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Monday Morning

There were 13 members at our Monday meeting plus two guests, Sandi Smet Quinn Devereaux. Sandi and Quinn were our guest speakers.  Pete was our greeter. Marlin had grace. Charlene had the humor. Happy bucks came from Mark and Gary. Glen won again and drew the five of clubs and won $5.00.  We have 41cards, 6 winners and a pot of $140.00. Side note – Del is at home and loves visitors.  Future “Save the Dates” are Trinity Baptist Church’s Carols & Sweets 5:00 PM December 11nd. 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.

Sandi Smet & Quinn Devereaux, Badger Girls State

Sandi Smet from the American Legion Auxiliary introduced Quinn Devereaux from last summer class. They sponsored eight high school girls last summer. The students learn about state government. The program is one week at UW Oshkosh campus. Quinn had to write an essay to St. Mary’s Spring to be considered. Things that she enjoyed the best were learning parliamentary procedures and meeting Governor Scott Walker. Wisconsin. It also helps the girls learn leadership skills. The cost is about $275 per student for the week. The Badger Boy’s program is at the Ripon Campus. We have donated money to American Legion Auxiliary for a number of years.

The Best Downtown in America

Monday Morning

There were 16 members at our Monday meeting plus one guest, Amy Hansen. Amy was our guest speaker.  Chris and Marlin were our greeters. Charlene had grace. Charlene also had the humor. Happy bucks came from Gary Miller. John won again and drew the two of diamonds and won nothing.  We have 43 cards, 7 winners and a pot of $75.00. Fourteen members qualified for the rewards program for last year. Their charity will receive $50 from the Kiwanis.   Rules of the program are participating in three fund raising events for total of at least twenty hours, participate in two interclubs, and participate in two community service projects. All activities must be reported to Harry. Any questions please check with Harry.  Side note – Del is at home and loves visitors.  Missed Facebook thank you messages are Leslie Jaber Wilson (Pillar & Vine) and Tim Weddle for the summer picnic. 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.

Amy Hansen, Downtown Fond du Lac

Amy has been with Downtown Fond du Lac for nine years. The two main events that impacted the downtown area are the Hwy 41 by- pass and the Forest Mall. The downtown has 285 businesses within its boundaries. The Downtown is a 501c 3 under the direction of the City of Fond du Lac. Their main event is Fondue Fest. They also have the Monster Walk, Art Walk and Shop Small event. In addition, they sponsor the Farmers Markets, Wine Walk and Best of Ale Walk. There are twenty four different businesses that offer food. They hosted a “walk at night” with the city and police department to review security in the downtown. Two major changes in the downtown are sale of the Retlaw and new apartments in the old Fond du Lac Dept. Store. For more information on Downtown Fond du Lac, go to www.downtownfdl.com .

Play It Forward for Your Community

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Monday Morning

There were 14 members at our Monday meeting plus one guest, Mary Scharinger. Mary was our guest speaker.  Harry and Dawn were our greeters. Steve had grace. Steve also had the humor. Happy bucks came from Charlene. Bonnie won again and drew the three of spades and won nothing.  We have 44 cards, 7 winners and a pot of $65.00. Fourteen members qualified for the rewards program for last year. Their charity will receive $50 from the Kiwanis.   Rules of the program are participating in three fund raising events for total of at least twenty hours, participate in two interclubs, and participate in two community service projects. All activities must be reported to Harry. Any questions please check with Harry.  Side note – Del is at home and loves visitors.  Missed Facebook thank you messages are Leslie Jaber Wilson (Pillar & Vine) and Tim Weddle for the summer picnic. 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.

Mary Scharinger, Play It Forward

Marian student Mary Scharinger had a vision to change the world one note at a time. She is developing a program to provide piano lessons free of charge to low income children. She has four students right now with three more waiting to get in. The free lessons come with a tiny catch. The students must volunteer one hour a month.  While Scharinger had the idea for the program for a number of years, her final project for her leadership class at Marian gave her the opportunity to start the program. She is recruiting piano teachers to take student for free. She has a donated piano at Big Brothers/Big Sisters to help with lessons. Music is donated by Mike’s Music. Our community service committee donated $100 to her project. She is working on the paperwork for a 501©3. For more information, visit her Facebook, Play it forward.