Monday Morning

There were 12 members and one guest present at the Monday meeting. Paul Osterholm. Bonnie did the grace. Sharon was our greeter. Happy dollars, John was happy for wedding of Linda’s son Kris. Harry won the Super Bowl Pool. Jan has a wedding this year.  Bonnie was happy for the great robotics turn out. Mark and Pete were also happy. Pete had the humor. Dan announced that “Souped Up” is February 7th this year 11 – 7:00. Dan is also the chef for all the soup. Pete is looking for a third delegate to the District Midwinter on Feb. 16th. Jan took six members to an interclub at the Nfdl Key Club Tuesday.  Gary was winner and loser. He picked the eight of Clubs. There are 45 cards left with a pot of $100.00. Remember that we have a Kiwanis web page and Facebook. If you are on Facebook, you can like our page.

Organ Donation, Paul Osterholm and Nicole Braatz

What do Paul and Nicole have in common? Nicole has Paul’s left kidney. Nicole was not able to make Monday’s meeting because of change in doctor’s appointment. On October 10th Paul gave Nicole his left kidney. It takes 5 – 7 years to find a kidney match. Since February, Nicole has been on dialysis. Paul had meet Nicole years ago but when he saw a post on Facebook, he answered the call to be tested. All of Nicole’s sisters (6) did not match. Not only did Paul match but he had four of six matching antigens. This means less chance of rejection by Nicole’s body.  Not only did the surgery go well but Paul got of the hospital in time to see his new granddaughter born. There are over three thousand people waiting for kidneys in Wisconsin. Be sure to sign your driver’s license and let your family know your wish to donate. Thanks Paul for a great Random Act of Kindness.