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Just in Time Parenting

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Monday Morning

There were 18 members at our Monday meeting plus one guest, Michelle Tiddemann.  .Dave Krug was our greeter. Harry did the humor. Gary Miller had the grace. Charlene, Mark, Dan, Bonnie and Gary Miller had happy bucks. Gary Miller and Pete are looking for two more golfers to attend Ripon Early Bird Golf outing on September 6th.   Melissa Schmidt will represent the club at the Boys and Girls Club Annual Spelling Bee in October.  Dave Lefeber was the winner and a loser. He picked the six of Diamonds. There are 41 cards left and a pot of $150.00.  Remember that we have a Kiwanis web page and Facebook. If you are on Facebook, like our page.  We have a projector for our speakers; please contact John if you need it. Speaking of programs for the future, get information to Peter or myself. Member names are being added under Programs for your future dates.

Michelle Tiddemann, Just in Time Parenting

“Just In Time Parenting” was started in 1993. The six Kiwanis Clubs in Fond du Lac County along with Agnesian Health Care, and UW Extension have been part of a supportive partnership. New parents can get a subscription through digital or surface mail. Since 2005, 7,929 infants in Fond du Lac have participated in this age paced newsletter. The new newsletter have has changed and expanded to get contributions from nine state and be available to children up to age five. Future efforts are working to include adoptive parents, prenatal audience with health care providers and survey on use and applicability of the newsletter.

Agensian Cancer Center

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Monday Morning

There were 16 members at our Monday meeting plus one guest. Our guest, Bill Daly, director of Cancer Center was our speaker.  Jim and John were our greeters. Harry had the grace. Charlene had  rumor. Marlin reported that we sold twenty three more tickets than last year. Please get all money and tickets to Marlin as soon as possible. Marlin, Harry and John thanked the club, Trinity Baptist, and Key club for all their help. Jim drew the Jack of Diamonds and won nothing.  Rules of the game; draw a 5 or 10 and win that amount. Draw the Queen of Hearts and win 50% of the pot. Visitors can only win $25. We have 48 cards, 7 winners and a pot of $16. Oakfield Storybook Land has their open house from 9:30 to 11:30 on Saturday. Side note – Del is at home and loves visitors.  Sharon needs a replacement to be our representative for the Boys and Girls Club on October 12th.  Dawn is looking for a volunteer to ber our Vice President for the coming year. See Dawn for details. Remember that we have a Kiwanis web page and Facebook. If you are on Facebook, like our page.  We have a projector for our speakers; please contact Dawn if you need it. Speaking of programs for the future, get information to Jackie or myself. Member names are being added under Programs for your future dates.

Bill Daly, Cancer Center

Bill Daly is the director of the Cancer Center. St. Agnes started their program in 1983 with Dr. Wang. They moved into the Cancer Center in 1994. They started with satellites in Oshkosh and Berlin. Their two satellites are now Waupun and Ripon. Bill reports that the programs continue to improve since 1983. In additions they have more options with the drugs available. They have also added social workers, dietician, nurse practitioners, genetic counseling, and clinical trials.

You Won’t Mind this Guest!

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Monday Morning

There were 12 members at our Monday Meeting plus seven guests. Dr. Doll and Dr. Treffert were our guest speakers. In addition, Dan brought his son, Ezekiel. He and his family just left London and are on the way to Montana. Four Key Club alumni were here to thank us for the scholarships this year. They were Caroline Wagner, Dakota Wesenberg, Annie Moore, and Paige Richardson.  We were greeted by Jackie King. Jim Freiberg. Steve had the humor for the day. Marlin had the grace. Happy bucks came from Dan. Dawn was the raffle ticket winner and drew the King of Hearts, no winner. Monday’s 50/50 raffle will have 16 cards including four pay cards with a pot of $483. Side note – Del is at home.  From Community Service committee, we donated to Pillar & Vine. As part of our donations, we have two free registrations for the 5K walk/run on July 30th.If interested, see Bonnie.  Remember that we have a Kiwanis web page and Facebook. If you are on Facebook, like our page. Possible Interclub, Kewaskum is having a Craft Beer and Wine Festival. It is August 3rd, from 5:30 to 8:00. If interested, contact Dawn.  We have a projector for our speakers; please contact Gary Miller if you need it. Speaking of programs for the future, get information to Dave or myself. Member names are being added under Programs for your future dates.

Doctors Doll & Treffert – Treffert Center

Dr. Matt Doll and Dr. Treffert invite individuals, families and communities worldwide to explore the potential of the human mind, focusing on strengths rather than limitations at Treffert Center. It seeks to seek to preserve, make available and expand the legacy of Darold Treffert, MD, an internationally respected researcher in autism, savant syndrome and related conditions. Individuals and families also benefits from all day preschool and after-school experience designed to provide a foundation for a strong mind, body and spirt based on early education focused on play, movement, self-regulation and social understanding, giving children ages three to 12 the opportunity to gain the skills and experience to reach their full potential.