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Look at All That’s Available for Seniors

Monday Morning

There were 14 members plus our speaker Cathy Loomans at our Monday meeting. Glen and Jackie were our greeters. Glen had grace.  Charlene had humor. Gary Miller had a happy buck for his Texas trip and the chance to meet Dave Krug. The Satellite Club is collecting personal care items for the FDL Foster Care bags. They would like to donate twenty five bags again this year. Questions, contact myself or member of satellite club for list of items needed. Gary Miller is planning an interclub for April 11th at West Bend German Night. The Bob Last Golf Outing is May 18th. Jerry King will be going on an Honor Flight on April 11th. He will arrive back in Appleton around 8:00. Visitors are welcome at the airport. Steve reminded all members about the Downtown Fest of Ale on April 13th. If you don’t have a Kiwanis T-shirt, contact Chris Serres. John was the winner and winner.  He drew the four of Hearts. There are now 46 cards left and a pot of $40.00. Remember that we have a Kiwanis web page and Facebook. If you are on Facebook, you can like our page.

Senior Center, Cathy Loomans

The Senior Center is for 50 and older. In 2017, they had 68,000 visits. The trend for the Senior Centers is that members will come in for the program and not stay all day. The city funds the building and the manager. Friends fund all the other expenses by fund raising. A lot of the new programs are geared for senior wellness. In addition, they are a senior meal site. For $3.00, you can get lunch Monday thru Friday. The travel group is part of the Friends. They have a gift shop. They use every square inch of the building for their programs. The Senior Center just turned fifty years old. Join the Friends group today. It helps support the Senior Center and you will a monthly newsletter with all their activities.

Senior Level Excitement

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Monday Morning

There were 12 members at our Monday meeting plus two guests, Cathy Loomans and Sydney Loomans. Our guests, Cathy is our guest speaker and Sydney is Key Club President. Dan of Leeds & Lefeber was our greeter and had the grace. No one was funny on Monday. Happy bucks came from Dan, Gary and Mark. Mark drew the six of diamonds and won nothing.  We have 45 cards, 7 winners and a pot of $35.00. Fourteen members qualified for the rewards program for last year. Their charity will receive $50 from the Kiwanis. All winners need to get their Charity to Harry.  Rules of the program; participate in three fund raising events for total of at least twenty hours, participate in two interclubs, participate in two community service projects. All activities must be reported to Harry. Any questions please check with Harry. Children’s Museum open house for the Agnesian Healthcare display starts November 7th from 5:00 to 6:30 pm.   Side note – Del is at home and loves visitors.  ATTENTION – Dawn is looking for a volunteer to be our Vice President for the coming year. See Dawn for details. 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.

Cathy Loomans, Senior Center

Cathy Loomans is the director of the Senior Center. Cathy is a city employee and the building is owned by the city. The Friends of the Senior Center is the fund raising arm of the Senior Center. Their membership drive is the main fund raiser. The have a summer social, dinner raffle books, gift shop and a travel club. The Friends have five employees at the Senior Center. Over 60,000 seniors visit every year. They have a number of outreach programs, health & wellness, art, recreation classes, movies, and caregiver programs for seniors.

You Can’t Keep These Folks Down!

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Monday Morning

There were 21 members at our Monday meeting plus one guest. Our guest speaker,  was Cathy Loomanns.  Happy bucks came from Vickie for her mom’s 87th birthday. Dan handled both the invocation and humor for the day. Steve Millin was our greeter. Thanks to everyone. Bonnie had thanks to Donna Freund, John Cooper, Pete Vercouteren, Dave Twohig, Lisa and herself for working the Salvation Army coat distribution on Saturday. John was the ticket winner. He drew the five of hearts, five dollar winner. Next Monday’s 50/50 Raffle will have 44 cards in the game including the seven pay cards with a pot of about $100.  

Cathy Loomans, Fond du Lac Senior Center

Cathy has been the director for almost one year. The Senior Center is owned by the City of Fond du Lac and three of its employees are city employees. The balance of employees is part of the Friends of the Senior Center. Like all friends groups they support the senior Center with additional employees and fund raising. You are not required to join the Friends to attend the Senior Center. In additional to fund raising, the Friends run the Travel Program and the gift Shop. The Senior Center has a senior outreach program. It is sponsored by United Way. The Out Reach has four different programs to serve their senior clients. They serves about 1000 visitors per week at the Senior Center.  To learn more about the Senior Center, call Cathy for a tour. In addition, by joining the Friends, you will receive a monthly newsletter. Finally, if you buy their restaurant coupon book, you support the Friends and save on dining out.