The Kiwanis Club of

Dearborn Outer Drive Foundation P.O. Box 2142, Dearborn, MI 48123 www.dodkiwanis.org

December 2019

At BEAUTIFUL PARK PLACE

2019-2020 Officers

Roger Frank, President Vacant - President-Elect Rosa Scaramucci, Vice President Susan Cleereman, Imm. Past President

Bob Bryer, Treasurer Dan Greenwell, Secretary

Board of Directors 2017-2020 Bob Bryer, Walter Talamonti

2018-2021 Jim Rugenski, Allan Schulz

2019-2022 Warren Hartley, Brad Schoolmaster, Kathy Gapa Foundation: Matthews, Veraghen, Bryer, Rugenski, Murdoch, Frank

President Roger welcomed our guests

tonight with his usual cheerfulness, and even

some added Christmas gusto! (yes, Roger,

Santa is watching). A warm Christmas

Welcome tonight to Jan Frank, Walt

Scaramucci, Marge Bryer, Sue Smith, Doris

Matthews, Debbie Rugenski, Dennis and Eric

Pedenelli, Al’s friend Barb, Colleen & Jim Dahl,

Captain Shannon Martinez and of course, our

fun-loving Members! The dinner was delicious;

salmon & sliced pork along with all the

wonderful side-dishes.

SALVATION ARMY December Donations

FROM Dearborn Outer Drive Club

Bell Ringing on 12-7-2019

ACE: $257.13

Kroger: $379.50

TOTAL: $636.63

Plus: Club donation, $400 check

Plus: Toy contributions, $330 value

THANK YOU EVERYBODY who

made a difference during the Christmas

Season!!! It’s our Favorite time of year to

give extra; the Salvation Army continues to be

our partner.

SPECIALTHANKS to the following

members who Rang the bells on that cold day:

Dan Greenwell, Roger Frank, John & Carol

McFadden, John Curran, Brad Schoolmaster,

Scott Murdoch and the Murdoch Family

Singers, Peg Pedenelli, plus TEN DHS Key

Club members. Our Club Raised $636.63

in 7 hours, that is AWESOME!!! Thank you for sending the kettle info Captain David Martinez. www.SalvationArmyCitadel.org

Colleen Dahl, a case worker with the Drbn Heights

Salvation Army, returned for another year of entertaining

us with Christmas Carols. Her hubby joined her this

year with Horn in hand; gotta love a Bonus!!! Colleen

has been our S-A person for a few years now; her

membership application is winding its way to DOD.

Happy Birthday, KIWANIS. Kiwanis is 105

years old. The Detroit #1 Club, the first club

formed (in the world), has the privilege of

hosting the annual birthday party. (See schedule

on flyer below). They’ve changed it up:

The Founders Day Celebration will be held

on Saturday, Jan. 18, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00.

International President Daniel Vigneron will be

participating and joining us for lunch.

Meet Kyla Heaton. She is a junior

at EFHS and has been playing the

flute and piccolo for 7 years.

She was our guest on Dec. 10, as

she is the benefactor of our Youth

Symphony scholarship. She was

very grateful as she advised private

lessons are expensive.

Kyla played Mozart, Bizzet and 2

numbers from the Nutcracker.

Beautiful job! She is in both the

symphonic and marching band at

school. She was lovely!

Merry Christmas

From

Dearborn Outer Drive Kiwanis

Al and Barb

Eric P.

Pam, Roger, Jan, Debbie & Jim

Scott

Marge & Bob

Debbie & Jim

Colleen & Jim Captain Shannon

Peggie

The presents below were donated to the

children invited to the Salvation Army

Christmas program. DOD members gave

cash (thankyou), but much thanks to

ROSA SCARAMUCCI for shopping on

Cyber Monday and Black Friday, making

Christmas a little nicer for the “KIDS”. Barb & John C.

KIWANIS DISTRICT PROJECT:

MI District Governor Sarah Kew would like to break the

Guinness World Record of the most books collected by

an organization. HOW CAN WE HELP?

We will be collecting new & gentle used books for adults

and children. Keep your eyes out for them.

Book project ends at our District Convention in FLINT – August 20-23, 2020.

Treasurer Bob’s December “CLUB” FUNDRAISING UPDATE

Gourmet Nut Sale Profit: $440

Top Seller, “Denny Kiroff”

Ham Sale Profit: $823

Biggest seller Syd Comeau of Hubbard West sold $1,571.

Club Ham Sellers: Rugenski, Frank, Greenwell, Bryer, G. Smith,

Gapa, Murdoch, Schulz, Herrst, Matthews, Pedenelli.

SCRIP: Oct/Nov/Dec Profits: $318

LOYAL Awesome Scrip Customers: Bryer, Frank, Greenwell, Murdoch, Pedenelli, Rugenski, Talamonti, Veraghen

Our New Year’s wish for our brother and sister

Kiwanians, their families and their friends, a blessed, joyous,

healthier and prosperous 2020.

Let’s not forget our fellow Kiwanians or their family

members who have been going through incredible health

issues, some we cannot even imagine. Keep them in your

thoughts and prayers, send a note or make a call. They

would love to know we care!

Good wishes sent to our Kiwanian

Brothers: Don Dodge, Lutz Reiter, Fred

Brandenburg and John Matthews and our

Kiwanis spouses: Pat Kiroff and

Bonnie Greenwell.

A 2nd

Kiwanis-Rotary Outing! HENRY FORD COLLEGE BIG BAND,

BOP & POP Concert to be held at the Ford Performing Arts Center on Saturday,

January 25, 2020. David Anderson from the Dearborn Rotary has invited DOD for

a dinner (at Park Place) followed by Bop & Pop concert. Is there Kiwanis interest?

Sounds fun, right? Who doesn’t enjoy a night out with dinner and a concert?

$25 for the show, Park Place buffet dinner beforehand; not sure of Amount!

If this interests you, let Peggie know. 313.460.4171

THE BUILDER will soon be a fleeting

memory. Apparently, statistics were

collected and maybe 5% of Kiwanians

even open it up.

So rumor has it,

it’s being discontinued.

The Specials Dances are put

on by the City once a month;

every dance has a theme. Of

course December, Santa

arrives. For those of you not

on FB, here’s what you

missed. Our very own

President Roger volunteered

to wear the Suit. And he wore

it well! He was a great Santa,

truly enjoyed the experience.

Here are a few pics from

Dec. 10. Thank you Roger,

I’m sure we’ll see you in the

Dome in 2020; right!

CHRISTMAS BINGO – Dec. 17, 2019

Of course, this is one of the Somers favorite BINGOs. They

shop for prizes for weeks and spend several days baking 14

doz. cookies plus wrapping prizes. This year, the day before

Bingo, they were on a Jet to Thailand because Jennie’s dad

died. He sounded like an amazing selfless man; you can read

their treasured story about Jennie’s dad at the end of the

newsletter. (I grabbed Mark’s post off FB).

But BINGO must go on, and as you can see, another

great job on the cookies, People!

More BINGO on last page

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

newsletter Writer

Peggie Pedenelli Inspired by KIWANIS

Pedenelli Update:

Dennis (hubby) retired Dec. 31.

And THAT’S A WRAP FOR 2019

DOD Kiwanis Club “INFORMATION”

Phone Contact: Roger Frank, 313.608-7799

www.dodkiwanis.org Find us:

Facebook (Dearborn Outer Drive Kiwanis Club)

Yahoo groups, Shutterfly

Tuesdays at Park Place, 23400 Park Ave.,

Dearborn 48124 6:00 p.m. (Sept. thru June)

TREASURER Bob’s Report

12-10-19

20 members and guests.

THANK YOU

GENE SMITH FOR TENDING BAR!!!

50/50: Clayton & Sue S.

ACE game: Roger & Sue C.

12-17-19

30 members and guests.

50/50 and centerpieces:

Allan, Rosa, Diana, Rosa and

Gene

ACE game: Rosa and Gene

JANUARY

7 Board Meeting. Discuss GOFUNDME options for AHT

Campaign

14 Guest Speaker Jackie Lovejoy, Dearborn Area Chamber of

Commerce News

18 Happy Birthday KIWANIS 105 YEARS. (See flyer below)

21 Guest Speaker Stephanie Beason, Focus Hope

28 Plan “March is Reading Month Project” in coordination with

local elementary schools. Speaker TBD

FEBRUARY

4 Board Meeting

11 Valentine's Day Dinner with spouses and friends of DOD

18 Guest Speaker Khodr Farhat – Overcoming the Odds (of a

disability)

25 Parks and Rec - Speaker TBD

** f/y/i President Roger & Jan gone cruising Feb 14-@March 1

Yes, they all sang Christmas Carols at BINGO!

Thank you to all the BINGO

helpers and the cookie makers who

made Christmas BINGO fun for all.

Thanks to Gary Veraghen for the

1st and 2

nd place prizes; they are

always a big hit.

Kudos and thanks to:

Bingo-Caller-Nasrine, Warren

Hartley, Pam Carstea, Bob &

Marge Bryer, Scott Murdoch,

Brad Schoolmaster, Jim

Rugenski, Clayton Herrst and

Peggie Pedenelli for making sure

the Seniors had fun!!!

Bob Bryer tracked down Lutz Reiter.

His new address is Brookdale 36550 Grand River, Farmington Hills, MI 48335. His room number is 701.

He is in good spirits and asked about our Kiwanis activities.

Judge Mark Somers and Jennie are currently in Thailand due to the death of Jennie’s Dad. For those of you who do not have FACEBOOK, this article is taken off Mark’s FB page.

By Mark & Jennie Somers: Good morning western hemisphere and good evening to the east. Whether

your New Year's day is dawning or slipping into night may it give you a moment to spend in whatever way you

choose to quiet the noise that surrounds you and think about whatever is truly important to you.

The photograph posted is of Jennie's dad, Rabil Nanakul, who passed away on December 14, 2019, at the age of

94 after a brief hospital stay near his home in Chiang Rai, Thailand. He lived a full life and was filled with life.

As a teenager he joined the Thai Free Army to resist the Japanese in WWII. He graduated from the Royal Thai

Police Academy, earned a graduate degree in California, served as a District Officer (much like a county

executive) in southern Thailand and was later elected as a member of the Thai Parliament. It was Rabin's anti-

corruption stance that got him transferred out of the district by a corrupt governor, only to launch him into

Parliament by the grateful citizens of the Chawang District he served and who described him as "the best friend

we ever had." The Chawang district is located within the three southern Muslim-majority provinces of Thailand.

Beyond his anti-corruption actions, Rabin was an advocate for providing his constituents with bi-lingual

(Thai/Arabic) education and for peaceful resolution of a separatist movement. His courage was tested but never

failed, even in coming face to face with a would-be assassin. When it came to service for others, doing the right

thing was the only thing to do. Rabin received official recognition and honors from representatives on behalf of

the Thai Royal family at his funeral.

He received the loving attention of his six children.

This New Years we are grateful for the life of Rabin, "dad", grateful to have

had the chance to be with family in Thailand these past two weeks, and grateful,

always grateful, for every moment we spend quieting the noise that surrounds us

in order to think about what is truly important.

Wishing all of you, all the best in 2020!

Mark & Jennie

Hello, Lutz

LOOKING GREAT!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIWANIS!!!

This is a wonderful celebration for Kiwanians; it’s not too late to sign up!