Sunfield Area SPY's Report---1/7/10

SPY's Annual Meeting Is This Saturday

Attention all SPY's, this is the final reminder that the Sunfield Area Sponsors of Programs for Youth Annual Meeting of the Membership will take place this Saturday, January 9th. It will be held at the Centennial Acres Club House, with the social hour starting at 5:30 PM, and dinner served at 6:30 PM. This is a very important meeting of the membership in that annual reports will be delivered and the election of officers will be held. In addition, it will provide an opportunity to offer recognition to members of the organization, as well as the community at large, for their outstanding efforts. There will be some other minor orders of business to transact, and opportunities to get to know some of the other members better.
Based on the number of response cards that have come back in, we are expecting a fine turnout of members and guests. Anyone needing any last minute information, please call any of the following numbers and your questions will be answered: 566-8278; 566-8895; or 566-8218.
Special Notice

Attention All SPY’s Wild Game Dinner Enthusiasts!!!! This year’s dinner will again be held at the Willowwood Golf Course, (which is located just off of Charlotte Road on Sandborn Road, north of Mulliken. This year’s Wild Game Dinner will take place on Saturday, February 6th. starting at 6 PM.
Buddy Collins is once again heading up a fine crew that is putting on this very popular event. Tickets for the dinner are now available. If you are interested in partaking in this wonderful and exciting evening you may get your tickets either by stopping by the Sunfield IGA, or call David Taylor (566-7181) or Buddy Collins (566-8753). Don't dawdle; these tickets won't last long at all.
By the way, we are always looking for chefs willing to share a special dish. Everyone so inclined is encouraged to bring one to the dinner. This is one of our top fund-raisers and is an important event for the kids! If you would like to pitch in and lend a hand, please contact Buddy Collins at 566-8753.
News Briefs

+ Special Announcement: At the SPY’s Annual Meeting of the Membership, we will be announcing two new community-building initiatives. One will be for the entire year 2010. The other will be ongoing. Full details of each will be in next week’s Sunfield Sentinel. Be sure to check them out!
+ Thought #1: The word aerobics came about when gym instructors got together and said, “If we’re going to charge $10 an hour, we can’t call it jumping up and down.”
+ Trivia Question-Of-The-Week: What was the most popular children’s cereal from 1965 through 1971? (Answer later in this column).
+ “Honest Roy’s” Quote-Of-The-Week: “If idiots grew on trees, Washington D.C. would be an orchard!”

+ Andy Woodman’s Sports Trivia Question-Of-The-Week: What future NBA star was dubbed "Boy Gorge" when his weight passed 300 pounds in college? (Answer later in this column).
+ Be sure to check the great coupon values every month on your SPY’s Community Celebration Calendar.

+ At school, Little Spitz and the other children drew names for a gift exchange. When he got home, he asked his mother to read him the piece of paper. “It says that you got Christopher’s name for Christmas,” she said. Little Spitz looked uneasy. “Will everyone call me Christopher from now on?”

+ Hey SPY's, 2010 dues are due! They are still just $20. See our treasurer Bill Weller before he sees you! You can get up-to-date on your dues at the Annual Meeting.

+ The “Sports Trivia Question Just For ‘Smarty-Pants’ Mac Cready Question-Of-The-Week: Who had the first 1,000 yard rushing season in NFL history---who did he play for---and in what year? (Answer later in this column)

+ Notice #1: Attention all SPY's! There will NOT be a regular membership meeting held in January due to the Annual Meeting of the Membership meeting on January 9th.

+ Notice #2: Attention all current SPY officers! Please remember to bring a wrapped gift to the Annual Meeting for the "White Elephant Raffle".

+ Calendar Of Upcoming SPY Events:

* Annual Meeting of the Membership, Saturday, January 9th.
* The SPY’s annual Wild Game Dinner is coming up on Saturday, February 6th.
* The SPY's annual Euchre Tournament is coming up on Saturday, February 13th.
* The SPY’s next Texas Hold ‘Em working event will be March 11th thru the 14th. at Tripper’s in Frandor.
Please make a note of the above dates and make plans on attending. Further details on each event to follow in the weeks ahead.

+ Trivia Question-Of-The-Week Answer: Manufactured by the Quaker Oats Company and first introduced in 1963, Cap’n Crunch was the most popular children's cereal from 1965–1971. The first Cap’n Crunch ads, featured four children (Alfie, Brunhilde, Carlyle, and Dave) and the canine Sea Dog, who sailed with the Cap’n on his ship, “The Good Ship Guppy”. The crew was tasked with keeping the cereal safe from the Cap’n’s nemesis, Jean LaFoote, the Barefoot Pirate.
+ Andy Woodman’s Sports Trivia Question-Of-The-Week Answer: Charles Barkley a.k.a. “The Round Mound Of Rebound”.

+ The “Sports Trivia Question Just For ‘Smarty-Pants’ Mac Cready Question-Of-The-Week Answer: The NFL’s very first 1,000 yard rusher was Beattie Feathers who did it in 1934 playing for the Chicago Bears.

+ To find out more about the SPY’s organization, download forms or applications, or catch-up on past issues of the “Dirt Sheet”, go to the SPY’s website at www.sunfieldspys.org.

+ Final Thought: The charitable heart of mid-Michigan has seldom been so challenged. As we begin a new year, business and personal resources are still being stretched to their limits. And yet, the need remains vast. In 2005, Michigan ranked 23rd. in the nation for poverty. Now, it stands at 17th. Data indicate that essentially one in seven adults here now live in poverty. For children under the age of 5, some 22% live in poverty. For minority children, the rate nearly doubles. Another perspective---In 2001, the state’s median income was 5.2% higher than the national average. By 2008, it was 6.6% below the national number. It’s not just the amount of poverty, but the speed with which it has overtaken so many. For those of us that helped on the Lakewood Community Council Christmas basket local deliveries, we have seen first hand how many people exist under extreme conditions. We would ask those still able, to please remember some of the local activities with your contributions, like “Sunfield Cares” and “Manna’s Market”, (just to name a couple), that are trying to do what they can to ease the burden of those in need. Thank you.

+ MDLXIV