Buchanan explained that the Macomb Kiwanis Club is part of Kiwanis International, an organization with members all over the world. The Macomb club is in Division 19 of the Illinois-Eastern Iowa District of Kiwanis International. The districts major project is to support spastic paralysis research and the Macomb club has been a leader over the years in raising money for the project.
He said being a part of Kiwanis enables us to "to do more for our community, together as members, than we could do by ourselves."
Ed and Mary Haney (above with sponsor Pat Stout) were inducted into the club and Amron asked Pat to introduce them. Pat said "they are our neighbors and are very active in the community." Pat said he was happy they decided to become members of our club and so are we.
Then, Buchanan presented a pin to Pat for sponsoring them and explained the pin was a "key" that is given to members who bring in new members. The key entitles the wearer to special privileges at the international convention, including preferred seating. He encouraged everyone to continue to bring in new members to help the club grow and prosper.
Claudia talked about Kiwanis involvement with the Pasadena Rose Parade December 29-January 3 with tour host Paul Palazzolo, the new Kiwanis
International president. It includes airfare, meals and the opportunity to see Rose Parade floats being assembled. There's more information on the Kiwanis International website.
Amron encouraged us to keep mentioning Kiwanis in conversations and promote the club whenever possible saying "there's a lot of kids out there who need help. Those kids can't wait, we've got to do it right now."
Pat also wins the coveted Kiwanis t-shirt for bringing in the new members.
Upcoming programs:
July 14 - Treasurer Jeremy Benson on club finances.
July 21 - A Civil War reenactor.
July 28 - Paula Pepmeyer from Ponderosa will hold a Q and A session about the possible move to Ponderosa for weekly club meetings. She can hopefully answer some of your questions about the restaurant and what they can offer us.
President Tim Moss presided. Following the Pledge of Allegiance and Kiwanis Pledge, John Moon led us in singing "When Kiwanis Calls " and Chuck Nicholson gave the invocation.
The I-I District Convention is in August and Tim said we will have a space to display the Kiwanis benches we've built and hopefully get orders from other clubs who want to buy some. We do need some help to have people at the display space and show the benches to other clubs. Let Tim know if you can go and help sell the benches.
There will be Div. 17 golf outing, August 5 at Aledo. Cost is $65 per golfer with dinner included. Tim would like to go and hopes to get three others to join him to make a foursome.
The Kiwanis International Iodine Deficiency Project was a big success and now KI is looking for a new major project. Tim has received suggestions from Hassan Espabodi and Jerry Carlson and would like to get a group together to discuss the proposals before we present them to Kiwanis International.
Tim reminded us about the Kiwanis division special night at a Chicago White Sox game.
