meeting:
Brain Teasers
Lewis W. Diuguid
Anagram: a word or phrase formed by reordering the
letters of another word or phrase, such as “satin” to
Lewis Diuguid is vice president for community
“stain”. A salute to the Olympics which were held in
resources at The Kansas City Star. He serves on the
editorial board, is an opinion page columnist and is China starting 08/08/2008! The following anagrams
responsible for The Star's philanthropic efforts in the are well known SPORTS, some of them are also
community. Summer or Winter Olympic events. Here are the
answers to last month's “teasers”!
Diuguid joined the staff of The Kansas City Star-
Times in May 1977 after graduating from the “KEY CHOICE”: ICE HOCKEY
University of Missouri-Columbia School of “LOVELY BALL”: VOLLEY BALL
“BLEAK BLAST”: BASKET
Journalism. He is the author of an upcoming book, “STINGY SCAM”: GYMNASTICS
Discovering th Read America: Toward a More Perfect “BASTE LINNET”: TABLE TENNIS
Union, and the 2004 award-winning book, A Teacher's “GENGHIS BILBO”: BOBSLEIGHING
Cry: Expose the Truth About Education Today. A “WOAD TOKEN”: TAI KWON DO
Teacher's Cry is rooted in his studies with the Class of “NICE GRANDPAS”: PARASCENDING
“CHEEKY IF OLD”: FIELD HOCKEY
1999 from the students' freshman year until graduation “SABOTAGED RINK”: SKATEBOARDING
at Washington High School in Kansas City, Kan. “BIND ON MAT”: BADMINTON
“WANTS LINEN”: LAWN TENNIS
He wrote about 100 columns for The Star chronicling “BABES ALL”: BASEBALL
what it's like to be a teenager and teacher today.

Diuguid is a founding member, treasurer, newsletter
editor and Media Awards Committee chairman of the
Kansas City Association of Black Journalists, the
Missourian Publishing Association Board of Directors,
the William Allen White Foundation Board of Trustees
(University of Kansas), and several other
organizations.
He is a certified diversity facilitator with the
Newspaper Association of America. He has received
more than 50 awards, including the 2000 Missouri
Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism. families with early education, child care, youth services,
Diuguid was born and raised in St. Louis and has two
children, Adrianne and Leslie
Spotlight on
BVK Sponsored Projects
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DELLA LAMB COMMUNITY SERVICES
Principal BVK Coordinator: Mike Hinojosa
(BVK donated $200 to Della Lamb in 2008).
Della Lamb Community Services was founded in 1897
as a Methodist Mission to provide child care for poor,
working mothers. Today, they provide low-income
adult services, adult education, transportation,
emergency social services, international refugee
services, Elementary Charter School education, back-
to-school supplies, Thanksgiving groceries and
Christmas groceries and gifts.

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 Cochrane Lamb was also first president of the
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Della Lamb Mabee Multi-Purpose Center and other
Della Lamb youth sites offer educational,
athletic, recreational, and cultural activities as well as
trustees of the Methodist Church’s Women's Division of
drug and violence preventative programming for
Christian Service.
children and youth ages 5-18. In addition, they operate
satellite centers throughout the inner city, including an Fifty-four years after it was built, the handsome
Adult Education Center, Social Services, Distribution stone Institutional Church was razed to allow for
Center/Thrift Store, Transportation Center, and our construction of the Sixth Street Trafficway. The new
Elementary Charter School at 10th and Charlotte. center, built at 500 Woodland, was constructed in 1961
at a cost of $250,000. In 1988, major renovations were
Over 10,000 low-income families are assisted annually
made to "The Lamb" and a modern gymnasium/multi-
through various DLECS services. They are members
purpose center was added at a cost of $1,900,000.
of the Heart of America United Way; their organization
is a project related to the General Board of Global The Lamb Today
Ministries of the United Methodist Church; and they The current building at 500 Woodland, built in 1961
are a MONAP Neighborhood Assistance Project and renovated in 1988, serves Kansas City’s entire inner
accepted agency. city. It houses administrative offices and facilities for
Youth Services, Emergency Social Services, Adult
The history of Della Lamb is a story of love and
Services and the largest of three day care centers.
concern. It began when a group of Methodist women
in Kansas City formed a local home mission to serve Several satellite locations house other state-licensed
the needy in their community. Their first task was to child care facilities and the Mabee Multi-Purpose
establish day care for the children of working mothers, Center, with programming for area youth, adults and
the Italian immigrants who had settled on the North seniors.
side.
For More Information about Della Lamb contact:
With rising trends in social reform, women of the
Judy McGonigle Akers
mission saw more opportunities to serve low-income
DLECS Executive Vice President
families in the growing city. Using a model from a
voice: 816-842-8040
welfare center in London, they founded what was
fax: 816-842-7727
called an "Institutional Church." The Christian
e-mail: jakers@dellalamb.org
settlement house offered social services and
educational opportunities for children and adults. Mohamed Nur
Site Manager
The three-story Institutional Church opened in 1906 at
voice: 816-221-0043
Admiral, Holmes and Sixth Streets. Twenty rooms
fax: 816-221-0937
included day care and kindergarten, a "pure milk"
station, a dormitory, a boys' carpenter shop, sewing How You Can Help!
classrooms, reading rooms and an auditorium. Non- ● Become a Volunteer Today!
denominational programs served all races and ● Youth & Adult Volunteers needed
religions. "The Kansas City Star" said, "As the ● Make a Financial Donation Today!
Institutional Church and Neighborhood House, it ● Become A Friend of the Lamb
provided the first day nursery and first well-baby clinic ● Serve on a Fundraising Committee!
in the city." It also offered one of the first gymnasiums
available to the public in Kansas City. To make a donation to the Youth Services Program,
please visit their online Donation page:
In 1946, the Institutional Church was renamed in
http://www.dellalamb.org/help_donate.asp,
honor of Mrs. Fred Lamb, who had served as president
or you may mail your donation to 500 Woodland,
of the Neighborhood House for 25 years. Della
Kansas City, MO 64106

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: DLLeming@aol.com or phone 816-510-5231)