Web Address:
http://www.killearnkiwanis.org/index.html
Club Code # K10763
Tax Exempt # 85-8012667911C-2
Club Address:
6608 Tim Tam Trail
Tallahassee, FL 32309
Meeting Thursdays at 7 a.m. at 
the Killearn Country Club
- 19th Hole


God Bless America
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Future
Meetings

December 24th, 2009
PL: CARTER SG: COLE
PR: COLMERY
Christmas Eve
No Meeting
Round Table at McDonalds on Thomasville Rd
8 AM
Come join this informal fellowship.

December 31st, 2009
PL: COLOMBO SG: COOPER
PR: P. DOWNING
New Year's Eve
No Meeting
Round Table at McDonalds on Thomasville Rd
8AM
Come join this informal fellowship.

January 7th, 2010
PL: R. DOWNING SG: EPPINGER
PR: ESHER
Dr. David Heil, Assistant Director, Division of Aquaculture
"What is Vibrio Vulnificus and what's it doing in my oysters?" 
(Beth Carter)

January 14th, 2010
PL: FACKENDER SG: GRAGNANI
PR: GRIFFIN
Kathy Cole

January 20th, 2009
Board of Directors Meeting
7 a.m. for one hour
Talley's Grille
Planning and Budgeting for
community service. 
Participation by Officers, Directors,
and Committee Chairs is important. All  members are welcome.

Minutes of Last Board Meeting.

January 21st, 2010
PL: LATOUR SG: LUEBKEMANN
PR: MAYBERRY
Ben Colmery
Don't forget to come back on January 7th after this long layoff in December.

FUTURE PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Look for your name here. Plan ahead and email or call Chuck Walter at 284-3760 when you have a program  scheduled.  

January 28th ... Dave Colombo
February 4th ... Pam Cooper
February 11th ... Bob Bull
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Potential Speakers
Check the list on page two for potential programs.

Our Previous
Three Programs

December 10th
Mark Raciappa
Action Coach

December 3rd
Stephanie Sikorski,
Interm Director
Animal Service Center
November 26th
Thanksgiving Day
No Meeting



GOLF TOURNAMENT
Click here to see our 2009 golf web page

Click here to see the Results of our 2009 golf tournament.

Click here to see photos of the 2009 golf tournament.
 Whenever you have the chance, say Thank You to the merchants and individuals who helped us make it a success.
Click to see their names.

2008 Prize Donors
2008 Sponsors
FINANCING
NEW BUDGET FOR 2009-2010

Click Below To See:

- Current Treasurer's Report
Click Here

Minutes of Last Board Meeting.

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PHOTOS

New Albums on Windows Live. Click Here.

2009 Golf

Miracle Field, July 25th

July 25th, 2009


Previous newsletter Archives
(2005-2006) 

(2006-2007) 

(2007-2008)

(2008-2009)

(2009-2010)

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Archives of Previous Newsletter
Club Photo Albums
Collection Programs
Committee and Project Chairs
Division 3 Club Meeting Schedule
Division 3 Kiwanis Yahoo Group
Fund Raising Golf Tournament
General Mills Coupons For Education
How To Print This Newsletter

Objects of Kiwanis
Officers and Directors
Potential Speakers For Meeting Programs
Killearn Kiwanis Projects


Tallahassee Activities
at American Towns

2009 - 2010 Budgets
Foundation ( Service projects)
Click here for full details.
Some Highlights

K-Kids $1,000
The Miccosukee Community
Baseball League Sponsorship $500
Miccosukee Youth Education Foundation $2,635
Miccosukee Boys & Girls Club $2,635
Admininstrative
Click here for full details.

Kiwanis   Serving The Children Of The World

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DIVISION 3
FLORIDA DISTRICT OF KIWANIS
Kiwanis Club of Tallahassee - Killearn
Chartered August 26, 1982


A Wilbur Gold Outstanding Bulletin Award Winner:
(2000-2001) and (2001-2002)
1st Place: 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2005-2006 & 2006-2007
Honorable Mention: 1998 & 2004-2005
Changing The World One Child and One Community at a Time.
Dedicated to the memory of:
Arthur D. Core, W. C. Hinton, Harlan Snodgrass, Joe Alfes, Dave Scherff, Val Lynch, John Duke, Frank Gavigan, Earl Bufton, Cliff Tucker, Bernie Higgins, Tom Yeatman, Tom King, Fred Parker, Doc Schow, Frank Stephenson, Bill Kittel, Hal Allard, Jim Swenson, Jack Kerwin, Charles Nuzum and Vince Puccio.
The Six Objects of Kiwanis
1. To give primacy to the human and spiritual rather than to the material values of life.

2. To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.

3. To promote the adoption and the application of higher social, business, and professional standards.

4. To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive, and serviceable citizenship.

5. To provide, through Kiwanis clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render altruistic service, and to build better communities.

6. To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which make possible the increase of rightousness, justice, patriotism, and goodwill.


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BUDGET FOR 2009-2010
Click Below To See:

The latest Treasurer's Report
-New Foundation Community Service Budget for 2009-2010
-New Administrative Budget for 2009-2010
Minutes of Last Board Meeting.
Editor - Chuck Walter 850-284-3760
To change your email address: Email cwalt3@comcast.net
3201 Storrington Dr. Tallahassee, FL 32309
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Merry Christmas
Next Week!

NOTICE
No meetings NEXT WEEK on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. Round Tables Instead.

This Week's Meeting

December 17, 2009

WAITING!!!!!!!
Presiding: BARGER; Pledge: BAERINGER;
Song:
BARGER; Prayer: BULL; Introduction: BARGERWinner: P. DOWNING (YES, AGAIN); attendance: 24; Brag For a Buck: COLMERY, going to Michigan (a plea for sympathy, due to 2 degrees); Happy Buck; NONE  Guests: NONE
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PROGRAM

Rev. Marty Smith

 Minister to Internationals, First Baptist Church
Helping international arrivals learn the language and prepare for the citizenship test with conversational English classes for a broad range of needs and experience. Most from China, but also from other countries.

2010 Partners/Sponsors
A new fund raising concept above and beyond the Golf Tournament.
Instead of just soliciting sponsorships for the golf tournament Al has suggested we solicit Partners/Sponsors for year round support of our Community Service Programs. Partners/Sponsors will get the same recognition as in the golf tournament but, in addition, will be listed on a new page of our web site. Go to this link to see what to ask for from the prospective partners/sponsors on your list. Read it carefully and print it to have it available to refer to before you approach a prospect.  Use this in conjunction with the new Collage that was handed out last week. If you did not get one contact Al.

Unclaimed Post Office items
picked up and sorted by Marvin and Miss Patty Doyal, then delivered (1) a few items to the animal shelter -- latex gloves and  animal food samples (2) one box to the VA clinic (3) one box to Ronald MacDonald House (4) five boxes to Women's Shelter and (5) one box to TMH Rehab Center. They spent 4 hours doing all this.

Thank you note from Celebration Baptist
for our books for pre-schoolers.


MEMBERSHIP GROWTH AWARDS
The Kiwanis International
1-2-3, You Hold The Key
Awards Program

Sponsor members: (1) earns a bronze key, (2) a silver, and (3) a gold.
Invite potential members to visit us to see what they are missing and earn your full set of keys if they decide to join us.

Holiday Season Projects
Hospice Tree of Remembrance
Dec 2nd
(MEARS, COOPER, MILLS, LATOUR)
Dec 7th
(COLE & SWEAT, CARTER & P. DOWNING)

Dec 14th
(COLE & ZIEGLER, THOMPSON & BULL)
Dec 19
6 & 9 PM, STILL NEED FILLING. PLEASE HELP.
Signed up: BARGER (2), R. DOWNING, RYOR, EPPINGER, GRIFFIN
all at Best Buy on the Parkway

A possible new project
mentoring and being a life coach with athletes at Chiles. Jim Barger will get more details for us to consider.

Aluminum Tabs and Box Tops for Education Coupons
Bring them in for Tommy Mills
Many thanks to Marvin Doyal for staying involved with our club projects.
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Aluminum Cans
Remember to bring in your cans for Jim Varley. It would help if you rinse them out.

PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIR
KATHY COLE is public relations chair and needs your help with articles on our many projects. Give her as many details as possible and she will submit an article. We need to publicize our service as much as possible. It will help with membership growth.


Are Your Dues Due?
Treasurer Bob Downing asks that you check whether or not your records show you are up to date in your dues, and if not, pay them soon.

Collect Wire Clothes Hangers This is an on-going Southside Club project to raise funds for their children's projects. Clean out your closets and bring in the hangers. Bring them to the meeting and Chuck Walter will give them to Gavin Boone who will take them to the Southside Club.

Northeast Chronicle
http://www.tallahassee.com/chronicle.

Miracle League
We want to maintain and strengthen our partnership with FDOA in this Tallahassee regional, effort.   You can send your club check designted to the "Miracle League Sports" to:
Florida Disabled Outdoors Association
2475 Apalachee Parkway, Suite 205
Tallahassee, FL 32301
There will also be opportunities for members to volunteer to help with events throughout the year.

HELP THE EDITOR
When you see errors and/or old information please email the editor, especially scheduled activities updates.
ALSO, please provide, via email, information about your project activities so I can post them here. I don't know short hand and am a very slow note taker if anything is being said. There are also things going on that some of us never hear mentioned.
Tallahassee Fuller Center for Housing
The Center's web address is http://tfch.org/.

2009 Golf Tournament
The Complete Photo Album
Click Here!

We have photos of all the sponsor signs on the course if you want one to show to your sponsors. You can print them on your printer or you can order prints from this album.
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2010 Golf Tournament Planning
is underway
.

Another project for you to help.
The New Builders Club at Deer Lake Middle School has been delayed until the next adminstrative year beginning October 1st, 2010.
Planning needs to get started early.

EDUCATIONAL NOTE Click here to check these items each week to learn about Kiwanis history and trivia.
Membership Growth Development
- A two year trial for a new membership category has been developed for people who would like to serve but can't make a commitment to regular attendance. Click here to read the specifics. Print a copy to review when you talk with prospective new members.

MEMBER NOTES
Bob Gragnani had his pacemaker implacement surgery Tuesday, December 8th and is home doing well.
Ben Colmery is visiting family in the frozen north of Michigan.
Keep our ill and grieving members and families, and travelers in your prayers.

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS
11th - Jim Varley

K-KIDS

The DeSoto Trail K-Kids

RYOR, THOMPSON, VARLEY, COOPER
November 6th Induction
The Gilchrist Elementary K-Kids

Induction Friday, Dec 11th about 1:30 PM
There was a good showing of Kiwanians and parents.
The club will have a food collection project tomorrow, Friday, the 18th from 1:15 to 2:30, when they will be sorting and packing bags of food to go to Second Harvest Food Bank.
Kathy Cole is chair assisted by Barbara Baeringer.
Members are encouraged to attend to see the kids. Check with Kathy for exact time.
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Thanks to all the committee members who are helping make this a successful effort for both K-Kids Clubs.

Click below to see the
K-Kids Page of KI  Web Site

Speaker Possibilities
Go to page two and scroll down the left column.


WEAR YOUR KIWANIS PIN!
AWARDS FOR 2009-2010
Committee Chairs must submit committee reports to the District online at the District web site to be eligible for awards. It is easy once you get the feel of it. Get off to a good start by doing it now. Get the recognition we deserve.

Serving The Club
If you don't feel like you are involved enough in community service there is plenty to be done. Tell President Jim Barger how you want to be involved. A list of committees and projects is on page 2.
Click here to review it.

December Club Activities
*AKtion Club meetings
*Key Club
*K-Kids
*Aluminum Tabs 
*Salvation Army Bell Rining
*Big Bend Hospice Tree of Remembrance
* Support for Aktion Club Adopted Family
*Aktion Club
Dempsey Mayo Road Cleanup

FUTURE PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Look for your name in the Future Meetings Schedule and below. Plan ahead and email or call Chuck Walter at 284-3760 when you have a program  scheduled.

REMEMBER: Our Bylaws prohibit programs which promote policital candidates or issues. It is permissable to introduce candidates, but not to have them do a program.
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2010
January 28th ... Dave Colombo
February 4th ... Pam Cooper
February 11th ... Bob Bull

INTERCLUBS PLANNED
Paul Downing is getting an Interclub meeting schedule  organized for the coming year. Give him your support. Each member is encouraged to attend at lest one interclub meeting each year. Easy ways to do it are: Division 3 quarterly meetings, AKtion club meetings, Key Club and K-Kids meetings when in session. IF ENOUGH MEMBERS ATTEND.
For every inter-club our club completes between October 1, 2009 and March 1, 2010, we will receive one entry into a drawing for a Garmin GPS Navigator!  The drawing will be held at the Zone 3 Conference and Governor’s Visit on March 13th, 2010.  The more inter-clubs our club participates in, the better chance our club has at winning the prize!!  So get going!!  What a great prize for having fun!!
 
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INTERCLUBS COMPLETED
*Dec 3rd at the Southwood Club.
(ZIEGLER, P. DOWNING, GRIFFIN, BULL & MILLS.

YOU JOINED FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE
Now tell Jim Barger where you want to serve. If you don't tell him he will assign you and then you need to support him by doing the job.

Aluminum Tabs
Continue to collect the tabs and bring them to Tommy Mills.

BOOK COLLECTIONS
Remember books for the Veteran's Clinics.  (GRAGNANI)
AND
Books for pre-schoolers

TALLAHASSEE VOICES
Click To Join and participate in local issue surveys. It is easy.

DISPOSE OF YOUR FLAGS PROPERLY
Bring them to Bob Gragnani and he will take them to the American Legion for proper retirement. Or you can take them to the mail box at the American Legion marked "Flags".

HUMAN & SPIRITUAL AIMS
from LeRoy Thompson

Failure is not defeat unless you stop trying.


KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL

Serving The Children of The World
President
Paul G. Palazzolo
from Springfield, IL
the Springfield-Downtown Club.
Meet him here.
Click here to visit the President's Page and view his new video.
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President-Elect:
 
Sylvester "Syl" Neal
Auburn, Washington
The Valley, Auburn Club
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International Convention
2010
Las Vegas, NV
June 24-27, 2010
Plan to make it a family vacation.

Florida's Past Governor, Stan Story of the Arlington, Jacksonville Club is a Kiwanis International Trustee.
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Kiwanis International Information
Click to view a lot of information about current projects and helpful information for Committee/Project Chairs and members.
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READ YOUR NEW OCTOBER 2009 KIWANIS MAGAZINE
Read about the Focus on Family and K-KidsInternational Convention Round up.

KIWANIS CONNECTED
KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL EMAIL MAGAZINE 
It is a quarterly complement to your hard copy printed magazine. Go to this page to view the October issue and subscribe. http://www.kiwanis.org/magazine/march06.asp

FLORIDA DISTRICT OF KIWANIS
Click here to read
Florida District information.



2009-2010 Governor Donna Parton's Logo


The Governor's Message
Click here to read a message from our new District Governor.
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District Kiwanis Cruise
Click above for details.

7 Night Eastern Caribbean
March 27 through April 3, 2010
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2010 Convention
AUGUST 26-29, 2010

Renaissance Orlando Resort at Sea World
Orlando
$105 per night


The Florida Kiwanis Foundation
Click Here to Read About It.
You can become a sustaining member for $25.
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Read your
NEW October - November 2009 Florida District Magazine
Page 14 Club Reports for 2009-2010

See messages from Governor Donna Parton and many District Committee Chairs, as well as news of service projects for other clubs.

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 The Florida Kiwanian
OnLine Version

Check our club activities report. Lots of good articles by District committee chairs and clubs. Read it.
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Zone 3 Conference and Governor’s Visit on March 13
th, 2010
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Project/Committee Chairs and all members Click To See
Florida District Committee Chairs
Look at the entire list to see these people who are willing to give their time to help us be the best Kiwanians we can be.

DIVISION 3 ACTIVITIES
Lt. Governor
Donna Wells of the Capital City Club

The Quincy Club has a new meeting day and location.  They now meet Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. at The Golf Club of Quincy.

The Governor’s Dinner – March 22, 2010.  Governor Donna is making her official visit at the Zone Conference; however, she will travel to Tallahassee to receive a proclamation from the Cabinet on Tuesday, March 23rd.  We will have a dinner the night before.  Save the date.   Details will follow.

The Capital Area Healthy Start is in need of diapers so Lt. Gov Donna is asking on behalf of Healthy Start that clubs consider a “Mini Diaper Drive for a month.  Pick a month and ask members to bring in diapers.  All sizes are acceptable but newborn and size one are the most requested.  Leon County clubs can contact Chris Dreps at Capital Area Healthy Start (chris@capitalareahealtystart.org) if you have questions or to coordinate delivery.

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DIVISION 3 COUNCIL MEETING
Next Meeting
Monday, January 11, 2010
7 PM
Fellowship Baptist Church
 Fellowship Hall
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Club voting members are: President, Pres Elect, Secretary and Interclub chair per the bylaws.
President, President Elect, Secretary and Interclub Chair should attend. All others welcome.
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Upcoming Events

Lake Jackson Club Citrus Sales - Get details from Dave Colombo.

February 13, 2010 Capital City Club Pancake Breakfast at Applebee’s

February 27, 2010 Zone Conference & Governor’s Visit. Have breakfast and lunch  and attend workshops to learn about Kiwanis. All are encouraged to attend. Jim Barger has entry forms and there will be carpooling.

March 22, 2010     Governor’s Dinner

April 12, 2010    Division 3 Council Meeting & Election


AKTION CLUB

SECOND & FOURTH THURSDAYS
6:30 - 7:30 PM
PLEASE HELP MAKE EVERY
AKTION CLUB MEETING AN INTERCLUB.
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AKtion member, Katie Parson's mother passed away recently.
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Dempsey Mayo Road Cleanup
SATURDAY, Dec 12th.
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 Adopted Family wrapping party
Christmas music by a group from Tommy's New Covenant Church.

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Every member ought to experience an AKtion Club Meeting, or project.
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Collecting canned and dry food for The Adopted Family at each Meeting.
FOR THANKSGIVING
$200 worth of groceries deliverd to last year's adopted family (a mother with 5 children).
FOR A NEW CHRISTMAS ADOPTED FAMILY
Can and dry goods are being accumulated. You can help by giving some to Bob Bull.
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Let's help The AKtion Club collect Box Tops For Education for Gretchen Everhart

Key Club

Web Site

Key Club Officers for 2009/2010 school year.

Left to Right: 
Emily Poltevecque - Editor, Michael Katzmayr - Secretary, Allison Dod - President, Christine Heery - Vice President,
Kate Gonsalves - Faculty Advisor, Meghan Cunningham - Treasurer
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The Key Club Lt. Gov. has resigned and VP Christine Heery has agreed to be interim LTG for the rest of this year and possibly next year.
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Road pickup THIS Saturday, Dec 19th; 12 - 2 PM at Centerville and Roberts Roads. You are welcome to assist them.
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Faculty Adivsor, Kate Gonsalves is doing well after heart surgery.
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The club has 74 members.
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Meeting times will be the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays at 11:10.
Next: Probably January 12th.
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District Convention will be in April.
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KEY CLUB PLEDGE: I pledge on my honor to uphold the objects of KEY Club International; to build my home, school, and community; to serve my nation and God and to combat all forces whch tend to undermine these institutions. 

The Kiwanis Family of Service Clubs


Key Club Web SiteCircle K Web Site

The blue outline indicates a link to the Aktion Club, Key Club, FSU Circle K & KI Home Page.


CANS FOR JIM
BRING IN ALUMINUM CANS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR OUR ADMIN ACCOUNT

Collect Aluminum cans (not the tabs) for recycling. Jim Varley will collect what we bring in and take them to recycling. Preferably they should be crushed, but bring them either way.

Collections 
Remember travel cosmetic items for Johnnye to take to the Refuge House.

Ruby K Award
If you have recruited 5 or more members you are eligible for this award; that is, if you can remember their names. Give the names of your recruits to George Sweat and maybe he will get the pin for you. Awards are made for increments of five members recruited.

COMMITTEE CHAIRS
SUBMIT ALL YOUR MONTHLY REPORTS FOR THIS YEAR.
It is the only way your committee can be eligible for District awards.
If you get behind you can catch up on the past due reports.
A list of District Awards and the criteria is available on the District web site at
2009-2010 District Awards Criteria

Find your District Committee Counterpart and communicate with him/her.
Florida District Committee Chairs

"Brag For A Buck"
Just give a buck and state your brag in one minute or less. Over that time costs $5.00

Short, Funny Stuff 
No one has more driving ambition than the boy who wants to buy a car.

HOW TO MAKE UP MISSED MEETINGS TO MAINTAIN YOUR PERFECT ATTENDANCE RECORD
Simply attend a meeting of another club, including AKtion, Key, K-Kids, or another Kiwanis Club, a Division Council meeting, a club project, or a Board meeting.
With all
these possibilities there is little reason not to have perfect attendance.

To Do List:
Get your guest's email address and send him/her the link to our Newsletter each week.

Increase your efforts for the coming year.

 Help us grow toward better community service.

PERFECT ATTENDANCE AWARDS
Tell Al Eppinger how many years are shown on your current perfect attendance tab, if you have one. Also, tell him how many years you have earned. This includes previous membership in other Kiwanis clubs. This is not for calender years. It is for one year of consecutive  meetings and/or makeups.

Explore Your New eNewsletter
Click below to see the
K-Kids Page of KI  Web Site
and read about K-Kids.