Monday Morning

There were 15 members and two guests present at the Monday meeting. Valerie Graczyk was the guest and speaker. Rachel Helland was the guest of Mark Luttenberger. Jackie did the grace. Gary Miller and Steve Millin were our greeters. Charlene did humor for the day. Chris Serres reminded all newer members that if you didn’t get your free Kiwanis shirt to contact her. Happy dollars, Pete was happy because he is leaving for Florida. Dawn is happy for her new job.  Glen is happy for their 9th grandchild. So they are able to return to Florida. John was happy for his granddaughter’s birthdays. Glen was winner and loser. He picked the two of Hearts. There are 42 cards left with a pot of $140.00. Remember that we have a Kiwanis web page and Facebook. If you are on Facebook, you can like our page.  

Summer of Fun, Valerie Graczyk

Valerie wants to create a Summer of Fun for children who live below the property level and live in low income housing. She wants to break down barriers preventing them from participating in opportunities offered by the Recreation department, YMCA, Public Library and UW-FDL Continuing Education. In addition, we need to stop children from going hungry during the months of July and August. Some of the ideas needed for Summer of Fun are: Transportation to Learn to Swim, Financial means to pay for College for Kids, bikes for exercise during the summer, help to register kids for new events, transportation to the pool, and transportation to Buttermilk concerts. How can we help with Summer of Fun? Val needs financial support for busing. Funds are needed for snacks at planned events. Volunteers are for both activities and the reading programs.