June 2012
Newsletter
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“Serving the Children of the World”
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President Tom’s Message
Where did spring go, it's nearly summer! School
will be out in three weeks, the Key Club and
Builders Clubs have been
electing next year's officers.
International Kiwanis will
be electing new leadership
next month. Everyone will
be preparing for their
vacation, so be prepared.
Set up your plans, check
them twice and don't forget
to donate food to the Food
Pantry as summer is the
slowest time of the year for giving, yet people still
need food. At our next meeting, try to bring in a few
food products for the Pantry.
Becky Berk. Becky lives in Hooksett and is the
Quality Improvement Director for the NH Children’s
trust in Concord. Many will remember Becky as the
driving force in constructing Cawley Middle School.
Her sponsor is Tom Young.
Kathy Carlson. Kathy lives in Goffstown and is a
teacher at Hillside Middle School in Manchester.
She will serve as one of the Faculty Advisors to the
new Builders Club at Hillside. Kathy is sponsored by
Dave Dickson
Tara Lindh. Tara lives in Deerfield and is a teacher
at Hillside Middle School in Manchester. She will
also serve as one of the Faculty Advisors to the new
Builders Club at Hillside. Tara is sponsored by Fred
Bishop
With regret, the Board also accepted the resignation
of Dan Pike. The Pike’s have sold their home in
Hooksett and will be relocating to Florida. This
leaves our membership at 86 members, a net
increase of one since October 1, 2011.
The Golf Tourney is looking very strong, with 92
players committed. The new course is challenging,
and in great condition and players will definitely
need mulligan and strings.
There is room for
another 40 players so if you can help us fill the
course, thank you! Next meeting will be with the
Chamber of Commerce, we hope you'll make every
attempt to join us. We will be auctioning off 18
Fisher Cat/ Portland Seadog tickets; tickets to White
Birch Brewery's beer fest on July 14th; voting to
amend our Bi-Laws to include an assistant
Treasurer. As I close, let me share with you a note
from Dale E. Turner, "Dreams are renewable. No
matter what our age or condition, there are still
untapped possibilities within us and new beauty
waiting to be born."
Schedule of Upcoming Club Meetings:
June 7, 2012 in the Penman room at Southern NH
University. This will be a joint meeting with the
Hooksett Chamber of Commerce. It will start a half
hour earlier at 5:30PM and will have a one hour
social period prior to dinner.
June 21, 2012 in the Penman room at Southern NH
University. This will be a fun night with no speaker.
Details will follow by emails.
July 5, 2012. This will be a summer outdoor
meeting hosted at a member’s home.
July 19, 2012. This will be a summer outdoor
meeting hosted at a member’s home.
August 2, 2012 This will be a summer outdoor
meeting hosted at a member’s home.
August 16, 2012 This will be a summer outdoor
meeting hosted at a member’s home.
Welcome New Members: At its regular meeting on
May 21, the Board of Directors approved three new
applications for membership. Please join us in
welcoming:
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As most of you are aware, for the past few years, the
July and August meetings have been hosted at
members’ homes. The host takes care of food and
non-alcoholic beverages (most of the time it’s
catered (subs, pizza, chicken tenders, etc.). Members
may bring their own beer or wine. Each attendee
contributes $10.00. If you are able to host a
meeting (dates above), please contact Dave
Dickson
at
627-9773
or
email:
dfdickson@comcast.net
Time
Position
Required
Moderate
Food
Pantry
Committee
Member
Member Birthdays in June: Six members celebrate
birthdays in June:
Scott Riley
2nd, Doris Scarpetti 4th, Bob
Carrigg 17th, Jim Walter 19th,
Michelle Matthews, and Teresa
Dowd 21st.
Minimal
Food
Pantry
Volunteer
worker
Moderate
Trails
Committee
Chair
A Year of Records by Fred Bishop
Rather than sit back and rest on our laurels,
Hooksett Kiwanis is soaring to new heights.
So
far
this
administrative year,
the
Hooksett
Community
Food
Pantry has distributed
37,618 food items
valued at $52,665.
This represents a 36% increase over the same period
last year. Our Kid’s Kloset has distributed 5,691
articles of clothing valued at $11,382, an increase of
44% over last year. Thanks to the efforts of the
Fundraising committee, the total money raised so far
this year stands at $27,435, a 40% increase over last
year. Lastly, due to the recent sponsorship of the
Hillside Builders Club, a record number of children
are now enrolled in our Service Leadership
programs. This increased activity is driving a need
for additional volunteers. Please see the article on
the right for a list of opportunities to serve.
Trails
committee
members
Public
Relations
Builders
Club
Minimal
Kids
Kloset
committee
Moderate
Moderate
Moderate
Minimal
Golf
Committee
HELP WANTED
Although Hooksett Kiwanis has many attributes, most
of all it is a service organization. This means that our
most important responsibility is to work to improve
our community and the people we serve. Kiwanis
membership goes way beyond attending occasional
Kiwanis meetings. All members are urged to volunteer
to help on service or administrative matters. Below is
a summary of volunteer opportunities.
Road Race
committee
members
Moderate
Responsibilities
General management of
Food Pantry operation.
Committee meets once a
month in the evening.
Also, work 1-2 shifts a
month to stock shelves
and prepare client orders.
See Food Pantry article
on page 4 for more info.
Works 1-2 shifts a month
to stock shelves and
prepare client orders.
Training is provided.
Leads Trails Committee
in meeting community
development needs.
Chair meetings on the
second Monday of the
month. May also attend
other meetings to ensure
successful completion of
committee's tasks.
Help with planning of
expansion of trails in
Hooksett.
Write news releases, take
digital photos.
Serve as advisors to our
Builders Clubs, working
with Faculty advisors and
Builders Club members.
Attend 1-2 Builders Club
meetings per month and
assist with club projects.
Sort donated clothing and
help serve clients at
monthly open house.
Assist at the golf
tournament with different
tasks.
Assist with planning and
hosting Kiwanis Road
Race on September 22.
If you are willing to volunteer for any of these
positions, please contact President Tom Young at
smallguys@comcast.net
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Annual Meeting Held On May 3, the Club and
Foundation held their annual meeting. The following
Kiwanis members were elected to leadership
positions effective October 1, 2012.
 President: David Dickson
 President-elect: Susan Kunkel
 Vice President: Judy Barrett
 Treasurer: Ray Prouty
 Secretary: Fred Bishop
 Assistant Secretary Ron Dion
 Directors (3) Dave Scarpetti, Linda Bonney, and
Susan Willey
by Lt. Governor Delaney Roche, received
officer/director pins and election certificates. Sara
Torres, Member of the Year received a plaque to
May Kiwanis meetings. We had two well-attended
meetings at SNHU in May. In addition to conducting
our annual meeting on May 3, we had several
Builders Club and Key Club members as guests.
Speaker Andrew Wegman spoke about acupuncture
and “pinned” several of our members. On May 18
our speaker was Bill Herlicka, owner of White Birch
Brewing in Hooksett. He spoke about his new
brewery and how it has grown. Members enjoyed
samples of some of his products.
Key Club Report by Ron Dion and Fred Bishop
As mentioned last month, the Key Club sent 20
officers and members to the Annual Key Club
Educational Conference in Springfield. They came
away with several awards and much recognition.
Central Principal Ronald Mailhot, who also attended
the conference as an advisor, arranged for the Key
Club to receive several citations from Mayor Gatsas
at the Board of School Committee meeting at City
Hall on May 14. A packed audience heard about the
Key club’s many accomplishments. In his remarks,
Principal Mailhot recognized Hooksett Kiwanis for
its sponsorship. See photo below.
recognize her accomplishments. Ron Dion paid
special tributes to outgoing president Addie Curran,
faculty advisor Todd Libby and Principal Ron
Mailhot: “Addie had some big shoes to fill this
year”. Following a four-year president, Addie
needed to learn the position of president on her
own”. She did a remarkable job”. Todd Libby was so
deserving of receiving advisor of the year. He gives
his heart and soul to this Club. I am also happy that
Mr. Mailhot has been selected as Principal. He has
been extremely supportive of the Key Club”. In her
parting remarks, Addie said “I feel blessed to have
worked with such a wonderful board. We have
accomplished much this year and I thank the board,
advisors, members, and parents for making the year
so successful.”
Principal Mailhot’s remarks were especially
meaningful. He said that when he thinks about
“Central Pride” he immediately thinks of the Key
Club. “I love this club dearly for all that it does for
Central and the community. I hope to see it grow to
The biggest event in May was the annual
Recognition Event held on May 24. About 75 Key
Club members along with several parents attended
the event.
Outgoing board members received
recognition plaques provided by Hooksett Kiwanis,
while incoming board members (see photo) installed
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200-300 members in the coming year, and to further
diversify its membership”.
and Hillside members to develop friendships
prior to high school.
2. The Central Key Club is signing on as “cosponsor” for the Hillside Builders Club. This will
enable it to partner with Hooksett Kiwanis as
Kiwanis advisors to this Builders Club. The result
is providing guidance and mentoring to Hillside
members.
3.Manchester Kiwanis already sponsors four Key
Clubs (Derryfield, West, Memorial, and Bedford)
and the Builders Club at Derryfield.
Cawley Builders Club by Ja’kiea Williams
Coming together, the Builders
club got together with NJHS
and student council to walk
for cancer. Together we all
walked three miles. We tried
to pump up the walking
crowd with our dance moves
and singing. We have also just
had our last day working with the Underhill students.
We also had a mother- daughter tea that turned out
to be a huge hit. The Builders club crew had the kids
dancing on their feet having a blast.
Pending sponsorship, a group of about 35 students and
2-3 faculty advisors began operating informally as a
Builders Club early in 2012. It had elected officers
and was completing service projects. Thanks to
Hooksett Kiwanis Board approval, the club has
officially been chartered by Kiwanis International. It
will have a charter presentation event 3:00PM 5:00PM at Hillside on June 15. Hooksett Kiwanis
members are invited to attend. Hooksett Kiwanis and
Central Key Club members will provide joint training
for incoming officers and class representatives at
Cawley Middle School on June 12 from 3:15PM 6:00PM. We are also very pleased that two faculty
advisors have joined Hooksett Kiwanis and will be
inducted at an upcoming Kiwanis meeting.
Member pins and certificates will be distributed at
our last regular meeting on June 6. Award plaques
for board members will be presented to 6th and 7th
grade members on June 6 and to 8th graders at
Recognition evening on June 18.
The Builders Club has a few last missions before the
year comes to an end. We are hoping to raise toys
for the animal shelter and were hoping to have a
good 5th grade 6th grade dance on June
13. Hopefully next year the new officers can take
charge of next year’s group! Newly elected officers
include Caitlin White, President; Angela Moquin,
Vice President; Emma Scarpa, Secretary; Elizabeth
Cote & Shaye Sullivan, 8th Grade Reps; Stephanie
Black & Christine Pearl, 7th Grade Reps.
Kid’s Kloset Update by Joan McDonald
The May open house was Monday, the 7th. There were
21 families representing 53 children. The sorting and
donations have been going well and we are currently
backlogged with donations, along with the changeover
to summer clothing.
Hillside Builders Club
Hooksett Kiwanis is sponsoring a new Builders Club
at Hillside Middle School in Manchester. This new
club was originally going to be sponsored by
Manchester
Kiwanis,
but
Hooksett was asked
if it would like to
serve as its sponsor.
Hillside is a very
diverse
middle
school
with
approximately 1,000 students. There are three sound
reasons for Hooksett Kiwanis serving as the sponsor.
1. Like Cawley Middle School, Hillside is a
“feeder” school to the Key Club at Central, which
is already sponsored by Hooksett Kiwanis. With
joint training, an opportunity exists for Cawley
We held our Kohl’s Cares day on May 5th.
The
Kohl’s volunteers were a great help and a pleasure to
work with, for sorting, hanging, removing winter
clothes and more. As well, helping that day were Irene
Dion, Vivian Kotowski, Irene Bergeron, Doris
Scarpetti and myself. I have finalized the on-line form
to apply for the Kohl’s Cares grant.
We received $300 in vouchers from the Salvation
Army through Mary Farwell to purchase new socks
and underwear. Irene Dion and Vivian Kotowski
shopped and restocked our supply in time for the May
open house night.
We would like to get the word out that we would like
to have a few more volunteers to help at the Kids
Kloset with sorting or on open house night. This
would be especially helpful to fill during summer or
mid-winter vacation slots if we get behind.
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The next open house will be Monday, June 4th, and
the cards should go out the week prior. There will be a
routine article submitted to the Hooksett Banner noting
the monthly open house date.
being children. We distributed 5,070 items to client
families including dry goods, frozen meats, fresh
produce and bakery. That is an average of 83 items
per family or 31 items per person. We hosted 183
monthly client appointments!
29 Volunteers
(including 6 Kiwanians) contributed 234 hours of
support for regular client activity, administrative tasks,
BJ's grant application, and operating committee
meetings. We received 3,897 donated items from our
Hooksett community. Large contributors included
USDA, SAU15 and the Congregational Youth Group.
We did use one SAV @ Walmart.
Food Pantry (HCFP) Update by Barbara Brennan
The HCFP committee did not meet prior to this report.
There were some scheduling conflicts that prevented
the committee from having their meeting on the
scheduled date of May 16. We will try to get together
before the end of the month if schedules allow.
Stamp out Hunger was Saturday, May 12th. It was the
20th anniversary of a very worthwhile cause. We
thought donations would be high for this, but there was
no advertising on the post office side. This reflected in
low donation numbers, or almost half of what we
usually get. The HCFP committee had advertised in
the Hooksett Banner, and some of the local businesses
had it posted as well. Next year, we will confirm ahead
of time with the post office and make sure to send out
flyers to each resident if the post office does not do
this. The items collected were: 1865. There were
approximately 30 volunteers that gave over 100 hours.
Volunteers were members of the HCFP, Knights of
Columbus, Kiwanis, Troop 292, and Lions Club.
Thank you to all who helped out with this food drive!
The next food drive will be at Underhill School on
June 15.
Hooksett Chamber of Commerce by Judy Barrett
Hooksett Kiwanis is now a member of the Hooksett
Chamber. Anyone who is in Kiwanis can attend a
Chamber event. Just identify yourself as a Hooksett
Kiwanis member. The following two events are
scheduled for June.
 Wed. June 13th 5:30-7:30 hosted by Extra Care Auto
Repair at 6 Marlette Ave in Hooksett. Reserve a spot
by
emailing
events@hooksettchamber.con.
Admission is $6.00 for members (which we are).
 Wed. June 20th 12-1 Brown Bag Lunch Networking
at RE/MAX Elite, 1193 Hooksett Rd. Bring your
lunch and share this time with other Hooksett
businesses. While having lunch each member will be
given a block of time to make a presentation to the
other
members.
Please
email
stacystgeorge@buysellnh.com to reserve your spot
(20 spots available)
We have a position on the Food Pantry Committee as
donations coordinator. This position is responsible for
acting as the committee representative in receiving,
soliciting, and coordinating food donations from
various agencies in Hooksett or surrounding towns. As
a committee member, you will meet once per month
along with the rest of the committee to discuss and
plan pantry events. The donations coordinator is also
asked to become a regular volunteer of the HCFP and
be able to volunteer at least one or more times per
month, depending on their schedule. Any questions
you can call Barb Brennan at 674-3735.
NE Kiwanis Regional Conference held at SNHU
On May 5 Hooksett Kiwanis hosted a regional
conference, which was intended to replace the midwinter conference. Along with our own division, there
were divisions in North Central MA and the Seacoast
that joined us
for the day.
We owe a
big
thank
you to Dan
Bennett and
Dan Witham,
two
lieutenantgovernors
who worked
with
Ron
Dion to plan the event. Also, I would like to thank
Governor Vesta Browne and Past Governor John
We are looking for additional committee members
beginning October 1st. We are also still looking for
additional volunteers for the summer months since
many of our volunteers take family time off. If you are
interested in either opportunity, please call Barb
Brennan at 674-3735.
In April we received a $15 donation from the United
Way. We had 61 client households use the HCFP
made up of 160 individuals receiving food, with 53
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Maihos for their contributions as presenters and
discussion leaders. Lastly, I wish to thank Fred
Bishop for his help with the Survey Monkey to enable
us to learn what leaders wanted to have as sessions for
this event. In our own division, there were leaders
from Hooksett, Manchester, Hudson, and Claremont.
It seemed to me that the event did succeed in bringing
together people that we generally don't ever see at
district conferences, so in that way, it was a success.
Based on some of the comments that I heard, we might
expect to try this format again. Thanks to everyone
who gave up their time that day to give this new
design a chance.
advisors in the fall. Ron Dion, Fred Bishop and
Kathy Dickson will meet with the Cawley Principal
to secure replacement advisors.
Hooksett Kiwanis Foundation
 Approved the Treasurer’s Report. As of April 30,
there was $26,682.82 in the Foundation account
and $19,469.79 in the Food Pantry account.
 The Board approved providing a faculty advisor
stipend for the Hillside Builders Club.
 The Board approved booking the Dining Center at
SNHU for April 20, 2013 for next year’s
Community Leaders Recognition event.
 Board members were informed that the three bids
for installing air conditioning in the existing
Pantry area ranged from $7,300 to $12,800. The
Board held a lengthy discussion about space for
the Food Pantry at the Municipal Office building
and Renewal of Hooksett Kiwanis lease agreement
with the Town of Hooksett. There appear to be two
distinct views, those being (a) remaining in the
current location and (b) relocating into another
area with more space in the Municipal building
Although no decisions were made, President Tom
indicated that he would call a special board
meeting next week at the Town Offices to tour the
two locations and to conduct vote on this matter.
 The Board received a brief update on the Golf
Tournament. Even though the general mailing to
prior years’ team captains has not been completed,
the Golf Committee already has 80 players.
 Sue Willey provided a brief update on the 5K Race
Status. The Town Council asked the Committee to
see what could be done to make the event
handicapped accessible.
 The Board approved the purchase of a “sandwich
board” sign for Kid’s Kloset. This will provide
directions to the Kid’s Kloset location and can be
used for other Kiwanis events.
Board Meeting Highlights
On May 21, the Hooksett Kiwanis Club and
Foundation boards held their monthly meetings.
Several agenda items discussed are featured in various
articles in this newsletter. A complete copy of the
minutes may be found on our club website.
Kiwanis Club of Hooksett
 The Board approved the Treasurer’s Report. As of
April 30, there was $8,122.56 in the Administrative
account.
 The Board approved requesting a booth at the
Farmer’s Market with Deb Campbell to chair and to
be staffed with other Kiwanis members.
 The Board approved requesting two booths at Old
Home Day (one for Kiwanis and one for Key club),
with Kiwanis chair to be named later.
 The Board appointed Tom Young, Dave Dickson
and Judy Barrett to represent Hooksett Kiwanis at
the New England District Kiwanis Convention in
Leominster MA. This will include an official visit
by the incoming Kiwanis International President.
 Ron Dion reported that he has confirmed Lt.
Governor Deb Landwehr from Manchester Kiwanis
to perform installation of our 2012-2013 board
members at our regular meeting on October 3.
 John Pieroni addressed the Board, regarding the
Board's directives from last meeting about trails
initiatives and the upcoming meeting with the Town
Council. This included renewing the 3-year
agreement with the Town regarding trails
construction and maintenance, involvement with
other groups, and liability issues. Two objectives are
receiving a hold-harmless agreement from the Town
and not being mandated by the Town and/or its
Conservation Commission to support certain trails
initiatives. No board votes were taken.
 Fred reported that the Builders Club faculty
advisors at Cawley are unable to continue as
In addition to the regular board meeting, a special
board meeting was held at the Town Offices on May
29 to address matters related to space needs for the
Food Pantry. The board voted to keep the Food
Pantry in its current space at the Town Offices and to
secure additional storage space within this facility.
The next board meetings will be held from 6:30PM –
8:00PM in the Penman room on June 25, 2012. Any
Kiwanis member is invited to attend as a guest.
“Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers
dedicated to changing the world, one child and
one community at a time”.
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Editor: Fred Bishop, fredwbishop@comcast.net
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