Heather Cox called the 43rd meeting (September 2, 2014) of the 2013–2014 Kiwanis Club to order at 12 noon in McIntosh Center, ONU.
The invocation was offered by Jon Umphress.
The birthdays of members Jolene Bailey (August 23) and Marilyn Green (September 7) were noted.
The wedding anniversaries of Mike and Ann Hood (August 21, 1976), Craig and Heather Cox (August 21, 1999), Dave and Kelly MacDonald (August 22, 1999) and Mark and Julie Shull (August 28, 1955) were also noted.
The presentation to the Ada-Liberty EMS for pediatric bears and kits was held last week.
A card was sent to Sandy Neely for her recent surgery.
In business:
-Members were updated on club finances.
-Dues are now due. Please see Treasurer Bryan Marshall.
-The Satellite Club will meet tomorrow night at the Community Health Professionals Building at 6 p.m.
-A Division 2 meeting will be held on September 16 at the ONU Wishing Well at 6:30 p.m. in replace of regular Tuesday meeting.
-On September 23, the club will Install new officers for the 2014-2015 administrative year. It will be a noon meeting in the ONU Wishing Well.
-The club will hold a joint meeting with Ada Rotary on September 30th. Representative Sprague is the guest speaker.
-The club will participate in the Harvest and Herb Parade on September 20. Committee members are: Dave MacDonald, Joe Ferguson, Jon Umphress, Tom Kier and Jolene Bailey. Lineup is at 9:15 a.m. on the south side of the Ada High School.
-The annual Spaghetti Dinner date is set for Thursday evening October 23 at the Ada High School Cafeteria. Peter Previte is the committee chairman.
-The club will host the annual Halloween Parade on October 27.
Kiwanis Education Minute:
The Kiwanis Legion of Honor recognizes Kiwanians who have been members for 25 years or more. (Membership does not have to be continuous or in the same club.) Special lapel pins indicating Legion of Honor membership at five-year intervals are available from the Kiwanis Family Store and may be presented to qualified members on the appropriate anniversaries.
Something to Ponder: Why is abbreviated such a long word?
Upcoming Meetings/Events
September 9 – Bryan Marshall
September 16 – Division 2 meeting at the ONU Wishing Well – 6:30 (will replace regular noon meeting.)
September 20 – Harvest and Herb Parade
September 23 – Installation of Officers –Wishing Well.
September 30 – Representative Sprague – Joint Meeting with Rotary
October 7 – Bruce Neely – No Meeting Room
October 7 – Board Meeting
October 14 – Sandy Neely
October 21 – Peter Previte – regarding Spaghetti Dinner
October 23 – Spaghetti Dinner (Ada Schools)
October 27 – Halloween Parade.
For his annual club visitation, Jeff Schulman, representing Ohio Kiwanis Division 2, noted that he is his 37th year as a Kiwanis member.
He asked members to think about a short conversation that they might have with a stranger to give an answer to “What is Kiwanis?” This conversation might include the six objects (goals) of Kiwanis membership:
To give primacy to the human and spiritual rather than to the material values of life.
To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships.
To promote the adoption and the application of higher social, business, and professional standards.
To develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive, and serviceable citizenship.
To provide, through Kiwanis clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render altruistic service, and to build better communities.
To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which make possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism, and goodwill.
Jeff gave some of the history of Kiwanis and detailed how the membership demographic has changed over the years to reflect changes in the American society. He described the problems of Kiwanis’s recent Kiwanis incentives that try to instill growth in clubs but ultimately do not yield growth of a younger membership base.
A younger membership base helps the club sustain its existence and broadly promote programs. He proposed that our club might provide a free year of membership to Kiwanis for our scholarship recipients.
John Berg was the 50-50.
The following information is from last week’s meeting:
Members of the Ada Kiwanis club gathered at the Ada-Liberty Township Squad House on Tuesday to present a check to the squad for the purchase of pediatric trauma bags and to present Kiwanis Care Bears, which will be given to pediatric patients being transported in the squad’s two units.
The check represented a joint effort by the Ada Kiwanis Club and the Ohio Kiwanis Foundation. It was presented by club president Heather Cox.
Hardin County squad leader Tom Miller expressed his sincere thanks to the club for their generous donation.
The Ohio District Kiwanis Foundation provides a way for Kiwanis clubs and members to support service in communities throughout Ohio. Through donations and fundraising activities, financial resources are combined and invested to make grants for Kiwanis projects that serve children.
Since 2003, a particular focus has been on Pediatric Trauma Prevention and Education projects.
Projects in which Kiwanis family clubs are involved are eligible for grants to begin or expand service in local communities. Community grants support programs enriching the lives of children. Pediatric trauma grants support projects which prevent or treat children’s injuries.
More information on all these programs and the Foundation’s organization can be found at [email protected]
The Ada Kiwanis Club was chartered in February, 1924. Meetings are held weekly at noon at McIntosh Center, ONU.
Guests are always welcome.
