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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.

These Girls Have Government Down

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Monday Morning

There were 15 members at our Monday meeting plus two guests. They were Alyssa Wciorka and Sandy Smet, our speaker. Alyssa, secretary of the Key Club joined us.  The greeters were John and Dan. Gary Miller led us in grace, again. Dan had the humor. He is almost as good as Charlene. Happy bucks, Charlene, Gary Miller and Steve were happy.  We have all kinds of fund raisers, Gary Ring for Grief Relief, and Pete for South Shore Coracle on April 23 & 24th. Our speaker picked Pete again. He picked the Queen of Diamonds for a non-winner. Next Monday’s 50/50 Raffle will have 27 cards in the game including the five pay cards with a pot of about $325. Spring social, we had seventeen bowlers on four lanes.   Special thanks to Donna and the Satellite Club for organizing the event. Special hello to Mrs. Hintze. She is on a bus with North Fond du Lac students Disneyland in Florida. We have a projector for our speakers; please contact Gary Miller if you need it.

Sandy Smet – Badger Girl’s State

The American Legion Auxiliary sponsored nine girls to Oshkosh for a week for Badger Girl’s State. They get donations from most of service clubs including $250 from us. The girls learn leadership skills and how the government system works. They stay in the dorms at Oshkosh and are organized into different cities by their floor. The program stated in 1937 with 137 girls. Last year, they had 725 girls participate in the program. The junior girls can apply with their guidance counselors or social studies teachers.  The student’s community involvement and GPA’s are used to qualify for Badger Girl’s State. This year’s program is June 19 -24th.