Steve Ehmke AKA Dave McKay, Morning DJ at WQYK FM

OPENING:

President Carolyn opened the meeting at 12:12PM

Invocation was read by Gary

Pledge of Allegiance was led by Richard Gravely

Carmen led us in the singing of God Bless America, which Dave Mckay recorded to be used on his morning show.

Quote of the Day: I am the morning DJ at WOLD, Feelin' 45, Goin' on 15....Harry Chapin was correctly answered by our guest, Dave McKay!

Guests: Speaker Steve Ehmke; Richard Gravely, honorary member and foundation advisor and his guest Jeff Lashley, Richard is also a Past President and Past Lt. Gov.; Tracey's guests, Cindy Furtado, realtor with ERA Waterside and her guest Nadja Moeller owner of Nessentials on Pineapple Ave; continuing to join us from Michigan, Jim and Ann Mattison. Welcome to all!

Happy/Sad Dollars/ Birthdays: Sherriff Fred collected many dollars today; Our many guests, Kat's first day in court resulting in a dismissal, way to go Kat!, warmer weather, Beth's daughter Ava deciding at a very early age to pursue a career in the medical field, young and smiling faces, Stewart's winning of a Swedish massage, great turnout of our club's representation at the SSKC annual pancake breakfast, hopes of Gary finding a job, sad dollar from Gerard not being able to attend next week due to travel to Portland, OR. Sad dollars for the Bronco's poor showing at the Super Bowl. Still no Mark Cooper to celebrate his birthday, the Sheriff never forgets!

Foundation meeting Feb. 6th at Richard Gravely's office to discuss scholarships and grants and merger with South Sarasota. Carolyn, Gerard, Fred, Doug and Bill to attend.

PRESIDENT'S AGENDA:

Next BOD meeting Carolyn's home Tues., Feb 18th.

Annual General Meeting and Election of Officers Wed., April 16th.

Upcoming speakers: Janalee Heinemann, Prader-Willi Syndrome Assoc. Janallee is a former member of the SKCC. Carmen organized this speaker, Janalee will be speaking Wed., Feb., 12th. On Wed., Feb.26th we will hear Candace McLeod from Take Stock in Children; On Mar. 5th we will hear from Bill Irish regarding the membership vote on Clubs By Laws revisions, On Wed., March 12th we will hear from concerned parent Sandy Prenosil regarding the Referendum on Continuation of Public School Surtax. Lots of interesting topics coming up, mark your calendars.

Doug reported on the Mid-Winter Leadership conference he attended in Lakeland last Saturday. Doug came away with lots of new ideas and was extremely impressed with all that he learned at the conference. Doug remarked that this was the best conference he has attended.  I am sure we will be hearing more from Doug in the future.

LBK Club's Valentine's Day Dinner/Dance Fri., Feb. 14th at SYC. Many great prizes and raffle items. There are still tickets available $95.00 and our Lt. Gov. John Wild will waive the first $20.00. Thanks for your generous offer.

Merger with South Sarasota Club meeting will be held Tues., Feb. 11th. Our committee includes Gerard, Fred, Bob and Carolyn who will be attending their luncheon meeting.

Update on By Laws will be presented at our next luncheon meeting with the distribution of copies. Please plan to attend as to keep the mailing costs down for mailing to those members not attending. A copy will be given/mailed to all members. Remember you must be present at the meeting to vote on the revisions. No proxy or absentee ballots allowed.

SPONSORED YOUTH:

PVKC/Clark: Absent, no report.

SMSBC/Drew: Absent, no report.

PVBC/Brandon: Absent, no report.

FUNdraisier: Candy, chair. Tropical Nights in Paradise Gala, Sat., May 31st SYC. Please plan to attend, Flip Flop Dave will be entertaining us. Lt. Gov. John Wild will be our MC for the evening. Need commitments regarding tables and auction items. When visiting our restaurants and spas please request gift certificates for our auction and tree.

SKKC yard sale details forthcoming. Looking at a Saturday in late March or April. Please be thinking of items you wish to donate for this fundraiser. Committee currently consists of Carolyn, Linda, Candy, Marianna, Carmen and Nancy Masters. Thank you Nancy for joining us!

PUBLICITY/Carmen: Nothing to report.

YCPO/Marianna: Next scheduled work day is Sat., Feb. 15th 9-11AM. Please make an effort to join us as we organize the store for our needy mothers and children.

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

If you have not done so please send your volunteer hours for January to Linda for reporting.

Gleaning/Doug and Bill:  HELP is needed this coming Saturday, Feb. 8th for gleaning. Doug has received an influx of requests this week. We will meet in the parking lot of Café Baci at 8:45 AM, Doug will have all the info as to where to head to. Citrus pickers are also needed. Please help if you can. We know this is short notice, however your help is needed.

Road Clean Up/Mark Cooper: Absent. Carolyn advised us that the next cleanup will be Sat., Feb. 22nd.

Literacy Buddy Project: Kat Kofler reports that 15 have signed up. Please remember that your book and letter is due to the child care center by Tues., Feb. 11th.

Candy and Linda have volunteered to transport cancer patients to and from their appointments. This will be in answer to the need for drivers from our luncheon meeting with the American Cancer Society. If there is any interest in the Relay for Life please contact Carolyn.

FUN AND SOCIALS/Beth: Beth reports that 22 people have signed up for the circus outing. Advise Beth right away if you plan to attend. Tickets are $17.00 each. Join us on Sun., Feb. 23rd at 1PM under the Big Top!!!

Bowling outing is in the works for March.

A wine tasting and tour is in the works for April.

Social Hour/Leaf: Next Social Hour will be at The Table on US 41 in the Phillippe Creek Village Shops. 5-5:30PM is the gathering time.

INTERCLUBS:

A great turnout for the SSKC fundraiser/pancake breakfast. Our club had 2 full tables! Lots of winners for gift certificates and auction items from our club as well. SSKC has generously given us the items for auction that were not bid on to be used at our Gala.

SPEAKER:

Kat entertained us with audio from Steve's morning show. Seems that Marianna's voice mail greeting has garnered some attention. Her sexy voice has prompted him to drive to Sarasota today to change his mother's voice mail greeting "Hi, I am not here at the moment but I will be back soon, so please leave your name and number and I will call you" .... what fun it was to poke a little humor to our "Queen Marianna".

President Carolyn introduced Steve Ehmke AKA Dave McKay. Dave is the AM DJ for WQYK FM in Tampa Bay.

The Academy of Country Music announced Jan. 29th nominees for the 49th Academy of Country Music Awards and WQYK's own Dave McKay and Veronica have been nominated for Major Market  - Personality of the Year!.  Congrats to Dave and Veronica!

WQYK won Major Market Station of the Year in 2012 and was nominated in the same category in 2013. This is the first time the station has been nominated in the Personality of The Year category so WQYK is very happy with the announcement.

Dave was born in Buffalo, NY and raised in Bemus Point, NY; a lake community with lush farmland. He often visits for holidays and vacations. Right out of high school, Dave knew he wanted to have his own radio show.  One of his teachers recommended him to the local radio station in Jamestown, NY and after applying, he called every day for five weeks until he was hired (Dave said in his presentation he only called once a week).  Dave enjoys the accessibility of WQYK artists; back in April after the ACM Awards he hung out in Las Vegas with Gloriana and to this day keeps in touch.  When asked who he most enjoyed having in the studio he answered "Big and Rich"; "Those two have an interesting dynamic; they are very different, one is very laid back while the other is businesslike." His favorite aspect of working for WQYK is the staff; he considers them all strong individuals who provide tools for him to become better.

Steve entertained us with his road to success; his beginnings at Jamestown to culmination at Tampa Bay, where he has been for the last 17 years.  He led us on his path with many stories in between. His failures as well as successes. His uncanny ability to move from station to station always bettering himself along the way.  Dave also told his story about being a hero during a car accident that left a young man with serious injury issues. All turned out well in the end, however, Dave was a little emotional as he told us his story.  Thanks Dave for being a good Samaritan and a Hero to this young man. We wish Dave continued success in his career.

Dave is also a very generous and kind hearted man. He has contributed to our gala's in many ways. Marianna, you should be VERY proud of your son.

We welcome you back Dave McKay anytime you wish to entertain us.

50/50 Aces drawing: 45 cards/4 aces: Leaf had the winning ticket, however, no Ace. Pot held $143.50!

President Carolyn adjourned the meeting at 1:04PM.