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President Scott’s Message
Happy Spring Everyone! As I watch the last snow of the season fall, I see green grass take root as the golf committee gets their wheels moving and the club excited about our largest fund raiser.
Presently we have a core of
8 members actively involved, with committees and duties assigned. To make this event fun and a success we need at least another 15 members so don't hold back. We're looking to have everything completed at least one week prior to the event so don't wait to volunteer until the last minute!
The Key Club did a wonderful job at their regional event, with more to come from Ron. It's just amazing to see their talent and leadership! The
Builder's Club had their yard sale, bingo night and now they are planning numerous other events. What a tremendous group of young leaders. No wonder they excel when they get to the Key Club. We held a tremendous Community Leaders event in April, with over 140 people in attendance and great community business support. This team of volunteers numbered roughly 18 (22% of the club), truly gave of themselves to pull this off. If you were at the event you recognized our success when each nominee spoke. The emotion in their voices and eyes highlighted how much these awards mean to them. Great job Kiwanians! On April 20, our
Lieutenant Governor Ron Dion welcomed
Governor Ron Sanville, to the Division 7 meeting hosted by Hooksett Kiwanis. There were roughly
100 Kiwanians from all over the Division. There was good mixing by the Hooksett members with the various clubs. I really want to thank all those in attendance. The number from Hooksett was overwhelming and you really showed the pride of the club and respect for our Lieutenant Governor!
Thank you for what you do!
After several years of research the Kiwanis
International Board has approved a 5-year pilot for
Family Membership in the New England District of
Kiwanis. The pilot will continue for 5 years, at which time it is expected to become permanent and rolled out to other parts of the Kiwanis world. With
Family Membership, the first member at each address will continue to pay $115.00 in annual dues to Hooksett Kiwanis. Up to three additional members residing at the same address will pay only
$50.00 in annual dues. Family members only need to be at least 18 years of age and reside at the same address. A legal relationship (relative) is not required. Although the majority of family members are expected to be spouses, children and others residing at the same address are eligible. A son or daughter away at college or in the military also qualifies. We encourage our members to invite their spouses and other household members to consider becoming Hooksett Kiwanians. As with all new members, there is a one-time application fee of
$25, with dues prorated through September 30.
Schedule of Upcoming Club Meetings :
May 4, 2011 at 6:00PM in the Penman Room at
SNHU. Dan Scanlon from Grubb and Ellis will discuss Commercial & Industrial development during this recession. At this meeting we will also auction off 18 tickets for the Merchants
Motors Suite for the
NH Fischer Cats vs.
New Britain on Friday
May 27. This night game will feature a
Fireworks show. The tickets were received as an incentive for the Kiwanis Team that gave blood at last fall’s Gail Singer Blood Drive.
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May 17, 2011 at 6:00PM at Central High School.
This is the year-end recognition and officer installation event. More details will follow.
May 18, 2011 at 6:00PM in the Penman Room at
SNHU. Our speaker will be Manchester Health
Nurse. Jeanie Holt, MS, RN, from the Manchester
Health Dept. She will discuss the financial value of inoculating school-age children. This will also serve as the Annual Meeting of Hooksett Kiwanis.
June 1, 2011 at 6:00PM in the Penman Room at
SNHU. Our speakers will be Kelly & David Dwyer
& Mike Williams (Fire Chief). They will talk about the remarkable rescue and recovery of Mrs. Dwyer when she fell into an icy swamp in Hooksett.
Welcome New Members
During April Arthur and Miriam Creighton from the Upper Valley Kiwanis Club in Lebanon NH transferred their membership to Hooksett Kiwanis.
This brings the club membership to 85, a net gain of
8 since the start of this administrative year. Arthur is a long-term Kiwanis member who has served in the positions of club president, Lt. Governor,
District Chair and President of the Kiwanis
Foundation of New England. Both Art and Miriam live in a retirement home in Concord. They are the parents of Kiwanis member Mimi Creighton.
Member Birthdays in May
Eight members celebrate birthdays in May: John
Pieroni 1 st , Fred Kfoury
11 th , Joan McDonald 13 th ,
Cassie McKiernan 26 th ,
Albert Dionne 28 th , Dan
Pike 28 th , Jay Gadon 29 th , and Dale Hemeon 30 th .
July and August meetings at Member homes
As discussed last month, our meetings for July and
August will again be hosted by our members. These will be held on THURSDAY evenings: July 7 and
21 and August 4 and 18. The host family chooses the meal. Typically the food is catered by a local restaurant (USA Subs, Back Room, etc.). A donation of $10 per member is collected and turned over to the host to defray the cost of the meal. If you are interested in hosting one of these four meetings, please contact Tom Young at 625-5125.
The conversion from Wednesday evening to
Thursday evening meetings is a permanent change.
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Nominating Committee seeking slate of Officers
The nominating committee, chaired by Immediate past President Ron Dion, continues to formulate a slate of officers and directors for the 2011-2012
Administrative year. Positions available include:
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Vice President (in line to become club president in
October 2013).
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Secretary (if there are no other interested members,
Fred Bishop is willing to continue)
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Treasurer: (if there are no other interested members, Ray Prouty is willing to continue)
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Assistant Secretary: (if there are no other interested members, Ron Dion is willing to continue)
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Directors (4 two-year terms) 2011-2013.
Responsibilities include serving as a board member of both the Kiwanis Club of Hooksett and the
Hooksett Kiwanis Foundation. Board meetings are held from 7:30– 9:00AM on the 4 th Tuesday of each month. Board members are expected to attend all board meetings and serve as a liaison to one committee. If you have interest in being nominated for these positions, please contact Ron Dion by
May 2. Nominations will be shared with the entire club membership by email by May 4. Elections will take place at our annual meeting on May 18.
Builders Club Update.
The Builder’s Club had a very successful yard sale on April 9.The club continues to collect donations for the boxes for troops drive. Upcoming events are elections for 2011-2012, recognition for the past year’s accomplishments and installation of the new officers and directors. Above photo left to right: Kate
Saunders, Leslie Schuttinger (advisors) Ginger Saunders
(Kate’s mom), and Carla Gallivan past advisor

Central High Key Club by Editor Devon Dunn
Wow, how time has flown by. As I was writing my final article, I read over the first article I wrote for
Kiwanis. Our Key Club had recently thrown our annual Summer Barbeque, a successful car wash, and held our Strategic Year
Planning Meeting. I was entering my final summer before high school, and was very excited. I know it seems cliché but all the excitement and anticipation seemed as if it were only yesterday.
It also seems impossible that myself, and the rest of seniors on our Key Club’s Board of Directors just recently returned from our final District Convention. This
DCON was certainly a great one to be sent off on.
Our club won the greatest number of awards we have won yet, making us a highly esteemed group.
Our success includes 2 nd place for the Service
Poster, 1 st place for Kiwanis Family Relations, 1 st place Kiwanis advisor, Brian Tassey as Outstanding
Board Member of the Year, 1 st place for Single
Service Project, 2 nd place in Annual Achievement for Platinum level clubs, and several more. Several tears were shed at the Closing Ceremony where our own Paolo Mauricio said his last words as the New
England Key Club Governor. This year’s convention was a very proud time for all of us, and one that we will not soon forget.
Previous to DCON, our club held a pancake breakfast at Applebee’s to help fund our trip. The
Manchester Central Key Club managed to raise over a $1000 at this event making it one of our most successful fundraisers ever. Because of this event, other fundraising efforts, and a generous donation from Kiwanis, our trip to District Convention cost close to nothing to our club’s treasury. Although
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On a closing note, I would like to thank all of
Kiwanis for everything you all do. Without
Kiwanis, our Key Club could not even dream of achieving half of what we have. Being a part of Key
Club and serving as club editor has helped develop my communication skills, inspiring my decision to pursue a career in communications and major in
Film & Television. Kiwanis has showed me personally that I would like to continue to integrate service into my life as I enter the adult world. This organization has showed over 200 students at my school that they can make a difference too. Kiwanis is an organization that will not only always hold a special place in my heart, but in a great number of my peers’ as well. I trust that your support will continue to change lives even after our class has moved on. Thank you!
Community Leaders Event a Huge Success
Over 140 attendees gathered on April 9 at Southern
NH University for the second annual Community
Leaders Recognition event. They heard about the positive contributions by seven local citizens and business organizations to support the Hooksett community in 2010. Tom Young, President-elect of
Hooksett Kiwanis, served as emcee. Town Council
Chair Bill Gahara welcomed everyone and thanked
Kiwanis for its contributions to the Hooksett
Community.
Fred Bishop presented the Youth Volunteer of the
Year Award to Central
High School senior
Jayne Kelly. Fred highlighted her four years of leadership of the Key Club at
Central High School.
Kiwanis member
Board
David
Scarpetti presented the
Adult Volunteer of the Year Award to Richard
“Dick” Marshall. He focused on Marshall’s contributions as Hooksett’s resident Santa. Each year Dick Marshall builds 2,000 wooden toys, and hosts more than 450 families at his Santa’s workshop. Board member Joan McDonald presented the Hooksett Educator of the Year Award to Hooksett Cawley School Guidance Counselor
Anne Mulligan. She has been a mentor and driving

force in many activities and roles including Anti-
Bullying & Career Guidance Education Classes, and, working with individuals in crisis situations.
Kiwanis member Sid Baines presented the
Municipal Employee of the year Award to Bruce
Kudrick. He highlighted Bruce’s many contributions over his 38 years of service.
Kiwanis Lt. Governor Ronald Dion presented the
Small Business of the Year Award to Profile Self thanks committee members, other Kiwanis members, sponsors and the community at large for making this second annual event a huge success. In addition to providing well-deserved recognition, the event raised about $5,500 for our work within the
Hooksett community. Please reserve Saturday
April 21 for the 2012 event!
Governor’s Official Visit Another Success
On April 20, about 100 Kiwanians and guests gathered at the Dining Center at SNHU for the annual Governor’s visit to Division 7 of the New
England District. All seven clubs within the division attended: Claremont, Concord, Hooksett,
Hudson, Manchester, Salem and Upper
Valley/Lebanon. This was the largest turnout in years for the Governor’s visit to Division 7.
Representatives of all seven clubs gave a brief update of recent service projects and fund-raisers.
Storage. During 2010 Profile donated $14,000 in free storage space to various community organizations. Kiwanis Board member Frank
Kotowski presented the Hooksett Large Business of the Year Award to GE Aviation. In addition to employing over 700 employees, the Company gives back tremendously to the community both financially and with volunteerism. The Small
Business of the Year Award was presented by
Hooksett Town Administrator Carol Granfield to
Stephen Singer, President of Merchants
Motors. Carol related how Singer exemplifies an ideal business leader by not only operating and representing a successful family business but by showing an exceptional commitment to the communities it serves.
Each recipient received a specially designed heavy glass Leadership award along with certificates from
Governor Lynch, the NH Senate and Hooksett
Kiwanis. As chair of this year’s event, Fred Bishop
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Fifteen members from the Central Key Club talked about the many awards that they received at the NE
District Educational Conference. Three members of the Builders Club at Cawley School provided an update on their recent accomplishments. The 2010-
2011 Key Club Governor Paolo Mauricio, from
Manchester Central High School and 2010-2011
Circle K Governor Abby O’Haire from Keene State
College talked about the accomplishments of their respective organizations over the past year.
Lt. Governor Ron Dion from Hooksett Kiwanis introduced Governor Ron Sanville from Hardwick
Vermont. In his remarks, Governor Sanville talked about the many initiatives underway within the
New England District to bring us back to basics and grow our membership. These include bringing
Kiwanis education and training to local clubs and divisions, and enhanced quality of communication and conferences focused on improving Kiwanis at the local level. He indicated that based on current trends, New England is expected to increase its membership this year. Sanville is a licensed auctioneer and put his skills to work with a lively auction. Over $340 was raised for the Governor’s favorite charity, the Kiwanis Foundation of New

England. At the close of the meeting Ron Dion presented Governor Sanville with a granite block in the shape of New Hampshire.
Hooksett Community Food Pantry (HCFP) by Tracy Murphy-Roche
Shaw’s continues to support us with daily donations of baked goods and providing a collection area in front of the store for their shoppers to make donations.
Shaw’s is also partnering with Pepsi and Frito-Lay on a new fundraiser. Pepsi and Frito-Lay, will donate 1% of their product sales until May 19 up to a maximum of
$750.
Hannaford also continues with their weekly support of the Pantry by offering a collection area in front of their Bicentennial D. store. The Pantry continues to be the beneficiary of many donations. This month we received monetary donations John &
Dorothy Hybsch and the Hooksett Grange. Wayne
Gould of Aerial Crane donated 50 hams and
Bisquick. We also received a very generous donation of bread from our friends at First
Assembly of God.
Stamp Out Hunger, a project of the National Association of
Letter Carriers, is the Nation’s largest single day food drive & is being held on Saturday, May
14 th . If you or someone you know has some free time and wants to have fun, please call Barb Brennan and sign up. Barb can be reached at the Pantry, 603.485.7222. Remember, many hands make light work.
On April 12, Fred Bishop, Tom Young, Tracy
Murphy Roche, David Scarpetti met with Town
Administrator, Carol Granfield to discuss problems within the Food Pantry and Kid’s Kloset sorting room. The Pantry has already outgrown its space at the Town Offices. In addition there may be potential access/egress issues if the Town rents the kitchen to an outside party. Carol will look into this matter and will get back to Tom Young within the next three weeks.
We are now a collection site for Box Tops for
Education, and have notified our clients by including a handout in all orders encouraging (not requiring) them to participate in the collection. We look forward to giving back to our community! If you are looking for a place to serve, please consider spending your time volunteering at the Pantry.
Special thanks to Barbara Brennan for her continued commitment and dedication to the
Pantry. Barb works tirelessly to improve the Pantry in order to better serve our clients. She shops, manages food drives, she does it all. Thanks Barb!
Kiwanis Kid’s Kloset by Joan McDonald
The monthly open house was April 4. About 50 cards went out and there were 16 families with over
40 children. Over 300 pieces were taken. The next open house is Monday, May 2 nd. . Due to limited storage, we have separated the winter clothes to keep for another season and passed the rest along to other agencies.
With the larger turnout at Open Houses, we are running into a bit of a problem with children running around and becoming a bit rowdy. It is difficult for the parents to pick out clothes and watch the kids. Some of the children do not respond well when asked by Kiwanis volunteers to stop running or keep out from under the racks. We will make up some signs asking parents to watch their children so that we can help them pick out clothes that fit.
On April 12, we met with Town Administrator,
Carol Granfield to discuss problems within the
Food Pantry (see Food Pantry article) and the Kid’s
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Kloset sorting room. We suggested moving the sorting room back to the previous location. Carol later informed us that we could move back to the prior room. Deb Campbell met with us to see if some of the shelving that GE Aviation has can be retrofitted to the sort room as one of their projects.
New volunteers are always needed. The Kid’s
Kloset committee meets once a week to sort donated clothing and host families seeking clothing for their children. For volunteer opportunities contact me at iamhappy@comcast.net
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Trails Committee Report by Mike Horne.
The weather on Saturday, April 23rd did not cooperate for the planned clean-up of Heads Pond
Trail. Three members braved the rain and snow to
Saturday morning:
Frank Kotowski,
Todd Rainier, and
Mike Horne. A small tree that had fallen beside the trail was cut up and disposed of, leaves and sticks were pulled out of the ditch in the section between Route 3 and Pleasant St and now needs to be picked up, 2 bags of trash removed from around the kiosk and Route 3, and a ditch dug to help water get to a culvert. More work is needed so members should watch for future requests for assistance.
The 15 th annual Hooksett Kiwanis Open Golf
Tournament will be held at Candia woods on
THURSDAY July
14. This year, the player fee has been reduced to $125.
Also, new games and prizes are being added to make the 2011 tournament even more fun. Committee members include Ron Girard, George Aubin, Dave Scarpetti,
Tom Young, Dave Champagne, Jen Russell, Gary
Dempsey, and Ron Dion. Please visit our website at www.Hooksettkiwanis.org
for the registration brochures and additional information.
Board Meeting Highlights
On April 26 the Hooksett Kiwanis Club and
Foundation boards held their monthly meetings.
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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. Here are a few highlights from the Board meetings.
Kiwanis Club of Hooksett
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Approved the Treasurer’s Report. As of March 31 there was $4,280.65 in the Adm. Account.
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Learned from Heather Rainier that a new Facebook page for Hooksett Kiwanis is up and running.
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Received an interim report from Nominating
Committee Chair Ron Dion. The early morning meeting time is a concern expressed by some candidates.
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Discussed the need to have a membership drive to enroll more members. Dave Dickson will coordinate.
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Discussed the need for new Kiwanis Advisors for the
Builders Club. Kathy Dickson and Tracy Murphy
Roche expressed interest.
Hooksett Kiwanis Foundation
 Approved the Treasurer’s Report. As of March 31 there was 10,375.44 in the Foundation account and
$17,516.51 in the Food Pantry account
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Approved a $1,000 donation for Central Key Club members to attend their International Convention in
Phoenix.
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Discussed enrolling graduating Builders Club members and Central Key Club members to attend the Kiwanis Key Leader program.
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Discussed preliminary results from the Community
Leaders event.
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Received an update on the meeting held with Town
Administrator Carol Granfield about facility problems and needs of the Food Pantry and Kid’s
Kloset at the Town Offices.
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Approved matching donations up to $1,000 received for the Desrochers family.
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Reviewed the year to date budget of income and expenditures and learned that we are headed toward a shortfall of about $9,500 by the end of this administrative year. Board members agreed to pursue additional fund-raisers.
The next Board meetings will be held at 7:30AM on
May 24 in the Penman Room of Southern NH
University. All members are welcome.
Editor: Fred W. Bishop, fredwbishop@comcast.net