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Air National Guard Member Discusses His Service for Country


Monday Morning
We had 17 members and our guest speaker, Tyson Krug, at our Monday morning meeting. Gary Miller is trying to pull together an InterClub to Kewaskum next Monday evening, (10/29). Their meeting is held upstairs at Woody’s Restaurant with fellowship at 5:30PM and dinner and the meeting starting at 6:00PM. Check your calendar and sign up to attend at Monday’s meeting. Pete Vercouteren announced a Membership Committee meeting for Friday (10/26) at The Oasis at 6:45AM. Dan Leeds was the 50/50 Raffle winner and he drew the Nine of Spades. While that wasn’t a winner it does take another card out of the deck. Next week’s drawing will have 49 cards with nine pay cards and a pot of at least $48.

Tyson Krug, 128th Air Refueling Wing (Air National Guard
Tyson Krug, son of member Jan Krug, joined us on Monday morning to tell us about his experiences with Wisconsin Air National Guard (ANG). Tyson joined the ANG right out of high school in 2006. His first assignment was a munitions loader based at Truax Field in Madison. When the opportunity presented itself Tyson transferred to the 128th Air Refueling Wing and began his training as a “Boom Operator”. Tyson was fully trained in May 2012 and has been in his new role ever since. Tyson flies missions on one of the 128th’s 12 KC-135 Stratotankers. Tyson’s job is to “fly” the refueling boom to the receiving aircraft, connect to their refueling port and pump as much fuel as is needed as quickly as possible. Tyson provided us with a number of statistics that demonstrated the effectiveness and value of the WI ANG. He also described a number of places that he’s visited since May as a part of the 128th’s mission to keep our aircraft in the air. Tyson noted that he could refuel any Air Force plane that is flying today and most all of the Navy’s planes as well. Awesome program!!

Fond du Lac Volunteer Center Shares Opportunities

Monday Morning
We had 17 members along with our guest speaker, Nancy Zompolas and Jackson Goldapske, who tagged along with Mom, at Monday’s meeting. Bob Kahl had three “Happy Bucks”, one for his daughter who is a 14 year cancer survivor, his son who is a 5 year cancer survivor and his wife who is in her first year as a cancer survivor. Gary Ring also had a “Happy Buck” for his attendance at last week’s UCC’s Na-tional Youth Convention at Purdue Uni-versity. Sharon Kollman also anted up a “Happy Buck” for their trip to Traverse City, MI to see their grandson perform in a traveling band performance. Pete Vercou-teren won the 50/50 Raffle drawing and had Dan Leeds draw for him. Dan drew the Eight of Spades, not a winner. Next week’s drawing will only have 36 cards in the deck with seven pay cards and a pot of over $416.

Fond du Lac County Volunteer Center, Nancy Zompolas
Nancy Zompolas, Executive Director at the FDL County Volunteer Center since February of this year, joined us on Monday morning to update us on things that are happening at 650 N Main Street.
The Volunteer Center of Fond du Lac County’s Mission is to promote wellbeing through the connection of volunteers and resources with community needs.
They connect people with opportunities to serve:

  • Provide information and services to all potential volunteers
  • Connect people with a variety of opportunities in various sectors of the community

They build capacity for effective, local volunteering:

  • Provide information to agencies and organizations on best practices in volunteer management
  • Provide training on volunteer management
  • Consult with agencies and organizations to help enable them to utilize volunteers effectively
  • Offer fund development opportunities

They Promote Volunteering:

  • Promote the value of volunteering
  • Recruit and connect volunteers to com-munity needs
  • Recongnize volunteers

Kiwanis Happenings – May 4, 2012


Monday Morning
We had 18 members and our guest, Joe Michels, at our Monday morning meeting. Bonnie Baerwald announced that she has the tickets for the August 18th Brewers Game. She has several extra tickets if anyone is interested to get in. The price will be less than originally projected as we’ll not be chartering a bus but rather set up a car pool system. Let Bonnie know ASAP. Gary Miller announced that we had a successful InterClub on May 24th to the Fond du Lac Noon Club. Thanks to John Cooper, Dan Leeds, Dave Lefeber, and Gary Miller for getting this InterClub done. Ron Seidl drew the winning ticket in the 50/50 drawing and drew the King of Diamonds, not a winner. That leaves 44 cards in the deck with 7 being pay cards. The pot will be at least $310. Still a great chance to win.

Joe Michels, Fondy Swim Club
Joe Michels joined us on Monday morning as the President of the Fondy Swim Club. The Swim Club formed about five years ago and is a part of the Fond du Lac Recreation Department. The Swim Club is overseen by a nine member volunteer board. The Swim Club is licensed in both the State of Wisconsin and at the national level to hold competitive swim meets. The Club has a full-time coach and three assistant part-time coaches. The Club is a competitive swim team and was not organized to teach swimming.
They swim year round and break their season down in four sessions. The summer session is help at Taylor Park Pool. The Swim Club has about 80 members with a few less during the summer session. The Swim Club is divided into four skill levels; Beginners, Bronze, Silver and Gold. The level that team members compete at is based on their skill level, not their age. The Swim Club hosts a number competitive meets as a means to help fund the Club’s operations.