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Governor-Elect Messer Stops by Kiwanis


Monday Morning
We had 17 members at Monday’s meeting along with three guests. Joining us as guest were our speakers Governor-Elect Lynn Messer along with current Lt. Governor Tonya Alling and Jackson Goldapske, who joined his Mom for breakfast. Vickie Goldapske began circulating the sign-up sheet for Fond du Fest on September 8th. Check your calendars and watch for it again next week. Del Waldschmidt announced that the pork chops have been ordered for our September 27th Annual Pork Fest. Clear your calendar for that date so you can help at this annual fund raiser. Gary Miller finalized the member list for an InterClub to the FDL Noon Club on August 14th to help celebrate their 95th anniversary. Marlin also announced that the Social Committee has a tentative date of September 20th for the Installation Banquet. Watch for more details in the near future. “Happy Bucks” were offered by Bob Kahl for two busloads of veterans who went to Miller Park this past weekend, Sharon Kollman for finally being off chemo for the first time in quite a while, Pete Vercouteren for Barb & his anniversary and another for a great family vacation to Canada, Tonya Alling ($3) for being back at our Club, for having Lynn Messer along and for her 88-year-old great uncle’s Honor Flight and finally, Gary Miller for a recent GeoCaching adventure. Chris Serres won the 50/50 Raffle drawing, again, and this time she drew the Jack of Spades, not a winner. Next week’s drawing will only have 32 cards in the deck with six pay cards and a pot of over $450.

Kiwanis Governor-Elect Lynn Messer
Governor-Elect Lynn Messer and Lt. Gov. Tonya Alling joined us on Monday morning to talk about Lynn’s Governor Project for the upcoming Kiwanis Year. Both Lynn and Tonya have a grandchild or child that’s been diagnosed under the autism spectrum. Lynn’s project will be to raise $750,000 in our District to be used for various technologies, such as iPads and iPods, for these children to have resources to succeed academically and socially. This fund raising goal is surely ambitious but the motivation and the need are real; so hopefully our District will fully support this.

Get Your Pork Fest Tickets Today!

The 36th Annual Pork Fest fundraiser hosted by the Kiwanis of Fabulous Fond du Lac Service Organization is coming very soon. The event will be held September 27, 2012 at the Knights of Columbus 796 Fond du Lac Ave, in Fond du Lac. If you have never purchased a ticket and enjoyed pork fest you really have no idea what you are missing. When you purchase a ticket for pork fest you not only support the Kiwanis of Fabulous Fond du Lac in their efforts to improve the lives of the children of our community, but you also get what could be considered the best pork chop dinner you’ll ever have! A thick cut pork chop grilled to perfection by Kiwanis volunteers, smothered in sauerkraut if you desire, a large baked potato, veggies and dip, and delicious homemade desserts donated by Kiwanians and Kiwanis volunteers. You can even get your dinner to go if you don’t have time to enjoy being waited on by Key Clubbers and Kiwanis volunteers at the Knights of Columbus. In addition to the meal, we also offer raffle tickets which you can purchase to further your support for the AM Kiwanis while giving yourself a chance to win fabulous prizes. This is not only a fundraiser; it’s an event! It’s an event you don’t want to miss! For more information or to purchase a ticket, contact the Kiwanis of Fabulous Fond du Lac today.

New Meeting Location Needed

As many of you already know, our current meeting location has contracted out their food service/banquet services. As a result of that our current arrangement for our Monday morning meetings will become more expensive. The Board agreed at its meeting on Wednesday to end our relationship with the Ramada Hotel at the end of September and move to the newly opened Main Street Lounge & Café at 101 N Main Street. Our last meeting at the Ramada Hotel will be Monday, September 24th and our first meeting at our new location will be Monday, October 1st. We will continue to evaluate other possible alternatives in the community for our Monday meetings while we see how our new location works for us. We’re asking all members to think about alternate settings that might be able to accommodate our Monday morning breakfast meetings just in case we need an alternate. More details to follow as we work out the various pieces of our new location.