KIWANIS MEETING OF OCTOBER 29TH

OUR GUEST TODAY WAS KYLE SCHARFENBERG

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK WERE DALE LOCKWOOD

CLUB ANNIVERSARIES THIS WEEK  WERE JUDGE EICHER AND JIM JACOBS

THE BOWLING TEAM TOOK 6 POINTS THIS WEEK

DAWN THANKED THE CLUB FOR THE DONATION OF THE CHICKENS FROM THE 4H AUCTION. SHE MADE CHICKEN POT PIES FOR OUR LUNCH TODAY

DAWN ALSO THANKED THE CLUB FOR THE SUPPORT SHE GOT 6 YEARS AGO WHEN SHE LOST A FAMILY MEMBER.THIS CLUB IS ONE SPECIAL GROUP

POINSETTIA SALES WILL BE STARTING SOON. MORE DETAILS TO COME

UPCOMING EVENTS INCLUDE :

  11/5-NEXT WEEK IS COMMITTEE DAY AND WE WILL BE STUFFING LOTTERY TICKETS AFTER THE MEETING.ALL MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SELL TICKETS (please no excuses)

  11/18-NEXT BOARD MEETING. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR THE AGENDA,MAKE SURE TO GET IT TO PRESIDENT TYLER ASAP

  11/21-TREE LIGHTING AND DOG SALES 

  11/21 AND 11/22-SCROOGE PLAY. MIKE KEIFER IS PLAYING THE LEAD ROLE

  12/17-WORLD’S LARGEST BABY SHOWER AND SPOUSES DAY

  12/24 AND 12/31- NO MEETING ON THOSE DAYS

OUR GUESTS TODAY WERE GEORGIANNA LINGAR FROM VETERANS SERVICES  AND RANDY BINDER  FROM HEARTLAND HOSPICE

THEY SPOKE ON SEVERAL TOPICS INCLUDING :

  WE HONOR VETS PROGRAM

  VETS TO VETS PROGRAM

  NO VET DIES ALONE

  FINAL SALUTE UPON DEATH

  HONOR FLIGHT FOR VETS

  NATIONAL CEMETERY

THEIR PROGRAMS ARE COVERED 100% BY MEDICARE

WE OWE ALL VETS RESPECT AND THANKS FOR DEFENDING OUR FREEDOMS.NOW IN THEIR TIME OF NEED,WE HAVE ACHANCE TO HONOR THEM

THEY PASSED OUT INFORMATION TO MEMBERS WHO WANTED IT AND SUGGESTED VETS IN OUR GROUP TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP OTHER VETS IN NEED.

IN ONE OF THE BOOKS THEY PASSED OUT THERE WAS A PASSAGE ABOUT GRIEF FOE OUR VETS.

“GRIEF IS LIKE THE OCEAN.IT COMES IN WAVES EBBING AND FLOWING.SOMETIMES THE WATER IS CALM.AND SOMETIMES IT IS OVERWHELMING.

ALL WE CAC DO IS LEARN TO SWIM.”

THAT HOLDS TRUE FOR ALL OF US,NOT JUST VETS.

 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN AND DON’T SCARE THE KIDS