Tag Archives: service club

Doing Saintly Work for the Community

Monday Morning

There were 16 members and one guest, Audrey Watry at our Monday meeting.  Charlene and Steve were our greeters. Dan did the humor. Dawn had the grace.   Need your help, please review your rewards totals from Harry. It was in an email from September 3rd. Reminder from Anne Lemke, be sure to “Like” our Kiwanis page on Instagram.  Melissa Schmidt will represent the club at the Boys and Girls Club Annual Spelling Bee in October. Jim was our winner and loser. He drew the eight of clubs. There are 38 cards left and a pot of $200.00. We had an interclub on Tuesday at the Noon Club. Joining Gary Miller were Glenn, Charlene, Dawn and John. 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 John if you need it. Speaking of programs for the future, get information to Peter or myself. Member names are being added under Programs for your future dates.

Audrey Watry, St. Vincent De Paul

Inspired by gospel values, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a Catholic lay organization leads women and  men to join together to grow spiritually by offering person to person service to the needy and suffering in tradition of its founder Blessed Frederic Ozanam and its patron St. Vincent de Paul. All money raised by your donation of good goes back into the community. They have been at the old Copps store for about five years. Their prior location by the Holiday Inn has been donated to the Fondy Food Pantry. It will open soon. They are the largest lay organization. In addition to donation of goods and buying at the store, you can donate $100 for a “Helping Others Tile”. Be sure to buy a Vinny Card for $5.28 to be eligible for their special sales days. For furniture pickup dial 322-9505. To get help with rent, utilities, or food call 933-3650.

Humanity Project

Monday Morning

There were 12 members at our Monday meeting plus one guest, Judy Goldsmith.  .Jackie and Sharon were our greeters. Mark had the grace. Dawn and Marlin had a happy buck.  Marlin had his fourth great grandson. Dawn thanked everyone for a great district convention. Gary thanked everyone for the interclub to the noon club.  Melissa Schmidt will represent the club at the Boys and Girls Club Annual Spelling Bee in October.  Jackie was the winner and a loser. She picked the six of Spades. There are 42 cards left and a pot of $132.00.  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 John if you need it. Speaking of programs for the future, get information to Peter or myself. Member names are being added under Programs for your future dates.

Judy Goldsmith, Humanity Project

They started in Fond du Lac with eight people three years ago. History hasn’t told the whole story about our history. There are still items such as the slavery abolition, Jim Crowe laws and disadvantages for blacks even after the civil rights laws of 1964. We still have housing discrimination, wage discriminations even in our current era. Prejudice still exists and needs to be broken down for our society to thrive. They meet once a month from September to May. Their meeting is the 1st Wednesday of the month at the Unitarian Church. They will have a kickoff September 13th from 6 – 8:00 at Marian University. You can go to unitedfordiversity.org/event for more information.

Managing the Greatest City in the Country

Monday Morning

There were 15 members and one guest, Joe Moore at our Monday meeting .Sharon and Gary were our greeters. Dan had the grace. Charlene and Steve had the humor.  Dawn announced that the District WI-UM convention is in Fond du Lac August 18-20th.  She is looking for attendees and volunteers to work the event. Melissa Schmidt will represent the club at the Boys and Girls Club Annual Spelling Bee in October.   Sharon was the winner and a loser. She picked the two of hearts. There are 44 cards left and a pot of $102.00.  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 John 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.

Joe Moore, Fond du Lac City Manager

Joe Moore gave a report on the City of Fond du Lac. Unemployment is at an all-time low, 2 ½%. This accounts for the high number of employers looking to hire. Bad news, based on family income levels, the number of free or reduced school lunch program is at 50%.  The Military Rd roundabout will be done in November. The Second St. Bridge should be done any day. The Retlaw Hotel is hoping to start remodeling soon and be open by next summer. CD Smith is the contractor. . Hwy 23 projects stopped in 2015 and Joe hopes to see it restarted by next summer. Law Enforcement is reporting the lowest crime rate in years. However domestic violence is still increasing. Seven people died from heroin last year and Narcan was used over eighty times to prevent heroin deaths, Both the Combined Building and the two Catholic schools are in the process of being converted to apartments. Feel free to call Joe Moore or any city councilman with any other questions. They can be reached at the City of Fond du Lac web page.