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Committee
members work together to obtain a person or group to speak at Kiwanis club
meetings for approximately 20-30 minutes. We
pride ourselves as being a club that has a program each week.
The committee members try to obtain a mixture of different but
interesting speakers – and we are fortunate that (like many clubs) some of our
finest programs have been presented by our own members.
All members are encouraged to keep their eyes and ears open for potential
speakers and provide suggestions and contact information to committee members.
The committee works to provide a variety of programs
that will be of interest to the membership.
Our club is a singing club. We have songs to open our meetings, greet visitors, wish birthday greetings, close meetings, and (four times a year) lead sing-a-longs at area nursing/convalescent homes. The chairman of the committee is the main song leader for club meetings. The chairman (or another member of the committee) also serves as song leader at nursing home sing-a-longs. The committee members provide singing leadership at club meetings and other activities.
We
have found that this is a good committee assignment for new members as it helps
them get acquainted with the rest of the members.
Volunteers are solicited at the beginning of each administrative year and
new members are encouraged to join. Committee
members arrive early for table and room set-up; they also collect meal money, record
attendance, distribute name badges, handle the 50/50 raffle, serve the meal from
the buffet table, and help to clean-up and return the meeting room to its
original condition. Many members
continue with the committee for years. We
have a large club (about 110
members) and the high percentage of those members who attend regularly (65% -
75%). The
goal of the committee is to provide members with enjoyable meals and maintain accurate attendance records.
Interclub Committee
The Chairperson of the Interclub Committee makes the arrangements for a visit to a neighboring club and solicits enough members who will make up the delegation to attend the other club’s meeting. Our aim is to visit another club once per month. Various neighboring clubs meet for breakfast, lunch or dinner Monday through Saturday. We have found that car-pooling is an efficient method for getting our members to the host club’s location and we stress the importance of arriving on time for the start of the meeting. Through the years, we have been lucky to discover ideas for activities that other clubs are engaged in that can be brought back and adapted for/or incorporated into our club’s activities. The goal of the interclub committee is to have at least 4 members of our club visit neighboring clubs once per month, and get as many of our club members as possible to visit another club at least once during the administrative year. Additionally, we welcome interclub visits from surrounding clubs.
Committee on Membership and Growth
The committee periodically holds an orientation breakfast/luncheon for new members featuring Kiwanis history, Kiwanis videos, club projects, fund-raising activities, fund distribution policy, club social activities, the Kiwanis Involvement Program (KIP), and Perfect Attendance guidelines. A desirable goal for new member growth is established by the Club President at the beginning of his/her administrative year and members are continually encouraged to bring potential members as guests to our meetings. Additionally, the committee functions to establish a non-threatening method to contact members who miss several consecutive scheduled meetings to insure their continued participation in the Club.
Committee chairpersons are the primary workers on this activity and concentrate on the collection and dissemination of information and records to the membership. Every member of the club is automatically recorded in this activity on a monthly basis. The goal is to record and recognize the efforts of each member and to increase the club involvement of each member in the various club projects. Our club goal is to have every member achieve a minimum of 1000 activity points and 100 hours of community service each year. The 1000 activity points can be easily acquired by an active member--15 points are awarded for attendance at each weekly meeting, 15 points for attendance at each monthly board meeting, and 15 points for each time a member participates in a Kiwanis-family activity or Club-sponsored activity. Community service hours are an hour-by-hour accumulation of time expended on activities that benefit various segments of the community.
The chairperson of the committee typically inducts new members, stressing the meaning, responsibilities and benefits of club membership. All new members are encouraged to ask questions and participate in orientation sessions for new members. The goal of the committee is to give new and current members a brief, yet meaningful, introduction to the workings of the Kiwanis organization in general, and the Naperville Evening Club in particular.
A roster of members is produced annually and distributed to all members. The club secretary provides the committee chairperson with updated data for all active members (i.e. address changes, new members and/or deletions since last publication) and data regarding International, District and Division officers. An updated directory is published and distributed as soon as possible after the beginning of a new administrative year.
The club publishes a weekly bulletin recapping the events of the weekly meeting and announcing upcoming Kiwanis projects and speaker topics. The bulletin is mailed to all members so that everyone has the opportunity to be informed about what the club is doing. Traditionally, the bulletin has been mailed to all members via US mail, but now that at least 70% of our members have access to the internet, we are exploring the possibility of distribution using e-mail. The bulletin editor, or someone asked by the editor on occasions when the editor is absent from a regular meeting, produces the weekly informative newsletter in a timely manner. The circulation workers then duplicate the bulletin, fold, label, stamp, and deliver it to the post office to be sent to all members. The committee work must be done in a timely manner, which means the entire process takes place Monday evening following the meeting and/or the following Tuesday morning whenever possible. The goal of the committee is to continue to keep members informed of all club activities. The newsletter is one of the vital efforts in a successful Club. It should reflect the events of the Club in such a way as to encourage cohesiveness and camaraderie. It might be said that without a reliable, predictable, vital newsletter, a club will flounder.
The community editors of area newspapers, editors of subdivision/neighborhood newsletters, and businesses throughout the community can be strong resources for publicizing Kiwanis activities. All members of the club are encouraged to consider themselves members of this committee. We feel it is very important that our activities are made known to the public, including friends, neighbors and family, in order to keep a positive image of a desirable service club in the community. A major concern of the committee is to obtain publicity for our annual fund-raisers – Peanut Day and our Pancake Breakfast. Our efforts include signage, media support and word-of-mouth to publicize events. Our publicity committee works to make the club members more aware of what we are doing as Kiwanians and to make the most of every opportunity to let the community know of our programs and projects.
Every club member is asked to be alert for publicity of the club and/or individual members that would contribute to the historical collection of club information. Our club had not really developed a sophisticated system for the collection and display of club publicity and activity. Then beginning in the 2000-2001 administrative year, the club began constructing a scrapbook of activities. It is virtually impossible for one or two members to be able to accurately record ALL the activities of a large and active club. Therefore, anyone who participates in any activity or who notices a newspaper article about a member or a Club activity is welcome and encouraged to take a picture or clip the article and give it to the scrapbook committee. Committee members attend meetings and activities of the club, taking notes and photographs that can be integrated into a booklet that will concisely and accurately reflect the activities of the Club. The “picture history” of the Club’s administrative year provides a record for club use and publicity only. In future years, it is hoped that other members will become interested and perhaps create a scrapbook worthy of being entered into district competitions. Further, the goal each year is to end the administrative year with every member of the Club included in the scrapbook – either in a photograph or article.
Committee members encourage religious activity in our community and encourage club members to live by the first and second Objectives of Kiwanis: “To give primacy to the human and spiritual rather than to the material values of life” and “To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.” Our club is fortunate to have as members retired ministers and others who offer invocations for Kiwanis occasions, and visit members and/or spouses who are hospitalized. Committee members also assist in the preparation of Community Church Directories.
Requests for donations are
directed to the club from various groups and organizations within Naperville and
DuPage county. The committee meets
monthly, or as needed, to review individual requests for donations from groups
and organizations. It
is the responsibility of the committee to recommend to the Board the donation of
money to be made from the Club’s Foundation Account. This generally
requires that any recipients be qualifying 501(c)(3) organizations. The committee must consult with the Club Treasurer to work within
the constraints of the Foundation Accounts Budget, review incoming requests for
grants, and recommend funding to the Board.
Optimally,
this
project requires at least 26 participants.
The Club is responsible for collecting all non-natural trash along a
3-mile stretch of roadway. The city then collects the bags and
disposes of them appropriately.
The Committee is responsible for selecting the date, notifying the city,
providing the supplies and equipment; obtaining an annual Waiver and Release of
Claims form for the City of Naperville for all participants; and organizing the
pick-up teams and turning in member attendance for K-Point Community Service
hours. The annual goal is to have
four successful Adopt-a-Road pick-up days, usually held during April, June,
August and October.
Currently about 25 Club members help to drive the shuttle bus carrying Edward Hospital employees to and from the remote (on-property) parking lots. The shifts are each weekday morning and afternoon (6 A.M. – 9 A.M. and 3 P.M. – 6 P.M.). There are a total of 40-42 shifts per month that require a driver. Although some of our members are no longer able to drive regularly, the committee strives to continue the activity and recruit new drivers to cover all the necessary shifts each week.
At first glance, a Christmas Party may not seem like a community service project. However, it is an opportunity for spouses and members to attend a nice dinner and enjoy a broader spectrum of fellowship and friendship. Surviving spouses of former members are included on the invitation list and transportation for them is provided. In addition, all members are encouraged to bring gifts that are donated to the Family Shelter and Lisle Township children. Kiwanians and their spouses have been generous through the years in providing quality gifts that brighten the holiday for individuals who may not otherwise have a reason to celebrate during that special time of the year.
Each year, a Directory of Churches within Naperville is compiled and printed. Recent Directories have listed 61 churches in Naperville, and 3000 copies were distributed by the Naperville Chamber of Commerce Greeter Program. The Directory is updated each year after verifying/changing the information listed. Information about new churches is obtained by researching newspaper announcements and telephone listings. The goal of the committee is to keep an adequate supply (1500+) of accurate copies available for the Chamber of Commerce for distribution to new residents through their Greeter Program.
Club involvement with the museum has been long-standing – dating to when members assisted with helping with the move from one location to another in Elmhurst, then the transfer from Elmhurst to Wheaton, and the most recent move from Wheaton to Naperville. Club members can be found regularly at the museum maintaining wood bins, vises, fish tanks, and pin screens; doing touch-up painting as needed; moving exhibits for periodic carpet cleaning; collecting wood from Home Depot and local construction sites; and cutting and storing wood for the “construction” exhibit. Additional duties include the maintenance of radial and rip saws; envelope stuffing, sealing, stamping etc. for fund-raising requests; maintenance of exterior of the Naperville site—pulling weeds, trimming bushes and mowing lawn. As needed, other activities or projects will be added as one-time or ongoing projects. The goal is to perform activities as needed at the museum.
The work entails a variety of non-professional services at Edward. Kiwanis involvement includes (but is not limited to): Bus Shuttle, Disaster Drills, Blood Drives, Kids Health Fair, Mail & Messenger, Senior Citizens’ Health Fair, Edward Health and Fitness Club Activities, Screening for Health Promotions (Diabetes, Skin Cancer, etc.). In addition we can be found assisting in various hospital departments including: Human Resources, Legal, Administration, Library, Emergency Room, Same Day Surgery, Escort and Information, Nurses Orientation, Patient Advocacy, Security, and Edward Foundation Golf Outing. As Kiwanians we intend to provide assistance where needed in the hospital operations on a non-professional and unskilled basis.
All members are encouraged to support this very worthwhile organization dedicated to helping abused women and children. We help by stuffing envelopes for their fund-raising mailings, providing care and repair of their Naperville Shelter house, and donating clothing and toys for their Christmas distribution. Members of our club mow the lawn and maintain the grounds at the Naperville shelter each summer. And we were happy to provide funding for a freezer and other equipment when it was needed in 2002. When we were informed that the Service had a limited supply of toiletry items, the club conducted a one-time collection. A 2002 project consisted of painting inside their re-sale shop in Wheaton prior to the opening of the shop.
Club members prepare a stew dinner and serve the troops during the annual Civil War Encampment held at Naper Settlement each spring. This project does involve a sizeable amount of manpower, with tasks ranging from cleaning and cutting vegetables through the preparation and serving of the meal. The number of participants in the encampment/re-enactment can vary from year to year, and usually 250 to 300 enjoy the stew prepared by the Club.
Our club helped to provide funds to Kiwanis International and UNICEF to carry out their goal to wipe out iodine deficiency throughout the entire world. The Naperville Evening Kiwanis Club supported this project very well in past years, and we are proud of the part that we played in helping out truly needy human beings! International has been blessed with significant donations from Kiwanis clubs, UNICEF (who pledged to raise several million dollars for Kiwanis), and a Foundation established by Bill Gates and his wife which made a very significant several million dollar gift for a project in which they believe. The formal phase of the project is has ended. Our Club continues to earmark funds from our weekly lottery and our car hikers project for a similar project that may be spearheaded by International in the future.
Every Tuesday, a 2-man team picks up 12 bags of videos and/or CDs at Naperville main library. The team then delivers the videos to 12 locations (nursing homes, retirement communities and children’s homes) and picks up the bag of videos left the previous week. We appreciate the opportunity to maintain quality service to both the library and the clients.
Projects have consisted of painting and construction projects for Little Friends that have been staffed by club members on an ad hoc basis. Recent major projects have been painting of Serendipity Resale Shop (fall ’99), painting at the high school (’98), and painting three work areas at Spectrum, (the Little Friends sheltered workshop) in 2000, and the painting of classrooms, hallways, and office areas in 2002. Recent minor projects have been the repair of bicycles and the repair of children’s physical therapy equipment. During 2002, Little Friends approached our Club asking us to build and donate a playhouse to be raffled as a fund-raiser. We were delighted to build and donate one of the 5 houses that produced $15,000 for Little Friends.
We
support the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry in a number of ways.
First of all, members are encouraged to bring toilet paper to the meeting on
the 2nd Monday of each month. Members
who can do so are encouraged to participate weekly or at special projects that
need to be done. Volunteers
pick-up bread or pastries weekly at local grocery stores or bakeries, collect
vegetables seasonally, sort and bag foods, and help sort and shelve food. As needed by the pantry, Kiwanians are also asked to help
unload the trucks and sort the tons of food items that are collected in the community-wide drive sponsored
by the postal workers or the Harvest Sunday drive. Kiwanians can be on hand to help with the twice weekly
distributions to clients. Other
involvement has included maintenance and painting when or if needed, and the
providing of drivers if and when needed.
Currently, over 30 members are active in this program either on a regular monthly or substitute basis. The chairperson develops a monthly schedule for workers, arranges for substitute workers when necessary and trains new volunteers. The workers pick up meals at the designated site and deliver to the home-bound recipients. We have recently expanded our Meals-on-Wheels involvement to include the serving of meals throughout the week at a local not-for-profit independent living facility. The goal of those involved in this activity is to provide timely daily delivery of meals to all persons on the Kiwanis delivery route. This project is conducted in conjunction with the DuPage Senior Council, and usually involves a time commitment of about 2 hours.
We welcome participation by everyone in the club who cares to collect funds each April for Misericordia and hand-out tags and suckers to patrons. Our collection points are limited to several Naperville grocery store locations. Misericordia is a not-for-profit rehabilitation and development organization located in Chicago. It serves mentally and physically challenged children and young adults regardless of race, gender, language, or creed. Misericordia has two principal facilities. Both facilities are geared toward improving the quality of life of the individuals and their families. One facility is aimed at growing the skills of those people who are capable of advancing into the workplace. We hope to continue to support this caring activity through our collections at stores.
We work in cooperation with the MS
Society for the Chicagoland area to provide the necessary personnel
(registration, food tent, etc.) for the annual Naperville-area MS Walk and the Bike-A-Thon.
As a club we have been able to assist the Naper Settlement in many of the activities that they sponsor annually. During the 2001-2002 administrative year, we assisted Naper Settlement by providing volunteers for their American Girl gala, the annual circus, and the Christmas memories project. We have also assisted the Settlement with envelope stuffing for some of their fundraiser events. Additionally, club members spent several hours and days refurbishing some of the rest room facilities at the Settlement. In 2003, several members assisted other volunteers and Settlement personnel in the carpentry project and construction of quilt racks that were used for the Quilt Show.
The primary purpose of the New
Projects Committee is to review new project suggestions that are brought forth,
recommend to the Kiwanis Club whether or not we should take on the new project,
and find a willing volunteer to be project coordinator.
Project suggestions come for various sources throughout the community and
also from club members. 2002 projects have included:
the construction of a play house that was donated to their fund-raising raffle,
the painting of the Family Shelter's resale shop in Wheaton, and repair projects
at Naper Settlement.
As IDD had been the Foundation project of Kiwanis International, Spastic Paralysis is the Foundation Project of our Illinois-Eastern Iowa Division. The project was started at the Chicago Children’s Hospital under the direction of Dr. Amador. Spastic Paralysis is a condition that affects the central system. It occurs when there is damage to the system (nerves, brain, or spinal cord). This leads to little or no control over the muscles of the body. The Foundation not only raises funds for Spastic Paralysis research but all the disorders that are related to the central system. These include Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis and Spina Bifida. Dr. Amador has moved on to UCLA to study brain functions. Chicago Children’s Hospital is currently researching Spina Bifida. The work is now carried out at about a dozen universities throughout the US. Lately, our club has donated $1,000 to this effort. These funds are given in a grand parade (The Parade of Love) at our annual District Convention.
The chairman of this committee works with retirement homes throughout the Naperville community to select a date (about once every three months or 4 times per year) when our club can visit their facility for a sing-along. After the dates have been selected and announced, club members join with the residents in the activity center of the home for a sing-along led by the Club song leader. An accompanist always plays the piano for a sing-along. The activity director for the retirement facility is presented with a check from our club to help fund future activities. We hope to continue this activity because we realize that it brings much joy to the residents of the facilities.
In addition to the Sing-Alongs, our club has been involved with painting projects at 2 local convalescent/senior homes. Hallways and individual apartments have been re-painted as requested.
About 6 members have begun working with the American Cancer Society and the Cancer Center at Edward Hospital--transporting cancer patients to and from doctor and/or treatment appointments.
Club members participate with the local Special Olympics group in two activities each year. One is a Bowling Tournament with approximately 400 participants. The other major event is the Spring Games, when 700-800 Special Olympians from a five-county area participate in various running and field events, with the winners of each event advancing to the State Championships that are held downstate. In 2001, the Spring Games moved to the new stadium at North Central College in Naperville. Volunteering at these Special Olympics events has provided countless memorable moments for many of our members.
For years the Naperville Evening Kiwanis Club sought affiliation with one of the established Key Clubs in our area High Schools. Key Clubs existed at Naperville North High School (School District 203) and Waubonsie Valley High School (School District 204), but both were sponsored by the Naperville Noon Kiwanis Club. In 1998, the Noon Club relinquished sponsorship of the Waubonsie Valley Club, and the Evening Club willingly took over. As with any sponsored youth club, all members of Naperville Evening Kiwanis are encouraged to actively support and provide guidance as needed. We realize that a Club’s involvement with a Key Club ideally works two ways: the Kiwanis Club members often assist the Key Club with their activities and fund-raisers, and the Key Club can help to provide manpower to assist the sponsoring Kiwanis Club with their community activities. Kiwanians are encouraged to attend Key Club meetings, meet the officers and members, and encourage a strong Kiwanis-Key Club relationship. We also encourage Key Club members to attend Kiwanis Club meetings to keep the sponsoring club up-to-date on the high schoolers plans and activities. The goal of the committee is to continue and strengthen the bond between the Naperville Evening Kiwanis Club and the Waubonsie Valley High School Key Club.
In 2005, the Naperville Evening Club was instrumental in establishing a Circle K Club on the campus of North Central College in Naperville. Interest and membership in the club has been steady and club members have gone on to serve at the District level.
In 2009, the Naperville Evening Club established a Key Club at Mateaa Valley High School, a new high school School District 204.
Following a discussion with Birthright of DuPage (a counseling facility for crisis pregnancies) it was decided by our Board of Directors to "host" a baby shower four times a year for Birthright. Members are encouraged to bring and donate diapers, wipes, clothing and bedding items and other appropriate newborn baby items. The 2001-2002 administrative year laid the groundwork for the activity. Showers are held on board meeting nights on October, January, April and July. This is an activity that absolutely 100% of our members have an opportunity to participate in. Although we have supported Birthright, we are open to suggestions from members or citizens regarding other agencies that may benefit from the same type of donation.
· Various Kiwanians share their knowledge and love for American History with 5th grade students in an on-site setting. Currently about 10 Kiwanians actively participate, but any member of the club is welcome to volunteer. A letter is sent to local elementary schools, and from those letters the club receives requests from teachers to present the programs in coordination with their teaching lesson plans in history. The usual length of each program is 75-90 minutes and often the audience is 100-125 students. Programs for a typical school year include: the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Yorktown, the Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg, World Wars I and II, Korean and Viet Nam Conflicts, and the Presidents. "Colonial America” was added as a presentation during the 2000/2001 school year. This program affords true history buffs and those with even a mild interest in the subject to share a knowledge and a love of history with children.
· Some members of the club read to younger children (2nd grade) in the local schools. This is done in conjunction with the HURRAH (Happy Upbeat Recycled Retirees Actively Helping) Program of the local school districts. Some “readers” have found themselves being “adopted” as grandparents and friends of the young children
· Kiwanians also volunteer in the schools in conjunction with the DuPage Children’s Museum and the “What’s Inside?” Program. Museum personnel conduct a lesson on simple machines and the importance of using the proper tool for the job. Pairs of students then work to take apart a non-working appliance and examine it to see gears, levers, wheels and axles, and other simple machines. The students are encouraged to complete a form on which they record what they find.
Our
53rd annual Pancake Festival took place in March 2008.
Pancake Day is traditionally our largest fund-raiser and we expect all
members to help with the sale of place mat ads and the sale of tickets.
Additionally, all members and other members of their families are
expected and welcomed to help at the actual event. Planning begins in October with the distribution of tickets,
place mat ad order forms, ordering yard signs, preparing press releases for
newspapers, radio, and TV stations, contacting Key Club, revising and printing
the customer satisfaction survey, and planning for ticket sales for businesses.
Local (mainly junior high school) bands are invited to entertain, the
DuPage Children’s Museum is invited to set up some “entertainment” booths,
clowns are contracted, balloons and helium are ordered, and game prizes are
ordered. Our club owns 6 grills that are installed into the kitchen
facility of the high school for the event (this has to be done the day prior to
the event, so when possible our Pancake Day is scheduled in conjunction with a “no school”
Friday in March each year. Decorations
include streamers, helium balloons and photos of Kiwanians involved in community
projects. In 2001, a raffle with 20 or
more prizes (each valued at $50 or more) was added to the event. By 2008, the
Raffle had grown to offer over 30 "baskets" of prizes (each valued at
over $150). The goal each year is to
increase net income to fund club’s donations efforts, to provide an enjoyable
atmosphere for all attendees, and constantly improve by responding to attendees
comments and member suggestions
The Peanut Day(s) promotion is one of the few activities used by the Naperville Evening Kiwanis Club to raise funds that are then used by our local chapter to spend on non-profit organizations, charities, etc. that we wish to support. There is a need for several chair-people to run the promotion as follows: fund-raising programs, business solicitation, ordering and distribution of peanuts, publicity, and people power. In the past years, our fund-raising activities have been conducted at various grocery stores (i.e. Jewel, Eagle, etc.) on a specified Friday and Saturday in September, and also at the two commuter train stations on Thursday and Friday. There are 6 people at the train stations from 6:00 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. and 8 people at each of the food locations. Depending on whether we have 5 or 6 food stores, this amounts to the need for 92 to 104 time slots that have to be filled during the 3-day period. Food store collections are made in 2-hour blocks from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Some years, we have participated in the Labor Day Parade to get extra visibility and make the community aware of the upcoming Peanut Days fund-raiser.
When the Naperville Noon Kiwanis Club was forced to give up its charter due to lack of membership, a few of the remaining members chose to join the Evening club--and they brought with them a fundraiser that they had developed over a number of years--Fruit Baskets. Orders are solicited from throughout the community and from club members. Then, with the assistance of Key Clubbers from Naperville North High School, baskets are packed attractively before they are delivered to recipients in Naperville and the surrounding area.
The annual picnic is for members and spouses/guests and is scheduled for a Monday evening as a replacement for a regular Club meeting, generally the first Monday of August. It has traditionally been held at Naper Settlement. The goal of the activity is to have a summer picnic for members and guests of the Evening Kiwanis—a strictly social event! Committee members set up grills made by past Kiwanians and cook a beef and baked potatoes main course—member brings salads, sides and many, many, many desserts. The Club has soda available for those who want it and ice available for those who bring their own beverages. Everyone socializes and maybe even a few songs are sung.
This is a fun and fellowship activity. A minor league (Class A) baseball team affiliated with the Florida Marlins (the Kane County Cougars) plays their “home” baseball games at a stadium about 25 miles from Naperville. Each year we select a Cougar game on a “senior night” to attend with or without our spouses. We generally get 50-55 people attending – 30 or so Kiwanians. Our aim is to have a nice evening and enjoy a baseball game in Geneva!
In
1999, the Club began participating in the major parades sanctioned by the city
of Naperville: Memorial Day,
Independence Day and Labor Day. The committee establishes interest of club members to
participate in a given parade, arranges for a parade permit or group assignment,
and arranges for any specialized items: vehicles
(trolley, antique cars, convertibles, smoke house); clothing (caps, shirts);
decorations (banners, magnetic auto signs); handouts (peanuts, flyers).
We have found the Labor Day Parade participation to be a positive
advertisement for our upcoming Peanut Day promotion.
The goal is to march as a Kiwanis Unit in the parade.
Our group contains walkers and cars and, in future parades, we would like to
have more banners and promotion for our club and its activities.
Our goal is to increase the size of the group of participants to 80-85
members.
Several informal activities are on-going with our Kiwanis members. These include:
During the golfing season, those members of the club who enjoy the sport form foursomes or other small groups, arrange for tee times at an area course, and enjoy weekly outdoor activity. Golfing usually takes place on Wednesday morning--followed by a lunch gathering at a local restaurant.
Many unmarried or widowed male members
of the club enjoy breakfast together on Saturday mornings at Quincy's
Restaurant.
Married members are welcome to attend if they desire.
This activity gives members a chance to visit and get to know each other
better on a totally informal basis.
The
Lady Kiwanians have begun to get together for lunch once a month on a Saturday.
The “Dutch treat” meals are held at a convenient location at a time
that does not conflict with a Kiwanis work project.
Anyone is welcome, including spouses of male members of the Club (and
even the male members who feel that they are being “left out.”)
This gathering gives the women a chance to get to know each other better
in a very informal setting.
Created February 2001. Last updated Sunday, December 27, 2009
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