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Fond du Lac County Dept of Public Health Sends Rep

Monday Morning
We had 16 members and three guests at our Monday morning meeting. Joining us were two Horace Mann High School Key Clubbers, Michael Friedel and Michaela Olson and our guest speaker, Diane Cappozzo, FDL County Public Health Nurse. Bob Kahl had a “Happy $” for his son, Rob’s, recent Assembly election victory with 71% of the vote. Dan Leeds was happy as well, but he didn’t have a dollar, as his eldest son graduated from basic Air Force training over the weekend. Gary Miller reminded members of the Evening Club Spaghetti Dinner at the KC Hall on Wednesday evening, November 14th. Attendance can count as an attendance credit and possibly even an InterClub. Let Gary Miller or Glen Treml know if you attend. Gary Miller was the 50/50 Raffle winner and he drew the Seven of Hearts. While that wasn’t a winner, it does take another card out of the deck. Next week’s drawing will have 46 cards with nine pay cards and a pot of at least $82.

Diane Cappozzo, Fond du Lac County Public Health Department
Diane Cappozzo has been with the Fond du Lac County Health Department (PHD) for the past 30 years and she joined us on Monday morning to tell us about what the PHD is up to. The mission of the PHD is to prevent disease, protect the community, and promote healthy living for all. Their vision is to be a community leader in:

  • Detecting, investigating and preventing infectious disease
  • Identifying health issues facing Fond du Lac County residents
  • Collaborating with community partners to improve the health of all
  • Connecting people to needed health resources

They will accomplish this through assessment, advocacy, education, policy development, surveillance and service delivery. Diane then went on to talk about several programs that her department is currently involved with like the Save-A-Smile Program – A children’s’ dental program created to meet the basic preventative and restorative dental needs of Fond du Lac County residents, 18 years and younger, on Medical Assistance.

Kiwanis Welcomes Relay for Life for Donation Presentation

Monday Morning
We had 21 members and seven guests at our Monday morning meeting. Joining us were four Fondy High Key Clubbers, Megan Buechel, Katie Bucher, Luckie Cha and Bridget Stollfus and three guests from the American Cancer Society, Katie McCormick, Becky O’Brien and Sarah Karweick. Vickie Goldapske had a “Happy $” for her first deer with a bow and arrow, a 9 pointer that weighed in at 162 lbs. Gary Miller reminded members to watch for the Evening Club Spaghetti Dinner at the KC Hall on November 14th. That also can count as an attendance credit and possibly even an InterClub. John Cooper was the 50/50 Raffle winner and he drew the Ace of Diamonds. While that wasn’t a winner it does take another card out of the deck. Next week’s drawing will have 47 cards with nine pay cards and a pot of at least $70.

American Cancer Society, Relay for Life
John Cooper introduced three representatives from the American Cancer Society (ACS) Relay for Life Team in Fond du Lac, Katie McCormick, Becky O’Brien and Sarah Karweick. Katie is a full-time ACS employee while Becky and Sarah are volunteer co-chairs for the 2013 Relay for Life in Fond du Lac County. As part of the introduction John also presented a check to ACS Relay for Life in the amount of $1,245, which is the amount raised in the past two year’s Brat Fry at Relay for Life. Katie talked briefly about our local Relay for Life and that 2013 will be the 18th Annual in Fond du Lac County. The 2012 Relay for Life raised $284,385, down slightly from the previous year, but still a tremendous event for our community. The 2013 Relay for Life is scheduled for Friday, August 2nd at Fond du Lac High School. While it seems like that date is forever in the future the planning group for the local Relay for Life is already meeting and planning and will have their first Relay Team Meetings in early January. Apparently success drives from the commitment and energy of the local volunteers and dedicated staff of the regional ACS.

State Senator Jessica King Visits

Monday Morning
We had 20 members and our guest speaker, State Senator Jessica King, at our Monday morning meeting. Gary Miller thanked Jackie King, his wife Donna and Ron and Joan Seidl for helping him out at the Harvest Moon Stroll last Saturday at Rienzi Cemetery. Bonnie Baerwald had a “Happy Buck” for her visit last week to see “Micky & Minnie” in sunny Florida. John Cooper also had a “Happy Buck” for his week on Sanibel Island, also in Florida. There was some mention of 80 degree days coming back to early winter. Gary Miller reminded members to let either him or Glen Treml know if you attended the Noon Club Pancake Day last Thursday so we can give you an attendance credit. He also reminded members to watch for the Evening Club Spaghetti Dinner at the KC Hall on November 14th. That also can count as an attendance credit and possibly even an InterClub. Chris Serres was the 50/50 Raffle winner, and she drew the King of Spades. While that wasn’t a winner it does take another card out of the deck. Next week’s drawing will have 48 cards with nine pay cards and a pot of at least $59.

Jessica King, Wisconsin State Senator
State Senator Jessica King joined us on Monday morning to talk about her re-election campaign. Jessica King was born and raised in Fond du Lac County by disabled parents, and overcame many life challenges at a young age. Becoming a ward of the state at age 15, Jessica put herself through college with hard work and scholarships. Jessica earned several academic and leadership honors during her college career at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. After college King pursued a law degree and graduated from Thomas Jefferson Law School.
In 2004 Jessica came back to Oshkosh to help with her parents as they battled cancer and kidney failure. King wanted to give back to the community that had given so much to her and became very involved in several community groups. She has served as an adjunct professor at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. In 2005 Jessica was awarded the Outstanding Organization Advisor Award for her mentorship of undergraduates involved in various extra-curricular programs.