Author Archives: Kiwanis

Suicide Assistance for Fond du Lac Teens

Monday Morning

There were 11 members plus two guests at our Monday meeting.   Marian Sheridan and Jim Salasek were our speakers. Steve was our greeter and had the humor. Dan had a happy buck. John had the grace. Gary Ring is selling raffle tickets for Grief Relief. Side note – Del is at home and loves visitors.  West Bend German night is March 28th.    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 Jackie or myself. Member names are being added under Programs for your future dates.

Marian Sheridan and Jim Salasek, YScreen

YScreen started in 2002 and serves the whole county. The student Alcohol and Tobacco survey showed that 21% of students surveyed had considered suicide in the past year. The Fond du Lac School District sought evidence based best practices in youth suicide prevention. Emotional health screening was implemented at Fond du Lac High School. Between 2002 and 2015 school years, the percentage of students surveyed that reported having suicide decreased from 21% to 17% . The YScreen advisory board, which is a blend mental health professionals, school administrators and community agency representatives, is the guiding forces of the Fond du Lac Area YScreen Program. Major funding for YScreen is provided Fond du Lac School District, Agnesian Healthcare and the Fond du Lac United Way.

Fresh Ideas from the Idea Studio

Monday Morning

There were 12 members plus one guest at our Monday meeting.   Jon Mark Bolthouse was our speaker and tour guide for the Idea Studio. Gary Ring is selling raffle tickets for Grief Relief. Side note – Del is at home and loves visitors. He had have leg surgery on March 17th. He is doing great. West Bend German night is March 28th.    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 Jackie or myself. Member names are being added under Programs for your future dates.

Jon Mark Bolthouse, FdL Library Idea Studio

The Idea Studio has been 2 ½ years in the making. It is a place to do something. They have a kitchen to teach things like bread making once a month. There are two 3D printers, two sewing machines, comb binding machine and a serger for quilters. In addition, there is a recording studio, silhouette cutter, button maker and a laser. The laser is the only machine that requires staff assistance. If you are thirteen or older, you can attend a badging training session to qualify you for their functions. Breads of the World: Mexico is April 18th.  Every month the library has a program on the history of Fond du Lac. April 20th is the Children’s Home of Fond du Lac.

Key Club Convention Report

Morning

There were 15 members plus five guests at our Monday meeting.   Rachel Hays and Ashley Waldvogel were our speakers. Key Club advisors, Manny Liebenow and Chris Stelmacher and Key Club President Sydney Loomans joined us also. Mark and Gary were our greeters. John had the grace. Dan had the humor. Happy bucks came from Harry and Gary Ring, Gary Ring is selling raffle tickets for Grief Relief. Sharon was a winner and non- winner. She drew the nine of hearts. We still have 28 cards, 5 winners and a pot of $300.00.    Side note – Del is at home and loves visitors. He had have leg surgery on March 17th. He is doing great. West Bend German night is March 28th.    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 Jackie or myself. Member names are being added under Programs for your future dates.

Rachel & Ashley, Key Club Convention

Rachel and Ashley represented Fond du Lac Key Club in Green Bay. It was held at the Hyatt/KI Convention Center. In additional to the workshops, they attended the talent show and awards ceremony. They attended membership grown and member retention workshop. Their second workshop was better club meetings. They were there for Gary Ring’s Outstanding Key Club Advisor Award. Special thanks to Rachel, Ashley, our Key Club advisors and Gary Ring for attending the convention. For more information, please attend the Key Club Appreciation breakfast on April 24th.  In addition, the Key Club has their regular meeting on Friday morning.