President Heather Cox called the weekly meeting of the Ada Kiwanis Club to order at 12 noon on Tuesday, June 10 at McIntosh Center, Ohio Northern University, Ada. Jon Umphress offered the invocation.
In business:
-Treasurer Bryan Marshall updated members on club finances.
-Secretary Brian Myers reported that thank-you notes were received from Kiwanis International for the recent donation for Skip-a-Meal and for our sponsorship for the Hardin Community School. We sponsored Mile Marker #3.
-A package of materials from Kiwanis International for the secretary was received and passed to Bill Fuller.
-It was reported that materials for the Ohio District Convention (Columbus, August 8–10, 2014) were received.
-The satellite club will not meet Wednesday night. They will meet next week at 6 p.m. at the Community Health Professionals Building.
-The club’s monthly Board Meeting will be held immediately following this meeting.
-The club’s annual Chicken BBQ will be held on July 11 at 5 p.m. Tickets are now available from any member. The Aktion Club will be selling beverages.
-The Division 2 summer meeting will be held tomorrow night at Waterparks in Delphos at 6:30 p.m. Jon Umphress, Jeff Schulman and Brian Myers are planning to go.
-Red Cross Swimming update from Sandy Neely: 30 Kids have already registered. Registration must be postmarked by June 23. On June 30 there will be a training session for instructors at 9 a.m. at Sandy Neely’s house.
-Jeff Schulman reported that Kiwanis now has an Associate Membership where Circle K or Key Club members could become Kiwanis members and not pay membership fees for 3 years.
-Kiwanis Education Minute: Kiwanis International conventions began when the Kiwanis Club of Cleveland invited representatives of other clubs to meet there in May 1916. At that time, there were 16 clubs with 1,924 members. A Kiwanis International convention has been conducted every year since then, except for limited conferences in 1943-45 due to wartime travel restrictions.
-Something to Ponder: Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?
Upcoming Meetings/Events
June 17 – Meeting at New China
June 24 – Myrna McCurdy (Pork Board)
July 1 – Jon Umphress
July 1 – Board Meeting (following regular meeting)
July 8 – Bob McCurdy
July 11 – Friday, Chicken Barbeque
July 15 – Bill Fuller
The Ada Kiwanis Club meets each Wednesday at noon at McIntosh Center, ONU. Guests are always welcome. Visit our website or Facebook pages.
