A MESSAGE FROM YOUR AREA PRESIDENT Y Service Clubs International - US Area July - September, 2014 Volume 40, No. 1 MOVERS AND SHAKERS There is a 200 year old poem by ARTHUR O’SHAUGHNESSY that is oſten quoted. It starts out with “We are the Music Makers, and we are the Dreamers of Dreams” then later will say “Yet we are the Movers and Shakers, Of the World forever, it seems.” That is sll very true today. We all have our dreams and our goals not only for ourselves but also in whatever organizaon we support. While we all support our club, we remain as unique clubs, focused on our own community needs as well as some global visions too. How would you classify yourself? Are you the “Mover” who is quick to join, quick to jump into the middle of proj- ects? Are you the “Shaker” who has the creave ideas and eager to make changes. Maybe you’re a “Doer” which is someone who does the work and will follow through with a project. Then again, we have the “Joiner” who tends to volunteer for anything and everything. Maybe a lile too much and there doesn’t seem to be enough me to get everything done. I see myself as all four of those things at varying mes. I can be a “Mover” when I am eager to do a project, a “Shaker” when I have a sudden inspiraon, a “Doer” when I can get the work done behind the scenes and not necessarily for the aenon and, unfortunately, I tend to get carried away and try to join in on too many things as a “Joiner”. The problem right now is that our Movers, Shakers, Doers, and Joiners have reached a me in their lives when it is either no longer important to them and/or they are unable to do as much as they used to do. So if you can’t do it then it just fades away? I certainly hope not. If your club can no longer do a project and it is indeed a good project then we need to find our next group of “Dreamers of Dreams” who can carry on the legacy. Maybe we should encourage a new club which we could mentor or maybe we should let the more eager members have a chance to do it instead of just helping. We need more than one inspiraonal person in our club to be able to help connue with the dream. Have we truly heard and encouraged everyone? Have we tried our best to get other people to see the dream? If there is only one person who is the guiding light then when that light is gone, so is the club. Let us share and inspire instead of just fade off. Two mes a year we pay our dues and report our membership. Two mes a year, I watch as the membership dwindles as well as the number of clubs. A couple of the Regions have reported a small increase while other Regions connue to drop in numbers each me. Let us rekindle our guiding light in this Holiday Season and be the spark for a new and maybe brighter light to shine for all of us. Don’t forget to vote as a club for the Internaonal Elecons in January and show the rest of the Internaonal Com- munity that we care. Think about the upcoming U.S. Area Convenon next summer and if you can’t go then offer to sponsor or help someone else experience the friendships and sharing that occur in these events. Wishing each and every one of you a Blessed Christmas and Peace, Hope and Joy in the next year for you, your family, your friends, and your club. DEbbIE REDMOND, U.S. Area President (314) 703-8657 [email protected]
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A MESSAGE FROM YOUR AREA PRESIDENT
Y Service Clubs International - US Area July - September, 2014 Volume 40, No. 1
MOVERS AND SHAKERS
There is a 200 year old poem by ARTHUR O’SHAUGHNESSY that is often quoted. It starts out with “We are the Music Makers, and we are the Dreamers of Dreams” then later will say “Yet we are the Movers and Shakers, Of the World forever, it seems.” That is still very true today. We all have our dreams and our goals not only for ourselves but also in whatever organization we support. While we all support our club, we remain as unique clubs, focused on our own community needs as well as
some global visions too.
How would you classify yourself? Are you the “Mover” who is quick to join, quick to jump into the middle of proj-ects? Are you the “Shaker” who has the creative ideas and eager to make changes. Maybe you’re a “Doer” which is someone who does the work and will follow through with a project. Then again, we have the “Joiner” who tends to volunteer for anything and everything. Maybe a little too much and there doesn’t seem to be enough time to get everything done. I see myself as all four of those things at varying times. I can be a “Mover” when I am eager to do a project, a “Shaker” when I have a sudden inspiration, a “Doer” when I can get the work done behind the scenes and not necessarily for the attention and, unfortunately, I tend to get carried away and try to join in on too many things as a “Joiner”. The problem right now is that our Movers, Shakers, Doers, and Joiners have reached a time in their lives when it is either no longer important to them and/or they are unable to do as much as they used to do. So if you can’t do it then it just fades away? I certainly hope not. If your club can no longer do a project and it is indeed a good project then we need to find our next group of “Dreamers of Dreams” who can carry on the legacy. Maybe we should encourage a new club which we could mentor or maybe we should let the more eager members have a chance to do it instead of just helping.
We need more than one inspirational person in our club to be able to help continue with the dream. Have we truly heard and encouraged everyone? Have we tried our best to get other people to see the dream? If there is only one person who is the guiding light then when that light is gone, so is the club. Let us share and inspire instead of just fade off.
Two times a year we pay our dues and report our membership. Two times a year, I watch as the membership dwindles as well as the number of clubs. A couple of the Regions have reported a small increase while other Regions continue to drop in numbers each time. Let us rekindle our guiding light in this Holiday Season and be the spark for a new and maybe brighter light to shine for all of us.
Don’t forget to vote as a club for the International Elections in January and show the rest of the International Com-munity that we care. Think about the upcoming U.S. Area Convention next summer and if you can’t go then offer to sponsor or help someone else experience the friendships and sharing that occur in these events. Wishing each and
every one of you a Blessed Christmas and Peace, Hope and Joy in the next year for you, your family, your friends,
A NOTE FROM APE ...It was my pleasure to take a short trip to Chicago at the end of No-vember. WIcHIAN bOONMAPAjORN and NISHI NISHAMURA and I met first with the Y of the USA to discuss how we can help each other then attended the Service Club Leaders Conference (SCLC) hosted this year by Lions Clubs International in Chicago. What a great time for networking with leaders from the Y of the USA and the other 18 service organizations who attended the SCLC.
We had a short lunch meeting with some of the staff of the Y of the USA where we discussed the process they used to set up the new branding for the YMCA. The process started with a strategic plan to keep them focused on their goals. Developing a strategic plan is something we need to consider while we work towards a new branding and public relations of our own.
Our SCLC meeting sessions covered everything from the member-ship challenges all service organizations are facing to how to en-gage others effectively (how many can say that they attended a leadership workshop in Chicago with Second City?) to inspirational talks on how to move our organizations forward.
There is one topic that came to light at the SCLC that I would like to present here. Lions Clubs International has run into several issues with the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997. While the act does give specific legal protection to volunteers, it does not lend those same protections to the clubs and parent organizations. The courts have ruled against the Lions Clubs International organization in legal is-sues where members and clubs were not involved. The Lions have prepared a White Paper detailing their concerns and written letters to both the US House and Senate asking them to consider broad-ening the protections to the clubs and organizations. By the time this is published, I hope to have gathered the support of our area officers and added Y Service Clubs International US Area to the list of supporting organizations. I will be happy to forward the docu-ments prepared by the Lions Club along with a link to the Volunteer Protection Act for those who are interested.
cHARlEY REDMOND, U.S. Area President - Elect(314) 750-2290 [email protected]
MID-AMERIcA REGION The Mid-America Region has several Clubs that need to increase their membership numbers and in review-ing the situation it has become clear that there is no one easy answer or plan that fits every Club. Here are some of the challenges faced by different Clubs. Mem-bers are faced with YMCA senior staff reluctance to work with the Club in identifying potential members. High turnover of staff that do not have a strong YMCA background or awareness of Y Service Clubs, who leave just as they are becoming a potential resource to help the Club. Potential members who plead that they are over committed to others groups that would be ideal members. Lack of a localized history of the club and the positive impact it has had on the YMCA, the community and the world. We need closer relation-ships with Metro Association leaders, to urge support at the Cen-ter level for existing Clubs and forming new ones. We need to find projects within the capability of the Club that show the relevance of Club to the YMCA leadership
Many of these challenges can be met with a specific plan tai-lored to each club. We will follow up and take the steps need-ed to turn the membership around with the help of all the Club members in the Region.
Submitted by bENNO FRIEDRIcH RD - MAR(630) 653-4971 [email protected]
PAcIFIc cENTRAl REGION The Clovis-Fresno and Easton Clubs will be partici-pating in Christmas Parades either in Clovis or Fres-no or in both. Easton is a district of Fresno. The Easton Club sells fruit baskets as a fund raiser during the holiday season.
The East Valley Y Service Club of San Jose will be putting on a pancake breakfast during Nov.-Dec. The Northwest Y Service Club is finalizing plans for their 50th Anniversary on Jan. 31st, 2015.
I’m pleased by the support for “Dollars for Scholars” in re-sponse to encouragement of RSD- ASF DAN EbERlY and jER-RY ZIcHTERMAN, Mission DG. I continue to be fortunate for the benefit of the region to have continued support by the RSD’s and officers.
NORTH cENTRAl REGIONNCR has 5 active Christmas tree lots selling tree in the Twin Cities this month. Sales are reported to be good.
We have met with local Y executives concerning collaboration and support of the local branches of the YMCA. We will con-tinue with this effort to strengthen our clubs.
We have provided an update for our region on the US Area website.
This “making a difference” story from one of our clubs is so good it must be told.
The Colin Brown Y’s Men’s Club in conjunction with the Minot Y’s Men (non-affiliated club) continues to work hard to pro-vide support and funding for the Minot YMCA and the Triangle youth camp on Lake Sakakawea. The Triangle T Camp hosted over 1300 youth campers this last summer. In conjunction with supporting the Triangle Y Camp the Y’s Men support the Tough Enough to Wear Pink program. The Tough Enough To Wear Pink Campaign continues to raise funds to provide pa-tients access to Trinity Health’s new cancer exercise rehab pro-gram at the Minot Family YMCA. This Innovative new program offers dramatic results in the quality of life and rehabilitation for those fighting cancer.
Thank-you Minot Clubs for making a difference!
The North Central Board meeting Spring Board meeting is scheduled for Saturday April, 11, 2015 in the Twin Cities.
RObERT KOZIOl, RD - North Central Region(952) 890-9712 [email protected]
The Alliance is published by Y Service Clubs International US Area 4 times each year and distributed by Mail or e-mail. The editor is :
FRED lEONARD, ASD - Bulletin Editor408 Cedarwood St. Hot Springs, AR 71901-8122
The next deadline for copy will be March 10, 2015 with publication date on March 18th. Mail copies will be somewhat later by March 23rd. Copy and pictures (as attachments please) are welcome from
RDs, RSDs, club correspondents and others.
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NNCR has 5 active Christmas tree lots selling tree in the Twin Cities this month. Sales are reported to be good.
US Area Travel Coordinator (ATC)Our US Area members are not taking advantages of the oppor-tunity to become a Brotherhood Fund Delegate. We need to do better. Becoming a BF Delegate is a worthwhile experience that will leave you with memories for a life time. To become a BF Delegate first and foremost the home club of a Brother-hood delegate must be a good supporter of the fund and the year before the selection of the delegate the club must be an AlF REYNOlDS Award winner. A BF delegate is a person who is willing to accept the itinerary as finalized by the Travel Co-ordinators. In the planning process, the delegate is supposed to take an active part, but once the itinerary is fixed, he/she should follow it strictly.However, at the delegates own expense he/she can add ad-ditional travel opportunity while visiting our US Area as long as their is no conflict with the plan BF itinerary.Normally, the application for BF grants should be received by your Regional Director (RD) during the month of Aug/Sep. However, we will accept applications before and after Aug/Sep. Interested applicants should contact their RD for informa-tion in regard to where US Area Y Service Club members may apply to go. If in doubt please contact me the undersigned and I will provide you with information and where you can obtain the proper forms.McKINlEY jOHNSON, ASD Travel Coordinator(314) 652-7871 [email protected]
ASD DISASTER PREPARDNESSSeveral parts of our country has been hit hard by snow, ice and/or rain thereby creating hardships for area residents. I am sure that we have Y Service Clubs and/or YMCA’S in one or more of these areas that have been negatively affected by natural disaster. If you are aware of any YMCA or Y Service Club that might need our disaster assistance please notify me as listed below:McKINlEY jOHNSON, ASD Travel Coordinator(314) 652-7871 [email protected]
US AREA SUPPlY OFFIcEHello from the Supply office. Wishing all of you a Merry Christ-mas and a Happy New Year!!!Keep in mid Y’s Men and Y’ service club Items you need for yourself and your club. It is a good idea to have some stock on hand for the upcoming year.
Always give name phone and address when making on order.TIbOR FOKI, US Area Supply Office Manager(562) 598-0208 [email protected]
US AreA – extenSion In the Hawaii Region, the West Oahu Club has been meeting and mentoring with staff and members of the Leeward YMCA toward the effort of Y’s Men/Y Service. The last new club to the region, the Central Y Service Club, celebrated 20 years of service. Also concerning the Hawaii Region, I would like to ex-tend my personal congratulations to EDDIE MIWA, of Kalihi Y Service Club, on receiving the Elmer Crowe Award last year as Metro District Governor, the only one awarded in the USA. There is effort to form a club at Reedley College; Reedley is located southeast of Fresno in the Pacific Central Region. bUcK cOx, ASD Extension
The Minneapolis Hiawatha Y Service Club and the Blaisdell/Hiawatha YMCA are again selling Christmas trees. As the 26 service club members keep getting older, it has been desirable for the last five years to involve the Minneapolis South High School Wrestling Team to help prepare the lot for the tree sales. It acts as a fundraiser for both the service club and for the young students to pay for wrestling meet expenses and equipment. Pictured is the group of students and club mem-bers having unloaded and tagged the trees.
Submitted by ARlO PANNKUK, Club Correspondent(952) 701-4171 [email protected]
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The club continues a busy schedule, attending the Washington Y Annual Meeting and being recognized as a donor of $5000 or more to the Y, Ringing Bells for Salvation Army at local busi-nesses, and holding a Club Christmas Guest Night with the Mid-Prairie Madrigal Choir to entertain. In addtion they have regular meetings with programs.Submitted by lORI bAUER, Bulletin [email protected]
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INDIAN bOUNDARY Y’S MEN’S ANDWOMEN’S clUb
On November 29 we prepared and served lunch for 28 hom- less individuals (adults and children) at the St. Luke’s Presbyte-rian Church in Downers Grove. We determine the menu and then volunteer for which items each of us will prepare and bring. In October, one of our members, jOHN SIROVATKA; his son, jOHN; and his grandson, jAcKSON, volunteered at the work weekend at YMCA Camp MacLean in Burlington, Wisconsin.The Indian Boundary YMCA recognized our Y’s Men’s and Women’s Service Club’s 50th anniversary at its annual Gala event November 8. We filled a table and half of another table at the event, at were pleased that one of the club’s charter members, HERb bEll, and his wife, NANcY, were able to join us. These are the remarks that were delivered about our club’s his-tory of service to the Y and the greater community.
2014 InDIAn BoUnDARY Y GAlAREcOGNITION
Y’S MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SERVIcE clUbIn March of 1964, a group of volunteers (local educators, business-men, professional men, etc.) got together with one purpose: to bring a YMCA to the town of Downers Grove. That group was grant-ed a charter on April 18, 1964 by “Y’s Men’s Club International”. And so the story begins.The club was the “in group” in Downers Grove. The members were a diverse group of local businessmen, professionals and educators tied together “to serve their community”. You may be familiar with some of the club’s charter members, including HERb bEll (attend-ing this event), WIllIS jOHNSON and WAYNE GUTHRIE. These men and many others recognized how important it was that the YMCA have its own building in our town and were dedicated to making that a reality. The club met every Saturday morning to work on service projects and to find ways to raise the necessary funds to make the dream a reality. The Executive Director of the YMCA at that time was MR. bERT DIKE. He worked out of a store front on Curtiss Street. With his help, the club continued to find ways to raise moneys that would make the dream a reality. By 1966 the land for the YMCA site had been generously donated by the MIlNES Family, and fund raising was well under way. The Y’s Men’s Club joined in that effort with a pledge of $100,000. The grand opening of the Y on 59th Street was held in February of 1969.During the next 20 years the Y’s Men’s Club was a constant partner with the staff of the Y. Through the sale of Christmas Trees and oth-er fund raisers, the club was able to fulfill the original building fund pledge. The club was also active in the community in other ways. In 1976, as part of its Bicentennial project, the club presented a plaque to the Downers Grove Historical Museum, commemorat-ing the Indian Boundary line and the treaty that had been signed 160 years earlier to create a transportation corridor between Lake Michigan and the Illinois River. That boundary line is the basis of our Y’s name.In 1979, the Y’s board announced an expansion program to add a Fieldhouse, day camp pavilion and additional parking. By 1981 the capital campaign was well under way. The Y’s Men’s Club seized the opportunity to shoulder their share of the project and pledged $120,000 toward the campaign.In the later 1990’s, the YMCA began a significant effort to provide after school care for the children attending area schools. One of the hurdles was transportation - the schools did not provide for bussing to other locations after school. The Y’s Men’s Club again seized the opportunity and purchased two 15 passenger vans for the YMCA to use to transport the children from their schools to the Y for the after school enrichment programs.
Service to our community was not limited to the Indian Bound-ary YMCA. The club sponsored youth baseball leagues in Downers Grove and Woodridge for many years. In a partnership with the village of Downers Grove, the club was a major force in getting Heri-tage Fest started in 1982, as well as several other community festi-vals. In 1986 the club, in conjunction with the Stuttgart, Germany YMCA, sent a crew of 20 volunteers to the Sioux Indian YMCA in Dupree, South Dakota to build a log cabin expansion that doubled the size of their headquarters building. Numerous projects around our Y have been accomplished with the time, talents and dollars this club has generously provided.In recognition of the breadth and depth and length of its service to the Y and the greater community, the Indian Boundary Y’s Men’s and Women’s Service Club received the Mission Champion Award at the 2001 YMCA of the USA General Assembly. Currently the club has 8 active members and six others who pitch in to assist with service projects as they are able. Club members prepare and serve lunches to homeless adults and families at the St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church Warming Center twice per year. Two club members are awesome grillers, so they assist at Family Nights and other Y special events where those skills are required. Club members consult and/or complete buildings and facilities work projects as requested by Y staff. Next up – installing shelving to improve storage efficiency in the garage. Last year, the club secured a donated tree from Hinsdale Nursery, and built benches to install by the tree to create a spot for mem-bers, staff and volunteers to sit and enjoy a moment or two of rest, relaxation and fellowship. This area is dedicated to the memory of steadfast Y’s Men’s and Women’s Service Club members who have passed on: WAYNE GUTHRIE, bOb jENSEN, bRIAN McElWAIN, RIcH NIERSbAcH and DAN RYDER. We are proud to salute the Indian Boundary Y’s Men’s and Women’s Service Club for 50 years of service to this community through its partnership with the Indian Boundary Y. Thank you to all of you.
NUUANU Y’S MEN AND WOMEN clUb About 75 people went to a Japanese tea house in Honolulu on No-vember 16 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Nuuanu Y’s Men and Women Club. Attendees include current and past members, relatives and friends and several from overseas, such as one couple that came from one of Nuuanu’s International Brother Clubs in Ja-pan. Among attendees from other clubs was one Nuuanu charter member, Jim Kanehira, who is now a member of the Windward Y Service Club.The Nuuanu club was chartered in May 1964. It is not, however, Ha-waii’s oldest club. That status belongs to the Hilo Y’s Men & Women Service Club, chartered in June 1938, just 16 years after the first Y’s Men’s Club was formed in Toledo, Ohio. The Nuuanu event at Natsunoya Tea House was emceed by the club’s president, Gary Higashionna, who used the opportunity to give the audience some masterful lessons in Pidgin English, Hawaii-style.
ElMER cROWE AWARDEDDIE MIWA of the Kalihi Y Service Club received the Elmer Crowe award from Y Service Clubs In-
From: lENAYA:My experience at Jamaica was incredible. I not only learned amazing lead-ership skills that I use today, but to cherish everything I have and to not take anything for granted. It was a extremely humbling trip and I’m glad that my first time going out of the country was to Jamaica.lENAYA jONES
Submitted by: lIllIAN PORTER
A PIcTORIAl STORY OF RDE TRAINING IN NOVEMbER IN ST lOUIS AT THE MOTHERHOUSEPictures by bOb DANIElS IPE WIcHIAN bOONMAPAjORN
Our thanks to the St. Louis Clubs for hosting us for dinner on Friday.
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ternational for his 2013-2014 service as District Governor of the Metropolitan District in the Hawaii Region. He was the only win-ner from the U.S. Area of this international award for outstand-ing district governors. Eddie is shown here receiving the award plaque from SHARON ISHIDA, who was Regional Director Ha-waii during his service, at the Hawaii Region Mid-Year Cabinet Meeting on November 8.The Metropolitan District consists of six of the nine Y Service Clubs in Hawaii.Submitted by RUSS lYNcH, Regional Bulletin Editor - [email protected]
YOUTH lEADERSHIP TRAINING INjAMAIcA
Six youth attended the Carribean/Area Canada Convention in Ja-maica in October and attended the Global Leadership Training presented by RD of Jamaica Region DR. SANDRA HAMIlTON.Attending were AVIAN ROblES, VIcTORYA SMITH, MAcK-ENSIE SMITH, STEPHANIE SMITH, GAbRIEl SAlcIIDO, and lENAYA jONES from the World Y Youth Club in Tuscon.Below are some brief stories and pictures about their experi-ences from the youth.From GAbRIEl:Upon arriving in Jamaica, we were very welcomed. This warm hearted affection was prevalent throughout the entire weekend. In opening, the president of the Mandeville Y’s club discussed our our mission as being a member of the Y’s Men International club. Each day we were able to sit and absorb the wisdom our newly founded friend had to share with us; giving is insight into conflict resolution, the need to understand how to properly communi-cate with others, etiquette, event planning and much more. In total we were blessed with thirteen seminars, that I know have impacted and improved my leadership skills. Apart from these education sessions we were able to enjoy the experience of being in Jamaica, by taking an exciting water safari on the Black River that was the home of many crocodiles. To add to this experience we were actually able to swim in the river! Do not worry our lives weren’t in harms way, the part we got to swim in was not claimed by any of the crocs (but we get to say we swam in crocodile in-fested waters). One thing I will never forget about this trip is the people we were able to connect with, I know these relationships will last. Our connection with these wonderful men and woman did not end with our departure, through the help of social media we are able to talk with our overseas family on average of 3 times a week. this trip opened many of our club members eyes to the fact that although we may feel nervous about not knowing any-body from our sister clubs, we all share a common love for Christ that allows for us to come together in thanksgiving.Y’S Youth President, GAbRIEl SAlcIDO From STEPHANIE:Having the opportunity to travel to Jamaica for the Equipping Global Leaders leadership conference was a great experience. The Saguaro Y’s Youth club learned so much from the sessions held on public speaking, communication, event planning, con-flict resolution, financial management and more. Not only did we learn how to better ourselves as leaders but we made strong connections with the Y’s Men’s clubs in Jamaica. With these con-nections we will be able to bounce ideas off of them to find more ways to serve our community. We were able to see a little bit of the fun Jamaican culture and shared with them a bit of our culture. It was very important for the Saguaro Y’s Youh club to expience and see what life is like in another country. It was an eye opening, life changing, learning experience that we are thankful we were a part of.STEPHANIE SMITH
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Y’S ALLIANCE PAGE 4MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR FRIENDS IN Y SERVICE CLUBSEach member listed below contributed $10 to Dollars to Scholars to send this
message of Best Wishes for a blessed Holiday Season.
Linda ChungKaren EbataDr. Kathy lshimotoMaile KanemaruDr. Dennis M. KuwabaraRobert KuwaharaJean MatsudaJeanette Nakano-KuwaharaWalter OsakodaAlissa TaniguchiKeola TaniguchiJen TownsendNoa HusseyKenneth KadomotoJames KanehiraKarel A. LingMakena LiuMarion LiuRuss LynchJack McCarthyJoe-Ann McCarthyFreda NakamotoKarla ReddingDonna SaitoDonald ScottOsamu ShojiWilliam StoneWendy Tupper
PAcIFIc NW REGION
Victor & Billye VincentHarvey & Ila Steen
PAcIFIc SW REGION
Bellflower Y’s Mens ClubBurbank Y’s Mens ClubGardena Y Service ClubInglewood Y’s Mens ClubLong Beach Uptown Y’s Mens Club Seal Beach Leisure World Y Service ClubWest Valley-Phoenix Y Service ClubEthan & Alice AllenMike & Tisa BlackmoreJerry CaligiuriBarry & Marva ChapmanBrian Chapman
Two outstanding men for and with the YMCA and our Y Service Club, International passed recently. Both these men had great impact with the start of Y’s men clubs in the Greater St. Louis Area.
TED W. HAWKINSMr. Ted Hawkins, a retired YMCA Ex-ecutive recently pass away. Ted, as he was affectionately called, served the St. Louis Metropolitan Area YMCA’S as the Chief Operations Officer for many years. He was elected to the YMCA Hall of Fame at Springfield College.
Ted was a friend of Y Service Clubs. He encouraged the YMCA’S of Greater St. Louis to form Y’s Men’s Clubs in the late 70’s early 80’s. He was mainly responsible for the char-tering of five (5) Y Service Clubs in one night here in the St. Louis Area. He worked with the Regional Director (RD) of the old Mid West Region ARIANI FRIEDl and District Governor (DG) McKINlEY jOHNSON with the chartering of eight (8) Y Service Clubs for a total of 10 clubs in the St. Louis Area.
WIllIAMS jAMES TAYlOR, jR.Another stalwart of our St. Louis Metropoli-tan YMCA, Mr. William (Bill) Taylor, a retired Executive Director and a founding member of Northside Y’s Men Club now known as City North died on October 26. 2014. His last po-sition was as the Executive Director of City North YMCA later renamed Monsanto Family YMCA. He retired in 1991.
Bill was the recipient of one of the nation’s highest awards, the Congressional Gold Medal, as a surviving Montford Point Marine.
US Rep. William Lacy Clay called Mr. Taylor “ a brave veteran who fought two battles at the same time. While he was de-fending freedom and saving the world in WWII, this brave American and his comrades were also fighting the battle for equality and full citizenship for African-Americans.
Y Service Clubs International - US Area December, 2014 Supplement to Volume 40, No. 2
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR FRIENDS IN Y SERVICE CLUBSEach member listed below contributed $10 to Dollars to Scholars to send this
message of Best Wishes for a blessed Holiday Season.
NORTH CENTRAL REGION
Daniel & Julia AdamsJim & Ila AhrendtStephen AndersonBob ChamberlainWayne & Marilyn ChristensenColin BrownY’s Men’s ClubPaul & Georgia CrockettCuster Y’s Men’s ClubPaul ElofsonBob GraffRichard & Janice HassBrandon HughsonAllen JohnsonJeremy KerstenBob KoziolLuther & Serene LovroDan LundeenJohn & Ethel MarshallPhil McLaughlinJoe NelsonWally NelsonArlo & Janice PannkukGeorge & Judy ReganDon SchipperJoel SchleismanDon SmithDaryl & Boots SoltauBob & Dorothy SorensenDorothy & Jim StoneElvin & Carol ThomsenAndy WardHarold WesterbergDave WinbladLarry & Marion Zimmerman
PACIFIC CENTRALREGION
Patricia Baughman Jay & Family Bhattacharya Ray & Ruth Cameron John Castro Jon Church Dale and Connie Claes Dustin Clark Buck Cox Dean and Pat Currie Danny and Arlene Eberly Scott and Jill Ellingson Carol Friis (PSW) Steve and Margaret Fletcher Lily Flores Ben From Richard and Gail Hansen Wes and Judy Harrison Morris and Louise Hosoda Douglas and Doreen Huston Oliver Jensen Wayne and Karen Johnson Rod and Felicia Kellenberger James & Beatriz Kenoyer Bill and Shari Kerr Wayne Langdon Michelle Lennox Bill and Mercedes McCarty Ann and Robin McDonald Darel and Diane Mehrten Robert Muniz Pat and Carla Murphy Patrick & Adriana Murphy Glenn and Marilyn Nielsen Howard Nielsen Tim and Wendy O’Conner Ron and Elaine Ohlfs Marcus Orum
Wayne and Eva Orum Bruce and Pat Parsons Dave & Sue Pearce Pete and Mary Ann Phillips Dominic Piccolo Dave Pike Jorge Rodriquez Richard Rodriquez Rubin Rodriquez Lois and Buddy Ross Rex Rothe Scott Rothe John Salsman Don Shantz William and Rose Stock Russ and Jan Suydam Jerry and Jo Zichterman
More Greetings from fellow Y’s Men and Women not included in earlier Alliance.
YMCA OF HOT SPRINGS, AR130 Werner Street
Hot Springs, AR 71913
Non-Profit OrganizationU.S. PostagePAID
Hot Springs, AR 71901Permit No. 213
2014
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“cHRISTMAS IS THE SEASON FOR GIVING”Gift GIVING is a significant theme in the stories about the birth of Jesus, and Gift GIVING has taken on a prominent role in the secu-lar traditions that have grown up around the celebration of Christmas. In preparing for this Holiday Season, turn your thoughts to Gifts—the ones we Give and Receive. Does our Christmas Gift GIVING reflect God’s Gift? As Saint Francis of Assisi wrote-in part-in his Magnificent Prayer;
“O Divine Master,grant that I may not so much seek
to be Consoled, as to Console;to be Understood, as to Understand;
to be Loved, as to Love;for it is in GIVING that we Receive.
The story of the first Christmas is a lonely story. Mary and Joseph seem to travel alone on the first Christmas, bound for Joseph’s ancestral home of Bethlehem for the census ordered by Roman emperor Augustus. The biblical record doesn’t provide stories of baby showers or family support for the couple about to deliver their first child while in transit. People do come with Gifts for them, but the Gift Givers we meet in the biblical stories are strangers not family and friends. It’s almost odd that the biblical story—and our traditions around it—focus so much on the actions of the “outsiders”. Not only are the Gift Givers unknown to Mary and Joseph, they are also outsiders in a religious context that values tribe and identity.While Mary’s pregnancy was a crisis for the betrothed couple, Jesus’ birth was an unimaginable Gift to the Whole World. God’s in-breaking on the way from creation to re-creation. As David wrote in Psalm 19:8: “The precepts of the Lord are right, GIVING Joy to
the Heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, GIVING Light to the eyes.” So let’s reconsider the Gifts and Gift Givers surround-ing that first Christmas—and what they mean for us today. What Gifts do we bring to the world and to the communities we serve? Kindness? Compassion? Willingness to see and to stand with those who are oppressed? Such Gifts are a way of responding to God’s astounding blessings. As Jesus teaches in Matthew 6:2-4: “So when you Give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the Synagogues and on the streets……………..but when you Give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your GIVING may be in Secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in Secret, will reward you.”Signs of wonders come to those who watch and to those who go out of their way to look for different ways of GIVING! Let me close with the words in Proverbs 15:23: “A man finds Joy in GIVING an apt reply—and how good is a Timely Word.”
