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A Much Needed Help Center

Monday Morning

There were 16 members at our Monday meeting plus one guest. Maggie Weisen was our guest speaker.  Charlene had the humor. She is almost professional. We were greeted by the Gary Miller and Charlene.  Dave LeFeber led us in grace. Happy bucks came from Bonnie, Gary Miller and Chris. Bonnie gave a special thank you for all those who worked the trail cleanup on Saturday.  We had twelve hard workers.  Jackie was the raffle winner again. She picked the eight of spades, no winner.  Next Monday’s 50/50 Raffle will have 23 cards in the game including the five pay cards with a pot of about $393.  We have a projector for our speakers; please contact Gary Miller if you need it. Speaking of programs for the future, get information to Dave or myself. We have donated money to support Dream Catchers. They have two games in May, the 7th and 21st. Save the dates, more detail on the group to follow.

Maggie Weisen, Charis Pregnancy Help Center

Maggie has been the driving force behind starting Charis Pregnancy Help Center. Vision – Charis will offer pregnancy options education in a non-judgmental; Christ centered environment; giving hope to those who don’t know where to turn and helping to break generational cycles of dysfunction by responsibly distributing resources that are “earned”. Maggie has been a RN since 1984. She is basing Charis, which means grace, on the Hospice program. The program should be up and running by July 1st. All services are confidential and will be at no cost to the clients. The Help Center will be a clinic that specializes in pregnancy diagnosis and pregnancy decisions. All medical services are provided under the supervision of a Wisconsin licensed physician. Services include pregnancy testing, obstetrical ultrasounds, medical referrals and reproductive health information. Charis does not perform or refer for abortions. Fund raising includes coins in baby bottle, baby showers and bake sales. They will take no government funding.

The Best Thing About Kiwanis

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Monday Morning

There were 11 members at our Monday meeting. We were greeted by the Chris Stelmacher and the Key Club members.  We have all kinds of fund raisers, Gary Ring for Grief Relief, and Pete for South Shore Coracle on April 23 & 24th.  Next Monday’s 50/50 Raffle will have 24 cards in the game including the five pay cards with a pot of about $360.  We have a projector for our speakers; please contact Gary Miller if you need it. Speaking of programs for the future, get information to Dave or myself. We have donated money to support Dream Catchers. They have two games in May, the 7th and 21st. Save the dates, more detail on the group to follow.

Key Club Breakfast

The Key Club provided a great breakfast on Monday. In addition to introducing this year’s officers and next year’s officers, they listed all their projects for the year. They had over fifty community events and programs on their chart. The newest event was the Teddy Bear sleep over at the library. Thirty teddy bears stayed overnight with the Key Club members. They put together a power point of the bear’s activities. In addition the kids got story and book from Storybook Land of the Key Club. The Key Club was chartered in 1991. Chris Stelmacher has been one of the advisors for twenty five years. Gary Miller presented a plaque for her years of service. In addition, Gary presented a monetary award to both Chris and Sandy for their service to Key Club. We thank both Chris and Sandy. Mandy Liebenow was introduced as the new advisor with Chris. Principal Michelle Hagen and two other assistant principals were also introduced. Again thank you to the Key Club.

These Young People Are Destined to Become Key Leaders

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Monday Morning

There were 19 members at our Monday meeting plus one guest. He was Justin Hahn, our speaker. The greeters were no shows. Jackie King led us in grace. Steve had the humor. He is almost as good as Charlene. Happy bucks came from Bonnie. She was happy to leave Arizona.  We have all kinds of fund raisers, Gary Ring for Grief Relief, and Pete for South Shore Coracle on April 23 & 24th and Harry for the K/C Raffle. Drawing is April 12th. Our speaker picked Marlin again. He picked the seven of clubs for a non-winner. Next Monday’s 50/50 Raffle will have 26 cards in the game including the five pay cards with a pot of about $330.  We have a projector for our speakers; please contact Gary Miller if you need it. According to my records, we have used our new projector four times for a savings of $200.00

Justin Hahn – Kiwanis Key Leaders

Kiwanis Key Leader – Inspire a leader. Today’s teen are tomorrow’s leaders. Through Key Leader, we can make a difference. This year’s program is September 16 – 18th at Camp Wawbeek. The program is open to all students from 14 – 20 years of age. Key Club students get a $25 discount on the program. Kiwanis started this program in 2005. They have had anywhere from 40 to 70 students attend. How can we get involved in Key Leader? We can sponsor a student. We can volunteer to help at the Key Leader weekend. The program focuses on Service Leadership. Five Key principles are: personal integrity, personal growth, respect, building community and pursuit of excellence. The mission of Key Leader is to provide a life-changing experience that inspires young people to achieve their personal best through service leadership.