June 8, 2010

From left to right - Tim Moss, Heidi Collins, Becky Almon, Ted Pawlias and Mike Chase.

Three new members were officially inducted into the Macomb Kiwanis Club at this weeks meeting,

The new members are Becky Almon, Mike Chase and Heidi Collins. Ted Pawlias sponsored both Becky and Mike. Tim Moss sponsored Heidi.

Division 19 Lt. Gov. Nancy Clayton of Monmouth presided over the induction ceremony and welcomed all the new members. She shared the importance of being a member of Kiwanis and supporting the activities of both the local club and Kiwanis International.

Welcome Becky, Mike and Heidi! We look forward to having you as an active member. Thanks to Ted and Tim for sponsoring the new members and getting them involved in Kiwanis.

Debbie Vandemark congratulates George Hermann

President Debbie Vandemark had a special presentation to make to long-time member George Hermann. George received a special Kiwanis Children's Fund Sustaining Donor Award for his "exemplary generosity." Congratulations George!

June program chairman Rick Bulger has the following programs for members:

June 15 - Ann Collins talking about the Al Sears Jazz Festival and a special fundraising event they are having on June 19.

June 22 - John Vigezzi on Macomb Heritage Days

June 29 - Dennis Danowski from the Macomb Public Library on its Summer Reading Program

Debbie gave an update on our new childrens playground project for Chandler Park and the sale of bricks to help pay for it. She said Lacky Monuments is in the process of engraving some of the bricks and they should be ready by next week. We are going to see if we can display them in store windows this month, especially around Heritage Days.

Tim said we will have a table in the park Heritage Days weekend. It will be a good opportunity to explain the playground project and promote the sale of engraved bricks.

Happy Buck$ this week from:

• George Hermann - happy to be back for the first time this year and hopes to be back more often.
• John Moon - happy to see George back and he's happy to be going to his daughters for Father's Day.
• Tim Moss - happy he's almost done painting his fence
• Jeff Paisley - happy for his two daughters who each made the state in track
• Pat Stout - happy to be back from a vacation in North Dakota and to see George and Ben Snowden.
• Debbie - happy her roofing job is almost underway.
• Jay Carter - happy to announce the Flags of Love will go up again on Monday, June 14, for Flag Day. Flags go up at 6:00am and come down at 6:00pm. The flags were taken down one day late for Memorial Day due to poor weather Monday night.
• Owen Thompson - happy summer camp season is underway.
• Ted Pawlias - happy we've got some new members to induct.

Becky won the 50/50 Drawing and donated her share back to the Salvation Army.

Click here to see a digitally enhanced picture of our proposed new Chandler Park playground.

Click here to see an artists rendering of how the proposed bricks will be displayed in front of the playground.

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