April 7, 2016 Bulletin

Posted by Catherine Ibrahim 
on Apr 07, 2016
 
Meeting called to order at 12:05
Flag:    Michael Parenteau led us in the Flag Salute
Invocation:      Dave Friedman
Song:   Judy Coates did it again.  She led us in singing “God Bless America”.
 
Guests:
Christine Dickson
Eric Smith
 
Guest Speaker
Michelle Kaufer: Executive Director “Spare Some Change”
 
President was not available at the meeting today.  Wynne Ritch (Past President) presided over the meeting today.  He welcomed everyone especially our guests to our meeting.
 
ANNOUNCEMENT:
  • Dave Friedman requested us to pledge our attendance to the forthcoming Track Meet Committee meeting slated to hold at his residence.  All raised hands.
  • Diana Sanchez thanked everyone who attended the Van Nuys Airport Events held last weekend.  She acknowledged Anthonia Ibrahim, my daughter who also volunteered at the event.
  • L A Mission College is having an event on May 7, 2016 and tickets are available for 56.00 per head.  The event runs from 4:00P.M. – 8:00P.M.
News:
Les Grossman presented Javier Nunez with his Paul Harris Fellow Certificate.
Javier and Les
 
 
 
Diana Sanchez also presented Certificates to Catherine Ibrahim and Anthonia Ibrahim
       Catherine, Diana & Marie
 
Guest Speaker:
Our guest speaker today is Michelle Kaufer, Executive Director “Spare Some Change” - is a 501©3 non-profit organization based in Studio City.
 
The focus of her Agency is to create awareness, as there are over 1.8 million kids on the streets and are homeless in America today.  1.3 of these kids die every day.  These kids did not chose this life.  Some were abused, rejected, abandoned and so on and so forth. She played a video clip of what, where, and how these kids survive on the streets on a daily basis and it brought tears to some of us at the meeting.
 
The goal of her organization is to raise one dollar from a million people.
 
The Mission is to:
1. Engage, enlighten and empower homeless youth to create change in their lives. 
     
2. Use the power of media to raise awareness for homeless youth.
 
Funds collected will be used to provide one-on-one mentoring program nationwide and take American Street Kid on a national tour of high schools, colleges and outreach centers, ending in Washington DC
 
To donate online and watch the “Dollar Project Video” go to: AMERICANSTREETKID.COM
 
    
      Wynne, Michelle & Christine
 
Raffle
Tom Harris won the raffle for the day
 
Meeting ended at 1:15PM