Kiwanis meeting of March 15th

Guests today included past member Tom Gerweck and Kristin Neimic
Agenda items included :
The bowling team took 5 points Tuesday night
Susie Cox Grizzle reported on activities for the the Key Club
The Community Service Committee is looking for volunteer to help on a project on April 4thin partnership with the Carleton Rotary.See Jim Jacobs if you can help out
Our Community Meal is March 21st and we could use more volunteers to help out. Contact Ig if you will be available
April 29th is Celebrate Children at the Mall.A sign up sheet will be passed out in the next couple of weeks
There are 15 teams signed up so far for our Sportsman Triatholon.Troy Goodnough has more information on this event
Members are needed to attend the Spring Divisional on April 29th.Please let President Dave know if you can go
The next Board meeting is on April 11th
Mike Smith from the United Way was our gues speaker today.
He spoke on Project Ramp in Monroe county.They started buiding ramps in 1989 and to date have built 168.They would like to build an additional 19 more this year.The ramps cost an average of $2,500 each,with labor being donated by tradesman in the area.They have partnered with the Committee on Aging for this project.
Project Ramp is a cooperative effort of unions,businesses,and many public and private human care service organizations.Their target population is qualified physically-challenged residents of Monroe County.
He ended his presentation by answering questions from the members