President Tina S. announced that Mary Leigh Chandler is the April Kiwanian of the Month because of her leadership in organizing another very successful Easter Sunrise Service. The annual service is dedicated to raising funds for Lake Area Ministries and when all was said and done, Tina S. said we had helped raise over $6,000 for the food pantry.
Tina B. reminded the club of our long history supporting food insecurity over many years.
FRENCH FRIDAY
The club agreed to support Teacher Appreciation Week at KHHS on Friday, April 26th by providing breakfast items for 150 teachers. A sign-up sheet will be at the next meeting. There is a theme for every day of the week and our day is "France Friday". (Berets are optional)
Suggested items to donate are croissants, donuts, pastries, and mini quiches.
IMPORTANT MEETING DATES
There are a couple of meeting dates which we encourage all members to attend:
Thursday, April 18, we will be presenting the Clay County Education Foundation with a mini-grant check of $750 to toward teacher supplies for area schools.
Thursday, April 25, will be our annual meeting to elect a new slate of officers for the 2025-2026 board of directors. We also have a dynamic speaker lined up in Isaac Morford, director of the Community Partnership School.
RECAP OF MEETING ACTIVITY
Tina S. sent this recap of the today's club activity.
Why members joined? (with number of members responding):
14 to help/serve/giveback to/volunteer in/benefit our community and the children in it
9 to be part of/show enthusiasm for/get to know our community
3 family member was a past member/current member invited them
2 networking
2 belong to group of likeminded people/be part of something they believe in
1 Terrific Kid program led them to Kiwanis
1 friendships
What we can do better? (with number of members responding):
4 do more service/outreach in our community/directly with kids
1 do less to not feel overwhelmed
3 communication with club/community
2 be more open with/involve all members in club decisions
2 involve new members in club activities/make everyone feel they are part of the whole group
1 be more organized
1 have more purpose to the meetings
1 meet same place/time for less confusion
1 have different meeting times to reach parents/teachers as prospective members
1 celebrate our members more
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