RKC (ROSEMEAD KIWANIS CLUB) WEEKLY REPORTER – 08/18/2008

 

Greetings to our K-Family (Kiwanis affiliated partner group of clubs), RKN (Rosemead Kiwanis Network) and other friends

 

          Below are:

 

·         NEWS: Recent developments and activities related to Rosemead – this issue discusses a new 8th Grade Algebra standard and looks ahead to a community Safety Meeting and other Community events

 

·         EVENTS: Activities in and around Rosemead, with emphasis on Rosemead Club meetings and Rosemead Kiwanis Network and community activities.

 

·         FAX OF LIFE: An inspirational email attachment, courtesy of Scott’s Valley Kiwanis. This week’s subject: “The Woman and a Fork”

 

 

 

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NEWS

 

8th GRADERS MAY FACE STATE ALGEBRA TEST - All California 8th graders will be required to take Algebra 1 and be tested on it as part of the state’s accountability system, perhaps as early as the 2009-10 school year, under a controversial state board of education decision. The plan must first past muster under federal accountability standards.

According to a release from edweek.org, California was forced to move on the issue under pressure from the U.S. Department of Education to meet an Aug. 1 deadline to align its testing program with its state math standards in 8th grade. While more than half the state’s 8th graders already take algebra and are tested on it, the rest are instead presently tested on 6th and 7th grade general mathematics skills.

JANET CHIN DOES NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH  The Garvey School Board member reports via the M Janet Chin website “We recently invited 30 of our neighbors to the first neighborhood watch meeting in many years. We had the meeting right in our DRIVEWAY! It was a little weird but the turnout was great. The Rosemead Public Safety Center headed by Don Anderson is really focused on community safety. I’m very thankful to do my part as a neighborhood ’Block Captain.’ I hope we continue to meet.”   

 

MACY’S/RIF OFFER DISCOUNT: Donate $3 to RIF as a Macy’s customer during August and you’ll recieve a $10 discount on a purchase of $50 or more – that’s a synopsis of the attached flyer supplied by Kiwanian Susan Coscarelli, who also heads RIF-SoCal. Last year from this promotion RIF So-Cal received over $100,000 – as excellent as this was, the need this year is even greater. A flyer with details was attached to last week’s issue of the RKC Reporter.

 

OFFICE/CLERICAL INTERNS NEED ROSEMEAD WORK SITES Jessica Hoa at Career Partners ( a member of the Rosemead Kiwanis Club Network) reports that “The Rosemead Youth Program needs work sites to match the students interested in pursuing a career in the office/clerical field.  We currently have a group of ready to go students, who want to learn and gain valuable work experience.“ Jessica may be contacted at 626/572-7272 x 1297 for further details.

 

SUMMER EVENTS: Concerts in the park and the monthly community Safety Meeting are among events included in the calendar below.

 

UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS:

 

 

WEDNESDAY,  AUGUST 20, 2008 – Rosemead Safety Meeting

 

The monthly Rosemead Community Safety meeting for August begins at 7:00 at the Rosemead Public Safety Center. Featured will be the Sheriff’s Department Special Assignment team. The Center is at 8301 East Garvey Avenue (one block east of San Gabriel Blvd on the northeast corner of the intersection with Charlotte) Rosemead, CA 91770. The information telephone is  (626) 569-2290, x 224 c/o Mandy Wong. Parking will be available in the adjacent Zapopan Park parking lot. Please enter off of Garvey Avenue.

 

THURSDAY AUGUST 21, 2008 – RKC MEETING: (Special Meeting)

 

NOTE ONE-TIME CHANGE OF TIME AND LOCATION: This meeting will be held starting at 12:00 at the Boys and Girls Club in Monterey Park, 328 So Ramona Ave., Monterey Park (One block south of Garvey Ave. and one block West of Garfield Ave).  The Club is now negotiating with the city of Rosemead and the Garvey School Dist. to operate a Youth Center at the now closed Duff School next to Garvey Park.  The meeting will also feature details of the new national working relationship between Kiwanis and the Boys and Girls Club.  

 

FRIDAY AUG 22 2008 – ROSEMEAD PARK CONCERT: Doo Wah Riders

 

Live music in an atmosphere suitable for a family picnic. Bring food and a blanket and prepare to enjoy beginning at 7:00 pm as part of the bi-weekly “Rockin Rosemead Summer Concert.” Series. For further details see the band’s website at http://www.thedoowahriders.com/

 

THURSDAY AUGUST 28, 2008 – RKC MEETING: (Regular Meeting)*

 

County Probation will be the topic, featuring two officers from the Temple City Sheriff’s station, which includes Rosemead in its coverage area.

                            * - unless otherwise indicated, Kiwanis meetings are at 12:10 in

                                 California Mission Inn chapel’s multipurpose room, 4807 Earle

                                 (north of Mission and south of Grand ½ block on west  side of

                                 the street), Rosemead. Street parking is normally required.

 

 

WEEKLY FAX OF LIFE INSPIRATIONAL E-MAIL “The Woman and a Fork”

 

 

     (Note: the rosemeadkiwanis.org website now has a two year accumulation

       of Fax of Life inspirational monographs available for review  – see the Fax

       of Life link at bottom of the “Newsletters” section of the website.)

 

           

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