President Heather Cox called weekly meeting of the Ada Kiwanis Club to order at 12:00 noon on Tuesday July 15th at McIntosh Center, Ohio Northern University, Ada.
The birthday of member Harold Friesner (July 21st) was noted in song.
In business;
-Treasurer Bryan Marshall updated members on club finances, including a report on last week’s Chicken Barbeque.
-The next ReStore Crock meal is set for August 5th. Harold and Carol Friesner, Tom Kier and Jolene Bailey are on the committee.
-The Board of Directors has committed to make a donation to Children of Nations Smile Pack drive for Uganda Africa. Dave MacDonald will be purchasing the supplies. Also, if any Kiwanis member would like their own bag to fill, please let Dave know. We will be assembling the bags at our July 29th meeting.
-Matt Crawford is contacting the EMT squad on dates for to make a formal presentation for pediatric trauma boards.
-The Memorial Tree Dedication is scheduled for July 22nd at noon at the War Memorial Park at the 4H shelter house. ONU will provide the meal. A sign-up sheet was passed among those in attendance.
-Sandy Neely was thanked for her dedication to the Red Cross swimming lessons. 70 children are participating.
-The Ohio Kiwanis District Convention is set for August 8-10, in Columbus. Jon Umphress and Jeff Schulman will be attending. Mike Hood is putting together an Ada themed basket.
-Members are reminded to collect box tops for delivery to Ada schools first part of December. They are all kinds of foods distributed by General Mills and other things including Kleenex boxes.
-The next Division 2 meeting will be held at Milano’s in Lima on August 7th from 6:30-8:00 p.m.
-We are planning to assist with the pedal-pull at the Farmers-Merchants picnic. The date is the second weekend in August.
-Kiwanis Education Minute: The Kiwanis family includes five service organizations and three other recognition or leadership development programs: Kiwanis Kids (primary school students ages 6-12), Bring Up Grades (grade recognition program for primary school students ages 6-12), Terrific Kids (recognition program for primary school students ages 6-12), Builders Club (middle school students ages 11-14), Key Club (secondary school students ages 14-18), Circle K International (college and university students and Aktion Club (adults living with disabilities).
-Something to Ponder: Why is vanilla ice cream white when vanilla extract is brown?
-Upcoming Meetings/Events
-July 22 –Tree Dedication at Ada Park.
-July 29 – Sharon MacKenzie – We will be putting together the supplies for the Smile Pack drive
-August 5 – Joe Ferguson
-August 5 – ReStore meal
-August 7 – Division 2 meeting at Milano’s
-August 12 – Scott Wills
-August 12 – Board Meeting
-August 19 – Picnic in the Park with Rotary
-September 16- Division 2 meeting at the ONU Wishing Well – 6:30 (will replace regular noon meeting.)
-September 23 – Installation of Officers –Wishing Well.
Club member Amanda Bennett and Director of the Ada Public Library spoke to members about the 2014 summer reading program at the library.
She noted the following: 446 people signed up for Summer Reading program which included: 57-babies-age 5 (non- kindergarten) 152-kindergarten; 5th grade 76; 6th-12th grades
161; and adults, 161.
The library held 73 programs over 6 weeks, with 1,787 attending the programs!
She said that she just wanted to take a moment to thank all of the families who participated--your dedication to reading and/or your concern for your children's education resulted in staggering numbers of participants. We're so proud of Ada!
She also note that wanted to especially thank Ms. Natalie for her months of preparation and hard work that resulted in lots of fun and educational programs; and for her smile always greeting families.
Also, many thanks go to our dedicated circulation staff for gracefully handling double duty for the past 6 weeks. Thank you to Theresa, Chris, Karen, and Donna.
Finally, as always, it takes the village of Ada residents. Finally, we thank all of our donors, as well as local organizations for your assistance in making this an amazing summer!
The Ada Kiwanis Club meets each Tuesday at noon at McIntosh Center, ONU. Guests are always welcome.
