Kiwanis meeting of January 11th

OUR GUEST TODAY WAS CURTIS CREAGH FROM MCCC
JACK READY CELEBRATED HIS 45TH ANNIVERSARY WITH KIWANIS THIS WEEK
THE BOWLING TEAM TOOK 5 POINTS ON SUNDAY IN A MAKE UP AND 4 VPOINTS ON MONDAY
KEN SWINKEY IS HOME AND DOING WELL
WE WERE PLEASED TO SEE BOTH DICK SAGER AND DALE LOKWOOD AT THE MEETING THIS WEEK
KAREN LEMERAND GAVE A REPORT ON THE KIWANIS LOTTERY.  A BIG THANK YOU GOES OUT TO HER FOR LETTING THE CLUB KNOW EACH NIGHT WHO THE WINNERS ARE
THE NEXT COMMUNITY MEAL IS NEXT TUESDAY. IGGY THANKED THOSE WHO SIGNED UP AND SAID HE HAS ENOUGH HELP
PRESIDENT KATIE SENT OUT THE LATEST NEWSLETTER FROM THE FANTASTIC 5TH DIVISION. SOME DATES OF INTEREST ARE :
1.DIVISIONAL COUNCIL MEETING ON JANUARY 25TH IN WOODHAVEN AT 6:30 PM
2.SPRING DIVISIONAL WITH DIVISION 6 ON FEBRUARY 25TH FROM 9AM TO 3 PM. A SIGHT WILL BE DETERMINED LATER
IN DIVISION 5 WE HAVE THE LARGEST CLUB MEMBERSHIP WITH 60 MEMBERS AS OF 1/11/23
A FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE HAS BEEN SET UP WITH PARKER STARR TAKING ON THE COMMITTEE CHAIR RESPONSIBILTY. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING OR HAVE IDEAS PLEASE LET HER KNOW
FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN’T PAID THE LAST BILL A NEW ONE HAS GONE OUT RECENTLY
OUR GUEST SPEAKER TODAY WAS TONY ROSATI FROM ST. JOSEPH HELPERS. THEY ARE LOCATED IN ROCKWOOD MICHIGAN
THEIR CLIENTS ARE THE ELDERLY AND VETERANS,PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THOSE WHO NEED A HELPING HAND.
THEY USUALLY DO ABOUT 80 HOME REPAIRS A MONTH,WITH MOST OF THE HELP COMING FROM 50 VOLUNTEERS.
THEY LOOK TO EXPAND BY YEARS END WITH HELP FROM COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AREA
THEY ARE GOVERNED BY A 7 MEMBER BOARD,WITH 3 OF THEM FROM MONROE
AT PRESENT THEY COVER MONROE,WAYNE AND LENEWEE COUNTIES
THEY COVER THE NEEDS OF SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL NEEDS.
THEIR MISSION IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION,FOUNDED N CHRISTIAN VALUES,COMPOSED OF MEN AND WOMEN WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND TALENTS TO PROVIDE THOSE IN NEED WITH BASIC HOME MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS.
THEY ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS AND/OR FINANCIAL HELP. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT RAYNA BENNETT AT 313-900-5235 OR www.SJH@SJHHelpers .org